World's Best Casino Dining

Those are real Picassos hanging throughout the Picasso restaurant, which overlooks the famous Bellagio fountain. Chef Julian Serrano takes inspiration from the French and Spanish regions where the legendary painter once lived for dishes like pan-seared scallops with potato mousseline. Chef-restaurateur Michael Mina's eponymous seafood restaurant is also located at the hotel-casino. www.bellagio.com

"If Mexico hadn't shared its chiles with China, would we have spicy Chinese food?" asks chef José Andrés. With dishes like Asian duck tacos, his new Vegas spot, China Poblano, fuses the two cuisines. At Jaleo (also in the hotel), Andrés serves traditional Spanish tapas and paella cooked over a large wood-burning grill. The hotel is a veritable food mecca, with restaurants like Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill, Scott Conant's Scarpetta and David Myers's Comme Ça. www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

This huge resort consists of two palaces, two deluxe hotels, five casinos and 33 bars and restaurants. Inside the stunning Hôtel de Paris is Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse, the superstar chef's flagship restaurant, which serves Mediterranean-influenced dishes like marjoram-studded sea bass with roasted spiny artichokes and baby lamb seasoned with Espelette pepper and roasted in a fireplace. The impressive wine cellar features 400,000 bottles. montecarloresort.com

Under the direction of star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, the kitchen at Café Martinique turns out dorade baked en croûte and delicious updates of retro dishes, like lobster thermidor and coq au vin. The wine list is impressive, too, with 31 Champagnes. Back in the 1960s, Café Martinique made a cameo in the James Bond film Thunderball. Architect Adam Tihany has since revamped the space with a birdcage elevator and a grand mahogany staircase. www.atlantis.com

Star Puerto Rican chef Wilo Benet describes his cooking as "global mix cuisine" and combines traditional Puerto Rican ingredients with Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Spanish, Italian, French and Arab influences. He recently moved his flagship restaurant, Pikayo, from a museum to its current location inside the casino; he also opened Varita, with a wood-burning pizza oven and a giant rotisserie that can cook five 50-pound suckling pigs. www.condadoplaza.com

John Besh runs eight restaurants in New Orleans, including Besh Steak in the Harrah's casino complex. One of his favorite desserts is Père Roux's Cake, which pays homage to New Orleans's classic bananas Foster with a filling of sautéed bananas, cinnamon and dark rum between layers of genoise cake, capped with cream cheese frosting. www.harrahsneworleans.com

In addition to restaurants from superstar chefs like Daniel Boulud (DB Bistro Moderne) and Mario Batali (Osteria Mozza & Pizzeria), this hotel-casino is home to Waku Ghin, chef Tetsuya Wakuda's first expansion outside of Australia. A cult figure among chefs, Wakuda offers only a tasting menu of at least 10 courses. www.marinabaysands.com

Charlie Palmer's Michelin-starred Aureole offers entertainment as well as excellent food. Its famous catsuit-clad "flying wine angels" wear harnesses attached to a pulley system, so they can literally fly up to a four-story wine tower to retrieve bottles. Top Chef Masters fans come here for restaurants by Rick Moonen (RM Seafood) and Hubert Keller (Fleur). www.mandalaybay.com

Among the many dining options, Restaurant Guy Savoy marks the first expansion of the Michelin three-star chef outside of Paris; Washington, DC's renowned Michel Richard just opened Central 24/7, a 24-hour restaurant where he serves his famous lobster burger and 72-hour short ribs; and Rao's offers red-sauce Italian from the impossible-to-reserve Manhattan original. www.caesarspalace.com

This huge complex has restaurants from Joël Robuchon (L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon and Joël Robuchon), Susur Lee (Chinois) and Michelin-starred Japanese chef Kunio Tokuoka. www.rwsentosa.com

Famed steak house The Palm has 27 locations around the world, but this is the only one on a beautiful tropical island. Classic dishes include aged prime porterhouse steak, crispy hash browns and creamed spinach. www.elsanjuanhotel.com

Located inside the sprawling CityCenter complex is Chicago chef Shawn Mclain's fantastic Sage restaurant. The menu emphasizes upmarket farm-to-table products in dishes like braised veal cheeks with king trumpet mushrooms, creamy white polenta and black garlic. www.arialasvegas.com

Wing Lei restaurant's Cantonese menu includes handmade dim sum and barbecued dishes like suckling pig with black pepper, a specialty that requires 24-hour advance notice. www.wynnmacau.com

Located inside this brand-new five-star hotel and casino is chef Pierre Yves Rochon's modern French restaurant Les Hauts de Lille. Signature dishes include veal with a porcini mushroom fricassee and truffled potato cannelloni. www.lucienbarriere.com