Greater Paris: where's the best butter croissant? Here's the 2025 ranking

The croissant, symbol of French culinary savoir-faire par excellence, is on a roll. For several years now, the croissant has been reinvented thanks to the sometimes overflowing creativity of certain bakers. But for many, the butter croissant remains THE benchmark; the viennoiserie that people love to enjoy without any hang-ups at breakfast. In fact, the croissant is the most widely consumed Viennese pastry in France!

But which Parisian bakeries offer the best butter croissants? The answer was provided by the "Syndicat des Boulangers du Grand Paris ", which unveiled the 2025 rankings for the best Charentes-Poitou PDO butter croissant competition for bakers in Greater Paris, on Tuesday May 6 at 12 noon during the Fête du Pain.

Once again this year, numerous croissants were produced by artisan bakers from the four departments of Greater Paris (75, 92, 93 and 94). They were then tasted and judged on April 10. Several criteria were taken into account to determine the winner, including taste, of course, but also flakiness, smell and color.

So, drum roll... The best croissant au beurre 2025 in Greater Paris can be found in the Hauts-de-Seine region, at the Des racines et du pain bakery in Clamart. Basile Fourmont won first prize in the competition, with a curved croissant that won over the entire jury! The artisan baker had already won first prize for the best traditional French baguette in the Greater Paris region on May 4.

Second place went to Mickaël Reydellet of the La Parisienne bakery in Paris's 10th arrondissement. Finally, the Mille et Un bakery in the 6th arrondissement takes 3rd place, thanks to Yongsang Seo.

5 other Parisian bakers feature in this top 10 list of the best Charentes-Poitou PDO butter croissants in Greater Paris 2025. Let's discover them!

• To be read
• National competition for the best sandwich 2025: two Paris Region candidates on the podium
• Île-de-France: the 2025 prize list for the best traditional baguette in the greater Paris region
• Île-de-France: the winner of the Best Traditional Baguette 2025 in Greater Paris

2025 ranking of the best Charentes-Poitou PDO butter croissant in Greater Paris

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1. Basile FOURMONT - Des racines et du pain - 1 place du Parorama, 92140 Clamart, France
2. Mickaël REYDELLET - La Parisienne - 12 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 75010 Paris
3. Yongsang SEO - Boulangerie Mille et Un - 32 rue Saint-Placide, 75006 Paris
4. Thierry RABINEAU - Boulangerie Moderne Rabineau - 16 rue des Fossés Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris
5. Cédric ARSAC - Boulangerie Lorette - 48 rue Bobillot, 75013 Paris
6. Jean-Yves BOULLIER - Le Moulin de la Croix Nivert - 39 rue de la Croix Nivert, 75015 Paris
7. Nicolas et Magali ROQUAIS - Boulangerie Magali Charonne - 135 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris
8. Grégory PAILLIETTE - Maison Pailliette - 121 avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé
9. Lionel BONNAMY - La Fabrique aux Gourmandises - 82 rue de l'Amiral Mouchez, 75014 Paris
10. Elio CHAYA - La Boulangerie Bleue by Elio & Franck - 1 rue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 92500 Rueil-Malmaison

Congratulations to the winner and all the participants!

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