1. Bien Cuit
8.2
120 Smith St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Boerum Hill · 175 tips and reviews
Marcelo Reali: Try the Pain au Chocolat - By far the best chocolate croissant I've ever had. Airy and soft with the perfect amount of chocolate.
Roopa K: The pain au chocolat is my favorite
Connie Chiu: The croissants are perfectly flaky and crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside all at the same time! The almond chocolate croissant was perfect. Has free wifi and a great outdoor space.
3. Nick + Sons Bakery
9.2
205 Leonard St (btwn Grand St & Maujer St), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · East Williamsburg · 20 tips and reviews
Felix Sargent: I had the chocolate croissant. It is absolutely splendid. It'll change your concept of croissants forever. It's not /french/ but it might just be better. Crisp base, light airy layers, butter.
Kathryn Farwell: Get the chocolate croissant or a seasonal danish. Get a loaf of sourdough to pop in the freezer and thank yourself later 🤗
Lockhart Steele: Now that, my friends. That. That is a chocolate croissant.
9. Bakeri
9.0
150 Wythe Ave (at N 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Williamsburg · 139 tips and reviews
Cristina F-M: seating is cramped but the hazelnut rosemary choc chip cookie is worth it. and the pain au chocolat is awesome, first one I've seen where the chocolate was still gooey.
Peter Cucè: Rosemary smell is comforting. Excellent pain au chocolat.
Design*Sponge: I'm a broken record when it comes to chocolate croissants, but these are excellent.
11. Cafe Riviera
8.2
830 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Café · Greenpoint · 24 tips and reviews
Talisa Chang: Delicious pastries. Go for the flaky, crispy, croissant-like cinnamon roll with bits of apple for $1.50 over the chocolate croissant. Stick to Upright just up the street for your iced coffee though.
Youngna Park: Best polish bakery in the hood. Fantastic pastries: Get the ham & cheese croissant if you want savory and the peach Danish or chocolate croissant if you want sweet.
Leemor Yuravlivker: Cheap yummy pastries. Very nice danishes.
Lasse Koskela: The chocolate muffin is delicious, as is the bread pudding, but the caramelized croissant (Kouign-Amann) takes the grand prize.
Shelly: Amazing breads, breakfast pastries, inventive sandwiches and tasty salads in beautiful garden!
Steve LeVine: The apple danish was very good as was the cold brew coffee.
14. Bittersweet
8.6
180 DeKalb Ave (btwn Washington Pk & Carlton Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Fort Greene · 70 tips and reviews
Barrett Sheridan: The Balthazar chocolate croissants are gooey deliciousness, and the coffee is the best in Brooklyn.
Michael Monje Moran: Dark roast coffee, Chocolate croissant
L S: Really nice, intimate coffee shop with good coffee and wifi. Highly recommend if you're in the area.