Food, drink and art is a great combination and Las Vegas offers bars and restaurants featuring artwork for those wanting to blend culture with cuisine. One place combines pop culture in art and entertainment while offering sophisticated drink choices. Another place offers live music as a way to enhance art and drink. Family restaurants also add original artwork to its walls for children and their parents to embrace artistic expression. Southern Nevada features this mixture of dining, imbibing and expression on the Strip, downtown and in residential areas for all to enjoy.

Mastrioni’s
3330 S. Hualapai Way
Las Vegas, NV 89117
(702) 367-7511
www.mastrionis.com

Mastrioni’s is a family-owned restaurant offering Italian cuisine in a comfortable environment located in the northwest area of Las Vegas. Artistic Lifestyles Gallery has installed four of its artists on the restaurant’s walls including Jorge Catoni, Chris Greene, Mikel Patrik and Paul Tokarski. The display includes works using mixed media, paint on aluminum creating a 3D appearance and bright geometric colors on canvas. The artwork changes every six months to allow many artists to be seen and enjoyed by those dining in Mastrioni’s.

Rachel’s Kitchen
The Trails – Summerlin North
9691 Trailwood Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89134
(702) 317-7000
www.rachelskitchen.com

Debbie Roxarzade named her first Las Vegas restaurant after her daughter Rachel and has since expanded to five locations with local artwork on the walls of the downtown and Summerlin North locations. The downtown location caters to an urban crowd with a big city feel and its artwork reflects that atmosphere. The Summerlin North location is more suburban with an upscale clientele. Along with the images of art reflecting its environment, the menu offers a range from comfort food to plant-based dishes. The bistro-style restaurant also features a children’s menu, healthful juices and fruit smoothies.

Artifice Bar
1025 S. 1st St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 489-6339
www.artificebar.com

Brett Wesley Sperry and Trinity Schlottman have renovated a 3,400-square-foot warehouse built in 1953 located in the Arts District and created the Artifice Bar. Offering three lounges and a performance area with a built-in stage, Artifice Bar has local Las Vegas art including paintings and photography on its walls available for sale. Art lovers can embrace the gallery experience while relaxing on couches or oversize booths, listening to live entertainment while ordering from a full bar featuring signature drinks.

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A Slice of Vegas Pizza
3930 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 632-6470
www.sliceofvegaspizza.com

While located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Shoppes at Mandalay Bay, A Slice of Vegas Pizza appeals to both locals and tourists. Known for offering many choices for vegans, vegetarians, health conscious and those with allergies and food restrictions, A Slice of Vegas Pizza has become the place to hang out with friends and family since the menu is so varied in a fun, casual setting. For those wanting traditional Italian fare, pizza, sandwiches, salads, pasta and fish are offered. There is a full bar, a jukebox compatible with an iPhone and eight-foot HD televisions. The walls are covered with everything from album covers from the 1960s-1980s to original artwork giving the artists a chance to show their talent to customers who come to visit from around the world as well as those who live in Las Vegas.

Insert Coin(s) Videolounge Gamebar
512 Fremont St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 477-2525
www.insertcoinslv.com

Located in the Fremont East District of Downtown Las Vegas, Insert Coin(s) Videolounge Gamebar combines a lounge and full bar surrounded by arcades and 44 large-screen HDTVs with a stage, dance floor and DJs. The bar and lounge also offers 40 video games consoles with Xbox 360, Super Nintendo and Atari 2600. The video games include classics such as Dig Dug, Frogger, Tron and Donkey Kong. Specialty drinks are created by the bartenders for the sophisticated palates. The walls are covered with murals by different artists that blend from one image to another, combining the many facets of pop culture into a very visual, audio and sensory experience.

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Debbie Hall is practically a Las Vegas native (34 years and counting) and loves experiencing everything in Southern Nevada from the Las Vegas Strip to the surrounding mountains and Lake Mead. She also teaches at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and loves sharing her knowledge. Her work can be found on Examiner.com.