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Casa Playa
Coastal Mexican
The whole snapper arrives in tempura, trailing mole amarillo, and the room is already glam enough that this feels appropriate. Casa Playa is a coastal Mexican restaurant on the Strip where the menu works for sharing or not, which is a rarer courtesy than it sounds. The chef holds a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest. Order charred octopus, warm housemade tortillas, and whatever the table can agree on, then quietly order more.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Winner · Best Chef: Southwest · Sarah Thompson
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best Chef: Southwest · Sarah Thompson
- The Infatuation The 25 Best Restaurants In Las Vegas
- Condé Nast Traveler The 25 Best Restaurants in Las Vegas
- The Las Vegas Review Journal The Top 100 Restaurants in Las Vegas
- Eater The Best Mexican Restaurants in Las Vegas
- Eater The Best Romantic Restaurants in Las Vegas
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants on the Las Vegas Strip
One number, weighted & current 92
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Roasted carnitas
“Dining with a group of at least three or four people means ordering roasted carnitas for the table.”
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Slow-roasted duck pibil
“Tear your attention away from the eye-catching sunset orange dining room to order slow-roasted duck pibil and wagyu short rib suadero.”
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Pork belly al pastor
“Bring friends so you can share the massive pork belly al pastor served on a vertical rotisserie skewer that comes topped with pineapple.”
The Infatuation
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