Lip Smacking Foodie Tours

Lip Smacking Foodie Tours is a Las Vegas food tour company that takes small groups to several restaurants in one outing, with VIP service and dishes served at each stop. It says it has been named best tour by the Las Vegas Review-Journal ten years in a row, and it has since expanded to cities across the United States, but Las Vegas remains its home market and has the widest choice of experiences.

The programme covers the Strip and the neighbourhoods beyond it. Savors of the Strip is a two-and-a-half-hour evening tour of three restaurants, finishing with dessert, and Afternoon Culinary Adventures is a relaxed two-and-a-half-hour stroll through four restaurants. Resort-based tours focus on a single property, such as the Mandalay Bay tour, which visits Libertine Social, StripSteak and Orla, and the MGM Grand tour, which takes in Morimoto, Craftsteak and Luchini. For something more lavish, the Ultimate Steakhouse Tour includes limousine service between three steakhouses, and Savory Bites and Neon Lights pairs three restaurants with an evening helicopter flight.

Away from the Strip, there are tours of Downtown and the Arts District, and cocktail-focused outings such as the Arts District Craft Cocktail Crawl, which visits five lounges and speakeasies with a cocktail and dishes at each, and the Chinatown Speakeasy tour, which is for guests aged 21 and over. A boozy brunch tour visits three restaurants with cocktails or mocktails.

The tours suit first-time visitors who want to sample several well-known restaurants without booking each one, couples looking for a night out and groups celebrating a birthday or a hen or stag party. Private experiences can be tailored for groups from 10 to 1,000 guests, and corporate events are a large part of the business. Prices are at the upper end for food tours, reflecting the restaurants involved, so check what is included, such as drinks and gratuities, before booking.

Book ahead, especially for weekend evenings and the most popular resort tours, and let the company know about dietary requirements in advance. Wear comfortable shoes, as there is walking between venues inside large resorts. Meeting points vary by tour and are given in the booking confirmation. Gift certificates are available, which makes a tour an easy present for food lovers planning a trip.