So go ahead, come hungry, and see how Las Vegas buffets are continuing to not only survive but thrive with the following 15 options. Its role has evolved from a loss leader to keep people inside casinos to a more expensive array of food in one place that's often considered a rite of passage or a bucket-list experience for tourists, although we can think of a few other things more worthy of that designation. And sometimes go back for seconds, or maybe even thirds. However, Las Vegas has always been a place where you can have your cake and eat it too. Newer hotels aren't bothering at all, and some are embracing food halls instead, including Famous Food Street Eats at Resorts World and Proper Eats at the Aria, which happens to have a pretty cool speakeasy hidden behind the doughnut counter. Meanwhile, Station Casinos decided it was done with the concept for good at its properties.
Longtime favorites like Le Village Buffet at Paris, Carnival World & Seafood Buffet at the Rio, and Studio B at The M Resort never reopened. More than three years and a few vaccine shots later, Vegas is thriving again with pool parties, nightclubs, and other fun stuff, but the buffet scene looks quite a bit different. The closure of buffets in 2020 was the first sign COVID-19 was a problem that couldn't be solved with a sneeze guard. After overcoming the depths of the pandemic, everything is back to normal in Las Vegas.
