Best Burgers in Las Vegas: Strip and Off-Strip

The best burgers in Las Vegas belong to two separate scenes. On the Strip, celebrity-chef burger restaurants sit inside the casino resorts and sell premium patties with long menus. Off the Strip, locals eat in Downtown around Fremont Street, in the 18b Arts District and along Spring Mountain Road in Chinatown, where counter-service smash burgers and diners set the tone.

Las Vegas eats around the clock. Casinos never close, a large share of the city works night shifts in hotels and kitchens, and plenty of grills stay open long after midnight. Gordon Ramsay Burger at Planet Hollywood is the best-known example of the resort model, where a chef’s name and a show kitchen are part of the meal. The off-Strip scene runs on strip malls and suburban plazas, so a short drive often separates a tourist burger from the one residents order.

Burgers in Las Vegas: key facts

• Areas to explore: the Strip resorts, Downtown and Fremont Street, the 18b Arts District, Chinatown on Spring Mountain Road and Henderson.
• Main styles: chef-branded burgers in the casinos; smash burgers and diner burgers off the Strip.
• When locals eat: late. A burger at 2 a.m. is ordinary here.
• Getting around: the Strip runs about 4 miles; the Las Vegas Monorail follows its east side, but off-Strip spots need a car or rideshare.
• What our guides check: the exact resort or address, since several burger brands run counters in more than one casino.
• Currency: US dollar (USD).

Every guide we publish on Las Vegas is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. See how other cities compare in our burger restaurant guides.