Adding to his already considerable Las Vegas portfolio, chef Wolfgang Puck backs this branch of his acclaimed San Francisco restaurant Postrio, located in the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino. Like sibling Spago, Postrio blends California and Italian influences in a hard-to-choose-from American menu that includes wood-fired pizzas, homemade pastas, grilled steaks, and seafood luxuries like a lobster club sandwich and raw bar oysters. Look for it among the Grand Canal shops and St. Marks Square, where patio dining offers a peek at the human parade in the Venetian carnival-themed mall, while a more formal dining room within shelters you from it.

Postrio Information:

• American menu. Lunch, dinner. Bar. Children's menu. Business casual attire. Reservations recommended. Valet parking.