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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.
Six honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Winner · Best Chef: Southwest · Sarah Thompson
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best Chef: Southwest · Sarah Thompson
- Condé Nast Traveler The 25 Best Restaurants in Las Vegas
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Las Vegas
- The Las Vegas Review Journal The Top 100 Restaurants in Las Vegas
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants on the Las Vegas Strip
One number, weighted & current 92
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- American Wagyu short rib suadero Condé Nast Traveler
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- Cipriani Italian Eat · 82
- Mizumi Innovative Japanese Eat · 87
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