Everyone has their own version of a sweet tooth. Fortunately, Las Vegas has every type of restaurant, bar, café and dessert shop imaginable, ready to satiate this particular kind of craving.
Sugar Factory American Brasserie (725.777.1216), which has locations across the country, including its flagship 14,000-square-foot destination on the Las Vegas Strip, recently unveiled all-new menus for brunch, lunch and dinner. That means you don’t have to be literally indulging in dessert to enjoy something sweet and delicious any time of day. Explore new dishes like bananas Foster crepes, cannoli-stuffed French toast with berries and whipped cream, baked brie in puff pastry with strawberry jam, and a cookies-and-cream-flavored iced coffee drink. And don’t worry, there are savory dishes for lunch and dinner to balance out your experience.
Brand-new in the suburban complex of Tivoli Village, Milkcow Café (725.500.6677) is serving premium soft-serve ice cream and other desserts and drinks made from all-natural ingredients. The burgeoning franchise is open in more than 15 countries around the world and is finally ready for its Vegas debut, bolstered by innovative flavor combinations like tiramisu, milky pineapple, and the Black Pearl treat with chocolate balls and syrup. Early buzz has this ice cream tasting creamier than traditional soft serve, but you’ll be the judge of that.
Gabi Coffee & Bakery (702.331.1144), long a favorite in Las Vegas Chinatown, has just opened a second location in Henderson, and while both café spots offer a comfortable environment for socializing over a latté, the food is the main conversation piece, ranging from light bites to fresh breads and cakes and other dessert sensations. Try the berry ricotta brioche, the beautiful Rainbow Roulade cake, tiramisu or Nutella crepes, and the delightful “Fat Carons,” a set of overstuffed macarons filled with pastry creams flavored with mango and passion fruit, ube, cherry and pistachio, crème brûlée and more.
Back on the Strip, Giada (855.442.3271) at The Cromwell is just as celebrated for its perfect pastries and addictive desserts as it is for TV star Giada De Laurentiis’ lighter Italian cuisine. Share a basket with blueberry muffins, chocolate croissants and strawberry cheesecake Danish at brunch, and finish any meal at Giada with sweet sorbetti, mascarpone or espresso-flavored gelato, and chocolate tiramisu with espresso-dipped ladyfingers. And if you’re not snacking on her famous lemon ricotta cookies, you’ve made a mistake.
The giant fortune cookie served with white and dark chocolate mousse at Tao Asian Bistro (702.388.8338) at The Venetian is one of the city’s most iconic desserts, the type of finisher that inspires everyone at the table to grab a photo before digging in. But Tao’s other sweet stuff is equally festive and yummy, from yuzu sugar-dusted doughnuts to a comprehensive tasting of mochi ice cream flavors. And you can take a gift box of Tao chocolate buddhas for the trip home.
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