As one door closes, another opens. EDO Gastro Tapas & Wine accepts its final reservations on September 30, but team behind one of the best restaurants in Las Vegas is gearing up for a new dining destination east of the Strip.
🍽️ A New Beginning at Braseria
Chef Oscar Amador and his partners will open Braseria by EDO in October at The Collective, a buzzy strip mall near the Sphere. The restaurant takes over a larger dining room that can accommodate 110 guests.
“ Originally, we wanted EDO to go in that space, but back then, we didn't have the means to make it happen,” managing partner Roberto Liendo remembers.
As the name suggests, the restaurant will have the feel of a French brasserie, but with an emphasis on grilled meats, seafood, and cuisine that crosses borders between Spain and France with Tayden Ellamar, formerly of L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, collaborating in the kitchen.
“It’ll have our biggest wine program yet — a vast array of Spanish and French wine,” sommelier and partner Joe Mikulich says. “And it’s a beautiful setting. The design is by far the prettiest we've ever done.”
😋 Eight-Year Evolution
It’s a big change from EDO, which started as a food truck in 2017, but found an intimate brick-and-mortar location in Chinatown the following year. From the start, the menu was a mix of traditional Spanish tapas and inventive recipes with a strong Catalonian influence that favored pork and seafood. The intimate 35-seat dining room gave Chef Amador the freedom to experiment without the pressure to fill a larger space.
As operations wind down, a few old favorites — like the cuttlefish carbonara and Kurobuta pork cheeks in red curry — will return, filtering in and out of the restaurant's extensive multi-course tasting menus, currently $80 per person.
👀 Additional Opportunities
The team continues to operate Anima by EDO, mixing Spanish and Italian flavors at the Gramercy near Summerlin. A Monday night pasta and wine special was just introduced and monthly wine dinners with guest vineyards continue to be popular.
The EDO space will eventually reopen under another moniker down the line — a place where Chef Amador can “create dishes and have a little freedom,” Liendo says. “It'll be completely different from EDO.”
Could the EDO name and concept return in a different location? “I’d say yes,” both Liendo and Mikulich reply, almost simultaneously.
“If I were a betting man, it would make sense in an Arts District,” Mikulich continues. “It would make sense in closer proximity to the Strip, because we get a lot of foodies who come to Vegas (from out of town), but we also get locals who love a creative dining option.”
For now, don’t miss your chance to experience the original EDO one last time.
