Croissant reviews from Reddit

"Izola"

"Izola is top tier and they have experimental flavors"

"Izola ♥️"

"Izola is nearby and and is probably the best at more standard croissants!"

"Relic Bageri has the best price point and on the same level as Izola and Wayfarer ."

"Izola and Wayfarer are by far the best. You can preorder to avoid the line."

"Ahem… Izola and Wayfarer…"

"Goodsides is the best in Vic and top five I’ve ever had."

"It’s gotta be goodside"

"I think Goodside bakery has the best croissants"

"Good side. Hands down. I’ve been all around town but this is the BEST."

"Goodside is the way. They often will accept pre-orders via phone or Instagram dms"

"GoodSide Pastry House on Fort has amazing pastries! I had a passionfruit glazed croissant from there a couple weeks ago and it was sooooo good."

"Calabrese brie croissant 3/5."

"Has to be Supermoon Bakehouse. And they come up with special new flavors every week."

"Supermoon Bakehouse in LES - they are famous for their unique monthly flavors. They have spectacular croissants."

"They really put a ton of care into their pastries. Very passionate bunch and the croissants are excellent. I love Supermoon."

"Supermoon and Radio bakery are my top two"

"My wife loves Supermoon. They’re very over the top, but good for that genre."

"I love croissants, and Izola in downtown San Diego has the best ones I have ever tried."

"Girard Gourmet in La Jolla has great croissants."

"I love the croissants at desserts by clement in PB."

"My favorite croissants are at Wayfarer."

"I like Con Pane Bakery in Liberty Station."

"Relic Bageri has the best price point and on the same level as Izola and Wayfarer . Knead Bakery also dies a great croissant ."

"Izola and Wayfarer are by far the best. You can preorder to avoid the line."

"As a pastry chef I recommend wayfarer."

"Wayfarer, you can preorder online the night before"

"Wayfarer. But you must try their kouign amann."

"ALFs Bakery does a laminated baguette and offers a ham and cheese sandwich using it - one of the best sandwiches in Manhattan imo"

"Alf bakery recently on there and their laminated baguette is insane. its like a croissant & a baguette had a love child."

"Amazing croissants."

"Everyone here is sleeping on Alf bakery."

"Alf bakery Chelsea market."

"Adding Raphael’s is the best we’ve found close by !!! Very friendly family run shoppe !"

"Another vote for Raphaels"

"Seconding Raphael’s! They are perfection"

"Raphael’s in Greenwich hands down. Family run French pastry shop, homemade everything. 1000/10"

"Brown Bear and Boosalis are great. Great pastries and even better service."

"Boosalis!!!"

"Boosalis in Kenwood."

"Boosalis baking in kenwood are legit imho."

"The best pistachio came from Nino's Bakery."

"Nino's Bakery and it's not even close."

"I've tried pistachio croissants all over the DMV and nothing comes close to Nino's Bakery."

"Yea, if they are open and you can get it - nino’s."

"Fol epi!!"

"For me, Fol Epi is the only choice."

"Fol Epi has a delicious (and very expensive) croissant"

"Fol Épi"

"If slightly adjusted for Filipino taste go for firehook"

"FIREHOOK"

"Firehook! Wala na iban"

"Firehook!"

"Radio is good, but less convenient for the above reasons."

"Radio bakery."

"Radio Bakery they have croissants and other fresh bakes."

"Radio bakery, librea"

"Patinas!"

"Patina. They have to be the best baker in the city and worth the trip."

"Patina. They have to be the best baker in the city and worth the trip."

"Best one I've had was La barantine in morningside."

"I second this! Local to me, amazing people and so blooming good I used them for my wedding breakfast!"

"La Barantine bakery or café, they have 3 or 4"

"I second Bon Jour!"

"Recently been there and the croissant was great!"

"Bon Jour on Cedar in Little Italy. Best l've had since a trip to Paris."

"Brown Bear and Boosalis are great. Great pastries and even better service."

