LUNE Croissanterie (World's best croissant?)
Known as the world's best croissant, one must ask if this truly is the holy grail.
...Maybe? If this is your type?
Lune Croissanterie is located on right near the super fancy wanky road with all the big brands, and it's not the only one. I would actually recommend going to the Fitzroy branch since it's way bigger and you don't have to line up in the midst of metropolis chaos.
My friend and I queued for 35 minutes before we got in. Having walked by it multiple times, this is only an issue if you're going early or during weekends. On a weekday at 1-3pm, you probably won't need to line up. They might sell out though.
This is it -- the supposedly world's best croissant. We took it, we bit into it, we analyzed it, we shared thoughts. They said it was prepared over 3 days, but since making croissants is at least a 2 day job, I wonder what part of their process is extra?
So for the croissant, it's the aroma more than anything. Everything is infused with layers of butter. It's like...well, what we ended up trying to describe it was "it's the best part of a brioche in a croissant". The shell is just crispy enough. We all just wanted more SALT, and to that end, maybe the ham and gruyere or the lasagne croissant would be even better.
So yeah, it really is "okay, I see why people call it the world's best croissant." And it's not necessarily "but nah, we've had better", but "okay, so this is very different in X and Y regard".
The kouign-amann...is not a traditional kouign-amann. Which is fine, but I'm just letting you know in case you're expecting something similar to a cruffin sized thing. And it's good! This one is really good. The sugar crust is excellent, though I feel a traditional kouign-amann uses that shape for a reason -- it gets you a better crust around that 'muffin top' area, because there's just more surface area. I know Lune bakes it in a mould lined with butter, sugar, and salt until its caramelized too, but I really do enjoy the traditional bigger mould and shape.
Very much recommended, but this is quite sweet because of its nature.
So I don't have a photo for the almond croissant so I just yoinked one from their website, so do note it doesn't look as good in real life but...honestly? I think this photo looks bad too.
I don't recommend this one at all. In fact, it's a travesty. Almond croissants by themselves are bastardizations anyway (this is not an insult to the beloved almond croissant) and are often day old croissants repurposed.
This one tries way too hard. It's the absolute equivalent to a tiktok/youtube chef using super expensive ingredients to try and wow someone, except this one just completely misses out on the point of an almond croissant. For one, it is HARD. It's just very difficult to bite into, and it's also too sweet, and it's also just overstuffed with almonds, and the almond paste in the middle is also just way, way too much. Nothing is allowed to shine because everything is ALMONDS and OH MY GOD WHY.
All four of us took a bite and then gave up on it.
WE THREW IT AWAY.
Thanks, world's best croissanterie.
EDIT:
Me trying to convince my friend to go to Lune:
