I did something here that I don't normally do, let alone when visiting Las Vegas. Because I have, like, friends and family:\n\nI ate dinner out by myself.\n\nSolo diner. Party of one. The Japanese call this \"ohitori-sama\" - the honored single guest.\n\nAnd it was great!\n\n* Booking was easy - 7pm weekday reservation arranged a couple of days in advance.\n* Warmly welcomed by the hostess.\n* Incredibly friendly, low-key service. Somewhere in between an American bar and a French bistro.\n* Outstanding food, which needs no further discussion here. For this Californian, though, foie gras (illegal back home, gah) was a standout with crispy seared surface.\n* Surprisingly reasonably priced, considering Las Vegas. 4-course + amuse menu was $78; before 6:30pm there's also the quick pre-theatre menu for $48.\n* Got half-bottles of Champagne & Chateauneuf du Pape for $88, which turned out better than ordering by the (relatively pricey) glasses. The fellow next to me ordered a whole Sancerre bottle for $40, well done.\n\nWhich reminds me about this fellow seated next to me -- French-speaking Jason Statham assassin-looking guy also eating solo. I was about to happily drown in the French bistro atmospheric cool, until he turned out to be from Ottawa, hockey talk and all, and that rather killed the romanticism.