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Best Unexpected Night Spot: The Usual Place
By night, the Downtown Vegas home of A Public Fit Theatre Company becomes a lively bar and venue.
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Best Music Artist on the Rise: Ami Divine
The word “Divine” doesn’t begin to describe this musical force.
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Las Vegas Weekly presents its 2022 Best of Vegas award winners
Reader and staff picks for the best in dining, entertainment, nightlife, sports and more.
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Best Upscale Vegetarian: Saffron Vegetarian Eatery
The flavors astound at Saffron, a restaurant with range.
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Readers' Choice—Best Pizzeria: Evel Pie
Great pizza, great vibes, great people-watching.
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Readers' Choice—Best Doughnuts: Pinkbox Doughnuts
Ultimately, it's about the taste of a great doughnut.
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Readers' Choice—Best Neighborhood Italian: Nora’s Italian Cuisine
Family food history abounds at Nora's.
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Readers' Choice—Best Attraction: AREA15
“Something for everyone” might be an age-old cliché but AREA15 truly lives up to it
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Readers' Choice—Best Vintage Vegas Restaurant: Golden Steer Steakhouse
It's deserving of the title of icon.
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Readers' Choice—Best Art Gallery: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
The Valley’s library galleries host some 80 shows a year.
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Readers' Choice—Best Music Venue: Brooklyn Bowl
Las Vegas’ perennial pick in this category hasn’t missed a beat since reopening on the Linq last year.
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Best New Strip Patio: Spago
The new Spago’s al fresco option is pure Vegas brilliance.
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Readers' Choice—Best Plant-Based Menu: Tacotarian
Even meat eaters find satisfaction at Tacotarian.
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Readers' Choice—Best Downtown Casino: Circa Resort & Casino
Downtown’s newest casino beat out its Fremont Street peers for the second straight year.
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Best Something Different: Casa Playa
Chef Sarah Thompson is cooking up Mexican cuisine the Strip has never seen before.
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Readers' Choice—Best Wine Bar: Garagiste Wine Room & Merchant
The staff at Garagiste will guide your wine journey.
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Readers' Choice—Best Taco Shop: Roberto’s Taco Shop
The all-hours chain has what you're craving.
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Readers' Choice—Best Celebrity Chef Restaurant: Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen
Ramsay planted the first Hell's Kitchen restaurant at Caesars Palace.
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Best Handheld Dessert: SomiSomi
There's nothing fishy about these tasty treats.
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Best Innovation: Anima by Edo
Anima has quickly become a must-eat destination.
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Best Twist on an Old Favorite: Burlesque Bingo at Mint Tavern
Once described as “like bingo, just more naked” by founder and burlesque queen Audrey Deluxe.
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Readers' Choice—Best Steakhouse: Carversteak
Resorts World's big, bold beef spot is your favorite this year.
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Best Korean Street Food: CrunCheese Korean Hot Dogs
How about a potato-breaded, mozzarella-stuffed dog?
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Readers' Choice—Best Coffeehouse: Mothership Coffee Roasters
There's nothing like a fresh hot cup from the Mothership.
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Best Pizza Reinvention: Signora Pizza
This is one food truck worth chasing down.
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Readers' Choice—Best Barbecue: Jessie Rae’s BBQ
Try the Fortress, a crown rack of ribs stuffed with fries, mac and cheese and even more meat.
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Readers' Choice—Best Local Chef: Jamie Tran
The James Beard finalist represented Vegas on "Top Chef."
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Readers' Choice—Best Sushi Spot: Sushisamba
So many cuisines are constantly intermingling at SushiSamba, and that's what makes it special.
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Readers' Choice—Best Museum: Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum
This museum has all the cursed objects, resident spirits and supernatural points of interest you’d ever dare to encounter.
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Best Baked Bliss: Via Focaccia
Ismaele Romano is a champion sandwich-maker, and his focaccia is a transportive experience.
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Readers' Choice—Best Brewery: Able Baker Brewing Company
There’s ample indoor and outdoor seating at this Main Street hot spot.
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Readers' Choice—Best Strip Casino: Resorts World Las Vegas
The Strip’s first new casino in more than a decade, Resorts World is a proven leader of experiences.
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Best New Downtown Patio: Peyote
You don’t need to travel to Palm Springs to find your next desert oasis.
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Readers' Choice—Best Park: Sunset Park
Clark County’s “first regional park” has everything you could want in an outdoor attraction.
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Readers' Choice—Best Late-Night Eats: El Dorado Cantina
A couple of El Dorado's locations are open around the clock.
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Readers' Choice—Best Breakfast Spot: Sundance Grill
We like to go over the top with peanut butter and bacon pancakes.
