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Hand-crafted burgers are championship-worthy, as are all-American classic side dishes
with unusual twists - deep-fried pickles, truffled mac 'n' cheese and milkshakes spiked
with chocolate vodka.
Five50
PIZZA
At this chef-owned pizza bar, be bewildered by an extra-large menu of artisanal meat and
cheese platters, garden-fresh salads, antipasti and more.
Joël Robuchon
FRENCH
person $120-425; 5:30-10pm Sun-Thu, to 10:30pm Fri & Sat)
A once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience; block off a solid three hours and get ready to eat
your way through a multicourse seasonal French menu inside what feels like a 1930s
Parisian mansion. Step next door to
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
for a marginally more
economical meal. Book well in advance.
Jaleo
SPANISH, TAPAS
702-698-7950;
www.jaleo.com
;
Cosmopolitan; shared plates $5-35;
noon-midnight; )
Pioneering Spanish chef José Andrés' restaurant serves creative modern tapas in a rustic
contemporary dining room: recycled wooden tables have mismatched chairs and whimsic-
al glassware. Reservations essential.
Todd English's Olives
MEDITERRANEAN
res-
taurant 11am-2:45pm & 5-10:30pm, bar 3-5pm; )
East Coast chef Todd English crafts an homage to the life-giving fruit. Flatbread pizzas
and housemade pastas get top billing, but the real selling point is patio tables overlooking
Lake Como. Book ahead, even for lunch.
