"You learn things as you get older, one of them being how to peel back false layers of artifice. And there are fewer better places to spend a night out than in Vegas’s Chinatown, with style and no shortage of affordable, high-quality options. It both is and isn’t what it seems." ⁠ ⁠ One Las Vegas local overcomes his skepticism of Chinatown to embrace karaoke, hand-pulled noodles, and mochi donuts and takes us along. As our guide writes: "One of the pleasures of Chinatown here is that, no matter what fads come and go, no matter how quickly and totally aspects of Asian culture are commodified and simplified, there has always been and will be a sizable local population invested in the real thing." ⁠ ⁠ Swipe for photos, tap the link in bio for the full guide.⁠ ✏️: Nicholas Russell 📸: Jett Lara #vicetravel