Las Vegas Mixtape v3: Freewheeling In Vegas: Shows, Eateries, Movie Theaters, and a Mind-Altering Museum

Track #7: Crown Bakery, Chinatown

This traditional Korean bakery is located on popular Spring Mountain Rd, but you’ll have to look closely for it on the second floor of a shopping center across the street from the bustling Shanghai Plaza.

Crown Bakery is the place to come for cream cheese buns (my favorite), chocolate honey cake, and their pineapple cream cheese puff. They also offer an array of coffees—including a sweet potato latte—flavored milk teas, and smoothies. The bakery is intimate and cozy, with simple but artful décor, including two iconic images of Audrey Hepburn from “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” hanging on the wall.

The bakery, open since 2005, serves the community well. Whenever I’ve dropped in, there’s a steady stream of customers picking up the special occasion cakes they’ve pre-ordered. It’s open from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm every day, so keep it in mind as an after-dinner dessert spot. I’m told there will soon be new management, so let’s hope they’ll retain the bakery’s charms.