Dining

Once known for its all-you-can-eat buffets, huge coffee-shop breakfasts and classic red-velvet-and-leather-booth steak joints, Vegas has enjoyed a culinary renaissance of late.

No, make that a culinary revolution. As talented chefs continue to flock to Vegas, the city reinforces its reputation as the world's premier dining destination.

Vegas dining hot-spots:

• Wolfgang Puck's Spago in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace helped put Vegas on the culinary map in 1992.
• For celebrity-spotting and Japanese fusion, Nobu in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is the place to be seen.
• Try Hugo's Cellar in the Four Queens basement for a traditional Vegas classic - steak and potatoes - just steps from the Fremont Street Experience outside.
• Go straight to the source for another Vegas classic, the $1.99 shrimp cocktail at the Golden Gate.
• Mix, high above THE HOTEL at Mandalay Bay, offers fine dining and a spectacular view.