Since the very first day we were able to enter the bold, bronze tower on the northern side of the Strip, Wynn Las Vegas has been serving seafood in a very different and delicious way. If you were lucky enough to dine at the original Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare, a celebration of coastal Italian cooking, you definitely remember that meal. And the restaurant opposite SW Steakhouse on the resort’s Lake of Dreams, Lakeside—opened in 2010—has always been an overlooked gem, trafficking in gigantic live lobster, rare Hawaiian fish and much more.
Now it’s time for a sea change. Lakeside closed this month and will get a visit from the restaurant renovation fairies (who are planning to maximize the views of the lake) as it becomes Fiola Mare, the Mediterranean seafood concept from Washington, D.C., headed by James Beard and Michelin-awarded chef Fabio Trabocchi.
When it opens in early 2025, guests will be able to order carefully sourced seafood from a cart offering multiple “daily catch” offerings alongside craft cocktails and a global wine program. For a little extra taste, the D.C. restaurant offers a special “Sunday catch” menu featuring wild hamachi crudo done Amalfi-style, spaghetti alle vongole and Canary Islands branzino with salsa verde.
“Since moving to the U.S. in 2000 from Le Marche, Italy, I’ve dreamt of having a restaurant in Las Vegas,” Trabocchi said in a statement. “I couldn’t be prouder than to partner with an iconic destination as Wynn Las Vegas, who is the perfect complement to our hospitality group.
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