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Top 10 croissants in London

Based on 11 food guides · Checked October 22, 2026

Pophams in Islington is number one for croissants in London, followed by Arôme Bakery and Jolene. The ranking comes from food guides such as the MICHELIN Guide, the Good Food Guide and Time Out.

Pophams is recommended by 5 of the 11 guides we checked, Arôme Bakery by 4 and Jolene by 4.

  1. Pophams

    Islington

    Recommended by MICHELIN Guide · Hot Dinners · SquareMeal · The Standard · Tasting Table

    Order Bacon and maple croissant

    19 Prebend Street, London N1 8PFApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    5 guides

  2. Arôme Bakery

    Covent Garden

    Recommended by Time Out London · Good Food Guide · Taste of France · SquareMeal

    Order Croissant 1930 · Hotdog croissant with Japanese BBQ sauce

    9 Mercer Street, London WC2H 9QJApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  3. Jolene

    Newington Green

    Recommended by Time Out London · MICHELIN Guide · SquareMeal · Eater London

    Order Strawberry jam and almond frangipane croissant

    21 Newington Green, London N16 9PUApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  4. Toad Bakery

    Camberwell

    Recommended by Time Out London · The Infatuation · Good Food Guide · Eater London

    Order Cornbread croissant · Almond croissant

    44 Peckham Road, London SE5 8PXApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  5. Eric's

    East Dulwich

    Recommended by The Infatuation · Good Food Guide · Hot Dinners

    20 Upland Road, London SE22 9EFApple MapsGoogle Maps

    3 guides

  6. Astrid

    Muswell Hill

    Recommended by Time Out London · Hot Dinners · Secret London

    Order Pistachio croissant · Almond croissant

    118A Alexandra Park Road, London N10 2AHApple MapsGoogle Maps

    3 guides

  7. Aux Pains de Papy

    King's Cross

    Recommended by SquareMeal · Tasting Table · Eater London

    Order Almond croissant

    279 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8QFApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  8. Chestnut Bakery

    Belgravia

    Recommended by Hot Dinners · Taste of France · Tasting Table

    Order Aubergine parmigiana croissant · Pecan and salted caramel croissant

    17-21 Elizabeth Street, London SW1W 9RPApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  9. Donutelier

    Covent Garden

    Recommended by Taste of France · SquareMeal · Tasting Table

    Order Almond croissant · Strawberry and vanilla cream croissant

    48-50 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0BBApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  10. Le Café Robuchon

    Mayfair

    Recommended by SquareMeal · The Standard · Tasting Table

    Order Cube croissant · Almond croissant

    82 Piccadilly, London W1J 8JAApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

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Also recommended, in the same order.

  1. 11Suba Bakery Walthamstow2 guides
  2. 12Kossoffs Kentish Town2 guides
  3. 13Little Bread Pedlar Primrose Hill2 guides
  4. 14Patisserie Sainte Anne Hammersmith2 guides
  5. 15E5 Bakehouse London Fields1 guide
  6. 16August Bakery Battersea1 guide
  7. 17Boxcar Baker & Deli Marylebone1 guide
  8. 18Bread Ahead Borough Market1 guide
  9. 19Casey's Clapton1 guide
  10. 20Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley Knightsbridge1 guide
  11. 21Comptoir Gourmand Bermondsey1 guide
  12. 22Don't Tell Dad Queen's Park1 guide
  13. 23Layla Bakery Notting Hill1 guide
  14. 24Mahali Bakery Battersea1 guide
  15. 25Philippe Conticini South Kensington1 guide
  16. 26Scoff at The Savoy Strand1 guide
  17. 27Sourdough Sophia Crouch End1 guide
  18. 28St. JOHN Bakery Covent Garden1 guide
  19. 29The Dusty Knuckle Dalston1 guide
  20. 30The Snapery East London Fields1 guide
  21. 31Toklas Bakery Temple1 guide
  22. 32Weirdough Bakery Walthamstow1 guide
  23. 33Wood Street Bakery Walthamstow1 guide
  24. 34Yeast Broadway Market1 guide

Croissants in London

Many of the guides’ picks are twists on the plain croissant. Hot Dinners picks the bacon and maple croissant at Pophams, the Good Food Guide the hotdog croissant at Arôme Bakery and Time Out the cornbread croissant at Toad Bakery. At Le Café Robuchon in Mayfair, formerly Le Deli Robuchon, SquareMeal picks the cube croissant.

Pophams, Arôme Bakery, Jolene and Chestnut Bakery have more than one shop. The address shown is each bakery’s first shop, so check the hours of the one you plan to visit. Pophams and Jolene are also in the top 10 for cinnamon buns in London. For Paris, see the top 10 croissants in Paris.

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Questions

Where is the best croissant in London?

Pophams in Islington is number one, followed by Arôme Bakery in Covent Garden and Jolene in Newington Green. Five of our eleven sources recommend Pophams, the MICHELIN Guide among them, and Hot Dinners picks its bacon and maple croissant.

Is Cédric Grolet in the top 10?

No. SquareMeal recommends the plain croissant at Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley, but none of our other ten sources names it, so it's under More places.

How did you rank these bakeries?

We ranked each bakery by how many of eleven food guides and magazines recommend its croissants, including the MICHELIN Guide, the Good Food Guide and Time Out. On a tie, bakeries named by the MICHELIN Guide or the Good Food Guide come first, then the rest A to Z. Every bakery was open when we checked on 22 October 2026.

How we ranked

We ranked places by how many of these 11 food guides and critics recommend them. We don't score or review places ourselves. Checked on October 22, 2026; things change, so check before you go.

Sources (11)
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  2. London's best bakeries - where to buy bread, pastries, buns and more... · Hot Dinners · 2026 · Media
  3. The Best Bakeries in London · MICHELIN Guide · 2026 · Guide
  4. Best Croissants in London: Our Croissant Day Hit List · Taste of France · 2026 · Media
  5. The Best Bakeries In London Right Now · The Infatuation · 2026 · Media
  6. The best bakeries in London · Time Out London · 2026 · Media
  7. 18 Of The Best Bakeries in London To Satisfy Your Carb-y Cravings · Secret London · 2025 · Media
  8. Best croissants London: From filled pastries to viral sensations · SquareMeal · 2025 · Media
  9. The Best Bakeries in London · Eater London · 2023 · Media
  10. 11 Bakeries To Visit For London's Best Croissants · Tasting Table · 2023 · Media
  11. The 18 best bakeries in London, from Bread Ahead to Toklas · The Standard · 2023 · Media

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