Best Restaurants for Creative Cuisine in Near the Strip

Bramare is an excellent, relatively new Italian restaurant on Paradise Road (one block from Las Vegas Boulevard behind The Venetian). Relatively small with a great ambiance. The service was initially a bit sluggish - took a while for the server to get to our table after being seated - but after that it was really quite good. Good variety of appetizers (our group of 8 split five of them and enjoyed them all). The quality of the food was excellent overall. I had the wild boar pasta and it definitely reminded me of similar dishes I've had in some of the better restaurants in Florence, Italy. A couple of the pizzas ordered by the group were a bit underdone but generally quite good otherwise. The wine list is good - lots of good selections from Italy as well as the other major wine regions of the world - but probably needs to expand a bit if they're looking to kick the place up a notch. Most impressive was the price: one of the better quality-to-price ratio restaurants I've been to in Vegas, with a QPR that is close to (but not quite as good as) Bouchon (which I think has the highest QPR of any place I've ever eaten). Overall, I would highly recommend Bramare for those looking for affordable, authentic Italian in Vegas.

First time there, and we will definitely be back! The food and the service were great! Thanks Sarah!

We LOVE this place!!! The staff is amazing! From the Hostess to the chef coming out to meet and greet guests, to the bartenders making the BEST cocktails!!! We were so impressed. We will definitely be back and bring friends with!!

It was very good experience, food was good and wait staff was excellent.

It has a good atmosphere - and the service was good.