A smattering of crumbs down a work shirt, a greasy corner-of-the-lips smile, a delicate flake of pastry hanging from a loose strand of hair…
If you know what to look for, you can spot bona fide croissant lovers everywhere.
And to induct you into this happy-go-lucky tribe, we’ve tracked down the best croissants in Perth.
North Street Store (Big Loaf Factory)
Cottesloe
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North Street Store and its bakery crew at Big Loaf Factory have mastered the art of layering buttery, flakey pastry deliciousness. So much so that their big and beautiful butter croissant made with Pepe Saya cultured butter just took out the gold for its croissant in this year's Perth Royal Bread & Pastry Awards.
Dough Street
Balcatta
To all our ceoliac friends, your heartfelt prayers have been well and truly answered at Dough Street. The new gluten-free bakery has somehow mastered the flakey, buttery brilliance of your classic croissant without any of that nasty gluten. And yes, it's every bit as good as you remembered.
Teeter Bakery
Perth
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Talented baker Natasha Brownfield has been quietly cranking out some of Perth's finest pastries from kitchens and pop-up spots across Perth for years, but we're oh so grateful she decided to open a spot all her own. Here you'll find plenty of people lining up for a looksy at the treats of the day—from golden danishes and flakey pies, it's all damn good. Of course, Teeter Bakery also happens to have one of the best damn croissants in Perth.
Harvest Boulangerie Patisserie
Scarborough
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Patisserie is basically French for dang-that’s-a-good-croissant. Ham and cheese, pain au chocolat or just good ol’ fashioned plain—the options at Harvest Boulangerie Patisserie are endless. And with their traditional croissant picking up a silver medal in this year's Perth Royal Bread & Pastry Awards, you know they're all good. The delicious Humblebee Coffee doesn’t hurt either, especially when it's topped with a little complimentary cake.
Goods Bakery
West Leederville
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Just in case West Leedy couldn’t get any cooler, Goods Bakery landed on Oxford Close with some of the most delicious ‘gram worthy pastries around. The pies, crullers and everything escargots are all damn good, but if it's a good flakey croissant you're after, you can't go wrong with this silver medal-winning delight.
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Knead Bread & Coffee
Scarborough
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This family-run micro bakery is a local fave in Scarborough, and a silver for their organic sourdough croissant in this year's Perth Royal Bread & Pastry Awards confirm why. Knead Bread & Coffee invests three whole days to make these crispy, irresistible pastries, so we reckon that's more than deserved.
Layers
Subiaco
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French-style pastries are the name of the game at Layers, so prepare to go into a croissant-induced coma at this gem hidden besides the Subi train station. They’re slinging plenty of croissant varieties alongside the classic, but for us the ham and cheese croissant is an absolute must.
Baking Corner
Victoria Park
Joining the Vic Park fam late last year, Baking Corner is a gorg little spot to stock up on pastries, toasties, pies and of course a good croissant. They picked up a silver for their tasty little number, so clearly it's not just us who rates it as one of the best around.
Chu Bakery
Highgate
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It is more difficult than ever to complete a run at Hyde Park with the baked delights of Chu Bakery enticing you at every turn. Sweet tooths will go gaga for their almond, raspberry, hazelnut and coconut varieties. These are definitely some of the best croissants in Perth.
Zonts Bakehouse
Northbridge
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Led by Baker Kaz (Le Cordon Bleu alumni), the Zonts Bakehouse team are all about making delightfully light, airy and buttery croissants, with flavours ranging from classic, chocolate and almond through to salted egg yolk custard and honey wattleseed. They also have a plant-based range that slaps just as hard.
Croff Bakery
Perth
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For quirky pastries that will knock your socks off, you need to check out Croff Bakery in Perth. They’re dishing up all kinds of flaky and buttery croissants packed to the max with specialty flavours like jalapeno cheese, durian, char siew pork and pandan coconut.
La Galette De France
Nedlands
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From Subi markets to their little cafe in Nedlands, La Galette de France has become synonymous with good croissants in Perth. Word on the street is they make the holy grail of the almond variety.
Grain Bakery
Lathlain
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Grain Bakery is a family-run joint in Lathlain bridging the gap between contemporary bakehouses and the familiar country-style bakeries of yesteryear. In store you’ll find classic white sandwich loaves and sausage rolls alongside sourdoughs and creative pastries you can’t help but drool over but it's their fresh almond croissants that have us hooked.
Le Papillon
Joondalup
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Traditional, almond, raisin, chocolate, apple custard, ham and cheese, ham, cheese and avocado, bacon cheese and tomato, salmon, avocado and cream cheese, bacon, egg and cheese and… Yeah, we guess you could say Le Papillon does a few of the best croissants in Perth.
La Belle Patisserie
Belmont
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Three words that will change your life—Raspberry. Chocolate. Croissant. There hasn’t been a trio that’s worked so well together since the sweet pop harmonies of Hanson. Visit La Belle Patisserie for the finest croissant creations.
Crumbs
Applecross
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Any day that starts at Crumbs is alright in our books. The bright little bakery is pumping out the prettiest pastries (and plenty of them) along with sweet treats and showstopping cakes made to order. The standout for us though has to be their cube croissants filled with gooey goodness like peanut butter and jelly and pistachio cream.
Wild Bakery
South Fremantle
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Crescent-shaped happiness awaits you at Wild Bakery on South Terrace. Traditional is the name of the game here, so stock up on all the old favourites like pain au chocolat, almond and pain au raisin.
Mary Street Bakery
Highgate, Perth CBD, West Leederville, City Beach and Claremont
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Layers upon buttery layers of happiness await you at Mary Street Bakery. Why wouldn’t you buy your croissants from the evil geniuses that came up with that salted caramel doughnut?
Maison Saint-Honoré
Swan Valley, Floreat, Mount Pleasant, Ellenbrook and East Perth
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Turns out Maison Saint-Honoré does more than just amazing macarons, their croissant game is next level as well. Be it flaky almond croissants, Instagram-worthy lemon meringue croissants, or gooey chocolate croissants, this place serves up drool-worthy French croissants which we did nothing to deserve, but will happily take.
Abhi's Bread
South Fremantle
If you've been a long time fan of Abhi's delicious bread, it's time to get yourself there for what might be the best almond croissant in Perth. Warm it up and definitely do not share this bad boy.
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