Croissant among top 5 'best breakfasts' in the world: Top Delhi-NCR reccos to relish the French delicacy!
As it goes with their very exciting, globe-trotting monthly lists, Taste Atlas recently put out a meticulously-ranked list of the 'top 50 best breakfasts' in the world. The Turkish Kahvalti topped the list with its warm spread of flavours. India too, featured not once but a total of thrice on the list — with the Marathi Misal coming in at the 18th spot, the versatile paratha coming in at the 23rd spot and punch-packing Punjabi chole bhature ranking at the 32nd spot.
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A rather familiar warm and toasty treat however, finished at spot 5 — the croissant! French in origin but honestly a culturally-reinforced global food group, these are the top spots across Delhi-NCR (as curated by the Paper Board Delhi) serving up the best croissants. Warm or cold, sweet or savoury, classic or overloaded, there's always something for everyone.
Options — (butter) croissant, almond croissant, chocolate croissant, croissant
Bread & More (multiple outlets)
Options — pain au chocolat, three cheese croissant, cheesy garlic croissant, chicken keema croissant, cheesy mushroom croissant, chicken cheese omelete croissant, masala egg bhurji croissant sandwich
Options — masala egg bhurji croissant, croissant caprese sandwich, scrambled eggs avocado & rocket leaves croissant
Options — plain croissant, almond croissant, croissant nutella ferrero, smoked chicken croissant, garlic cheese croissant, chilli paneer croissant, spinach & ricotta croissanwich, creamy chicken croissanwich, creamy mushroom croissanwich, butter garlic prawn croissanwich, ham & Swiss cheese croissanwich, El French vanilla croffin
Options — butter croissant, almond croissant, chocolate croissant, vanilla and berry croissant, nutella croissant, cookie croissant, sunny cress croissant sandwich, pesto powerhouse croissant sandwich, Parisian melt croissant sandwich, bae-lt croissant sandwich, smoked salmon with sour cream and pickled onions
Options — all-day breakfast croissant sandwich, classic croissant, twice baked smoked chicken & pesto croissant, twice baked mushroom truffle & cheese croissant, twice baked almond & cinnamon croissant, twice baked chocolate croissant, tiramisu croissant
So which croissant heaven will be your first stop this evening?
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