Nothing will replace the original pastry, but the emblem of the Parisian breakfast is the subject of numerous twists, both savory and sweet. Picked from both the new and the sure bets, here are ten croissants that deserve to be tasted at least once.
The Ispahan Crescent by Pierre Hermé
PRICE
: €3.50 (to take away) and €4.50 (on site).
43, rue Saint-Placide (6th). Tel.: 01 45 12 24 02. Daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. And in all Pierre Hermé cafés (6th, 7th and 8th) and the Vaugirard (15th) and Bonaparte (6th) boutiques.
THE PLACE
. In recent years, pastry chefs have taken it upon themselves to bring sweet tooths to the table. Cafés began to flourish, with, as is often the case, Pierre Hermé at the head of the gondola. The man who now has four cafes to his name - not counting the 86 Champs department store, shared on the Champs-Élysées with L'Occitane - has set foot in the world of savory foods and baristas.
THE CROISSANT
. The pope of French pastry chefs was the first to imagine his work through the prism of collections, like fashion...