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I didn't try the Bouchon restaurant or Oyster bar or anything else, just the bakery (and I visited the downstairs bakery). But I already love everything about this place.
The coffee was delicious, including the lattes. The pastries all looked great. But the reason for coming here has to be the macarons.
Wow! They are huge, and reasonably priced (and they often have some special going on- for July, it's buy one get one free for the chocolate-covered macarons). The light, crisp outside and the creamy, melt-in-your-mouth filling- delicious. My favorite was the vanilla macaron, followed I think by the pistachio. The salted caramel and coffee macarons are worth your time as well. I'm not as much of a fan of the berry flavors as others tend to be, but my colleagues told me that the raspberry was fantastic. This may just be because there are not a lot of mind-blowing macarons nearby where I live, but I've been disappointed in every one I've had since trying these (and even the good ones are so small compared to Bouchon's monster macarons!)
Fellow Yelper Vivian H. gave me the tip that the downstairs Bouchon Bakery (enter the Venetian, go right down the escalator) typically has shorter lines than the upstairs one, and you can grab a seat by/on the pretty fountain to chow down. So true!
From now on this will be a must-visit each time I'm in Vegas.
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