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French · Back Bay West · $$
Laminated in-house, shatteringly crisp on the outside, honeycomb-tender inside
Coffee & Tea · Downtown · $$
Indulgent oversized croissants filled with rich, dessert‑inspired fillings—creamy, sweet, and visually striking
Italian · Dorchester · $$
Italian · Somerville · $
Coffee & Tea · Chinatown · $
Coffee & Tea · Beacon Hill · $$
Bakery · Fort Point · $
Coffee & Tea · North Brookline · $$
Bakery · Oak Square · $
Coffee & Tea · Back Bay · $
Flaky, buttery pastry filled with sweet almond cream and topped with toasted almond slices.
Double-baked croissant filled with almond cream and dusted with powdered sugar, crackly outside and soft inside
Bakery · Neighborhood Nine · $
Classic plain croissant with visible honeycomb interior and properly bronzed shell
Patisserie & Bakery · Prospect Lefferts Gardens · $$
Properly laminated, deeply browned French-style croissant with audibly crisp shatter and an open honeycomb crumb
Bistro · Prudential / St. Botolph · $$$
Laminated and baked in-house, properly flaky and buttery — order with a café au lait
Bakery · Ward Two · $
All-butter croissant with the honeycomb structure that separates a good bakery from a great one — crisp shell, hollow interior.
Bakery · Belmont · $
Classic French croissant with crisp, flaky layers and a pronounced butter aroma
Bakery · Central Square · $
Classic French croissant with crisp, flaky layers and pronounced butter aroma
Bakery · South End · $
Properly laminated all-butter croissant with a shattering exterior and a honeycomb interior — same recipe as the Medford original.
Coffee & Tea · Longwood · $
Twice-baked laminated croissant filled with frangipane and dark chocolate
Twice-baked laminated croissant filled with frangipane and dark chocolate, dusted in sugar
Bakery · North Brookline · $
Day-two croissants soaked in almond syrup, filled with frangipane, and re-baked with sliced almonds on top
Crisp shattering exterior, buttery laminated layers — the classic baseline pastry
Bakery · D Street / West Broadway · $
Classic French croissant with laminated layers and buttery interior
