Milkbar Las Vegas is one of the most well-known bakeries in Las Vegas, with its solid branding and unexpected ingredients.
This New York-founded chain has a cult-like following, though there are some mixed reviews as well, particularly about the Las Vegas location. This is mostly due to the slightly high prices and difficulty with parking.
However, we’ve tried a few of the treats and have done our own research, so here’s what you can expect from Milk Bar Las Vegas.
About Milkbar in Las Vegas
Milk Bar was founded by Chef Christina Tosi while working for David Chang’s Momofuku restaurant as a pastry chef. In 2008, Momofuku was looking to expand into a vacant space next door when Christina Tosi suggested that they make it a bakery.
That is when Momofuku Milk Bar was founded. Tosi took hold of the reigns, developing every recipe herself, and eventually dropped the Momofuku from the name when they began to expand.
Milk Bar began to make waves in the food scene, even getting named as “one of the most exciting bakeries in the country by Bon Appétit magazine.
The dessert haven now has 12 locations across New York City, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Bellevue, Washington, and, of course, the location we are talking about today, Las Vegas. Since NYC is where it all began, there are 8 locations in the city.
Milk Bar Las Vegas Menu
The Milk Bar menu has a quirky yet approachable spin on familiar desserts we all know and love. It starts with Birthday Cake Truffles, which you can get in a chocolate flavor and a gluten-free option as well.
They, of course, also have cookies with over a half dozen flavors. Some of the interesting cookie options include the Corn Cookie, essentially a cornbread cookie, a cornflake, marshmallow, & chocolate chip cookie, and their Compost Cookie, what they call a Kitchen Sink Cookie with a graham cracker base, chocolate chips, pretzels, coffee, oats, butterscotch, and potato chips! Though it may seem like a lot, this one is totally delicious.
In addition to cookies, they have cake, which comes by the slice, or you can get the whole cake. You can choose between a birthday cake, chocolate birthday cake, and red velvet flavors, with the original birthday cake flavor coming in a gluten-free option as well.
Not a fan of truffles, cakes, or cookies? How about some Crack Pie? No, it doesn’t actually have a crack in it, but the Signature Milk Bar Pie is so tasty you just can’t get enough.
The Milk Bar pie is made with a salty, buttery, sticky, sweet filling and an oat cookie crust. We don’t know how they do it, but this dessert is one of my favorite desserts to eat!
You can’t go wrong with the Birthday Cake Shake either. They have several milkshake flavors made with their infamous soft serve, but the Fancy Shakes, like the Cereal Milk White Russian, are spiked with some booze, making them an obvious favorite at Milk Bar Las Vegas.
Now, with all of the sweet desserts, it feels wrong not to have some coffee. Don’t worry. Milk Bar Las Vegas has you covered there, too. Pair your Crack Pie with hot and iced coffees, including a Cereal Milk Latte, Cereal Milk Affogato, and Birthday Cake Lattes. If coffee isn’t your cup of tea, you can also get cold chocolate or regular milk!
Before we get to the ultimate star of the menu, there are also combos, which allow you to try a little bit of everything at Milk Bar Las Vegas, and some merchandise like cookbooks, including one that tells the Milk Bar origin story and a children’s book.
Cereal Milk Ice Cream
The cereal milk soft serve at Milk Bar is one of the main attractions on the menu. You can get the cereal milk ice cream in the original cereal milk flavor, a chocolate cereal milk flavor, or a swirl of them together. The cereal milk ice cream comes in a cup with your choice of toppings or in a pint with your choice of toppings as well.
A few of the toppings you can get include cornflakes, chocolate cake crumbles, birthday cake crumbles, and sprinkles. With the pin, you can also get your choice of cake layers and sauces like fudge.
Now that we have given you the lowdown on the different options you have with the cereal milk soft serve, you’re probably wondering what the hype is about it.
Well, we’ve tried it ourselves and have to say, we haven’t ever had any ice cream that is like it. It is truly distinctive but totally decadent. And we don’t want to tell you what to do, but you have to get the cornflakes on it. It truly takes everything to the next level.
Hours & Location
Milk Bar in Las Vegas is located on the Las Vegas Strip at The Cosmopolitan on level 2 of the Eastside Tower. The official address is 3708 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109.
You can enjoy the tasty treats from Milk Bar daily beginning at 10 a.m. Monday through Wednesday, they close up shop at midnight, and Thursday through Sunday, they stay open until 1 a.m.
This is much later than most bakeries across the country, though there are a few bakeries in Las Vegas that are open for a late-night snack simply due to the culture of Sin City.
FAQs
Is Milk Bar worth it?
Milk Bar makes for great gifts as they offer delicious baked goods that are unique and wrapped in pretty packaging, but whether it is worth it on a day-to-day basis is really more of a personal preference and budget. They can be more expensive than other baked goods, and since they are in a category of their own, we will leave it up to you to decide. For the record, though, we think they are a good treat here and there.
Why is Milk Bar famous?
Milk Bar is famous because they took a unique, different approach to their baked goods. Rather than looking at existing recipes, the creator, Christina Tosi, created each of the recipes from the ground up using novel ingredients like cereal milk!
Do milk bars still exist?
Milk bars, in the traditional sense, are places where the community could come together, usually over ice cream or milkshakes, though they often offered more than that. Milk bars aren’t very common anymore as most of them that are still operating have transitioned more into convenience stores.
How are Momofuku and Milk Bar related?
Christina Tosi, the creator of Milk Bar, was working as a pastry chef for Momofuku. The owner of Momofuku, David Chang, wanted to expand the restaurant into a vacant space next door. Christina Tosi was the one to suggest a bakery and came up with the recipes herself, leading to the creation of Milk Bar. So, Momofuku and Milk Bar are related because Milk Bar started as an expansion of Momofuku.
Key Takeaways
- Milk Bar was founded in 2008 in New York City and has been opening locations across the country since, including one in Las Vegas.
- Milk Bar Las Vegas is serving up treats like their classic pie, which people refer to as Crack Pie, Birthday Cake Truffles, Cereal Milk Softserve, boozy milk shake flavors, and cake.
- Milk Bar Las Vegas is located on the Las Vegas Strip at The Cosmopolitan.
- It is open late and makes for a unique experience!
