We’re still buzzing over City Cast Las Vegas winning Best Vegas Podcast in Las Vegas Weekly’s Best of Vegas Awards! We even got a shoutout from City Cast CEO David Plotz 🙏
So we wanted to pay it forward and give a shoutout of our own to some of the other winners we’ve covered in our podcast and newsletter over the years.
🎨 Best Off the Beaten Path Gallery: Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum, where we recorded a live podcast episode on “The Hidden Art of Las Vegas.”
📚 Best Library: Sahara West Library, where you can do much more than just check out books with your library card.
🎭 Best Live Theater: Majestic Repertory Theatre, led by founder Troy Heard, who gave an insider look at one of the most unique productions to take his stage.
🎞️ Best Movie Theater: The Beverly Theater, whose creative director, Kip Kelly, joined us to explain how independent and art house films can thrive in Vegas.
💡 Best Museum: The Neon Museum, a palace that lights up throughout the year, including Pride Month.
🌎 Best Music Venue: Sphere, a place that dominates headlines, from its first year of shows to its in-house movie. Find the best vantage points to snap a good photo.
🫦 Best Production Show: Miss Behave’s Mavericks, hosted by “Miss Behave” herself, Amy Saunders, who spilled the tea on the wild production.
👠 Best Burlesque Show: Dita Von Teese, who’s part of a burlesque revival in Vegas.
🤠 Best Honky Tonk: Ole Red, one of the most high-profile country music venues in Vegas.
✍️ Best Bookstore: The Writer’s Block, which is not only a great bookstore for gift shopping, but also book clubs, and being ahead of the game when it comes to industry trends.
🍝 Best Pasta: Esther’s Kitchen, the signature restaurant of Chef James Trees, who talked to us about his life story and leading a new wave of restaurants in the Arts District.
🌮 Best Meatless Menu: Tacotarian, featured in our episode on best vegan dining.
🐟 Best Fine Dining: Ocean Prime, which has a great patio for outdoor dining and is part of the “amuse booze” trend that we love.
🍹 Best Pizza: Red Dwarf and Best Cocktails: Stray Pirate, both featured in our episode on the history of tiki, and rundown of the best tiki bars in Vegas.
☕ Best Coffeehouse: Mothership Coffee Roasters, one of the top java joints in Downtown.
😋 Best Sandwich: Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, home of the best instant Thanksgiving meal in Vegas.
🍺 Best Henderson Bar: Khoury’s Fine Wine & Spirits, whose bartender shared some advice on the best craft beer in Vegas.
🍷Best Wine Bar: Crush Pad Wine Bar, one of the hottest new bars to open last year.
🏳️🌈 Best LGBTQ Bar: The Phoenix, a place that helped shape gay culture in Vegas, along with bars in the Fruit Loop.
🏀 Best Sports Entertainment Value: Las Vegas Aces, who made Las Vegas history with the help of Best Coach: Becky Hammon and Best Female Athlete: A’ja Wilson.
🏒 Best Team: Vegas Golden Knights, who not only have Best Male Athlete: Jack Eichel, but also the Best Vegas Fandom, especially when City Cast Las Vegas cranks the siren at T-Mobile Arena 🚨
