Top of the World Restaurant
800 Feet Up, Wine List Holds Its Own
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Seafood, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 17, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
The wine list arrives and it feels exactly like the room — elevated, polished, and built for people who aren't flinching at check totals. Five hundred to seven hundred selections anchored by California, Champagne, and Italy, with Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence sitting on this list since 2003. You're not here for a bargain hunt, but there's real substance behind the spectacle.
Selection Deep Dive
The California backbone is the strongest part of this list — Caymus, Silver Oak, Jordan, Far Niente, Opus One, and Duckhorn all show up, hitting the crowd-pleasing hits a Las Vegas power-dinner crowd expects. Italy punches above its weight with Tignanello and Sassicaia, which signals someone in the building actually cares about what goes beyond the Napa zip code. Champagne is well-stocked with both Veuve Clicquot and Louis Roederer Cristal on the card, which makes sense when your dining room is spinning above the Strip and half your tables are celebrating something. The gaps are in the Old World depth beyond Italy — if you're hunting Burgundy or the Rhône, you may be disappointed.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a strong program for a rotating revolving-room dinner spot, and having named producers like Duckhorn and Jordan available by the glass means you're not stuck drinking anonymous house pours. We'd want to see more rotation and a few curveballs in the glass lineup, but for a Strip restaurant at this altitude — literally — it gets the job done.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — $90–$120
Jordan is one of the more honestly-priced bottles on a list that otherwise tilts toward trophy pricing. It's approachable, food-friendly with that ribeye, and doesn't ask you to take out a second mortgage the way Opus One does.
Antinori Tignanello
Most tables here are reaching for Napa Cab, which means Tignanello — a Super Tuscan that can go toe-to-toe with any of the California heavyweights — often gets overlooked. It's a more interesting bottle and tends to be relatively better-priced than the Napa prestige names on this list.
Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne
Cristal is a legitimately great wine that gets a legitimately savage markup in Las Vegas venues like this. You're paying a significant premium for the bottle's status in this environment — Veuve Clicquot gets you to the same celebration for a fraction of the tab.
Far Niente Chardonnay + Roasted Australian Lobster Tail
Far Niente's Chardonnay has the richness and oak structure to hold up to a butter-forward lobster preparation without getting steamrolled by it. It's one of the cleaner matches on the entire list.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Top of the World is a special-occasion restaurant with a wine list that mostly earns its place — real producers, knowledgeable staff, and a room that makes any bottle taste better. Just go in clear-eyed about Strip-level pricing and steer toward Italy or Jordan to keep the night from becoming a financial event.
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