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.

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Johnathan L. Wright dines out every night in Vegas so you don't have to. He authors the annual Top 100 Restaurants guide for rjmagazine and is always looking for the next great dish. Contact him at jwright@reviewjournal.com.
“I was in a creative mood,” Taffer says of the inspiration for Browned Butter Bourbon. “It hit me between the eyes. I can’t say I planned it.”
Trader Joe’s recalled two cookies after the grocer discovered the cookies may contain rocks.
The Chinatown newcomers include a famed Hong Kong dessert shop and a third location for the Chubby Cattle group.
Despite some incorrect media reports, the Strip launch is not Whataburger’s first venture into Las Vegas. Locals remember stores here in the 1970s to 1990s.
Chef-founder Donald Lemperle’s menu drew on local farms and food and drink artisans for its plant-based dishes.
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Johnathan L. Wright dines out every night in Vegas so you don't have to. He authors the annual Top 100 Restaurants guide for rjmagazine and is always looking for the next great dish. Contact him at jwright@reviewjournal.com.
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