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Food courts are a dime a dozen in Vegas, but the one in New York-New York, 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (tel. 702/740-6969), deserves a mention for two reasons: It's the nicest setting for this sort of thing on the Strip, sitting in the Greenwich Village section of New York-New York, which means scaled replica tenement buildings, steam rising from the manhole covers, and more than a little (faux, naturally) greenery, a nice change from unrelentingly shrill plastic mall decor. The selections are the usual, with one exception listed below (Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom), but it's a better-than-average food court, with Chinese food and pizza (as befitting an ode to NYC), and excellent if expensive (for this situation) double-decker burgers, plus Schraft's ice cream.

The Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. S., between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue (tel. 702/730-7777), has some surprisingly good options, too. Sure, there's the always-reliable McDonald's, and for sweets there is H?agen-Dazs, but they also have a branch of Nathan's Hot Dogs, New York's finest. The Golden Bagel offers another New York staple, big and tasty enough to satisfy even picky natives. Sbarro offers enticing pizza slices. If you want a good, cheap meal on the Strip and want to avoid some of those dubious night-owl specials, come here. It's open daily from 6am to 3am.

And if you head farther down the Strip, to the Grande Canal Shoppes at The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (tel. 702/414-1000), you can find another decent food court, with a Panda Express, a good pizza place (despite the confusing name of LA Italian Kitchen), a burrito stand, a juice joint, and, best of all, a Krispy Kreme, where they are actually making the doughnuts on the premises. Plus, it's right by the canals of this faux Venice, one of our favorite places in Vegas.