Southwest Las Vegas gets a party worth planning dinner around on Saturday. Rumi Room, the Persian and Indo-Pak restaurant at The Bend, celebrates the grand opening of its new home on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and the public is invited. The address is 8730 W. Sunset Road, Suite G-130, Las Vegas, NV 89148, inside The Bend complex near Sunset Road and Durango Drive.
Here is the detail most diners will miss: this is a grand opening celebration, not the first night of service. Rumi Room moved from its original home at Evora to the former St. Felix space at The Bend and opened there in October, as Food and Loathing reported on October 7. Saturday is the official welcome, with food, handcrafted cocktails and entertainment packed into a two hour window, so arriving close to 5 p.m. is the smart move.
Two Restaurants in One, by Design
Executive Chef and co-owner Mamad Nafissi brings his Persian culinary heritage to one side of the menu, while his business partner Dr. Ali Haq brings the influences of his Pakistani background to the other. Nafissi put the idea plainly in his Food and Loathing interview: "Technically, you're going to two restaurants in one." He added, "We have a Persian side, a Persian menu, and Indo-Pak, which means Indian-Pakistani food."
That split helps a mixed table. One person can stay with Persian classics while another goes for Indo-Pak heat, and the kitchen also offers steaks and seafood, so a group can mix both sides in a single order.
- Persian side: Beef Koobideh, Beef Soltani, barg, which the preview menu described as thinly sliced filet mignon that is marinated and charbroiled, plus traditional kabobs and saffron basmati rice
- Indo-Pak side: Chicken Tandoori, Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken and goat karahi
- Shared starters from the preview: hummus, yogurt and cucumber, baba ghanoush and vegetable samosas
- Also on the menu: lamb specialties, flavorful curries and premium steaks
The restaurant describes its cooking as a premium halal dining experience, built on traditional preparation methods, fresh ingredients, fragrant spices and recipes passed down through generations. The name honors Rumi, the celebrated 13th-century Persian poet and mystic whose writings explored love, humanity and the connections that unite people across cultures.
The Drink to Order First, and Why the Night Keeps Going
Rumi Room is built around a simple philosophy it calls DINE, DRINK, DANCE. Dinner is the foundation, then the evening continues with cocktails, fine wines, music and entertainment under the same roof, in an atmosphere built for conversation and celebration.
At the full-service bar, order the house favorite first: The Saffron Old Fashioned. It ties the bar back to the kitchen, where saffron basmati rice anchors plate after plate. The bar also pours martinis, margaritas and a curated wine selection. Try the Saffron Old Fashioned next to a plate of Beef Koobideh. That pairing tells you fast whether this is your new southwest spot.
How to Do Saturday Night Right
- Get there at 5 p.m. The celebration runs only from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, so the full experience sits inside that two hour window.
- Order across both menus. Split a Persian kabob plate and an Indo-Pak curry at the same table. That cross-menu order is the whole point of the concept, and it is the fastest way to learn the kitchen.
- Use the location. The Bend gives Rumi Room the walk-in foot traffic its Evora home did not, in Nafissi's own telling. Plan on a busy room, and treat the grand opening as your scouting trip for a longer dinner later.
- Bring the undecided friend. Two full traditions, plus steaks and seafood, means the person who never can pick a cuisine finally runs out of excuses.
Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. is your easiest way to taste why Rumi Room moved to The Bend, and to claim a regular table before the rest of the neighborhood catches on.
