The Best Bars in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is a drinking city. From high-end cocktail bars that overlook the Las Vegas Strip to divey tiki rooms where bar-goers can have the best rum drink of their lives, the city has it all, and it’s always evolving. Whether you want to drink in the same room as the Rat Pack, check out the most cutting-edge cocktail-making techniques, or just grab a quick cocktail at a neighborhood restaurant, Eater Vegas has got the spot for you. For the newest and hottest bars in town, check out the guide on where to drink in Las Vegas right now. In this update, semi-hidden the Vault at the Bellagio and the Cosmopolitan’s pink-drenched agave bar Ghost Donkey make the cut.

As a longtime food and beverage writer, Janna Karel has sipped her way through dive bars, speakeasies, rooftop lounges, and velvet-lined hotel lobbies in search of the city’s best bars — and the cocktails they serve.