Highest-rated Southern restaurants in Las Vegas by diners
When you travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, you'll find some of the most mouthwatering, comforting cuisine in the U.S.: Southern food.
Southern dishes are a vital part of American cuisine, from hushpuppies to ham hocks and beignets to barbecue. It's impossible to define a classic Southern meal, but a solid one starts with the sharp savory flavor of pimento cheese dip, followed by the delicious crunchiness of fried chicken or a spicy Louisiana 茅touff茅e, culminating with a sugary slice of chess pie that's best washed down with a tall glass of sweet tea.
What's unique about Southern fare is that multiple ethnic and cultural groups have influenced it. Spanish staples, such as potatoes and cocoa, are in many Southern dishes; the Acadians, who traveled to Louisiana from Nova Scotia and later became Louisiana Creoles, contributed their seafood to many Southern meals; African ingredients鈥攐kra, sorghum (an ancient grain), and black-eyed peas鈥攂ecame a part of the cuisine through the forced labor of enslaved people; French cooking methods, like braising and saut茅ing, are used for many Southern recipes; and Native Americans introduced corn to Southern recipes, yielding dishes like succotash and grits.
The Southern culinary scene is an explosion of cultures. To find out where you can sample some Southern offerings, compiled a list of the highest-rated Southern restaurants in the Las Vegas area using data from as of May 2, 2025. Businesses were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only restaurants with at least 20 reviews tagged as "southern" on Yelp within a 10-kilometer radius of Las Vegas were included. As a result, some restaurants featured may serve other food items.
Read on to find the perfect spot to get a taste of the South near you.
#23. Krispy Krunchy Chicken
- Rating: 2.6/5 (36 reviews)
- Address: 4371 North Rancho Drive Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Chicken Shop, Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#22. The Hush Puppy
- Rating: 3.3/5 (793 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7185 West Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Seafood, Southern
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#21. Soul Food Cafe
- Rating: 3.4/5 (766 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7320 South Rainbow Blvd. Ste 112 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Soul Food, Southern, Barbecue
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#20. Southern Express Soul Food
- Rating: 3.5/5 (142 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2810 South Maryland Pkwy Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Soul Food, Southern, Comfort Food
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#19. Bubba Gump Shrimp
- Rating: 3.5/5 (902 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3717 Las Vegas Blvd. South Ste 2q Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#18. Ole Red
- Rating: 3.7/5 (875 reviews)
- Address: 3627 South Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, Bars, Music Venues
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#17. Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken
- Rating: 3.7/5 (26 reviews)
- Address: 3333 South Maryland Pkwy Ste 11 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, Chicken Shop
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#16. Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que
- Rating: 3.8/5 (1604 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2245 Village Walk Drive The District At Green Valley Ranch Henderson, Nevada
- Categories: Barbecue, Smokehouse, Southern
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#15. Nellie's Southern Kitchen
- Rating: 3.8/5 (446 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 3799 South Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, Waffles, Cocktail Bars
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#14. Jason Aldean's Kitchen + Bar
- Rating: 3.9/5 (75 reviews)
- Address: 3716 South Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Bars, Southern, Music Venues
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#13. Rollin Smoke Barbeque Summerlin
- Rating: 3.9/5 (834 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4115 South Grand Canyon Drive Ste 100 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Barbecue, Southern, Comfort Food
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#12. Swine & Sons
- Rating: 3.9/5 (53 reviews)
- Address: 9490 West Russell Road Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Burgers, Coffee & Tea, Southern
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#11. Hattie B's Hot Chicken
- Rating: 3.9/5 (1343 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: Level 2 Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas Boulevard Tower Level 2 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, Chicken Shop, Comfort Food
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#10. Texas BBQ Wagon
- Rating: 4.0/5 (99 reviews)
- Address: 5081 North Rainbow Blvd. Ste 100 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Soul Food, Southern, Barbecue
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#9. House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
- Rating: 4.0/5 (738 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3950 South Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, Music Venues, Bars
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#8. Mama's Kitchen
- Rating: 4.1/5 (80 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1445 West Alexander Road North Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, Soul Food, Sandwiches
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#7. Darla's Southern Cajun Bistro
- Rating: 4.1/5 (112 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1100 North Martin Luther King Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Waffles
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#6. Its Lit BBQ Place Late Night
- Rating: 4.1/5 (32 reviews)
- Address: North Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, Barbecue, Food Trucks
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#5. Hell's Chicken
- Rating: 4.2/5 (114 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4300 Spring Mountain Road Ste 101 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Chicken Shop, Southern
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#4. Gritz Cafe
- Rating: 4.3/5 (1226 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1911 Stella Lake Ste 150 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Soul Food, Southern
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#3. It's Lit Bbq Late Night
- Rating: 4.3/5 (35 reviews)
- Address: 4325 West Craig Road North Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, Barbecue
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#2. Rollin Smoke Barbeque
- Rating: 4.4/5 (4845 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3185 South Highland Drive Ste 2 Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Barbecue, Southern, Sandwiches
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#1. Yardbird
- Rating: 4.5/5 (7981 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, Nevada
- Categories: Southern, New American, Cocktail Bars
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