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5 Viral Croissants In London
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Mar 27, 2025
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Oh my god, thank you
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I enjoy this! From croissant cupcakes to croissant cubes, circles, sandwiches and even croissants the size of a child
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Here are the most unique croissants in London. Now you're probably familiar with the crescent shaped croissants
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Well, these are now a thing of the past as a multitude of uniquely shaped croissants are now taking over the Internet
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Now, before we get to stuffing our faces, here's a brief history on the invention of the croissant
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in the 1600s turks of the ottoman empire tried to invade a city known to be vienna by digging
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underground tunnels during the night now bakers working through the night heard rumblings of the
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soldiers and alerted the city causing the soldiers to retreat the city then awarded the bakers peter
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wind letter specifically to create a pastry the symbol of the ottoman empire to signify the city's
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victory over the Turks. So they baked a pastry in the shape of the flag's emblem, the crescent
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Now that pastry was called the Kipfel. And a hundred years later, Marie Antoinette, born in
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Vienna and probably eating Kipfel her whole life, becomes the queen of France and introduces the
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delectable Kipfel to the country. The French remake it and it becomes des croissants. Now this is all
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alleged because this happened in the 1600s and no one was there to confirm it but there you go
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okay great so our first stop on this croissant trail is rishu which is right behind us and
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they've got the most amazing delicious looking croissant hotcakes three flavors there's chocolate
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and praline strawberries and cream and white chocolate rishu is an iconic restaurant located
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in a heart of Piccadilly. With elegant fine dining and delectable pastries on display
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it's the only place I've ever been offered cutlery to eat a croissants
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Their famous cupcake croissants cost £6.95 and come in three flavours. Praline and white chocolate latte
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strawberry and cream, and caramelised white chocolate. Bon appétit! This is a lot..
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It's a lot trickier than you do. The filling. Mmm. Nice. I'm like excited. I'm like shaking. I'm like ready to
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Mm. Mm. You know what? It's almost like a donut. Probably because of like
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It's so soft. Yeah, I know. It is definitely like a croissant It got all the layers in it And a lot of the croissants that you buy aren actually sugar coated but this is no this is coated with sugar and it reminds it gives
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you like that nostalgic feeling of like when you're young you're eating like a sugary like
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donut like a sugary pastry we're gonna be trying a lot of croissants today guys so stay tuned
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all right there you go voila i'm gonna try the chocolate It's just cream. I like cream, isn't it
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Like really sweet cream. And it melts in your mouth. It's really light
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It is very sweet. So if you have a sweet tooth, this will be right off your screen
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I think some of the videos we've seen on Instagram, when you slice the croissant in half, the filling is all the way into the bottom
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This kind of just sits at the bottom. but then haven't tried it I feel like you wouldn't want it to be all the way in
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because it is very sweet it's like an intense sweet taste that's how you do it it is rich and oozing with chocolate it's definitely the sweetest
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no I think that's the sweetest I think this is the richest
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A rich, chocolatey taste. Ley Delhi Rubicon opened in 2019 and also sits on the busy Piccadilly Road in central London
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They are known for selling the viral cube-shaped croissants that broke the internet
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Their croissants come in a choice of fillings, pistachio, chocolate and vanilla
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and they range from £6.95 to £9. pound so if you're ever up for crispy buttery cube croissants try them out and thank me later
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oh my god look at this wow you know what the first thing that comes to mind is how do they
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even do this well what i think is that they put the the butter in like a box and then they cook
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it in a place so that's how they get the shape okay now the croissant white sauce isn't as soft
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and flaky as you'd expect obviously if you're going for a cube shape you have to compromise on some
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soft textures textures you know like a proglo croissant like you press into it
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and it just crumbles yeah this doesn't have that it has more of like a harder shell
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but it still tastes pretty good i thought the filling tasted again like a custard
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Oh yeah. The vanilla filling is something like mustard. Oh my God, that looks good
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Chocolate filling makes good. To be honest, I think all the fillings in all the questions today are probably all going
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to be the same Or do you think this difference from No I think this tastes really similar Yeah Ooh Oh there it is
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Ooh, very pistachio-y. Oh, that's so sweet. Oh my god. Everything is like sickeningly sweet
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But the filling is a bit too sweet. Every filling in this whole croissant trail is very, very sweet
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This is Cafe Kitsun, who won the award for the best croissants in London
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I just had to try it. Located on the ground floor of 19 Motcombe Street, it's a stylish spot with a terrace serving French and Japanese fusion foods
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This croissant, one croissant only here. I'm about to find out why
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Now it's got a decent amount of layered pastry in it. It's fairly light. Not as light as you'd expect
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It's got a decent flavor and to be honest, it doesn't blow my mind
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This looks similar to the cupcake croissant we had yesterday. It's also got filling in it
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But the difference is this has more rolls and more layers. And it's also got sugar coating on the outside
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And it's almost caramelized. Last but not least, our pastry with the fruit topping
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The fruits are fresh and it gives it like the zestiness to the pastry
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British Patagonia is also taking the city by storm with their delicious take on croissants Filled with ice cream flavours of your choice chocolate and vanilla which are also vegan
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and topped with hazelnut, praline, pistachio or chocolate flakes. Here you get to eat your cake and have it
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Yes, please. The croissant ice cream will set you back £9, but trust me, you don't want to miss it
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They start serving from 12pm and you'll find their store on Upper Street in North London
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And now for the star of the show, the giant croissant at Felipe Contaccini
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Oh my God, thank you. Enjoy, guys. Thank you. Look at this
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This store is located in Comro Place, South Kensington, and is one of the restaurants that made this pastry popular in London
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but be warned you will need a few extra pairs of hands to devour this monster
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the giant croissants will set you back 25 pounds and 28 pounds for their pan de chocolate
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which is a lot of money for one pastry but hey this is not just a pastry it's an experience
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wow okay so now you've probably seen the croissants online right the giant croissants
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yeah yeah yeah this is apparently the biggest one they've got listen this is the size of a baby
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okay i don't even know where to start on there you go that way happy birthday okay
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oh my lord no this is this is so soft it is soft
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That's so good. Is it? That's so much less almondy than I thought it was going to be
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That's a really light almond. It tastes really good. It's what you'd expect of an almond pasta
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But it's not too almondy. It's light. Oh my god. Alright. The piddong is really nice
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It's delicious. It's just quite empowering. You can't taste just the croissant
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It's definitely very sweet. It's great for an experience, but practically... It can't be done. No
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Unless you take part of it. Unless you're doing like a food challenge. Yeah
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And with our stomachs full of delicious layers of laminated French bread filled with butter
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and fat, we crawl home to rest our bellies. Do hit the thumbs up button if you liked this video
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and we'll catch you in the next one
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