What Catch is
Catch is the seafood, sushi and steak restaurant from Catch Hospitality Group — Mark Birnbaum and Eugene Remm, with chef Hung Huynh — that started in New York's Meatpacking District in 2011 and now has branches in Los Angeles, Aspen, Miami and elsewhere. The ARIA location opened in 2018 and immediately became the Strip's defining "scene" restaurant: a queue of people in going-out clothes waiting to walk through a tunnel of artificial cherry blossoms, a soundtrack that could be a nightclub warm-up, and a menu of sharable, photogenic plates that runs from truffle sashimi to a chocolate cake that gets smashed at the table. It is also, and this surprises people, a competent kitchen — the sushi is good, the fish is well sourced and the prices, while high, are in line with what the room is selling.
The room
The entrance is the famous part: a corridor beneath a canopy of blossoms and lanterns that leads into a large, dim, lush dining room with living-wall greenery, wooden screens, a long bar and a sushi counter. It seats several hundred and is loud by design — the music is set to a level that makes conversation an effort by 9pm and a shout by 10:30. Tables near the bar are the party; tables at the back, requested in advance, are marginally quieter. It sits just off the ARIA casino floor near the entrance to the Shops at Crystals, a two-minute walk from Carbone, which competes with it for the same weekend crowd.
What to order
The menu is built for sharing. Signatures: the truffle sashimi (yellowtail with truffle oil and ponzu), the Cantonese lobster, the crispy shrimp in a spicy aioli, the Catch roll, hellfire roll and the wagyu tacos. The whole branzino and the miso black cod are the more grown-up seafood mains, and the steaks — a bone-in ribeye, a filet — are solid. The truffle fries and corn are the sides. Dessert is the hit-me chocolate cake, a chocolate dome doused in sauce at the table, and it is better than it needs to be. Cocktails are large, sweet and expensive; the sake list is decent.
Ordering strategy for four: three rolls or sashimi plates, two shared mains, two sides, the cake. Skip the caviar and the seafood tower unless someone else is paying.
Price range
As of 2026 and subject to change: sushi and small plates $20–45, rolls $22–40, mains $45–150 with lobster and wagyu at the top, sides $14–22, the cake around $25. Cocktails $20–28. Two people ordering three shared plates, a main, a side and drinks will spend about $250–350 before tip; four sharing widely, $500–800. That is Strip scene pricing — roughly what you would pay at Carbone or Delilah — and the sushi is not cheap compared with what the best sushi in the city costs in Chinatown. Check the ARIA site for the current menu.
Reservations and dress code
Book via ARIA's site or OpenTable; weekend tables between 7:30 and 10pm go a week or two out, weeknights are available with a few days' notice, and the bar seats walk-ins with a wait. Request a back table if you want to hear your companions. A card guarantee applies. The dress code is "upscale casual" and enforced with some seriousness — no athletic wear, hats, flip-flops or beachwear; jeans and a nice top or a collared shirt are the norm, and most guests dress well above the minimum. Children are permitted at early seatings but the room is not designed for them; groups of adults are the audience.
Best for
Groups celebrating a birthday or a bachelorette weekend who want a dinner that feels like the start of the night. Couples who enjoy a lively room and shareable plates. Sushi lovers who want a scene rather than a counter. It is a poor fit for a quiet romantic dinner, for anyone with a strict budget, and for purists who want Edomae sushi. It pairs naturally with ARIA's bars and with Marquee at The Cosmopolitan across the street — see the ARIA guide.
Pros and cons
- Pro: the most photogenic entrance and room on the Strip, and a party energy that suits a celebration.
- Pro: better food than a scene restaurant needs — the sashimi and lobster genuinely deliver.
- Pro: easier to book than Carbone next door.
- Con: loud enough to end conversation after 9pm.
- Con: high prices for sushi that Chinatown beats for a third of the cost.
- Con: the crowd and music make it feel more like a club than a restaurant late on.
Verdict
Catch is the right choice for a group that wants dinner to be the opening act of a big night, and the wrong one for anybody seeking calm. Go at 8pm, share the truffle sashimi, the lobster and the cake, dress up, and treat the noise as part of the deal. If it is the food you want, Nobu is the more serious Strip alternative and the Chinatown counters are better still.