Our second annual list of the top 100 restaurants in the valley ranges from mom-and-pop storefronts to neighborhood standouts to high-style spots on the Strip. Let us be your guide to the flavors of Las Vegas.

Dining Out
Bells Market restaurant, 720 W. Owens St., received 20 demerits Oct. 14. Violations included no thermometer in reach-in refrigerator. GRADE: B
The best I can do in summing up the quality of the College of Southern Nevada’s “Shenandoah” is to say, “It’s OK.” It’s there; it’s intermittently pleasant, never inspiring but rarely boring.
The Hilltop Cafe applies the ambience and culinary flair of a chic steakhouse to a cuisine formerly associated with kissing the grits of waitresses named Flo.
No red herrings here. Two readers have suggestions for Alex Greenberg, who’s looking for herring fillets with sour cream and onions that aren’t in jars.
Pamela Mains has seen firsthand how high emotions are running as Election Day quickly approaches. She has observed people buying cookies.