Las Vegas
You're flying out of Las Vegas Airport, you have 90 minutes to kill, and you'd like to do better than a Pret. Good news: airport drinking has improved more in the last five years than the previous fifty. Pre-flight drinks at Las Vegas Airport range from chain reliability to surprisingly polished hotel-style bars in the airport hotels. This is barsforKings's editor-curated guide to drinking better at Las Vegas's airports.
Arts District · $$
Able Baker Brewing draws a steady local crowd in Arts District. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
City centre · $
A hotel bar our editors keep in rotation.
Downtown · $$
Banger Brewing draws a steady local crowd in Downtown. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Strip · $$$$
Bardot Brasserie Bar draws a steady local crowd in Strip. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Want a real drink before flying? The fastest play is to get to airport hotels next door — most run polished bars that beat anything post-security. We list them at the bottom. If you've got 60 spare minutes pre-airport, see our shortlist of bars in Las Vegas proper at the end.
Plays for Las Vegas Airport: post-security, pre-security, lounges, and the airport-hotel cheat code.
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