Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl is back for its 5th year

Year five of the Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl, and it’s the biggest one yet. There are 37 vendors, 10 days, and more flaky, creative, only-in-Vancouver croissants than you can reasonably eat in one weekend (though we encourage trying). It’s on from September 25 to October 4, 2026, and the whole city is your pastry playground.

What it is

  • Self-guided tour across Metro Vancouver — walk, bike, or drive between bakeries
  • 10 days to sample limited-edition croissants at your own pace
  • Walk-in quantities are limited. Pre-order where you can.
  • Select vendors have suggested drink pairings this year

New: Taste-Off challenges

  • Head-to-head matchups around a shared ingredient — good for planning your route
  • Banana Croissant Taste-Off: Banoffee Windmill vs. Banana Turon Twice Baked vs. Tokyo Banana Choux-ssant Flower
  • Croissant Foam Taste-Off: Iced Croissant Matcha Latte vs. Croissant Cloud Cold Brew

Judges for Most Creative Croissant

  • Alex Kim — chef, Five Sails co-owner
  • Carson Ting — Official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Artist, Chairman Ting founder

Also new this year

  • Crawl extends to Langley (3 vendors)
  • Print-at-home passport on the event website — collect stamps for a chance to win croissant cash
  • Vote online for Fan Favourite Flavour

Full vendor map, flavour lineup, and passport on the event website and Instagram.


3-Way Banana Croissant Taste-Off:
Banoffee Windmill Croissant vs. Banana Turon Twice Baked Croissant vs. Tokyo Banana Choux-ssant Flower 
Chef Nasser Saleh at Daan Go Cake Lab; Cadeaux Bakery; Broyé Cafe & Bakery – Fraser. Pre-orders available

Croissant Foam Taste-Off
Iced Croissant Matcha Latte (Blue Parrot Coffee – walk-ins only)
vs. 
Croissant Cloud Cold Brew (Sweet Revenge Bakery & Cafe – pre-orders available)

Magnum Ice Cream Bar Croissant Taste-Off
Pistachio Almond Dark Chocolate Magnum Croissant (PAUL Le Cafe)
vs. 
Double Raspberry Dark Chocolate Magnum Croissant (Paul Restaurant, Cafe and Bakery)
Pre-orders available

Sweet & Savoury Croissant Taste-Off
Pineapple Picante Cronut with Tajin (Bonus Bakery)
vs.
Sweet Corn Croissant (Sweet Revenge Bakery & Cafe) 
Pre-orders available

Black Sesame Croissant Taste-Off
Black Sesame Croissant with Miso Caramel (A Bread Affair)
vs. 
Black Sesame Soy Milk Mochi Croissant Tart (Poco Rit Cafe)
Pre-orders available

Savoury Meat Croissant Taste-Off
Croissant Al Pastor (Bel Café)
vs. 
Croissant Bourguignon (Wren Cafe)
Pre-orders available

Tea Croissant Taste-Off
Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea Cube Croissant (To Live For Bakery & Cafe)
vs. 
Apple Oolong Mochi Croissant (La Saison de Patisserie)
Pre-orders available

Pandan Croissant Taste-Off
Tropical Pandan Pain Suisse (Viva Cafe & Bakery)
vs. 
Coffee and Pandan Croissant (Jack’s Spot Cafe + Bakery) 
Pre-orders available

Chai Croissant Taste-Off
Chai and Cookie Croissant (Elaichi Patisserie)
vs. 
Pear & Egyptian Chai Croissant (L’Atelier Patisserie)
Walk-ins only

Cheesecake Croissant Taste-Off
Apple Caramel Crumble Cheesecake Croissant (Blacksmith Bakery – walk-ins only)
vs.
Queen B Croissant (Dilemma Bakehouse – pre-orders available)

Pistachio Croissant Taste-Off
Golden Saffron & Pistachio Croissant (Bisou Bakehouse – Bidell)
vs. 

Pistachio Baklava Cruffin (Bisou Bakehouse – Robson)

Walk-ins only.

Hazelnut Croissant Taste-Off

Hazelnut Nougatine Croissant (Merci Boulangerie – walk-ins only)
vs.
Hazelnut Espresso Croissant (Elmo Baking Co. – pre-orders available)

Pecan Croissant Taste-Off
Caramel Roasted Pecan Croissant Roll (Mon Paris Patisserie)
vs. 
Maple Cranberry Pecan Danish (C Market Coffee Main St.) 
Pre-orders available

2026 Vendor & Flavour Lineup

Bel Café

Croissant Al Pastor

Juicy marinated pork, monterey jack & caramelized pineapple, served with housemade salsa verde

Bisou Bakehouse

Golden Saffron & Pistachio Croissant (Bidwell location)

Pistachio Baklava Cruffin (Robson location)

Blue Parrot Coffee 

Iced Croissant Matcha Latte

Iced matcha latte with a croissant cold foam, topped off with a mini croissant.

