Downtown Lip Smacking Tour - Food experience Tour
Discover the locals’ favorite destination, the newly revitalized booming downtown for a taste of true authenticity in independent establishments with chef-driven, seasonally focused farm-to-table fare and inspired craft cocktails. Ages 21+
Highlights
- Leave the Strip behind to see a different side of Vegas, where locals hang out.
- Visit the reinvigorated downtown, one of the city’s most dynamic neighborhoods of art galleries, vintage clothing boutiques, antique shops, and the popular Container Park.
- Meet chefs and proprietors of exciting, independent restaurants focused on personal, seasonal, farm-to-table cuisine.
- Feast on 3 to 4 signature dishes at each venue.
- Includes one cocktail or zero-proof drink at 1 unique stop.
- Participants must be 21+ years of age for 5pm tour.
- VIP service with immediate seating.
- Guided walking tour between stops packed with insider information on downtown’s colorful sights along the way.
What's included
- Guide
- 12+ signature dishes
- Restaurant gratuities
Overview
Leave the casinos behind for a 2.5 hour tour to explore the newly revitalized booming downtown that boasts the city's most dynamic food scene with chef-driven restaurants focused on original, seasonal and farm-to-table fare.
In recent years, downtown has gone uptown in a big way, undergoing a thrilling renaissance to become the city’s most dynamic food scene. Get to know the independent chefs and restaurateurs bringing their singular visions to life with seasonally-driven, farm-to-table artisan fare, and cocktails crafted with heart and soul.
Our expert guides provide an insider’s view of this special neighborhood. You’ll learn about downtown’s historic past, what prompted its resurgence, and what the future holds for this now trendy area. You’ll be privy to all its intriguing nooks and crannies, which only savvy locals know about.
Get escorted right to the best table at nationally acclaimed Carson Kitchen. Founded by the late-great Kerry Simon, who was famed as the celebrity “rock ‘n’ roll’’ chef, it sports an open kitchen to catch all the action up close and personal, as you enjoy classic Americana dishes that have been elevated with seasonal ingredients and modern twists.
At Therapy, get rejuvenated as you’re escorted right to the special chef’s table at this buzzy new restaurant recently highlighted on the Travel Channel. The former 99-cent store has been transformed into an industrial-chic destination. It’s the perfect backdrop for indulging in contemporary comfort food, including Devil’s on Horseback reinterpreted with bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with truffled goat cheese; signature baked ricotta gnudi finished with truffled fig jam and roasted almonds; and chicken and Red Velvet waffle sliders, an original creation featured on the Travel Channel’s “Food Paradise.’’
At 7th & Carson, the hearth oven is the heart of this distinguished neighborhood restaurant. It’s used for most everything on the menu, from baking flatbreads to roasting stocks to finishing desserts. Helmed by a veteran chef who has cooked at a number of high-profile restaurants on the Strip, 7th & Carson exemplifies hyper seasonal cooking that showcases peak-fresh ingredients. With artsy tiled tables, and a brick-lined patio full of greenery, this is a restaurant made for lingering. No wonder it was named “New Restaurant of the Year’’ by the Nevada Restaurant Association in 2018.
Amble through the unique Container Park, a must-stop, where shipping containers have been converted into swank boutiques, bustling restaurants and a spirited venue for free live music.
In between bites, quench your thirst at the clandestine Downtown Cocktail Room, which Food & Wine singled out as one of its “Best Cocktails Bars in the U.S.’’ With the feel of an urbane New York speakeasy, DCR was Vegas’ first craft cocktail bar. It boasts 51 seasonal menus with some of the most creative hand-crafted cocktails around. Guests will receive a choice of signature cocktail, red or white wine, local beer or soft drink.
Additional Information
What to Bring: All participants must be 21+ years of age with valid government photo ID.
Beverage Package: $50 add-on per person receives a pre-selected signature drink at each restaurant. (net rate $45)
Duration : 2.5 hours
Location : Las Vegas, NV
Number of Stops : 4
PLEASE NOTE:
You must call 888-681-4388 at least 48-hours prior to your tour date to confirm your booking and inform Lip Smacking Foodie Tours if any members of your party have severe food allergies or dietary restrictions.
Arrive Early: Mandatory check-in 15 minutes prior to the start time. In fairness to those who arrive on time, we will depart promptly. There are no reschedules or refunds for latecomers and no-shows.
Gratuities: Restaurant tips are included in the purchase price. Gratuities direct to your guide are graciously accepted but never mandatory. The average gratuity is $10 per-person.
Children & Non-Participants: All guests, including children, must purchase a ticket whether they participate in the food tastings or not. Non-paying individuals will not be able to join the tour. No exceptions will be made.
What to Wear: Dress appropriately for the day's weather conditions and wear comfortable walking shoes with upscale restaurant attire. No sweatpants, jerseys, or athletic apparel permitted. No flip-flops or tanks tops for men.
Allergies and dietary restrictions: Please inform us in advance if any members of your party have severe food allergies or dietary restrictions at the time of booking. We will do our best to make appropriate substitutions whenever possible, but we cannot guarantee them.
Tours are held rain or shine: Tours are held regardless of weather.
Know before you go
What to Bring: All participants must be 21+ years of age with valid government photo ID.
Cancellation policy
Cancellation with no charge if cancelled outside of 48 hours of date the experience is booked. 100% cancellation fee applies if cancelled within 48hrs
