The Restaurant Openings We Are Most Excited for in 2025
Cote Korean Steakhouse New York. | Gary He Everyone is counting down the days until the opening of Cote Korean Steakhouse It’s time again for the Year in Eater — where we look back at the last twelve months of Las Vegas’s restaurant scene. We reached out to Vegas’s finest food writers, reporters, and bloggers to get their takes on local trends, recent standouts, and notable newcomers. Here, they weigh the restaurant debuts they are most excited for in 2025. I’m excited for Stubborn Seed at Resorts World and for Cote at Venetian — love the full-circle story for owner Simon Kim and hoping we also get a Cocodaq because who doesn’t want fried chicken and caviar.— Melinda Sheckells, editor of the Town Magazine and writer for Hollywood Reporter and more I absolutely cannot wait for Gjelina and Cote to open, both at the Venetian.— Emmy Kasten, freelance writer for Eater, the Infatuation, and more I can’t wait for Cote to open in the Venetian!— Jen Avison Smith, freelance writer for Eater Vegas, Desert Companion, and more The opening of new breweries, including Aces and Ales and Evolve Brewing at the Bend, Nevadan Brewing Company within Sagos Tavern, and the reopening of Bad Beat Brewing in the Arts District. With the closures of two breweries in 2024, it will be good to see us once again growing in brewery openings.— Bob Barnes, freelance writer for Vegas Prime Magazine, Eater Vegas, Gayot, and more Jeremy Ford’s Stubborn Seed at Resorts World, José Andrés’ Zaytinya at the Forum Shops, and whatever the EDO guys have up their sleeve east of the Strip.— Rob Kachelriess, Hey Las Vegas Editor at City Cast Las Vegas Cote is shaping up to be one of the big openings of 2025. I already miss Lakeside so I’m eager to see James Beard Award-winning chef Fabio Trabocchi’s Fiola Mare in that space. And I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a 2025 opening for what Evel Pie’s Branden Powers describes as “Chuck E. Cheese meets ’80s metal” with a “Dungeon and Dragons-themed environment” at the forthcoming Evel Knievel Museum and pizza parlor. Turkey and the Wolf and Ivan Ramen.— Louiie Victa, freelance photographer for Eater and more
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Everyone is counting down the days until the opening of Cote Korean Steakhouse
It’s time again for the Year in Eater — where we look back at the last twelve months of Las Vegas’s restaurant scene. We reached out to Vegas’s finest food writers, reporters, and bloggers to get their takes on local trends, recent standouts, and notable newcomers. Here, they weigh the restaurant debuts they are most excited for in 2025.
I’m excited for Stubborn Seed at Resorts World and for Cote at Venetian — love the full-circle story for owner Simon Kim and hoping we also get a Cocodaq because who doesn’t want fried chicken and caviar.
— Melinda Sheckells, editor of the Town Magazine and writer for Hollywood Reporter and more
I absolutely cannot wait for Gjelina and Cote to open, both at the Venetian.
— Emmy Kasten, freelance writer for Eater, the Infatuation, and more
I can’t wait for Cote to open in the Venetian!
— Jen Avison Smith, freelance writer for Eater Vegas, Desert Companion, and more
The opening of new breweries, including Aces and Ales and Evolve Brewing at the Bend, Nevadan Brewing Company within Sagos Tavern, and the reopening of Bad Beat Brewing in the Arts District. With the closures of two breweries in 2024, it will be good to see us once again growing in brewery openings.
— Bob Barnes, freelance writer for Vegas Prime Magazine, Eater Vegas, Gayot, and more
Jeremy Ford’s Stubborn Seed at Resorts World, José Andrés’ Zaytinya at the Forum Shops, and whatever the EDO guys have up their sleeve east of the Strip.
— Rob Kachelriess, Hey Las Vegas Editor at City Cast Las Vegas
Cote is shaping up to be one of the big openings of 2025. I already miss Lakeside so I’m eager to see James Beard Award-winning chef Fabio Trabocchi’s Fiola Mare in that space. And I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a 2025 opening for what Evel Pie’s Branden Powers describes as “Chuck E. Cheese meets ’80s metal” with a “Dungeon and Dragons-themed environment” at the forthcoming Evel Knievel Museum and pizza parlor.
Turkey and the Wolf and Ivan Ramen.
— Louiie Victa, freelance photographer for Eater and more
