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Wakuda takes Japanese cuisine to the next level By KEN MILLER
THERE ARE MANY next-level dining experiences to enjoy on the Las Vegas Strip, places where money is no object and memories last a lifetime. One of those just arrived: the ultra-exclusive Wakuda. There’s currently only one other in the world (it’s in Singapore, but there are plans to open several more in the coming years), so unless you have the budget to travel overseas, Las Vegas is your best bet to enjoy this culinary masterwork. This restaurant oozes opulence from every square inch. Warm tones dominate
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Fans of Old-Fashioneds will find a the décor, with soft lighting and plenty pleasant variation here—the smoking of table and booth seating. The art— oolong Old-Fashioned, made with including a 16-foot-long installation Toki whiskey and smoked oolong by Yusk Imai in the main dining tea syrup, along with bitters. room, artwork by Hiroyasu Tsuri For something a bit spicier, at both the main entrance and the shishito sour features behind the sushi bar, and two charred shishito pepper in enormous sumo sculptures 866.659.9643 a blend of Effen cucumber created by Shonhei Otomo— vodka, plum, lemon and egg provides plenty to look at while white. The Competent—Haiku vodka enjoying a signature cocktail and with Luxardo Aperitivo, lychee, yellow awaiting the delights to come from twoChartreuse and lime—is sublimely smooth. Michelin-starred chef Tetsuya Wakuda.
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