29-05-2025
The Saddest Restaurant Closings to Know in Las Vegas, May 2025
The Saddest Restaurant Closings to Know in Las Vegas, May 2025
The dining landscape in Las Vegas is ever-changing. Almost halfway into the year, Las Vegas has bid goodbye to Strip restaurants with celebrity names and neighborhood haunts with 24-hour dining. Below are restaurants that closed within the last month or so and restaurants that have already scheduled their final days of service.
This round-up covers the restaurant closings you may have missed. Farm Basket
A longtime Las Vegas comfort food favorite has trimmed its footprint. Farm Basket, known for its golden, craggy fried chicken, cheese-smothered taquitos, and gravy-drenched mashed potatoes, has closed its East Side location at 2350 South Nellis Boulevard. The spot opened in 2023 with a sleek, modern design — a sharp contrast to the original 1973 Charleston Avenue location with its nostalgic barn-like façade drive-thru. Earlier this year, developer J. Dapper of Dapper Companies teamed up with the Great Greek co-owners Nick Della Penna and Trent Jones to acquire the brand. While the Nellis outpost shuttered on April 14, Farm Basket's two remaining Las Vegas locations are still in operation. Cathedrale
Almost exactly two years ago, Tao Hospitality Group unveiled a visually striking restaurant at Aria. In keeping with the group's portfolio of high-energy, buzzworthy venues — including Hakkasan, Lavo, and Beauty & Essex — Cathedrale delivered atmosphere in spades. Guests entered through a tunnel lined with flickering candlelight, emerging into a dramatic dining room. A beaded sculpture reminiscent of the vaulted ceilings of European cathedrals crowned the room. Cathedrale leaned into glamour and indulgence with menu highlights like black truffle fettuccine, 48-ounce tomahawk steaks, and martinis served in carved ice blocks, often accompanied by caviar. The restaurant is set to close on Saturday, May 31. Bahama Breeze
Bahama Breeze's parent company closed 15 locations nationwide — including the island-themed outpost at the Hughes Center in Las Vegas. For more than two decades, the vaguely Caribbean restaurant served coconut shrimp and crispy conch fritters and frozen piña coladas in its indoor-outdoor thatched-roof setting. Bahama Breeze closed its Las Vegas location on Thursday, May 15 Bramare and Table 34
Two popular restaurants, Bramáre and Table 34, closed following the arrest of Evan Glusman, the co-founder of Batch Hospitality Group and former operating manager of Piero's Italian Cuisine. Glusman was taken into custody on April 26 after allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at Piero's, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The arrest followed accusations from his father, Piero's owner Fredrick Glusman, that Evan had defrauded the business and taken out an unauthorized $1.5 million loan. While no criminal charges have been filed, Batch Hospitality cited 'various factors' in the abrupt closures of Table 34, which had first opened its doors in 2004, and Bramáre, which debuted last year as a vibey late-night Italian restaurant near the Las Vegas Strip. Mr. Chow
After a nine-year run as one of the best Chinese restaurants in Las Vegas, Mr. Chow closed permanently at Caesars Palace. It debuted in 2016 with high-end Beijing-style cuisine and a 3,800-pound kinetic sculpture based on the moon. Service in the glossy white dining room at times bordered on performance art — Beijing duck carved tableside and hand-pulled noodles stretched and spun into delicate ribbons before diners' eyes. Mr. Chow closed on Saturday, May 17. Rivea
After nearly a decade, Alain Ducasse will close his French Riviera-inspired restaurant Rivea on the 64th floor of the W Las Vegas. Ducasse has helmed restaurants in that rooftop space for more than 20 years, beginning with the Michelin-starred Mix when the building was called the Hotel. Rivea opened in 2015 following the hotel's rebrand to Delano and was known for its elegant French dishes and sweeping Strip views. While the adjacent Skyfall Lounge will remain open, MGM Resorts International says a new venue will eventually replace Rivea — though the skyline views will continue to steal the show. The final dinner is set for Sunday, June 22.
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