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Readers' Choice—Best Outdoor Escape: Red Rock Canyon
Whether by car, foot, mountain bike or rock climb, Red Rock’s natural beauty never fails to provide a refuge from urban life.
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Readers' Choice—Best Comedian: Carrot Top
Carrot Top has been entertaining Las Vegas for more than 20 years.
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Readers' Choice—Best Gentlemen’s Club: Crazy Horse 3
Crazy Horse 3 is a 50,000 square-foot club with multiple bars, stages, private suites and VIP seating areas.
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Best Place to Party at Your Table: Fuhu
Whether you’re pregaming or recovering, Fuhu maintains the vibe.
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Readers' Choice—Best Strip Headliner: Katy Perry
Katy Perry’s elaborate costumes and props already rank among some of the most memorable ever to grace a Las Vegas Strip stage.
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Readers' Choice—Best Magic Show: Penn & Teller
Few magicians, past or present, have incorporated comedy and audience interaction so seamlessly.
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Readers' Choice—Best Bakery: Freed’s Bakery
Freed's typically takes the cake in this category.
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Readers' Choice—Best Production Show: Lady Gaga: Jazz & Piano
Weekly readers deemed Lady Gaga: Jazz & Piano the best in an impressive, crowded field.
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Readers' Choice—Best Theater Company: A Public Fit Theatre Company
A Public Fit is an essential part of the Valley’s cultural landscape.
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Readers' Choice—Best Locals Casino: Red Rock Resort
This handsome property at the Valley’s west edge works hard to make locals happy.
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Readers' Choice—Best Tribute Show: The Bronx Wanderers
It’s the unmatched exuberance and mind-blowing musicality that makes the show so special.
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Readers' Choice—Best Place to Take the Kids: Lion Habitat Ranch
This nonprofit animal sanctuary has stolen Las Vegans’ hearts once again.
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Best New Residency: Silk Sonic
Silk Sonic’s main attraction is its music but Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak also bring infectious humor to their concert spectacular.
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Readers' Choice—Best Dispensary: The Dispensary
With three Valley locations, this cannabis retail chain is wholly dedicated to making the customer experience as comfortable as possible.
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Best Adult Costuming: Déjà Vu’s Adult Emporium
Déjà Vu has the eye-popping outfit you’ve been looking for, even if you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for—yet.
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Readers' Choice—Best Lounge Act: Nicholas Cole
This Italian American Club and Buddy V’s regular is a true class act.
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Best Music-Room Reboot: 24 Oxford
Where once there was Vinyl, now there’s 24 Oxford.
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Best Rock Show With a Side of Brisket: SoulBelly BBQ
Come for the rib-stickingly good ’cue, stay to rock out with a brew.
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Readers' Choice—Best Performing Arts Space: The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
It has hosted countless beloved art events, and there’s more to look forward to.
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Best Educational Attraction: Arcadia Earth
Arcadia Earth creates a multisensory mirror of our planet, showcasing just how beautiful and finite its resources are, so we can be inspired to act.
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Readers' Choice—Best Local Band: The Rhyolite Sound
You’ve voted these trusty honky-tonkers your Vegas faves on three separate occasions since 2018.
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Best One-Woman Show: Sarah Hester Ross
Sarah Hester Ross is an entertainer to her core.
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Best Cabaret: Cheapshot
Barely into its first year, this cozy Fremont East “showroom and discotheque” has become the place to be.
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Readers' Choice—Best Burger Joint: Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer
Don't forget to tack on a CrazyShake.
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Best Entertainment Refresh: Strat Theater
This cozy, classic room is packed with anything and everything from Sammy Hagar to mentalist Banachek to the brand-new burlesque variety show Rouge.
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Readers' Choice—Best Movie Theater: Galaxy Theatres
This deluxe cinema chain offers a compelling argument for actually leaving the house this summer.
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Readers' Choice—Best Cover Band: Original Chaos
These masters of classic rock—founded by members of bygone Strip show Tenors of Rock—have Las Vegas covered, pun intended.
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Readers' Choice—Best Place for Your Instagram Shot: AREA15
You’d have to work hard to find something here that’s isn’t photogenic
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Readers' Choice—Best Spa: Awana Spa & Wellness
This coed escape redefines the holistic experience.
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Best Thinky Meetup: Book Clubs at The Writer’s Block
Vegas’ premier bookshop and café has a book club for nearly every taste and temperament.
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Best New Rooftop Stage: Taverna Costera
Some key Vegas music venues shuttered during the pandemic, but this Arts District hot spot has taken up the live-music mantle.
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Readers' Choice—Best Sandwich Shop: Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop
It's always the right time of year for a Bobbie.
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Best Date Show: iLuminate
If you’re looking for the perfect start to a fun night out in Vegas—and maybe you want to shake it a little—this is the show.