Top 100 Las Vegas Restaurants in 2026

By Johnathan L. Wright

In the two years since our inaugural issue of the Top 100 Restaurants in Las Vegas, the city — already a food and drink destination — has seen its culinary stature soar. Witness the awards ceremonies for World’s 50 Best Restaurants and North America’s 50 Best Restaurants; the return of the Michelin Guide; and a record-breaking 14 semifinalists for the James Beard Awards this year, including the first winner from Vegas in 15 years. 2026 has also brought national media attention for everything from Hawaiian food to steakhouses, and the recent debut of a Strip restaurant by one of the most lauded young chefs of his generation. You can taste it: Vegas possesses a culinary energy, scope and ambition like never before.

Rang's is named for chef Rachelle “Rang” Tan, who owns the restaurant with her husband, Benedict Tan. The menu braids together Tan's Filipino, Spanish and Chinese heritage with Italian influences and her culinary training in Manila. Lengua salpicao features fat, tender cubes of beef tongue sautéed in garlic and soy sauce, with baguette ovals. Follow with deeply savory foie gras truffle mushroom risotto. The chef tosses spaghettini with aligue, a paste made from the fat and roe of Asian shore crabs. The aligue imparts a light brine and richness that still tastes clean.