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Las Vegas: Classic ‘mobster’ restaurant reopens at El Cortez

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 2:52 PM
Image aggregated from Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  • Johnathan L. Wright, Las Vegas Review-Journal

A restaurant that conjures thick billows of Las Vegas history is reopening on East Fremont Street in downtown.

Siegel’s 1941 in El Cortez takes its name from mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, an early owner of El Cortez, and the year the property debuted. The restaurant closed in April, and at the time, it was unclear if the restaurant was shutting for a refresh or for renovation into another concept or for something else.

On Tuesday, the property announced that the space would reopen in early fall as Siegel’s 1941, serving breakfast and lunch daily. In the evening, the space becomes Alex Prime Steakhouse.