Is There a Brewery in Downtown Las Vegas? Yes, and It's a Five-Minute Walk

Locals call this stretch of Main Street Brewery Row. Cin-Cin sits right in the middle of it, the only stop on the row with a full raw bar.

Locals call this stretch of Main Street Brewery Row. Cin-Cin sits right in the middle of it, the only stop on the row with a full raw bar.

Short answer: yes. Downtown Las Vegas has a real cluster of working breweries, not just bars with a tap wall. They sit on and around Main Street in the 18b Arts District, close enough to walk between in one evening. The Strip is a different story, and we'll get to that. If you actually want a brewery, downtown is where you go, and Cin-Cin Brewhouse & Seafood Bar is at 914 S Main St, right in the middle of the row.

What's Actually on Brewery Row

Five spots make up the working cluster, all within about a mile and a half of each other on or near Main Street:

  • Cin-Cin Brewhouse & Seafood Bar, 914 S Main St. The only one with a dedicated raw bar alongside the house-brewed beer.
  • Hop Nuts Brewing, 1120 S Main St. About a 5-minute walk north.
  • Las Vegas Brewing Company Downtown, 1226 S 3rd St. A block over, serving craft beer and smash burgers.
  • Nevada Brew Works, 1327 S Main St. Artisan pizza, family-friendly.
  • Able Baker Brewing, 1510 S Main St. The furthest north on the row, about 1.4 miles from Cin-Cin, big taproom.

You can walk the whole row in one night if you pace it. Most people don't. See the full Brewery Row crawl guide if you want a sequenced version instead of hitting all five in one go.

What About Breweries on the Strip?

Short version: not really, not in the way you're picturing. A couple of Strip properties brew beer on-site or run a brewery-branded bar, but it's a small piece of a much bigger casino floor, built for volume, not for the kind of tap list where the bartender actually knows what's fermenting this week. Downtown is where the real on-site brewing happens. That's not a knock on the Strip, it's just built for something else.

Getting to Brewery Row From Fremont Street

If you're coming from the Fremont Street Experience, it's about a 5-minute rideshare south on Main, or a 10-minute walk if you don't mind the heat. Street parking on Main is free and usually easy to find outside of First Friday, when the whole neighborhood fills up. See the Fremont Street guide for more on routing a night between the two.

The Beer and Seafood Angle

Cin-Cin is the one stop on the row where the beer program was built around a raw bar, not the other way around. Dry lagers and pilsners against fresh oysters, hoppier styles for fried plates. The full breakdown of what's on tap and why it's built that way is in the Cin-Cin brewery guide.

FAQ: Breweries in Downtown Las Vegas

Is there a brewery in downtown Las Vegas?

Yes. Downtown and the 18b Arts District have a working cluster of five breweries on and around Main Street, known locally as Brewery Row. Cin-Cin is at 914 S Main St, in the middle of the stretch.

What are some breweries near Fremont Street?

Cin-Cin, Hop Nuts Brewing, Las Vegas Brewing Company Downtown, Nevada Brew Works, and Able Baker Brewing are all within a mile and a half south of Fremont, on or near Main Street. Cin-Cin is closest, about a 5-minute rideshare or 10-minute walk.

Are there any breweries on the Las Vegas Strip?

Not in the way most people mean. A couple of Strip properties have a brewery-branded bar or brew a small amount on-site, but it's a minor part of a casino floor built for volume. The real cluster of independent, on-site breweries is downtown.

Can you walk around Fremont Street with alcohol?

Yes, inside the Fremont Street Experience pedestrian mall, as long as the drink was purchased from a venue inside that zone and served in a plastic or paper cup. Glass and aluminum aren't allowed. Rules can shift, so it's worth checking current signage when you're there.

What makes Cin-Cin different from the other breweries on Brewery Row?

Cin-Cin is the only one with a full raw bar built into the same kitchen as the brewery. Fresh oysters, a rotating tap list, and a $1 oyster happy hour Monday through Saturday, 2 to 6PM, closed Sunday.

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Written by

Chef Virakone "Chef V" Vongphachanh, Executive Chef at Cin-Cin Brewhouse & Seafood Bar

Chef Virakone "Chef V" Vongphachanh

Executive Chef, Cin-Cin Brewhouse & Seafood Bar

30+ year culinary veteran and former Nobu Las Vegas sushi chef, leading Cin-Cin's seafood and sushi program since April 2024.

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