Drink. Talk. Repeat. | THE Las Vegas Bar List

<p>On today’s episode of Eat. Talk. Repeat.</p><p>A couple of weeks ago, John posted his 55 Essential Restaurants of Las Vegas on eatinglv.com. This week&#39;s episode is the bar list to go with it. Our resident bar fly, James Reza, is back with his 50 essential Las Vegas bars, and we go through the list alphabetically over a round of absinthe.</p><p>James&#39;s list is about bars that matter, not just bars that are hot right now. It includes the oldest liquor license in town (Atomic Liquors), a 1970s fern bar with live jazz and a water wheel (Dispensary Lounge), and the debate over who brought hot wings to Vegas (Four Kegs). Along the way: Bar Ginza, Frankie&#39;s Tiki Room, Double Down Saloon, Herbs &amp; Rye, Golden Steer and its COVID mannequins, Liquid Diet, Nocturno, Piero&#39;s Monkey Bar, Silver Stamp&#39;s Halloween haunt, Sand Dollar Lounge, and why downtown has become the best drinking neighborhood in Las Vegas.</p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 Cheers! Absinthe and intros</p><p>01:49 John&#39;s 55 Essential Restaurants</p><p>05:24 James Reza and his 50 essential bars</p><p>08:56 Able Baker Brewing and Atomic Liquors</p><p>11:00 Badlands Saloon and the Fruit Loop</p><p>12:14 Bar Ginza</p><p>15:18 Bootlegger, Chandelier and Collins Bar</p><p>20:15 Commonwealth, Crown &amp; Anchor and RIP Decatur Liquors</p><p>23:28 Dino&#39;s Lounge and Dispensary Lounge (what&#39;s a fern bar?)</p><p>26:13 Doberman Drawing Room and Double Down Saloon</p><p>28:16 Four Kegs and John&#39;s bar exam day</p><p>30:51 Frankie&#39;s Tiki Room</p><p>32:31 Golden Steer&#39;s COVID mannequins</p><p>34:57 Hard Shake, Herbs &amp; Rye, Hideaway and Huntridge Tavern</p><p>37:27 Italian American Club, Jive Turkey and Laundry Room</p><p>39:13 Legacy Club and Liquid Diet</p><p>41:38 Piero&#39;s Monkey Bar, Mountain Springs Saloon and Nocturno</p><p>44:27 Office Bar, Overlook Lounge and Paymon&#39;s</p><p>47:45 Petrossian Bar, Pioneer Saloon, Rebar and Red Dwarf</p><p>49:47 Sand Dollar Lounge (John has a story)</p><p>52:04 Stake Out, Starboard Tack and Silver Stamp&#39;s Halloween</p><p>54:05 Tap House, Velveteen Rabbit and the yurt bar</p><p>54:25 Why downtown is the cocktail neighborhood</p><p>55:20 Wrap-up</p><p>👉 Visit EatTalkRepeat.com for updates, events, and the newsletter</p><p>👉 Got a food take or hate mail? cheers@eattalkrepeat.com</p><p>Follow for more Vegas food talk &amp; behind-the-scenes flavor:</p><p>X/Twitter: @EatTalkRepeat | @EatingLasVegas | @AshTheAttorney</p><p>In