text: A hidden gem hidden inside Restaurant Charlie. \n\nAfter eating here twice, and dining at many other strong contenders, I believe I can legitimately say this is one of the best restaurants in Las Vegas. Well executed, challenging dishes made to order right infront of you at the bar. \n\nKaiseki cuisine is on tap here, featuring a heavy dose of seafood. Kaiseki features nature in food, and many dishes will tell a story. Some of the dishes I have had the pleasure of consuming (first with my eyes, then with my stomach) have been \"Cherry Blossoms in Snow\", \"Life Cycle of the Trout\" and \"Oysters on the Beach\" with food recreating each portion of those scenes. Stunning. \n\nChef Nagahara said he hopes anyone who returns the restaurant will not eat the same meal twice, and I can confirm this for although some dishes were similar, nothing was replicated. Chef gets very passionate when he talks about food, explaining how amazing it was to get a still in rigour blue fin tuna from Tsukiji to work with one day, and suggesting we go visit Guy Savoy another. Word has it that Charlie Trotter hand picked him and persuaded him to leave his academic life as a physicist to run Bar Charlie. \n\nThe drinks menu features pre-Prohibition cocktails that are definitely worth a second glance. And prepare to be wowed by Vannessa Garcia's pastry creations for dessert.\n\nIf you enjoy esoteric, thoughtful food prepared by a skilled hand, you should book an evening at Bar Charlie now, and put yourself and Chef Nagahara's hands. Trust.