Bonus Bakery

Pineapple Picante Cronut with Tajin

A Bread Affair 

Black Sesame Croissant with Miso Caramel

Black sesame coloured croissant with a black sesame filling. Then it is topped with a rich umami miso caramel and dipped in black sesame. You may try to bring it home, but it will not make it through your front door.

Broyé Café & Bakery

Tokyo Banana Choux-ssant Flower (Fraser location)

Broyé’s First Choux-sant. Inspired by Japan’s beloved Tokyo Banana souvenir, our crisp Japanese Choux au Craquelin is filled with luscious Tokyo Banana cream and nestled in a buttery croissant flower. A playful meeting of two Japanese-inspired pastries — croissant and choux — in one bite.

Japanese Takoyaki Croissant (Hornby location)

Japanese Street Food in a Croissant. Real takoyaki is tucked inside our buttery, flaky croissant, then finished with Japanese mayo, takoyaki sauce, aonori and dancing bonito flakes. A playful take on one of Japan’s most beloved street foods, reimagined in croissant form.

C Market Coffee Main St. 

Maple Cranberry Pecan Danish

Maple sweetness, cranberries & toasted pecans for a perfectly balanced bite

Cadeaux Bakery

Banana Turon Twice Baked Croissant (paired with Taho Coffee)

Inspired by the classic filipino dessert, our classic butter croissants are filled with a banana vanilla bean creme patisserie and roasted bananas, topped with frangipane and spring roll pastry, and finished with a crisp caramelized sugar coating

Taho Coffee

A caffeinated play on the classic filipino comfort food, layers of sago, silken tofu and brown sugar syrup, served warm with milk and espresso

Chef Nasser Saleh, available at Daan Go Cake Lab 

Banoffee Windmill Croissant (paired Banana Milk Latte topped with a sea salt dulce foam)

A playful reimagining of banoffee pie through laminated pastry.

Our Windmill Croissant is filled with a light banana mascarpone cream and a rich caramelised banana confit, balancing fresh banana flavour with deep caramel notes.

It is finished with a hazelnut praline and banana cream pâte à choux, then crowned with its signature chocolate windmill — a delicate fan designed to actually spin.

Crisp, buttery lamination. Creamy banana. Caramelised fruit. Roasted hazelnut. Chocolate.

A croissant designed to move.

Doughgirls Comfort Kitchen and Bakeshop

The Dill-irious (paired with Black Orange Chai)

Pickle croissant, obviously. 

Whipped cream cheese and aged Parmesan, sharp pickles, and roasted jalapeño over a whisper of slow-roasted tomato jam – all tucked into flaky, buttery layers. Finished with fresh dill and red pepper zhuzh.

Black Orange Chai

Strong black tea brewed with Doughgirls Masala, honey, and pressed orange oils.

Elaichi Patisserie

Chai and Cookie Croissant 

Chai and cookie (Parle-G biscuit) is a quintessential pairing that every Indian kid grows up eating. The strong Chai ginger-y flavour perfectly complements sweet, malty and lightly caramelised flavour of Parle-G biscuit aka Cookie. 

This croissant is filled with strong chai pastry cream, house made Cookie (Parle G) butter and Parle G crumble. 

Fresh St. Market (Kitsilano and Vancouver House)

Crème Brûlée Croissant

Freshly baked daily, our all-butter croissant is filled with rich French Bavarian cream and finished with a brûléed topping of torched sugar, creating a crisp, caramelized crust.

Jack’s Spot Cafe + Bakery

Coffee and Pandan Croissant
Coffee and Pandan frangipane, crumble and Pandan caramel drizzle

La Saison de Pâtisserie

Apple Oolong Mochi Croissant

A Croissant Tart with a layer of our soft Japanese chewy mochi, tartness apple honey jam and creamy flan infused with roasted oolong tea. 

L’Atelier Patisserie

Pear & Egyptian Chai Croissant

Caramelized pears glazed with chai in a tart shell croissant, topped with a chocolate whipped ganache and dusted with cinnamon.

Le Belisse Cafe

Strawberry Basket Croissant

Vanilla sponge cake, strawberry compote and citrus cream cheese

Merci Boulangerie

Hazelnut Nougatine Croissant

Cross-laminated croissant dough filled with almond frangipane, hazelnut nougatine, and milk chocolate, then finished with caramel syrup and more hazelnut nougatine on top.

*Nougatine is a classic French confection made with caramelized sugar and chopped nuts.

Mon Paris Patisserie Olympic Village

Caramel Roasted Pecan Croissant Roll (paired with Caramel Lemon Hot Chocolate)

Croissant roll filled with light mascarpone caramel cream, dipped in

caramel chocolate and caramelized pecans.

