clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile
Risers at Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry are topped with pillows for low trays.
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry

Filed under:

Gäbi Cafe Opens Henderson Location (With a Sign on the Door)

The hidden cafe in Chinatown opens a new doughnut boutique

When the popular Gäbi Coffee & Bakery opened on Spring Mountain Road in 2018, it did so with so little fanfare, it didn’t even put a sign on the door.

The cafe is still identifiable only by a suspiciously massive wooden door at the front — one which immediately gives way to an airy space filled with furnishings from 1920s Korea, a glass atrium and oodles of charm.

Gorae Management, the company that owns and operates Gabi, has now opened a new location in Henderson that specializes in pastries and doughnuts.

Doughnut case at Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry

Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry is the first of at least three new locations for the Gabi brand.

“In the beginning, the thing with Gäbi was that nobody knew about it but when you walked in, it was a whole different world from the outside,” says Greg Kim, the executive chef for Gäbi Boutique. “And that’s similar here.”

Along with the vibrant murals and patterned wallpaper, the new location replicates the risers found at Gäbi Coffee (5808 Spring Mountain Rd #104) that encourage customers to slip off their shoes and sit cross-legged at floor cushions and low tables.

Risers at Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry

Kim explains that a black-and-white picture of a man in traditional Korean clothing at the original cafe has become the Gäbi mascot.

“Nobody knows this but the gentleman is actually a white man,” says Kim. “And so, it’s the whole east-meets-west kind of vibe. He’s our western gentleman who went east and adopted the culture. So we have this huge mural of him as soon as you enter the boutique.”

Colorful paintings of the Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry mascot
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry

At 1,200 square feet, the boutique is about half the size of the original location. But Kim says the focus is on the handmade doughnuts.

Doughnuts at Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry

“We came up with this really soft yeasted dough and had the idea to fill it with real cream,” says Kim.

The menu of yeasted doughnuts includes one filled with Bavarian lemon curd cream and topped with toasted swiss meringue. A take on Mexican hot chocolate is a croissant-style doughnut filled with hot chocolate cream spiced with cayenne and cinnamon. Sugary purple ube doughnuts are served in paper cups and flower-shaped mochi doughnuts come in six different flavors.

Doughnuts at Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry

The coffee menu offers traditional espresso drinks and more adventurous ice-blended beverages like peach yogurt and butterfly banana milk tea.

Kim expects a new Gäbi to open at Inspirada within a year, followed by boutiques on Spring Mountain Road and near UNLV. He adds that “something is in the pipeline” for Summerlin.

Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry mochi doughnuts
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry
Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry

Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry (136 N Stephanie St Suite 130) is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. It has a sign on the door.

Gäbi Boutique Donut & Pastry

136 North Stephanie Street, , NV 89074 (702) 485-3903 Visit Website
Vegas Restaurant Openings

Peep the New Giant Doughnuts, Outdoor Gaming, and Carousel Bar Downtown

Vegas Restaurant Openings

While Mizumi Is Closed for Renovations, Chef Min Launches a Vibey New Pop-Up

Vegas Restaurant Openings

Salt & Straw Opens in Las Vegas Next Week With Ice Cream Incorporating Food Waste

Sign up for the newsletter Sign up for the Eater Las Vegas newsletter

The freshest news from the local food world