"The only answer here is Brown Bear Bakery or 272 (same organization)."

"Brown bear!"

"YES. I will walk 2 miles to get the one at Un Je Ne Sais Quois."

"I had one the other day from Un Je Ne Sais Quoi. It was divine."

"Un Je Ne Sais Quois or Yellow. If you can, Nino’s Bakery, but they are open for a short time and sell out quickly."

"Mon Petit Choux Amazing !!"

"Mon Petit Choux"

"Mon Petit Choux has some pretty good ones"

"Saku Saku on Wisconsin. Had one yesterday. It was divine."

"Adding another vote for Saku Saku."

"Saku Saku."

"Lavande Patisserie - Best flavored croissants."

"My top 3 places were: Fresh Baguette, Lavande Patisserie, and La Bohemia"

"I ended up going to Lavande from your list and it was good!! Flaky, buttery, top was caramelized with something and not tough"

"Gorda’s chocolate croissant is a game changer"

"If you are looking for the closest to french croissant go for Gorda"

"GORDA"

"The croissant was good! Smaller than the rest of the croissants I did end up getting elsewhere, but it was a buttery, salty, perfectly flaked croissant."

"Although their croissant was meh, I really liked the spinach and feta turnover!!"

"Their croissant was good, but very doughy."

"But this was not my favorite. I found it to be too dry and no flavor."

"Lidl"

"This was surprisingly good. It's a sweeter croissant, and not super buttery, but tasty! And for 49 cents that is pretty amazing."

"Lidl is super underrated and way better than Costco!"

"Real Patisserie is a great "every day" almond croissant but Julien Plumart feels like a real treat."

"Definitely Real Patisserie's but a close second is Sugardough imo."

"They look like roadkill but real patisserie‘s are my favourite."

"Wee boulangerie in sth clerk street. Closest thing to a proper croissant in Edinburgh."

"Wee Boulangerie, South Clerk Street"

"Little Loaf and honestly its not close"

"The Little Loaf in the Open Market. Never sold out either."

"Please try the ones at Duo in James bay!! They are crazy and huge. Baked in house"

"Duo cafe at Laurel Point or Working Culture."

"Head over to Angus T in Yaletown for some of the best croissants I’ve had outside of Paris."

"Their croissants are so perfect, and the rest of their things are delicious."

"Brooklyn French bakers IMO - multiple locations."

"Haven't tried the Park Slope location, but the one on Columbia St is outstanding."

"Cafe D’avignon are great too."

"Cafe d’av is criminally underrated"

"Baudry makes fantastic EVERYTHING!"

"Hands down the best and also most authentic French croissant is Baudry French Pastries."

"+1 for Hobz! Blows Twelve Triangles out of the water imo."

"+1 for Hobz!"

"The head baker from Kaiser opened Bread Story on 1st Ave & 15th Street - it’s great!"

"Bread Story on first and 15th"

"Librae: Flaky, very very buttery and decadent."

"Librae!"

"Came here to comment Mosi’s as well!!"

"I like Mosi's"

"Sebastian Bakehouse is amazing! They just moved into a new location in blue ash"

"Sebastian or Moxy"

"Moxy at Findlay Market is excellent."

"Moxy"

"Daniel patisserie on cook, specifically for its butter flavor"

"I liked Patisserie Daniel the best but stopped eating wheat a while ago, so haven’t had one recently."

"Gateway Croissants near Civic center. The best croissant sandwich I've had in the city"

"Gateway Croissant in the TL"

"Highly recommend Maison D’Isabelle! Was my best croissant in Paris"

"Maison d'Isabelle is a crunchy one. make sure to request to reheat it"

"French Oven! Genuine French food made there."

"French Oven in Scripps Ranch"

"Meh French oven is ass"

"M&S 5 all butter almond and hazelnut frozen croissants! "

"The ones at the M&S by the train station are nice too"

"Yes - their almond croissant / pain au choc Frankenstein thing is unbeatable"

"Sugardoughs"

"Ooh La La Bakery - If you want light flaky croissants that feel like each has a stick of butter."

