Downtown Las Vegas

Downtown Las Vegas is a quirky alternative to the Las Vegas Strip, with good gambling, a grittier vibe and a diverse collection of restaurants, bars and casinos.

Dates Announced for Life is Beautiful Music Festival 2016

Dates Announced for Life is Beautiful Music Festival 2016

The Life is Beautiful music festival has announced its dates for 2016. The event will indeed return Sep. 23-25, 2016....

February 02 2016 — 1 min read — 3 comments

Downtown Grand’s CEO Jim Simms Is Shown the Door

Downtown Grand’s CEO Jim Simms Is Shown the Door

Word is the CEO of the struggling Downtown Grand, Jim Simms, has been given his walking papers. Simms' abrupt, apparently...

February 02 2016 — 2 min read — 20 comments

Downtown Discovery: Stoned N Baked at Downtown Container Park is Worth the Trip

Downtown Discovery: Stoned N Baked at Downtown Container Park is Worth the Trip

If you've never been to the Downtown Container Park, Stoned N Baked is the perfect reason to swing on by....

January 29 2016 — 3 min read — 17 comments

El Cortez Casino is On the Right Track With Pizza Lotto Restaurant and Upcoming Imbibe Bar

El Cortez Casino is On the Right Track With Pizza Lotto Restaurant and Upcoming Imbibe Bar

If you haven't heard about the new Pizza Lotto Italian restaurant at downtown's El Cortez, you're in the majority. The new...

January 20 2016 — 4 min read — 10 comments

Rock’N’oodles is the Best Downtown Las Vegas Restaurant You’ve Never Heard Of

Rock’N’oodles is the Best Downtown Las Vegas Restaurant You’ve Never Heard Of

Discovering Rock'N'oodles in downtown Las Vegas is a little like stumbling upon a song by your favorite band you never...

January 11 2016 — 3 min read — 0 comments

F. Pigalle Fondue Restaurant Opens Downtown, a Sexy, Succulent Surprise

F. Pigalle Fondue Restaurant Opens Downtown, a Sexy, Succulent Surprise

Downtown Las Vegas has added another excellent offering to its already booming restaurant scene, the fondue-based F. Pigalle. F. Pigalle...

December 16 2015 — 5 min read — 2 comments

SlotZilla Zip Line Flies Past 500,000 Riders

SlotZilla Zip Line Flies Past 500,000 Riders

With little fanfare, downtown's SlotZilla zipline recently surpassed half-a-million riders. The number of riders is actually more than 540,000, but...

November 30 2015 — 3 min read — 14 comments

Smashed Pig Gastropub Opens on Fremont Street, Bowls Us Over With Fare and Firewater

Smashed Pig Gastropub Opens on Fremont Street, Bowls Us Over With Fare and Firewater

It's been a long time coming, but the Smashed Pig Gastropub is open on Fremont East in downtown Las Vegas....

November 24 2015 — 3 min read — 2 comments

Interactive Mystery Show, “Alibi Las Vegas,” Pulls Up Stakes Downtown

Interactive Mystery Show, “Alibi Las Vegas,” Pulls Up Stakes Downtown

"Alibi Las Vegas," a fun, interactive gem of a pub and restaurant crawl is closing up shop, at least in...

November 22 2015 — 2 min read — 2 comments

Everything Must Go As Plaza Sells Off Las Vegas Club Sports Memorabilia

Everything Must Go As Plaza Sells Off Las Vegas Club Sports Memorabilia

The recently-sold Las Vegas Club was once a treasure trove of sports memorabilia, now the stash is being sold in...

November 06 2015 — 2 min read — 7 comments

Taqueria el Buen Pastor Restaurant Opens Downtown, Drunk People Rejoice

Taqueria el Buen Pastor Restaurant Opens Downtown, Drunk People Rejoice

A new cheap place to eat in downtown Las Vegas has opened, Taqueria el Buen Pastor on Fremont Street. The...

November 02 2015 — 2 min read — 4 comments

Las Vegas Once Again Proves Itself the Ultimate Orgy of Halloween Fun

Las Vegas Once Again Proves Itself the Ultimate Orgy of Halloween Fun

There are lots of things Las Vegas does bigger and better than anywhere else, and Halloween may very well be...

November 01 2015 — 2 min read — 1 comment

“Real World” Las Vegas Update: Cast and Twist Revealed, Audition Videos and Random Sightings

“Real World” Las Vegas Update: Cast and Twist Revealed, Audition Videos and Random Sightings

When we first dropped the news "Real World" would be taping at downtown's Gold Spike, the reaction was more "That's...

October 28 2015 — 4 min read — 5 comments

Smashed Pig Nears Completion, Joining Downtown’s Booming Restaurant Scene

Smashed Pig Nears Completion, Joining Downtown’s Booming Restaurant Scene

Fremont East in downtown Las Vegas is about to get an new addition to its growing line-up of restaurants, The...

October 28 2015 — 2 min read — 0 comments

Recent Stories in Downtown Las Vegas

A.I., Too, Is Confused About the Silver Slipper Sign

A.I., Too, Is Confused About the Silver Slipper Sign

August 19 2025 — 3 min read — 1 comment

Golden Gate to Replace All Live Table Games with Electronic Table Games

Golden Gate to Replace All Live Table Games with Electronic Table Games

August 09 2025 — 7 min read — 36 comments

Golden Gate to Close Its Last Live Craps Table [UPDATED]

Golden Gate to Close Its Last Live Craps Table [UPDATED]

August 08 2025 — 5 min read — 25 comments

Pinches Tacos Shutters at Downtown Container Park

Pinches Tacos Shutters at Downtown Container Park

August 04 2025 — 3 min read — 1 comment