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Butter croissant rankings
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1. Pain Perdu
Toronto, ON M6C 1B3
(416) 656-7246
CROISSANT REVIEW.
Yep, still my favourite croissant. A couple of things I didn't include in my first review, which are more apparent after having sampled many croissants:
- solid outside structure, not soft
- its on the well done side (which I like)
-…More »
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6/21/2009 First to Review
When you walk in you do kind of feel transported to Paris!
The croissants here are amazing!! The… Read more »
2. The Common
Smooth and tasty $2 Americanos poured by friendly and efficient staff. They pour the water in front of you and ask you to "say when". Awesome.
Pain Perdu croissants. (I just found out this morning, my favourite!)
Indoor and outdoor seating, free…More »
3. Epi Breads
Toronto, ON M4G 3B4
(416) 488-1952
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant and Davisville
4.5 stars... with definite possibility of going to 5 with return visits.
The croissant - nice sturdy shell on the outside; chewy, buttery and crispy on the inside... I rank it #2 behind Pain Perdu but I will concede that is more a subjective matter of…More »
4. Manic Coffee
Toronto, ON M5T 1T3
(416) 966-3888
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market
Unexpectedly good butter croissants here. Coffee is so smooth you don't need milk or sugar. Serve yourself water from a huge glass (?) bowl-y dispenser thing.
5. Bonjour Brioche
Toronto, ON M4M 1H7
(416) 406-1250
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
French
Neighbourhood: Riverdale
Croissant review... good, but not the best. Looks like a croissant (not too long, wide). Good colour. Medium flake. Very buttery.
I'll make a note of the relatively inexpensive price ($1.60-something with tax). Note that I purchased and ate it…More »
6. Patisserie Sebastien
Croissant - crispy enough on the outside, nice flavour, not as crispy as I like it on the inside, but that's more a "to my taste" thing. Not a huge croissant but at $1.90 before tax that's acceptable.
Rich, smooth americano. Bright, colourfully…More »
7. Thobors Boulangerie Patisserie Café
Toronto, ON M4S 2M9
(416) 544-1733
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant and Davisville
CROISSANT REVIEW:
OK (not A-OK) quality. Very similar to Jules but slightly better because its baked longer for a richer taste - solid enough structure (read it doesn't look like a used sock on the floor). Not particularly crisp. More bready than…More »
8. Jules Cafe Patisserie
Toronto, ON M4S 2M5
(416) 481-1666
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant and Davisville
CROISSANT REVIEW:
Decent to passable quality. Solid enough structure (read it doesn't look like a used sock on the floor). Slightly underbaked, more bready than flaky, no distinctive butter taste, not particularly crisp.
I'd like to give it another…More »
9. Nadège Patisserie
Toronto, ON M6J 1G2
(416) 368-2009
The only time to properly evaluate croissants is just after the establishment opens for business that day. Today (Sunday) I was at Nadege at 9:30 to give their croissant another try. It was good, definitely better than the one I tried at Clafouti…More »
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11/27/2009
I stopped by to try the croissant. Its ok. Clafouti is better (of the non-flaky, rather bready… Read more »
10. Dough Bakeshop
Toronto, ON M4K 1N2
(416) 465-2253
Categories:
Bakeries,
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
Neighbourhood: Riverdale
Really close to Broadview TTC station for a quick hop off. Especially if you want home cooking vs. fast food.
CROISSANT REVIEW - I'll have to agree its a solid citizen if you like soft, mushy/dense and relatively oily vs. crisp, flaky, and relatively…More »
11. Patachou Patisserie
Toronto, ON M4W 2L6
(416) 927-1105
The croissant... 3.5... sort of a smaller pastry and disappointingly deflated presentation. Nice crispness and butteriness though. Tried it late in the afternoon so the morning may yield a better product. But it is NOT among the best in Toronto.
12. Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
Toronto, ON M5V 1N6
(416) 603-0369
Categories:
Bakeries,
Coffee & Tea,
Desserts
Neighbourhood: Niagara
Pleasant, spacious cafe, great to have in your neighbourhood but probably not a destination.
Went to try the croissant, which was somewhat flaky on the outside and had a nice flavour, but was a little heavy / bready on the inside. Decent overall Good…More »
13. Clafouti Patisserie & Café
Toronto, ON M6J 1G5
(416) 603-1935
Mushy and lacking flavour is how I would describe a warm Clafouti croissant that just came out of the back. Even just a tinge of that sort of yucky flavour of the typical grocery store croissants.
I have to give a two to balance off all those other…More »
14. Starbucks
Toronto, ON M6G 1B1
(416) 964-6006
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Palmerston
I haven't been here too many times over the couple of months I've been in the neighbourhood. Yeah, its like other Starbucks but here are perhaps a few things noting:
1. Store has a "catwalk style" layout - easy to people watch INSIDE the store.
2.…More »
15. My Market Bakery
Toronto, ON M5T 1L8
(416) 593-6772
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market
I need to knock this back to a 4. The bread is still good at a very reasonable price but its not reasonable to have a 5 rating where I wouldn't buy product covering 75% of the space. Still... go for the bread.
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7/11/2009
I was wrong... My Market Bakery is a 5. The stop here is usually my highlight of the shopping trip.… Read more »
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