3 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Las Vegas — January 17

Delices Gourmand French Bakery. | Janna Karel Your handy guide on where to eat It’s the most pressing question of the weekend: “Where should I eat?” Here, Eater editors issue tried and true recommendations for places to check out this weekend. For the early bird with a sweet tooth: Delices Gourmand Janna Karel Delices Gourmand French Bakery. When weekends call for early mornings and across-town errands, I often squeeze in a visit to Delices Gourmand. While this French bakery offers eggs Benedicts and French toast with thick-cut bread and sliced strawberries to accompany my latte, I am powerless to resist the window display of delicately laminated pastries. Butter croissants are reliably satisfying — with crisp and airy layers nestled around a feather-light interior. It’s an application that is well-served in New York-style round croissants, like one filled with creamy chocolate mousse and dipped in a ganache shell with sprinkles for crunch. Then there are the eclairs — segmented bars of chewy choux dough piped with custard and iced with dark chocolate. European-obsessed snobs jonesing for a sandwich “like the one I had in Paris” will take comfort in soft baguette sandwiches filled with French butter, Swiss cheese, and jambon de Paris. 3620 West Sahara Avenue Suite W2, Las Vegas, NV 89102. — Janna Karel, Eater Vegas Editor For the bohemian dog parent: Palate Janna Karel Palate. Chef Sterling Buckley, who has previously helmed the kitchens at restaurants like La Cave at the Wynn and Honey Salt in Summerlin, leads Palate with an eye for design — both in the food and the restaurant, itself. With stark purple walls, faux trees, and flashy crystal chandeliers, Palate’s interior is bold — but so is the food. Longannisa sliders come with a crunchy cucumber slaw, which plays nicely with the fatty and salty Filipino sausage patty. The Lady in Green tosses thin slices of apple with prosciutto, cornbread croutons, and pistachios in a bright shishito vinaigrette with dollops of ricotta for a touch of coolness. Soy-charred short ribs are fall-apart tender, with a sticky glaze that calls for smooth bites of carrot puree. And the hummingbird dessert is a fun one — an array of spun sugar, banana bread, and cinnamon ice cream. Puppy happy hour means pours of the eye-catching Rose cocktail with vodka, elderflower liqueur, hibiscus, and a namesake rose — all on the dog-friendly patio. 1301 South Main Street Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89104. — Janna Karel, Eater Vegas Editor For the sky-high sushi obsessive: Ito Matthew Kang Ito. Over the years I’ve had my share of top-flight sushi in Las Vegas, mostly off-Strip at places like Yui Edomae and Kabuto, and I was always delighted to see that the quality was on par with some of the best places in Los Angeles. When Ito opened on the highest floor of the Fontainebleau, I was curious to see how one of New York City’s most respected sushi spots would do there. Without spilling too many details of the lead-up, the actual view of the city is easily one of the most astonishing in the country, with clear views of the northern Strip and valley just behind the cadre of hard-working chefs. The $400 experience, a set omakase menu, follows the typical one- or two-Michelin experience in cities like New York, LA, or Tokyo, which makes Ito the straight-up best sushi restaurant in Las Vegas. Expect 18 courses starting with sashimi and a few warm otsumami like black cod soup and a ceramic sea urchin shell filled with seasoned rice, ikura, caviar, and plump uni. A parade of absolutely stellar nigiri, including iwashi (sardine), scallop, kuruma shrimp, and chu-toro follows, each delightful and distinct. Ito is truly special, a once-in-a-lifetime or perhaps once-a-year experience for those able to splurge. I can’t think of a better place to let go of any hard-earned winnings or a slots hand pay. But even beyond the top sushi spots in those other cities, none of them can offer the incredible view of Ito Fontainebleau, which is a pretty cool trump card. 2777 S. Las Vegas Boulevard, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, NV, 89109. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Southern California/Southwest