Las Vegas

7.15.08

The Parlay

Swim: Las Vegas Cool Pools

This comprehensive guide hits all 29 Vegas resort pools, complete with babe-stocked pictures, amenities (DJ, poolside gambling, topless, wi-fi, spa services, etc), activities (bikini bull riding at the Flamingo!), and celebrity sightings, the awesomest being Junior Seau, poolside at Caesars and feasting on nachos -- retirement so sweet, it's a miracle the Pats pulled him out of it.

"Browse All" at LasVegasAdvisor.com
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Rock: Wasted Space

Open Tue-Sun, 8pm-4am at the Hard Rock, 4455 Paradise Rd; 702.693.4040

The latest rollout of the Rock's $760-mil redesign is a luxed-out after-show dive, with a dance floor/mosh pit surrounded by semi-private tables & seating upholstered in everything from velvet paisleys to faux reptile skins, plus a dark-wood bar stocked with both fine scotch and cheap domestic beer. The stage is perpetually set-up with drums and in-tune guitars to encourage spontaneous celeb jamming of the sort recently pulled at Red Rock by Slash and Perry Ferrel (who sadly makes a greater pet than celebrity jammer).

Open Tue-Sun, 8pm-4am; party like a pre-heroin rock star at hartswastedspace.com
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Eat: Yellowtail

At Bellagio, 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd; 702.693.7223

Decked out in elegant wood and stone, the Light Group's more-than-sushi joint slings top-notch raw fish, exotic shared plates (Toro Sashimi w/ caviar and microgreens, Yellowtail Serrano with cilantro and yuzu-kosho), randoms like Big-eyed Tuna Pizza, and omakase for sampling it all. They're also rocking the largest sake selection in Vegas, and offer a spectacular view of the Strip as seen through Bellagio's famed water show (which is what everything looks like after enjoying the largest sake selection in Vegas).

Learn more and make a reservation via LightGroup.com
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Eat More: BLT Burger

Open 'til 4 am M, Th, Fr, Sa, and 2 am on the other days at the Mirage, 3400 S Las Vegas Blvd; 702.792.7888

This NYC-based spot uses an open, red-bricked grill to prep exotic meat-wiches (American kobe, lamb tandoori, salmon, meatball, etc), some loaded with condiments (e.g., the Tex-Mex w/ jalapeños, chili, avocado, salsa, jack cheese, onions & sour cream), plus one Atkins-friendly bunless slab dubbed "The Stripper". Booze includes LV-themed retro cocktails like The Showgirl (Plymouth Gin, St. Germain, lemon, grapefruit & cranberry juices) and Tumblin' Dice (Knob Creek Bourbon, Fernet Branca, bitters and a splash of cherry), plus heavily spiked milkshakes -- turning The Good Humor Man into The Great Humor Man.

Check out the" Vegas outpost of BLTburger.com
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Furnish: 6-in-1 Casino Bar

This stylish mahogany number is set up for craps, baccarat, blackjack, roulette, and Texas hold'em, plus stores all the booze you'll need to make your friends complimentary drinks -- though without a machine to pump in pure oxygen, your bankrupting them will be preceded by their passing out.

Check it out at iwantoneofthose.com
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