Staff pick: Raku (5030 Spring Mountain Road, 367-3511) New York Japanese star chef Mitsuo Endo’s postage stamp-sized haunt has only minimal sushi, opting instead to serve pub dishes, but he already has every famous Vegas chef as a regular customer. His fans come for house-made tofu, amazing grilled rice balls and funky stewed offal, and the sake and beer flow like a local sprinkler system in July.

Readers’ Choice: Yellowtail (At Bellagio, 693-8300)

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