Where To Eat Before Every Vegas Residency Show
Find your perfect pre-concert meal on or off The Strip
This year’s crop of Las Vegas artists in residency is an exciting one, worthy of several trips to the desert oasis to check out your favorite musical acts. Whether you’ve got tickets to see legends like J. Lo, Rod Stewart or Mary J. Blige, or are headed to the now world-famous Sphere to see throwbacks like the Backstreet Boys and No Doubt reunited on stage, Lettuce has the perfect spots to get the party started before the show—on and off The Strip!
Looking for more concert fun this year? Snag tickets now to Lone Star Smokeout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, April 24-26, and Windy City Smokeout in Chicago, July 8-12, 2026!
RPM Italian
RPM Italian at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace serves up a satisfying menu of contemporary Italian dishes perfect for sharing, such as wood oven pizzettes, housemade pastas, steaks, chops, seafood and Italian classics like Chicken Parmesan. With a chic black-and-white dining room and clubby vibes, it’s the spot to hit before throwing your hands up with Zayn at Dolby Live at Park MGM (Jan. 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31), Jennifer Lopez at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace (March 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28), and Mary J. Blige at Dolby Live at Park MGM (May 1-9 and July 10-18).
Make a reservation at RPM Italian at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace
Eiffel Tower Restaurant
Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas, perched on the 11th floor of a scale replica of Paris’ Eiffel Tower, overlooking the glittering lights of the Strip and the Bellagio fountains, is known as one of the most romantic restaurants in Sin City—and the country—which makes a pre-show dinner reservation there a must for anyone headed to a show featuring iconic power ballads and love songs. Set the mood with champagne and French fine dining before seeing Styx (Jan. 23, 24, 28, 30, 31) or Foreigner at The Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort (March 6, 7, 11, 13, 14), Bruno Mars at Dolby Live at Park MGM (presale available Jan. 30 for May 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, and June 2), and Kelly Clarkson at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace (July 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and Aug. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15). (Why not double down on the romance and make a whole wedding weekend out of it?)
Make a reservation at Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas
Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
No matter what generation you’re from, there’s nothing more classic than a steak broiled to perfection alongside a seafood tower piled with East and West Coast oysters, crab legs, and lobster, so when you’re in Vegas to see 90s boy band Backstreet Boys at the Sphere (Feb. 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15), O.G. 80s crew New Kids on the Block at Dolby Live at MGM (select dates in February, June, July, and October), and classic rock front man-turned-old-school-crooner Rod Stewart at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace (May 27, 29, 30 and June 2, 4, and 6), Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab has got the Right Stuff (#iykyk).
Make a reservation at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace
El Segundo Sol
El Segundo Sol at Fashion Show Las Vegas is a true crowd-pleaser, serving up authentic Mexican tacos, fajitas, and margaritas, and somehow effortlessly combining high-energy party vibes with low-key chill, just like a few of this year’s artists in residence. Come by to indulge in Tuna Poke Tacos, Burrito Mucho, Family-Size Fajitas and more before heading out to see Windy City Smokeout headliner Blake Shelton at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace (Jan. 23, 24, 28, 30, 31), EDM superstar Illenium at the Sphere (March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 and April 2, 3, 4) and Mexican country-rock crossover artist Carin León at the Sphere (Sept. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13).
Make a reservation at El Segundo Sol at Fashion Show Las Vegas
Summer House
Lettuce’s sprawling, indoor-outdoor, West Coast-inspired restaurant at the Durango Casino and Resort is what off-Strip dreams are made of, like a Hotel California come to life (though one you won’t want to check out of!). Before heading to see your favorite throwback SoCal acts such as The Eagles at The Sphere (select weekends in January, February and March at the Sphere), CCR’s John Fogerty at PH Live at Planet Hollywood (March 18, 20, 21), and Gwen Stefani reunite with No Doubt at the Sphere (May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30), plus the Summertime vibes of Kenny Chesney at the Sphere (June 19, 20, 24, 26, 27), swing by Summer House – Las Vegas to tuck into some California-style starters, salads, pizza, pasta, seafood, and more summer comfort food, from Ahi Tuna Watermelon Tostadas and Picnic Fried Chicken Basket, to the signature oversized Summer House cookies from The Cookie Bar.
Make a reservation at Summer House – Las Vegas
Mon Ami Gabi
Like the songs of this year’s resident acts, you can revisit Mon Ami Gabi at the Paris Las Vegas again and again, and you can never go wrong (see: Pour Some Sugar On Me). The bistro classique’s central location with an unparalleled view of the Bellagio fountains—not to mention the best people watching on the Strip (a show within itself!)—along with its timeless menu of French hors d’oeuvres, seafood, Steak Frites, and cocktails make it a ideal pre-show for equally ageless acts like Def Leppard at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace (Feb. 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28), or Collective Soul (Feb. 4, 6, 7) and the Goo Goo Dolls at The Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort (May 15, 16, 20, 22, 23).
Make a reservation at Mon Ami Gabi at Paris Las Vegas
Happy Camper Pizza
Come party at the happiest place on the Strip, Happy Camper Pizza! With a massive all-seasons patio, the fun never stops at this favorite spot for group get-togethers at Fashion Show Las Vegas. Decorated with neon signs, vintage-style camper trailers, firepits and more disco balls than you can count, kick your evening off with Happy-tizers, pizzas, the Big Happy Burger, and fun cocktails like the Big A$$ Lemonade, Chalice of Aperol Spritz, and some Claw-bongs before going to check out a few venerable acts who bring the fun everywhere they go—The B-52s at The Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort (April 22, 24, 25), Cyndi Lauper at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace (April 24, 25, 29 and May 1, 2), and Dolly Parton at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace (Sept. 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26).