"I'd recommend trying Ooh Lala and Potomac Sweets if your in the Wheaton area."

"Relic Bageri has the best price point and on the same level as Izola and Wayfarer . Knead Bakery also dies a great croissant ."

"Relic Bageri"

"La Roux on Fisgard has the best croissant"

"La Roux Patisserie in china town is good."

"Yeah all their filled ones are amazing"

"Almondine"

"Flour pot bakery!"

"Flour pot!"

"Frys is pretty solid."

"Fry’s has my vote."

"If you prefer butter bombs, Frenchette Bakery"

"Frenchette Bakery also makes a solid croissant."

"El Camino in College Hill. Limited hours but damn every pastry is perfection."

"El Camino in college hill has really good croissants in my very uneducated opinion"

"Le fournil."

"Like most other French pastries, Le Fournil."

"Their #1 pick was Nick + Sons."

"Nick and Sons"

"Cafe Bobs’ croissant is better tasting and very flaky which speaks about the quality of the butter used"

"Your options are Cafe Bob's, Gorda and Firehook"

"La Cabra is great but they’ve gotten smaller over the years and they only use like half slice of ham."

"If you prefer flaky/buttery: La Cabra"

"Waitrose pastries slap! I grew up in France & I find Waitrose ones super authentic."

"The ones in the cabinet at Waitrose are banging"

"Cruffin with raspberry fruit filling 4/5."

"Crust Bakery has a pretty mean croissant"

"Aux merviellex."

"Aux Merveilleux de Fred."

"Prefer from here rather than Dune in SQ"

"I had one from Dune and was extremely disappointed with it. It was the worst 'fresh baked' croissants I've ever eaten"

"Julien Plumart on Queen's road. Phenomenal."

"Their ham n’ cheese croissant is insane"

"Wildfire Bakery!!"

"Ham and cheese croissant 5/5. Best in town."

"Working Culture croissants all the way"

"La boulangeries in Filmore has some great breakfast croissants (my recommendation is turkey & brie)"

"The flakiest, lightest croissant I’ve ever had has been from Sunday Morning Bakehouse. I have a slight addiction to their chocolate ones."

"Crumble Coffee has some amazing croissants"

"It's in the complex with the Trader Joe's back towards El Camino Real. Worth a trip for great croissants and solid almond croissants"

"Gotta go bonjour patisserie in LI, wayyyy better than frost me croissants"

"Velo Rouge's BEC croissant is SO good"

"Twelve Triangles almond croissant 🥐"

"Piccolo Dolce has an almond cornetto that will make you swoon."

"There's a stall called fika in the open market most Saturdays... they sometimes do almond buns which are like a cardamom bun crossed with an almond croissant. They are DIVINE."

"Laurel Points cafe, Duo. Best in the city by far."

"Stark Raving Bread at Moss St. Market has fantastic croissants and other baked goods."

"Crust, Union Pacific and Goodside. All excellent."

"Jumpstart Deli on 24th and Guerrero. He prepares an amazing croissant breakfast sammie with all of the things plus avocado :)"

"I’ve had a lot of them, personally I’d say Breads Bakery is #1."

"Their raspberry croissant is also very good"

"Asa Bakery in downtown has unique ones! A custard filled bow-shaped one"

"There are so many excellent places (in no particular order): Lannan (there will be a queue) in Stockbridge, Hobz in Leith, Twelve Triangles distributed throughout Edinburgh, L'Angelou-close to Portobello and Craigentinny, Boxwood Tam Leith, Dune-Queensferry, Patina-closer to Corstorphine, Le Petit Francais-in Leith area"

"Patisserie Melanie in North Park and got a pistachio croissant :) was pretty good"

"The ham egg and cheese croissant from Squat and Gobble is my favorite. But really fucking expensive."