New York, as incredible as it is, is not Paris. And that means that not every corner bakery has a craggy heap of aromatic pastries waiting for you. In fact, in New York, a truly outstanding croissant — the cornerstone of any proper patisserie — can be difficult to find. Difficult, but not impossible. These five spots make classic versions with a solid base of well-crafted flaky layers and a blissfully light内部的。
The绝对Best
1.Bien Cuit
120 Smith St., nr. Pacific St., Boerum Hill;718-852-0200
Far and away, this Brooklyn shop’s croissants most consistently nail the rare perfect balance between an exterior whose lightly glazed layers break into golden snowfall when pulled apart, and a dense, faintly sweet interior whose innards are still defined enough to display the delicate swirl that’s indicative of a perfect糕点。
2.Dominique Ansel Kitchen
137 Seventh Ave. South, nr. Charles St.;212-242-5111
得知Cronut的发明者还制作了一种羊角面包，这是一种梦幻，凌乱，黄油的外观，外壳在金色的碎屑淋浴时折断，这可能不会感到惊讶。内部是一层丝质丝面团，密集但不重，柔软但不煮熟的层，味道都是蜂蜜的黄油奶油，带有一丝大海salt.
3.城市面包店/鸟桶
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Though not a classical French example, the famed City Bakery pretzel croissant earns its place on this list because it’s an entirely classical New York invention. The salty, slightly sweet balance is fortified by flavorful whole-wheat dough that’s always baked to a kind of crustyideal.
4.Épicerie Boulud
1900年百老汇，64岁thSt.;212-595-9606
The looker of the bunch, Daniel Boulud’s croissant is a high-rise of gleaming, tissue-paper-thin layers. Beyond the exemplary aesthetics, the pastry itself is also reliably delicious with a hint of salt, and a soft middle of butterycrumb.
5.Maison Kayser
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A dark horse, if only for its transplant status, the baseline croissant from French chain Maison Kayser is surprisingly solid even when it’s made Stateside. Not as fluffy or as layered as some others on this list, Kayser’s version nevertheless delivers with a well-balanced flake-to-butter比率。
6.Buvette
42 Grove St.，Nr。Bleecker St。;212-255-3590
Buvette的羊角面包很小。娇小的糕点也许只有标准尺寸的八分之一（其魅力的一部分）被订购了两分。It may not exhibit a crusty flake or a beautifully stippled inner ring of pastry, but it is adorable and comes adorned with a dollop of whipped butter and the most impressive raspberry jam you’ve ever had in your life, which in and of itself makes the order worthit.