The home to all things carnivorous is getting a new home. Next year, chef José Andrés will close his Bazaar Meat steakhouse at the Sahara Las Vegas and reopen the restaurant at the Palazzo at the Venetian Resort.
The new Bazaar Meat at the Palazzo will retain the menu, inventive cocktails, and impressive presentations that the brand is now known for. Andrés’s steakhouse is the latest addition as part of the Venetian’s $1.5 billion reinvestment project. The resort previously announced other new restaurants — the California-based Gjelina slated to open this year and the Michelin-starred Cote Steakhouse which will debut in a 10,000-square-foot restaurant space in 2025. The Bazaar move also comes on the heels of Bazaar Mar’s August opening at the Shops at Crystals.
Bazaar Meat opened at the Sahara in 2014 and has since become a standout for its excellent tasting menus that feature crispy chicken-bechamel fritters playfully served in a sneaker, savory and tangy beef tartare with mustard and anchovy, delicate cones filled with créme fraîche and caviar, and squares of foie gras enrobed in puffs of cotton candy. Specialty cuts take up residence in a sushi counter-style meat bar, framed by hoisted legs of jamón ibérico. Flames and fragrances waft over the open-flamed grills. Overhead chandeliers are encased by antlers. It all sets the stage for tender suckling pig, heaping “Vaca Vieja” eight-year-old Holstein steaks, and lamb rack bathed in sweet and sour gastrique.
Paul Hobson, the Sahara Las Vegas general manager, issued a statement to Eater Vegas, which read in part, “Our Sahara team members have been proud to bring chef Andrés’ vision to life and witness the recognition Bazaar Meat has received on countless lists of the world’s best restaurants.” The Sahara announced in a press release that the restaurant will remain open into 2025 and that the resort is finalizing an agreement for a new restaurant partner that may be announced soon.
Also home to Emeril Legasse’s Delmonico Steakhouse, Wolfgang Puck’s Cut, and the double-decker Smith & Wollensky, the Venetian is positioning itself to be a Vegas steakhouse hub.
