Las Vegas’s hidden dining and drinking scene has a fresh roster for 2026, with an updated guide to the city’s speakeasies, secret restaurants, and unmarked entrances spotlighting new additions while retiring a pair of familiar names.
New additions to the mix include Nomikai and Ski Lodge, while Beauty & Essex and The Laundry Room are no longer part of the lineup. Nomikai debuted this spring 2025 within The Venetian Resort’s Restaurant Row as a sushi counter/speakeasy with two separate areas. Patrons can visit the quick-serve countertop with handrolls and sake inspired by Tokyo in front, and enjoy their food and drinks in a dark, moody atmosphere through a concealed hallway in the rear of the establishment. Twin chefs Nick and Jun An lead the culinary program, which features premium sushi, rare Japanese whisky, and craft cocktails.
Ski Lodge, the après-ski-themed cocktail bar tucked behind an unmarked door on the second floor of The Cosmopolitan’s Chelsea Tower, pairs a winter lodge aesthetic — complete with a perpetual crackling fire and simulated snowfall — with a sophisticated cocktail and pizza program developed by Spiegelworld…