By Larry Olmsted

For tourists, Las Vegas is the best dining city in the United States, with an abundance of choices for every taste and budget, from stunning Michelin-starred fine dining to mind boggling buffets, and it boasts the greatest number of eateries by standout world-class chefs.

As a result, choosing where to eat when visiting can be overwhelming. So I’ve created a list of top picks for different styles and types of food to help narrow the field and make easy decisions. I’ve relied primarily on my own experience and opinion, having covered the Vegas dining scene for 20+ years and more than 50 visits, but to augment this, I also solicited assistance from two high-profile Las Vegas dining experts: Mike Hiller, a longtime restaurant critic and food lover who covers the city’s culinary scene for the Dallas Morning News (and runs Dallas’ top food blog, Escape Hatch Dallas), and Zeke Quezada, who has covered Las Vegas and its dining scene for many years for TripSavvy.com (formerly About.com) and has written more on the city than anyone I know … more >

Award-winning travel journalist Larry Olmsted is the author of “Real Food, Fake Food.” He is a Contributing Editor to US Airways Magazine and Cigar Aficionado Magazine and “The Great Life” columnist for Forbes.com.