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Grand Lux Café

Morning Lights Breakfast is king at these valley eateries

Brunch is a highly celebrated dining experience in Las Vegas, but what about breakfast? Perhaps the potential for late-night revelry in Sin City creates the perception that people here aren’t interested in the most important meal of the day. The truth is casino resorts and friendly neighborhoods alike are stacked with fantastic morning meal options, so set that alarm clock and enjoy— it’s worth the effort.

Keep breakfast casual at Resort World’s bright and lively Sun’s Out Buns Out (702.676.6852), open daily at 7 a.m. and ready to serve some of the best egg sandwiches on the Strip. Stick to the classic choice with a bacon, egg and cheese on soft brioche, spiced up slightly with chipotle ketchup, or sub in sausage, slow-roasted beef short rib or even fried chicken as the protein of choice. SOBO’s avocado toast is

seriously tasty as well, thanks to basil pesto and heirloom cherry tomatoes on crisp sourdough.

Hash House A Go Go (702.254.4646) is a veritable breakfast institution with fi ve locations spread around the valley, including an expansive second-story diner at The Linq Hotel on the Strip and another eatery inside the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas. You can also enjoy the signature sage fried chicken and wa es, plate-sized fl apjacks or spicy chorizo hash at restaurants in Summerlin, Henderson and just west of the city’s center on Sahara Avenue. This “twisted farm food” always goes big on fl avor and portions, so come early and come hungry.

For an upscale but similarly bold breakfast experience, check in at the Grand Lux Café (702.414.3888), easily accessible at Venetian or Palazzo locations. Open around the clock, this café truly has something for everyone with a massive amount of menu options for all three meals, but we love Grand Lux for its Florentine omelet, short rib Benedict, biscuits and gravy, and buttermilk blueberry pancakes.

Did someone say pancakes? Du-Par’s (702.636.7111) at Suncoast is a fl apjack icon, a Southern California diner transplanted downtown at the historic Golden Gate for years before moving out to the burbs at the bustling location. The legendary buttermilk hotcakes are smothered in melted butter and warm maple syrup, and perfectly complemented by a center-cut ham steak, corned beef hash or pork sausage links for that stunning sweet-and-savory combination.

Just one exit away along Summerlin Parkway resides one of the most popular neighborhood restaurants in Vegas history, the Bagel Café (702.255.3444). There’s clearly a specialty here, with a variety of bagels baked fresh every day and all the delicious spreads you could ever hope for ready and waiting to be smeared across a toasty round masterpiece. But you can also fi nd cheese blintzes, egg and omelet plates, potato pancakes and smoked fi sh dishes to augment your bagel.

A similar approach is the focus at Sadelle’s Cafe (702.693.7075) at Bellagio, the regal café just o the iconic conservatory. This is a New York-style bagel experience on the Strip, with bacon-and-egg sandwiches, huevos rancheros and steak and eggs rounding out the breakfast o erings. Whether you prefer to go fancy to start your day or keep things simple, Las Vegas has you covered. –Brock Radke

Du-Par’s

Sadelle’s Cafe Hash House A Go Go