New dessert shop on Fremont
- Fremont Street is getting a planned soft‑serve and taiyaki shop while posts also promoted free Cinco de Mayo entertainment. ( ) - The shop is named Swirl Twirl Soft Serve & Taiyaki and is expected to open in Neonopolis on Fremont Street. (whatnow.com) - A live Fremont Street stream showed crowd and vibe signals while Boyd Gaming said Fremont softness persists, yet kept a $650M–$700M 2026 capex plan. ( )
A soft-serve and taiyaki shop is planned for Neonopolis, adding another food tenant to the Fremont Street entertainment corridor. (whatnow.com) What Now Las Vegas reported Friday that Swirl Twirl Soft Serve & Taiyaki is expected at 450 Fremont Street, Suite 101, citing a City of Las Vegas permit. The report said the space previously housed Fat Sal’s Deli near Denny’s and Heart Attack Grill. (whatnow.com) Neonopolis lists its address as 450 Fremont Street and markets itself as a downtown mix of dining, entertainment and shopping. Its leasing page also shows the complex is still actively filling and marketing space. (neonopolislv.com 1) (neonopolislv.com 2) (neonopolislv.com 3) The timing lines up with a fresh events push on Fremont Street. Fremont Street Experience says its Cinco de Mayo Fiesta on May 5, 2026 will run from 12 p.m. with live mariachi, banda and cumbia across all three stages, free and open to the public. (vegasexperience.com) That mix of new tenants and free programming comes as downtown operators keep talking about uneven demand on Fremont. Boyd Gaming said in its April 23 earnings call that softness on Fremont persisted, even as the company kept its 2026 capital-spending plan at $650 million to $700 million. (news.alphastreet.com) (msn.com) Neonopolis has been rebuilding its tenant mix for more than a year. KLAS reported in late 2024 that the complex was about 90% leased as new restaurants and nightlife operators moved in. (8newsnow.com) Taiyaki shops typically sell fish-shaped cakes that can be filled or used as a cone for soft-serve, a format that travels well in foot-traffic districts built around quick snacks. That makes the concept a natural fit for a five-block pedestrian zone that is already selling entertainment as much as food. (whatnow.com) (vegasexperience.com) For now, the permit report points to a planned opening, not an announced debut date. On Fremont, that still means one more storefront is being lined up for the next wave of downtown foot traffic. (whatnow.com) (neonopolislv.com)
