Las Vegas Airport Is Getting a New Speakeasy-style Lounge From American Express
A new speakeasy-style lounge called Sidecar will open at Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport in 2026, offering curated bites and drinks for short-stay travelers.If you're an American Express cardholder, your lounge experience is about to get a little bit more delicious.
Travelers flying through Las Vegas will soon have a stylish new spot to unwind, as American Express plans to open Sidecar—a speakeasy-style lounge at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)—in 2026. When it opens, American Express will be the only credit card issuer with two lounges at LAS.
'Many of our visitors spend less than an hour in our lounges, and we've created Sidecar specifically for them,' Hendley said in the statement. 'The first Centurion Lounge opened in Las Vegas in 2013, so it's fitting that we're launching this new lounge concept at LAS as we continue to innovate to meet our Card Members' needs.'
Access will be complimentary for card members who already enjoy access to the Centurion Lounges, and guests will be able to access Sidecar within 90 minutes before their flight departs.
American Express also announced it is partnering with James Beard Award winning Resy chefs Mashama Bailey, Sarah Grueneberg, Kwame Onwuachi, and Mike Solomonov, as well as renowned Bar Director Harrison Ginsberg, to form The Culinary Collective by The Centurion Lounge. The collective will create a menu of dishes and craft cocktails inspired by their renowned restaurants, and the new menu items will be available at all 15 Centurion Lounges in the U.S. starting July 29.
Some recipes will be available at the new, intimate airport lounge at LAS' Sidecar by The Centurion Lounge. Eligible card members who have limited time will be able to grab a quick bite or drink, including gourmet small plates and signature drinks curated by The Culinary Collective by The Centurion Lounge, in the speakeasy-style space.
'We know how much Card Members love the food and drinks at the Centurion Lounges and look forward to seeing what's new. With help from our Resy chef partners, we've brought together a group of some of the most exciting culinary minds in America to create incredible menus, available all in one place for the first time ever,' Audrey Hendley, President of American Express Travel, said in a statement shared with T+L. 'You'd be lucky to make it to each of their celebrated restaurants across the country, but now visitors to our Centurion Lounges will be able to sample dishes created by these chefs.'
The new curated menus from the Culinary Collective by The Centurion Lounge will include many dishes that change seasonally, along with dishes that are inspired by the local cuisine in the city where the lounge is located. Specific dishes will vary from lounge to lounge.
'The Culinary Collective by The Centurion Lounge is so inspiring and works incredibly well because each of the chefs, and American Express, share the same ethos. We care about food, innovation and diverse flavors—key elements of this collaboration,' Mike Solomonov, one of the chefs in the collective, said in a statement.
The Centurion Lounge is American Express' signature lounge program within the broader American Express Global Lounge Collection, which includes complimentary access to a total of more than 1,550 lounges across 140 countries.
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