The New Class
Dining at the Cosmopolitan, by the Numbers

When the Cosmopolitan opens this Wednesday, you’ll feel honor-bound to explore all the new restaurants, lounges and chandelier-shaped palaces of glass comprising The Cosmopolitan Restaurant Collection. Naturally, you may feel overwhelmed, but relax: you can do it. To keep things simple, we’ve picked out some key pieces of data...

Total number of restaurants, lounges and bars: 16
Three-level bars shaped like chandeliers: 1 (Chandelier Bar)
Number of bars contained therein: 5
Number of crystals: 2,000,000 (or 400,000 per bar)
Chance of spotting indoor sunglasses worn at night: strong to very strong
Number of Scott Conant restaurants: 2
Number of José Andrés restaurants: 2
Number of José Andrés restaurants devoted to the fusion of tacos and noodles: 1 (China Poblano)
Percentage of the menu devoted to Mexican street food: 50
Percentage of the menu devoted to Chinese street food: 50
Number of soups on the menu named after “swallowing a cloud”: 1
Possible noodle/taco pairings: infinite
Greek restaurants in the Cosmopolitan: 1 (Estiatorio Milos)
Greek restaurants on the Strip: 1 (Estiatorio Milos)
Number of French restaurants with a Prohibition-era cocktail menu: 1 (Comme Ça)
Prohibition-era cocktails on said menu: 28
Blue Ribbon restaurants in New York City: 9
Blue Ribbon restaurants in the Cosmopolitan: 1 (Blue Ribbon Sushi)
Blue Ribbon restaurants outside New York and the Cosmopolitan: 0
Number of secret pizzerias on the premises (that we know of): 1
Number of clues we’ll give you: 1 (Search for the old Italian record covers...)