3 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Las Vegas — February 21

For the trendsetter: Stubborn Seed

With artfully arranged plates of cured yellowtail, ricotta gnudi shrouded in a wash of foam, and olive ciabatta prime for slathering with whipped feta, Stubborn Seed at Resorts World is serving some of Las Vegas's most inventive — and most playful — food. Chef Jeremy Ford opened the Las Vegas location of his Michelin-starred Florida restaurant on February 10 at Resorts World. The restaurant has been eagerly anticipated ever since Ford made a brief appearance in June 2024 in tandem with the World's 50 Best Restaurants ceremony. At the time, he hosted a one-night-only dinner preview of the vegetable-forward tasting menu that Stubborn Seed is famous for.

Now that Stubborn Seed is finally open, visitors can sample the tasting menu in the restaurant's handsome and leather-decked dining room. The menu starts at $135 with optional add-ons and wine pairings. Dinner opens with the ciabatta bread service before leading into one of the most striking dishes of the experience. An uni panna cotta with icy granita bears all the textures one would expect from a sugary dessert. But here, the creamy panna cotta is surprisingly tangy with the delightful brine of fresh uni. And the granita is similarly savory, the coal fire-grilled pomegranate lending just a touch of sweetness as the ice readies the palate for the following course of truffle and ricotta pasta with toothsome mushrooms. It's poised to be one of the most talked-about restaurants of 2025. 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard. — Janna Karel, Editor, Eater Vegas