Some of our favorite Strip cocktail spots have just unveiled exciting renovations, including Rhumbar at the Mirage and Bar Parasol at Wynn. But another new casino lounge is completely new and much more than a lounge.
Vanderpump á Paris, the follow-up to Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace, is the new meetup spot at Paris Las Vegas for anyone ready to explore the center Strip resort’s revamped restaurant lineup. It’s also a restaurant itself, and later, an intimate ultralounge with big club energy.
Restaurateur and reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump lived in France for years and wanted to bring her lush, ornate impressions of a sexy Parisian bar to Las Vegas. The deeper you dig into this new venue, the more embellishments you’ll discover. And it gets easier to get lost once you move from obligatory sips of Champagne or rosé into signature cocktails like the coconut-pineapple-jalapeño Flora Bora Bora ($19) or a classic dirty martini ($21) spiked with blue cheese olives, rosemary and everything bagel spice.
OK, you’re not going anywhere else, so share the trio of seafood tartares ($28), the mini beef Wellington sliders ($20) and the French onion mac and cheese ($17). Ratatouille frites ($17) with crispy sweet potato, topped with roasted vegetables and Gruyere, also jump off the menu, but if you get them, you might not have energy left for a caramel-coated croquembouche or creme brulee beignets (both $13). Indulgence is what they do here.
VANDERPUMP Á PARIS Paris Las Vegas, 702-946-4217. Sunday-Thursday, 4 p.m.-midnight; Friday & Saturday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m.
