Le Paris French Bakery in Henderson is the traditional French bakery on Eastern Avenue, a viennoiserie and patisserie counter with almond croissants, pain au chocolat and macarons.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the almond croissants run only on weekends and sell out by 11:00.
Address: 10271 S Eastern Ave #115, Henderson, NV 89052, Las Vegas
Suzuya Patisserie in Las Vegas is the Japanese-style bakery on Buffalo Drive since 2012, a family-owned counter for Japanese cakes, crepes, sandos and coffee with a Chinatown branch.
Tip: The strawberry shortcake is the signature; the Chinatown branch on Spring Mountain runs shorter hours but is closer to the Strip.
Worth the queue: Strawberry shortcake
Bouchon Bakery at the Venetian in Las Vegas is Thomas Keller's pastry counter, a French-American patisserie with viennoiserie and sandwiches that has run since 2004.
Tip: Pain au chocolat are best before 10am; the TKO chocolate-cream sandwich is Keller's most reordered counter item.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat and TKO (Thomas Keller Oreo)
Freed's Bakery in Las Vegas is the Anderson family's third-generation Eastern Avenue bakery since 1959, a Brooklyn-rooted shop for custom cakes and strawberry shortcake.
Tip: Same-day cakes available; the strawberry shortcake by the slice runs $9 at the counter and has not changed in fifty years.
Worth the queue: Strawberry shortcake
Berry Cakes in Las Vegas is the all-vegan bakery on South Arville, a counter for vegan cinnamon rolls, cupcakes and savoury hand pies, plus a small breakfast and coffee menu.
Tip: Cinnamon rolls run hot from 10:00 to noon; the savoury hand pies are the only hot-food option late afternoon.
Worth the queue: Vegan cinnamon roll
The Cupcakery in Las Vegas is the long-running suburban cupcake counter since 2005, the city's first dedicated cupcake bakery with named flavours and weekend custom orders.
Tip: The Boy Next Door (vanilla bean) is the consistent best-seller; the seasonal flavours rotate monthly and sell out by closing.
Worth the queue: Boy Next Door cupcake
VegeNation Bakery in Las Vegas is the downtown Carson Avenue vegan bakery counter, a sister to chef Donald Lemperle's VegeNation restaurant with vegan croissants and breads.
Tip: The vegan croissant programme runs Friday to Sunday; weekday pastry counter is more sandwich-focused.
Worth the queue: Vegan croissant
