These include the amazing tower of paper thin, perfectly fried eggplant and zucchini chips with delicious house made tzatziki sauce and the famously tender, perfectly cooked and carefully sourced octopus. But that doesn’t really matter on the Lip Smacking Foodie Tour, and despite the fact that Milos is very high end, they don’t skimp, and you get not one, not two, but three of the signature dishes. It is a fantastic, albeit expensive eatery, and the one knock it gets from critics is about the price. The original is in Montreal but Milos has outlets in New York, London, Athens, Miami and soon Los Cabos. Yet Milos is arguably the most acclaimed Greek restaurant in the world, a very high-end seafood specialist known for impeccable and unrivalled specialty fish sourcing. For instance, no one on my tour other than myself was familiar with estiatorio Milos in the Cosmopolitan, one of our stops. Every place Lip Smacking Foodie Tours owner Donald Contursi has chosen is a standout. Everyone visiting wants to know where to eat, and many are terribly misinformed about the food scene, what’s good and what’s not. That’s especially important in Vegas, where choices are overwhelming but a lot of them potential missteps. So, what makes these tours so good? Lots of things.įirst, they pick excellent places to eat, top tier restaurants, but ones that might be off your usual tourist radar. Other recent honors include 2018 Best Tour, Best Food Tour, and Best Date Night Spot by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. A few years earlier, Hiller did a more detailed feature on the tours for the Dallas Morning News, which you can read here. The tours are the highest-rated Vegas tours on, with more than 1,400 five-star reviews.” It is also Time Out’s top pick for Vegas food tours and as the city’s second-best tour of any kind. Along the way, you’ll meet the chefs, learn Vegas insider secrets and eat more good food than you could arrange on your own. At each stop, you’ll be treated like VIPs, with immediate seating and served several signature dishes at each restaurant. His three-hour guided walking tours take you to four of the top restaurants on the Strip. Before starting his award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Tours, Contursi worked as a waiter at some of the top restaurants in the city. Lip Smacking Foodie TourĪs Mike wrote in the Times, “Everybody thinks they know the best restaurants in Vegas, but Donald Contursi really does. Optional alcohol pairing – frozen or on the rocks fresh fruit margarita, or beerįreedom Beat in the Grand Hotel – featuring hell’s kitchen champion and celebrity chef Scott Commings.Attention to detail, variety, and a sense of fun has made Lip Smacking Foodie Tours a standout.“Flautas de pollo,” rolled chicken tacos, Oaxaca cheese, queso fresco, sour cream, and tomatillo salsa.La Comida – lovingly crafted Mexican cuisine using traditional ingredients and family culinary secrets from various regions in Mexico with the sophisticated influence of Mexico City. Walking tour/transportation to the event not included.Dietary restrictions/food allergies accommodated with advance notice.Restaurants, tasting items & tour guides subject to availability.3 hours – four partner restaurants / full meal.This Vegas culinary tour features many stops where you will get the chance to explore a variety of the best foods Las Vegas has to offer! Your tour is narrated by local, professional guides and allows plenty of time for networking and socializing among guests.Ĭome hungry – this tour is enough for lunch or dinner! Our Las Vegas Foodie Tour is fully narrated by a local guide with culture, history, and Vegas trivia. In between tastings, enjoy guided sightseeing excursions through the Fremont Street Experience, Vegas’ original casinos, Downtown’s Container Park, and Insta-worthy street art. This three-hour private downtown Las Vegas food tour features generous restaurant tastings at favorite casual local eateries. Discover the original downtown Las Vegas, our city’s oldest and most colorful neighborhood, bite by bite.
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