If making reservations isn't an option, a few restaurants do allow walk-ins.

Las Vegas has become one of the country's top culinary destinations, so be sure to make your restaurant reservations before arriving in the city.

• Celebrity chefs such as Emeril Lagasse and Wolfgang Puck own restaurants in Las Vegas.
  
• Ask for the chef's table and receive personal attention from the chefs.
  
• Restaurants sometimes offer tours of their kitchens upon request.
  
• Las Vegas has 13 of the nation's 58 Master Sommeliers. Ask them for help with wine pairings.

Resources

Delmonico Steakhouse
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-414-1000
www.emerils.com/delmonicolv
Delmonico's features an extensive wine list.

Emeril's New Orleans Fish House
3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-891-7374
www.emerils.com/fishhouse

Spago Las Vegas
3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite G-1
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-369-6300
www.wolfgangpuck.com/spago