Here's a look at three stylish sushi and seafood spots.
1. In July 2008, the Light Group opened Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant & Bar, offering fresh Japanese cuisine at the Bellagio. A 25- by 13-foot wall-mounted installation at the entrance uses bronze scales to evoke a fish’s body, while the dining room has screens composed of woven twigs set inside antique brass frames. A semiprivate dining area holds 32, and there’s space for 18 at the bar. The veranda offers seating for 26 with dead-on lake and fountain views. Total buyout capacity is 450.
2. Restaurant group SushiSamba opened its first Las Vegas location in the Palazzo in July 2008, serving an extensive menu of Japanese, Peruvian, and Brazilian dishes. The 14,000-square-foot restaurant features a 150-seat dining room, a sushi bar for 21, and a main bar for 35. A dim corridor leads to the adjacent SugarCane lounge, opened in August, where there’s room for 174, plus a private section that seats 20.
3. Early in 2008, Charlie Trotter opened the new seafood-focused Restaurant Charlie at the Palazzo, with 20-foot ceilings in the dining room, and a walk-through wine cellar. Bar Charlie, a counter setup for 18, is a seafood bar within the restaurant. The Kitchen Table Loft, with room for eight, hovers above the kitchen, providing a view of all the activity. Dishes include Dungeness crab salad with avocado, cucumber, and amazake and yakitori-grilled octopus with sunchoke puree and kanzuri.
This information was previously published in the 2009 BizBash National Venue Guide.
