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  • Three Days of Eating in Las Vegas: Bacchanal, The Golden Tiki and The Buffet at Wynn

    Three Days of Eating in Las Vegas: Bacchanal, The Golden Tiki and The Buffet at Wynn

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    Three days in Las Vegas in November 2023, planned around food: two of the Strip’s best-known buffets, a giant deli sandwich and a night at our favourite tiki bar off the Strip.

    Day 1: Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace

    We landed and went straight to the Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace. Glazed ribs, roast chicken, shrimp cocktail, fried rice, tacos and a shrimp soup, then a plate of desserts. It’s one of the biggest buffets in Vegas, and you can tell.

    Glazed ribs, roast chicken and a shrimp cocktail at Bacchanal Buffet, Caesars Palace
    Fried rice, a spring roll and a tostada at Bacchanal Buffet
    Shrimp soup, a taco and a mini burger at Bacchanal Buffet
    Desserts and fruit at Bacchanal Buffet, Caesars Palace

    Day 2: Breakfast, Caesars and The Golden Tiki

    Breakfast on the Strip was smoked salmon, shrimp and grits and a bagel, followed by ham and an omelet. Then we walked through Caesars Palace, past the famous Caesar statue in the rotunda.

    Breakfast plate with smoked salmon, shrimp and grits and a bagel on the Las Vegas Strip
    Omelet with sauce and sliced ham at breakfast in Las Vegas
    Caesar statue in the rotunda at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

    That afternoon there was time for one souvenir that won’t fit in a suitcase: a new tattoo of a retro flying saucer with rocket flames, done by Jason Tritten at Revolt Tattoos in the Fashion Show Mall.

    Retro flying saucer tattoo by Jason Tritten at Revolt Tattoos, Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas
    Fresh flying saucer tattoo from Revolt Tattoos in Las Vegas

    In the evening we went to The Golden Tiki in Chinatown, just west of the Strip. It has glowing waterfalls, tiki lamps, a wall of shrunken heads and video poker built into the bar. We drank a daiquiri and pink and blue frozen tiki drinks, and one came in a skull mug.

    Glowing waterfall and tiki carvings inside The Golden Tiki, Las Vegas
    Dark bar lit by glowing tiki lamps at The Golden Tiki
    Daiquiri and a pink frozen cocktail on the bar-top video poker at The Golden Tiki
    Blue tiki cocktail with pineapple and a cherry at The Golden Tiki
    Pink and blue frozen tiki drinks side by side at The Golden Tiki
    Skull-shaped tiki mug at The Golden Tiki
    Wall of shrunken-head decorations under purple light at The Golden Tiki

    Day 3: Greenberg’s Deli and The Buffet at Wynn

    Lunch was a towering pastrami Reuben from Greenberg’s Deli. It was barely enough room for dinner.

    Towering pastrami Reuben sandwich at Greenberg's Deli, Las Vegas

    Dinner was The Buffet at Wynn, our pick for the best buffet of the trip. There were crab legs, sushi and nigiri, prime rib, and a dessert plate with a churro and strawberry cake.

    Crab legs and a plate of hot dishes at The Buffet at Wynn
    Sushi rolls and tuna nigiri at The Buffet at Wynn
    Prime rib with a bowl of stew and roasted vegetables at The Buffet at Wynn
    Churro, strawberry cake and small desserts at The Buffet at Wynn

    Where to stay

    We stayed at Caesars Palace, right in the middle of the Strip. The Bacchanal Buffet is downstairs, and the Wynn is a short ride north.

    Tips for a Vegas food trip

    • Space out the buffets. One a day is plenty.
    • Go to the buffets at off-peak times to skip the longest lines.
    • The Golden Tiki is a short ride from the Strip and stays open late.
    • Plan to share a deli sandwich, because the portions are huge.

    We went back to The Golden Tiki a year later for the holiday menu. See The Golden Tiki Las Vegas: Holiday Menu and Tiki Cocktails.

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