Las Vegas Restaurant Closings to Know About — December 2024
A popular bargain restaurant, a beloved cocktail bar, and a banana pudding shop leave Las Vegas The dining landscape in Las Vegas is ever-changing. Sometimes, casinos pull the plug on decades-old restaurants in a bid to pivot to something new. Other times, restaurants face challenges like the rising cost of dining out or fickle customer expectations. This round-up covers the restaurant closings you may have missed. Ocean One Bar & Grille Two months after suddenly shuttering — and then reopening just one day later, Ocean One Bar & Grille in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood put a sign on the door indicating that the lease has expired and the restaurant is closed. The restaurant was hugely popular among tourists — namely for its $6 lunches and three cocktails for $12 special. While the restaurant closed on November 13, the sign on the door noted that management is looking for a new location. Downtown Cocktail Room Downtown Cocktail Room opened in January of 2007 — just before downtown’s Fremont Street East district started taking off. It was a pioneer — both in location and concept. For nearly 20 years, DCR poured some of Las Vegas’s most innovative cocktails, dreamed up by owner Michael Cornthwaite and his team of stalwart bartenders. DCR and its back room bar Mike Morey’s Sip ’n’ Tip closed on November 14. Saying that he no longer sees himself as on the cutting edge of food, beverage, and entertainment, Cornthwaite says the closure was a long time coming. Lea Lana’s Bananas The dessert shop that earned a customer base — and an Instagram following of more than 100,000 — for its banana puddings, closed on November 27. Located in southwest Las Vegas, Lea Lana's Bananas served heaping containers of creamy vanilla pudding with Nilla wafers, toffee caramel, and banana slices — as well as chocolate-covered fruits and other treats. Safta 1964 After nine months of serving super smooth hummus, fluffy pitas, and an elaborate spin on Jell-O desserts, James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya will close Safta 1964 on December 31. The outpost of his Denver-based Safta opened in April and was always intended to be temporary. The residency takes over the midday restaurant Jardin in the evening hours, with vibrant and spiced plates of salatim, crispy eggplant stacked with caramelized tomato and goat cheese, and pomegranate-braised lamb shanks over almond tabbouleh — all with a subtle ’60s flair. DW Bistro One of Las Vegas’s most popular off-Strip brunch restaurants announced this month that it will close its doors next year. The restaurant is scheduling a series of events before it closes in April of 2025 — leaving a few months to visit for midday meals of jerk chicken and waffles, chilaquiles, and red chile pork bowls.
Tomas Kauer - Las Vegas Syndicated News 
A popular bargain restaurant, a beloved cocktail bar, and a banana pudding shop leave Las Vegas
The dining landscape in Las Vegas is ever-changing. Sometimes, casinos pull the plug on decades-old restaurants in a bid to pivot to something new. Other times, restaurants face challenges like the rising cost of dining out or fickle customer expectations. This round-up covers the restaurant closings you may have missed.
Ocean One Bar & Grille
Two months after suddenly shuttering — and then reopening just one day later, Ocean One Bar & Grille in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood put a sign on the door indicating that the lease has expired and the restaurant is closed. The restaurant was hugely popular among tourists — namely for its $6 lunches and three cocktails for $12 special. While the restaurant closed on November 13, the sign on the door noted that management is looking for a new location.
Downtown Cocktail Room
Downtown Cocktail Room opened in January of 2007 — just before downtown’s Fremont Street East district started taking off. It was a pioneer — both in location and concept. For nearly 20 years, DCR poured some of Las Vegas’s most innovative cocktails, dreamed up by owner Michael Cornthwaite and his team of stalwart bartenders. DCR and its back room bar Mike Morey’s Sip ’n’ Tip closed on November 14. Saying that he no longer sees himself as on the cutting edge of food, beverage, and entertainment, Cornthwaite says the closure was a long time coming.
Lea Lana’s Bananas
The dessert shop that earned a customer base — and an Instagram following of more than 100,000 — for its banana puddings, closed on November 27. Located in southwest Las Vegas, Lea Lana's Bananas served heaping containers of creamy vanilla pudding with Nilla wafers, toffee caramel, and banana slices — as well as chocolate-covered fruits and other treats.
Safta 1964
After nine months of serving super smooth hummus, fluffy pitas, and an elaborate spin on Jell-O desserts, James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya will close Safta 1964 on December 31. The outpost of his Denver-based Safta opened in April and was always intended to be temporary. The residency takes over the midday restaurant Jardin in the evening hours, with vibrant and spiced plates of salatim, crispy eggplant stacked with caramelized tomato and goat cheese, and pomegranate-braised lamb shanks over almond tabbouleh — all with a subtle ’60s flair.
DW Bistro
One of Las Vegas’s most popular off-Strip brunch restaurants announced this month that it will close its doors next year. The restaurant is scheduling a series of events before it closes in April of 2025 — leaving a few months to visit for midday meals of jerk chicken and waffles, chilaquiles, and red chile pork bowls.
