We scoured Chicago’s booming bakery scene for a perfect croissant. We found a dozen.

WBEZ / by Maggie Hennessy / October 26, 2026

A rustling crunch cascades as my teeth shatter the outer layer of a chubby pastry football shellacked in egg wash. Butter coats my tongue, and while I’ve barely reached the croissant’s tender, lacy middle, the evidence is already damning. Golden shards litter the plate and table, burrow in my clothes and between my laptop keys. What uncomplicated, chaotic bliss to demolish a plain croissant at Floriole Cafe & Bakery. Read More Here.