Las Vegas dining and nightlife venues are fully embracing the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) by creating unique food and beverage experiences from December 4 through 13. These specials range from refined high-end dining to playful themed cocktails, offering something for every rodeo enthusiast.
Signature Rodeo Cocktails and Spirits
Bars across the city are crafting exclusive, limited-time beverages that put a festive or Western spin on classic drinks.
Smoked and Barrel-Aged Libations
At Wynn Las Vegas, La Cave Wine & Food Hideaway introduces the Smoke on the Saddle cocktail, an NFR-themed bourbon drink aged for three months and theatrically finished with tableside smoke. For a sophisticated night out, Easy’s Cocktail Lounge at ARIA offers specialty tequila drinks priced at $29, including the Ain’t My First Rodeo and the Saddle Sipper, available alongside exclusive bottle deals.
Gatsby’s Cocktail Lounge at Resorts World features its “Denim & Rhinestones” party with specialty libations like the smoked Smoke Break Old Fashioned ($20) and the sparkling Pink Champagne ($18). For those wanting pre-rodeo deals, Gatsby’s offers $10 Casamigos and Crown Royal cocktails during early evening hours. Meanwhile, ONE Steakhouse features three signature $18 cocktails: the whiskey-based The Harvest with apple and cinnamon, and the tequila-forward Old Fashioned Amigos.
Casual and Cantina Sips
Cabo Wabo Cantina transforms into a Western saloon, pouring themed beverages like the Crown Royal and ginger liqueur blend Royal Stock, and a pomegranate margarita made with Casamigos tequila.
Upscale Dining and Comfort Food
Rodeo celebrations are driving diverse culinary offerings, from luxury feasts to satisfying comfort foods.
High-End Cuts and Shared Plates
ONE Steakhouse is catering to groups with its extravagant $1,500 Tomahawk Feast—an 18-pound prime steak carved tableside and served with luxurious sides like lobster mac and cheese. For individual diners, the restaurant offers an elevated steak menu ranging from hanger steak to Japanese A5 New York strip. La Cave suggests pairing their smoked beverage with refined shareable plates, including short rib tacos, sirloin steak, and baked meatballs.
Speakeasy Snacks
For a lavish late-night snack, Easy’s Cocktail Lounge offers a signature caviar service, perfectly matched with two chilled shots of Codigo 1530 tequila, blending high-end indulgence with the Wild West atmosphere. The kitchen at Cabo Wabo Cantina features its signature selections throughout the event, including Baja-style fish tacos and Sammy’s Tequila Shrimp.
Ten-Day Texas Barbecue Pop-Up
Fontainebleau Las Vegas is debuting a special culinary offering during the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) by hosting a ten-day pop-up at its refined sports eatery, The Tavern, featuring MICHELIN-starred Chef Ali Clem of Austin’s renowned la Barbecue. Running from December 4 through 14, this collaboration marks the first time Chef Clem’s celebrated Central Texas smokehouse cuisine, which includes signature smoked brisket and house-made sausages, will be served on the Las Vegas Strip. Chef Clem will create a specialized rodeo-season menu that features the “Texas Trinity” and new creations for resort guests. Chef Clem emphasized that the event is intended to celebrate the “spirit of Texas and the thrill of the rodeo” alongside the hotel’s elegance, offering a flavor that is “smoky, bold, and full of heart.”
