95°F
weather icon Windy

Vegas mainstay makes list of top US bakeries on TikTok

Updated November 22, 2023 - 7:17 pm

At Freed’s Bakery, a Vegas mainstay for nearly 65 years, TikTok helps make the cake. And more.

The bake shop ranks No. 8 among the most popular bakeries in the U.S. on TikTok, a recent study found. It analyzed hashtag data on the platform, including #freedsbakery, for 130 U.S. bakeries to determine the rankings. Freed’s had almost 710,000 hashtag views.

@freedsbakery Tres Leches Pastry Jars exclusively for Cinco de Mayo! Available by pre-order only, order online today! #tresleches #cincodemayo #FreedsBakery #LasVegas #bakery #dessert ♬ For Latin American videos such as Mexican food - RYOpianoforte

Levain Bakery in New York City, famous for its jumbo chocolate chip walnut cookies, leads the list with 44.3 million views, followed by Porto’s Bakery in Southern California, known for its Cuban-inspired baked goods, with 17.9 million views, and Boudin Bakery of San Francisco, whose celebrated sourdough helped it gather 6 million views.

Milton and Esther Fried opened the first Freed’s in 1959. Today, the third generation of the family owns and operates the business, with traditional bakeries around the valley, a location at Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena, and a shop on the way at The Bend development in the southwest.

Freed’s is known for its dessert cakes, many of them extravagantly decorated, as well as cake slices and pastries, macarons, rugelach, cupcakes, pies and more. There are gluten-free and no-added-sugar options, too. Visit freedsbakery.com.

Contact Johnathan L. Wright at jwright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @JLWTaste on Instagram and @ItsJLW on X.

THE LATEST
The healing power of comfort food, soulful sounds

“You can save a life in a five-minute moment with the right song,” says Las Vegas entertainer Skye Dee Miles, host of Carmen’s Love Brunch.

A dozen mocktails worthy of a toast

Here are 12 nonalcoholic drinks from across the Las Vegas Valley that deliver spirited sips without the spirits.

Top 10 things to do in Las Vegas this week

Pink, “The Cher Show” and National Cheeseburger Day lead the entertainment lineup for the week of Sept. 13 to 19.

 
Longtime Summerlin restaurant changes ownership

The Southern staple is known for its barbecued shrimp, catfish and grits, housemade desserts, on-site garden and Mardi Gras parties.

Family-owned Vegas brewery opens downtown taproom

Look for lagers, hefeweizens, IPAs, a food menu and a roomy terrace at the newest addition to Brewery Row in the Arts District.