Las Vegas, NV
For Cocktails in Las Vegas, the local food press points to Herbs and Rye, Velveteen Rabbit, and The Golden Tiki. Picks from North America's 50 Best Bars and The Infatuation, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in North America's 50 Best Bars, The Infatuation, and Las Vegas Review-Journal (Neon). Updated July 2026.
Herbs and Rye · Spring Valley
North America's 50 Best Bars 2024. No. 25, the only Las Vegas bar on the list. The Infatuation's Best Bars pick for Nectaly Mendoza's era-by-era cocktail menu.
Velveteen Rabbit · Arts District
The Infatuation's Best Bars pick. The sister-run Arts District cocktail bar that anchored the neighborhood's creative drinks scene, still pouring some of the most inventive modern cocktails in town.
The Golden Tiki · Chinatown
The Infatuation's Best Bars pick and LV Weekly 2025 Best Chinatown Bar. 24-hour Spring Mountain tiki temple with blazing fruity cocktails and shrunken heads of Vegas legends on the wall.
Atomic Liquors · Downtown
Vegas's oldest bar (licensed 1952). Once a Rat Pack hang, now a cocktail-program-forward Fremont East classic.
The Laundry Room · Downtown
The Infatuation's Best Bars pick. Hidden behind a false wall inside Commonwealth, an invitation-only speakeasy with a disciplined classics-first cocktail program.
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