This is most of the best from this past 2025 year. (I said most because I might have forgotten a few or a few of the best were so recent that I didn’t get to add them in yet)
Maybe the best Ceviche I tried was the Ceviche Pescado from Moia Peruvian Restaurant.
One of the very best plates that I tasted this year was the spicy chicken won tons from Din Tai Fung a Taiwanese Restaurant that is located in the Aria Hotel/Casino.
The sauce is FORKING AMAZING is a YUM BOMB!
The Best Bread that I tasted in Las Vegas this year was from Monzu Italian Oven & Bar.
The bread is made from a 300 year old natural family starter from apricots and the bread takes five days to prepare. They serve it was house made ricotta and seasoned oil.
One of the BEST Vegetable Dishes was The Winter Squash from The Pepper Club that kept changing their menus and is no more as of December 20TH 2025.
The Squash were embellished with brown butter, sage, pomegranate molasses and gorgonzola dolce cheese.
The Salmon Katsu from Ton Shou Katsu & Izakaya was Spectacular!
Their Pork Katsu was just as spectacular so I heard.
A really great unusual dish was the Japanese Baby Peaches from Bazaar Mar by Jose Andres.
One of the Best Pastrami Sandwiches was this house made one from Wild Fig BBQ.
The other best Pastrami Sandwich was the one from Wexler’s in the food court in The Aria Hotel/Casino.
I do note that I had the Wexlers three times over the past year and each time it differed some. The Wild Fig Pastrami sandwich only differed in the amount of fat in the pastrami on different visits.
The Goat Cheese in spicy tamarind sauce with pistachios and fried pita breads are so darn tasty that I have to get it every time I go to Flecha Cantina. (Just thought of the Goat Cheese with onion Jam that French Restaurant Oh La La French Bistro makes. That one is also Bomb Delicious)
Another FORKING Tasty appetizer is the Golden Pouches from Lemongrass & Lime.
The other most amazing Thai Appetizer is the Crispy Spinach Salad from Nittaya’s Secret Kitchen….It’s the spicy limey bright sauce with cashews that so crazy good.
Maybe the best Thai Entrees came from What’s Zaap Thai Food.
The Salmon was so darn masterful in a great green curry sauce and the Pad Gra Pow was the best I’ve tasted in Las Vegas So Far.
(Just remembered the fish dish from Skye Thai should be here with the crispy basil)
Another BEST was the 4 course dinner from Ferraro’s Ristorante. Every Plate was spectacular and perfect.
The Wagyu Beef Skewer from Ginza Izakaya Japanese Restaurant was flavorful and melted in the mouth like no other…..(but the pork belly Skewer was all dried out)
The Bundino was extra delicious and flavorful from Ciao Vino
best Salmon – Silky moist fresh medium prepared and Skin that was seasoned and cooked down like a tasty potato chip that stayed crisp. – From Matteo’s Italiano’s Italiano Ristorante. There were a few really great salmon plates but this one was the very best of all.
Also from Matteo’s –
This is like a ballon bread filled with melted Crescenza cheese. It was amazing and light as air from Matteo’s Italiano Ristorante. This might be the most amazing plate of the year. Too bad that it is only periodically on the menu.
Shawarma Vegas is one of my favorites for casual Mediterranean Food that happens to be kosher.
So far they make the BEST falafels, Best fluffy Pitas, BEST Beef Kabobs, and every Chicken dish was as GREAT as Possible.
The other great Mediterranean (also kosher) makes the best steak and ultra good chicken came from a kosher restaurant called Tikva’s Grill.
They both had delicious deep flavors, were tender and so darn juicy. (Oh and the fries were notably great too!)
BEST Indian food came from Taste of Gujarat.
The other best Indian-ish Contemporary Food came from Tamba Contemporary Indian Restaurant.
Now I am spoiled. I want all Indian Food to be this perfect and layered with flavors.
Best Plates of the year from a Special Dinner Event from Crossroads Kitchen. It was their Vegan Italian 5 course Dinner with guest Chefs Michael Voltaggio, Rocco DiSpirito, and Tal Ronnen.
The Pasta Nero was insanely SCRUMPTIOUS! with Morel calamari, Sea Bean Powder, and Arrabiata emulsion.
Even the Eggplant Milanese deserves a spot here.
The flavors were so unexpected. Even the lemon was juicy like no other.
And the Croccante Alle Nocciole was such a layered amazing dessert like no other.
A Special Mention must go to Rang’s Cocina Moderne. We go there regularly and all the dishes and all the service is VERY GOOD each and every time we go there.
These were most of the VERY BEST Plates of 2025 from Las Vegas NV.
