Sparrow + Wolf

Sparrow + Wolf is one of the best-known chef-led restaurants in Chinatown on Spring Mountain Road, and it draws locals as well as visitors. Chef Brian Howard, who previously led kitchens for Thomas Keller and Kerry Simon, describes the food as the evolution of American cuisine, combining Old World techniques with New World ingredients and drawing on his Midwestern roots.

The heart of the kitchen is a live-fire hearth grill, and plates are designed for sharing, so the best approach is to order several dishes for the table. The menu changes, but special menus have featured dishes such as golden osetra caviar with sea urchin, braised beef cheek agnolotti and dry-aged wagyu ribeye with a black truffle lacquer, which gives a sense of the ambition. The bar team mixes craft cocktails with small-batch spirits and fresh cold-pressed juices, and the restaurant holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026.

Other recognition includes the Slow Food Vegas Snail of Approval and a Best of Las Vegas Gold award, and Howard's group runs several other restaurants in the city. The atmosphere is relaxed but polished, which makes it a good choice for a dinner that feels special without the formality of a Strip fine-dining room.

The restaurant is open daily from 5pm to 10pm. Happy hour runs from 5pm to 6.30pm Monday to Friday, which is a good way to try the cocktails and a few plates at an earlier hour. Reservations are made through OpenTable and require a credit card; the restaurant charges a fee for cancellations within 24 hours, and online bookings are limited to four guests, so larger groups should call. It suits couples, small groups of friends and food lovers keen to see where local chefs are eating.

Because the menu changes, it is worth asking your server which dishes are new and which are coming off the menu soon.

Sparrow + Wolf is on Spring Mountain Road, west of the Strip, a short taxi or ride-share from the Center Strip resorts. Chinatown stretches along Spring Mountain Road with many more restaurants, so you could easily combine dinner here with a late-night snack nearby, and the Strip is only minutes away for the rest of the evening.