Dining
Alain Ducasse's Rivea served its last dinner June 22 — Skyfall Lounge stays open
The 64th-floor Riviera-style dining room above Mandalay Bay is gone after a decade; the lounge next door keeps the same view for the price of a cocktail.
Rivea, the Riviera-style restaurant from Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse, served its final dinner on Sunday, June 22 and closed permanently. It had held the 64th floor of the tower at Mandalay Bay (opened as Delano in 2015, rebranded W Las Vegas in December 2024) for just over a decade, collecting a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and AAA Four Diamond along the way.
The resort says a replacement concept is coming but hasn't announced what or when. What you can still do today: Skyfall Lounge, directly adjacent on the same floor, stays open nightly from 5 p.m. to midnight — same south-Strip panorama, no tasting menu required.
Rivea's exit continues a rough stretch for legacy fine dining on the Strip: the room joins a growing list of long-running white-tablecloth closures as resorts swap them for newer concepts.
Our take: don't mourn the tasting menu — the view was always the star here, and Skyfall pours it for the price of a cocktail. Go about 30 minutes before sunset, grab a west window seat, and you've replaced a $200 dinner with a $20 drink.
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal