Trying London’s croissant crawl!
Over here at Here and There we’re not so much the pub crawl kinda people. We love the premise - but we prefer the pastries. So we were beyond buzzed when we realised the new crawl on the block was a CROISSANT CRAWL!
The croissant crawl isn’t just a stop and pop by any bakery you can find oh no! It has a purpose. A purpose that seeks to connect three of the ultimate, most wordly reknowned and famous croissant innovators in London. And we are here for it. We want to experience the flaky, buttery, squidgy deliciousness that is the laminating process of making croissants.
How does it work?
The crawl works like this: It’s a journey between the man himself - Phillippe Conticini, Le Deli Robuchon and finally but by no means last Richoux. The brilliant thing about the crawl is that you can complete the crawl in about 40 minutes - which adds all the fun of a day out wandering London - but also you get the more original and unique croissant creations.
Phillippe Conticini
This is our first stop, and it’s nice and easy being located close to Kensington Station. Firstly, what a display.It was a smorgassboard of delicious pastries, glowing and shining, filling your eyes with delight. From luxurious and delicately crafted croissants to the most mouth watering pain au chocolats there were XL croissants that looked like they could feed a family. It was mesmerising.
It was like a tapestry of pastry, and the croissant was it’s center piece. Light, flakey and delicious. You’ve definitely got to try it!
Le Deli Robuchon
Le Deli Robuchon is the next step on the crawl, right next to Green Park station. It was an elegant space and the pastry counter immediately caught my eye from the end of the room. We were excited for this because of the quirky take on a traditional fave.
Here we had, The Cube. Like what! They’ve turned a croissant into a cube. How awesome - brilliant - genius! We could not wait to get a taste of this bad boy and we know you won’t be able to either!
Richoux
Our last stop on the crawl is at Richoux which luckily is only 5 minutes away from Robuchon. Richoux was a little more intimidating as it was less of a traditional bakery and more like a restaurant - luckily because they obviously know how good their pastries are they had a takeaway pastry counter for us.
At Richoux they’ve had a imaginative idea to form the Cruffin - you guessed it - half muffin/ half croissant! The swirling flavours invite you in and as you know the first bite is with the eyes!
Overall Thoughts
The best croissant was most definitely at Richoux - the flavours were intoxicating mixing dreamy vanilla and raspberry that complimented each other perfectly. It was refreshing and different and utterly delicious.
This was closely followed by Le Deli Robuchon the pastry was flakey and buttery and felt excellent on the tongue and everything mixed together to form a perfect bite.
Phillipe Conticini was our least favourite of the 3. It wasn’t flakey but had a more burnt texture to the bite, the filling was tart and didn’t compliment the pastry.
If you want to go from best to worth - start with Richoux and go backwards.
If you want to go from worst to best - start with Conticini and end with Richoux.
Each of these croissants are going to set you back aroudn £7 which isn’t cheap - but Richoux was most definitely worth it.
Let us know your favourite croissant in the comments below!