A Henderson Sushi Bar, ’60s-Style Pop-Up, and More Las Vegas Openings

Safta 1964. | Wynn Las Vegas Plus, the Southwest gets a new brunch spot and another coffee shop debuts downtown Las Vegas is seeing plenty of fresh new restaurant action this spring. Here’s the latest batch of newcomers. Safta 1964 Chef Alon Shaya’s groovy new pop-up is now serving at the Wynn las Vegas. Taking over Jardin in the evenings, Shaya imagines his grandma’s fictional heydey, landing in Vegas via a Thunderbird convertible, armed with her recipes of Israeli and Mediterranean food. Expect spreads and dips served on cake stands, hummus with a sprinkle of shaved black truffle, herby falafel plated with creamy tahini, and lots of pomegranate Jell-O. Reservations can be made online. Wynn Las Vegas Safta 1964. Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa is now home to the New York-based restaurant with sushi, sashimi, and an array of hot Japanese specialties. You’ll find hamachi with sliced jalapeno. delicate bites of nigiri, uni shooters, and platters of sashimi. The Henderson location also serves the acclaimed Blue Ribbon fried chicken with wasabi honey, plus fried rice, a Smashburger, beef short rib, and Japanese wagyu. Dinner is served from 3:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 3:30 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Clint Jenkins Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill. Early Birds, A Breakfast Spot A light and breezy new brunch spot with big windows and a skylight is opening in southwest Las Vegas this weekend. The menu will have pancakes and French toast that you can select with toppings of lemon poppy drizzle and blueberries, coconut frosting and berries, or cream cheese frosting and cinnamon sugar. There’s also breakfast sandwiches, a croque madame, and an omelet based on the one that appeared on The Bear. Pair it with coffee or a cocktail like the blackberry basil spritz. Early Birds opens at 5025 Blue Diamond Road on Saturday, April 6 and will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Early Birds, A Breakfast Spot A rendering of Early Birds, A Breakfast Spot. District Deli & Coffee A new casual coffee and sandwich eatery is now in the Las Vegas Arts District, next to the Horse Trailer Hideout. You’ll find coffee and espresso drinks, toasts like those with avocado, smoked salmon, or almond butter and orange blossom honey. plus sandwiches for breakfast and lunch. District Deli & Coffee is open at 1504 South Main Street from 7:30 .m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

A Henderson Sushi Bar, ’60s-Style Pop-Up, and More Las Vegas Openings
A selection of dips on a cake stand on a hot pink background.
Safta 1964. | Wynn Las Vegas

Plus, the Southwest gets a new brunch spot and another coffee shop debuts downtown

Las Vegas is seeing plenty of fresh new restaurant action this spring. Here’s the latest batch of newcomers.

Safta 1964

Chef Alon Shaya’s groovy new pop-up is now serving at the Wynn las Vegas. Taking over Jardin in the evenings, Shaya imagines his grandma’s fictional heydey, landing in Vegas via a Thunderbird convertible, armed with her recipes of Israeli and Mediterranean food. Expect spreads and dips served on cake stands, hummus with a sprinkle of shaved black truffle, herby falafel plated with creamy tahini, and lots of pomegranate Jell-O. Reservations can be made online.

Falafel with tahini and amba, on a bold green patterned backdrop. Wynn Las Vegas
Safta 1964.

Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill

Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa is now home to the New York-based restaurant with sushi, sashimi, and an array of hot Japanese specialties. You’ll find hamachi with sliced jalapeno. delicate bites of nigiri, uni shooters, and platters of sashimi. The Henderson location also serves the acclaimed Blue Ribbon fried chicken with wasabi honey, plus fried rice, a Smashburger, beef short rib, and Japanese wagyu. Dinner is served from 3:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 3:30 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

The dining room and sushi bar at Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill. Clint Jenkins
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill.

Early Birds, A Breakfast Spot

A light and breezy new brunch spot with big windows and a skylight is opening in southwest Las Vegas this weekend. The menu will have pancakes and French toast that you can select with toppings of lemon poppy drizzle and blueberries, coconut frosting and berries, or cream cheese frosting and cinnamon sugar. There’s also breakfast sandwiches, a croque madame, and an omelet based on the one that appeared on The Bear. Pair it with coffee or a cocktail like the blackberry basil spritz. Early Birds opens at 5025 Blue Diamond Road on Saturday, April 6 and will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A rendering of Early Birds, A Breakfast Spot, showing windows and a skylight. Early Birds, A Breakfast Spot
A rendering of Early Birds, A Breakfast Spot.

District Deli & Coffee

A new casual coffee and sandwich eatery is now in the Las Vegas Arts District, next to the Horse Trailer Hideout. You’ll find coffee and espresso drinks, toasts like those with avocado, smoked salmon, or almond butter and orange blossom honey. plus sandwiches for breakfast and lunch. District Deli & Coffee is open at 1504 South Main Street from 7:30 .m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.