Nomad Coffee

Formaggio Pizza Croffle

A butter croissant topped with Formaggio cheese, tomato sauce, pepperoni, and mozzarella

PAUL Cafe & Restaurant

Double Raspberry Dark Chocolate Magnum Croissant 

A buttery, fluffy French croissant layered with rich raspberry dark chocolate cream and filled with a Double Raspberry Magnum ice cream bar for a decadent blend of fruity, chocolatey, and creamy indulgence.

PAUL Le Cafe (Vancouver Center 2) 

Pistachio Almond Dark Chocolate Magnum Croissant

A buttery, flaky French croissant layered with rich pistachio cream and decadent dark chocolate spread, then filled with an Almond Magnum ice cream bar for the ultimate hot-meets-cold indulgence.

To Live For Bakery

Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea Cube Croissant

A flaky croissant filled with black tea cream and brown sugar caramel, dipped in white chocolate and topped with tea whip, more caramel and brown sugar boba.

Viva Cafe & Bakery

Tropical Pandan Pain Suisse

Housemade croissant dough with pandan coconut pastry cream finished with a calamansi mango fruit glaze.

Vogue Cakes

Black Truffle Mozza Croissant (vegan)

Flaky vegan croissant filled with a black truffle mozza bechamel topped with an everything bagel seasoning.

Wren Cafe

Croissant Bourguignon (paired with Mulled Cider)

Slow-braised beef chuck with red wine reduction sauce, bacon, pearl onions, mushrooms and carrots in a croissant shaped bowl.

Good Neighbour Caffe

Apple Crumble Croissant

A twice-baked croissant layered with rich oat frangipane, filled with a warm, cinnamon-spiced apple pie compote, and finished with a buttery oat streusel topping. Cozy, comforting, and full of fall flavor in every flaky bite.

Mon Paris Patisserie Metrotown

Caramel Roasted Pecan Croissant Roll (paired with Caramel Lemon Hot Chocolate)

Croissant roll filled with light mascarpone caramel cream, dipped in caramel chocolate and caramelized pecans.

Punk Rock Pastries

Chocolate Lamington Croissant

An Aussie classic with a Punk Rock Pastries twist. Buttery, flaky double baked croissant with soft sponge inside, dipped in rich chocolate syrup, rolled in coconut, then filled with fluffy Chantilly cream and sweet jam.

Part lamington. Part croissant. Completely ridiculous in the best way.

Dilemma Bakehouse

Queen B Croissant paired with Salted Caramel Latte with Almond Cheese Foam

Salted Caramel Kouign (queen) Amann topped with Almond crusted Basque Cheesecake

Fresh St. Market (North Vancouver and West Vancouver)

Crème Brûlée Croissant

Freshly baked daily, our all-butter croissant is filled with rich French Bavarian cream and finished with a brûléed topping of torched sugar, creating a crisp, caramelized crust.

Knead Bakeshop

*Tocino de cielo*

Literally “bacon from heaven,” though it contains no bacon — a rich egg yolk custard traditionally made in southern Spain with a crunchy, salty hazelnut praline.

Chef Nasser Saleh, available at Daan Go Cake Lab Richmond

Banoffee Windmill Croissant (paired Banana Milk Latte topped with a sea salt dulce foam)

A playful reimagining of banoffee pie through laminated pastry.

Our Windmill Croissant is filled with a light banana mascarpone cream and a rich caramelized banana confit, balancing fresh banana flavour with deep caramel notes.

It is finished with a hazelnut praline and banana cream pâte à choux, then crowned with its signature chocolate windmill — a delicate fan designed to actually spin.

Crisp, buttery lamination. Creamy banana. Caramelized fruit. Roasted hazelnut. Chocolate.

A croissant designed to move.

Poco Rit Cafe 

Black Sesame Soy Milk Mochi Croissant Tart

Fresh St. Market (Fleetwood Surrey and Panorama Surrey)

Crème Brûlée Croissant

Freshly baked daily, our all-butter croissant is filled with rich French Bavarian cream and finished with a brûléed topping of torched sugar, creating a crisp, caramelized crust.

Sweet Revenge Bakery & Cafe

Sweet Corn Croissant (paired with Croissant Cloud Cold Brew)

A celebration of Korean Corn Cheese – made with corn custard cream, corn chiffon and scrumptious amount of shredded cheese and topped with grilled corn. A sweet and savoury combo

Croissant Cloud Cold Brew

Our nitro cold brew topped with butter croissant foam, topped with Maldon salt and a petite croissant. Also available with matcha.

Cannoli King Bakery Cafe

Amaretto Crunch Croissant

Our handcrafted all butter croissant, double baked with almond cream frangipane. Topped with an amaretto mousse garnish and almond brittle.

Cassandra Cake Co

Pierogi Croissant 

Cheesy potato filling wrapped in flaky croissant pastry, potato skins and cheddar cheese- heated up and enjoyed with a drizzle of sour cream and topped with or without bacon bits.

Elmo Baking Co.

Hazelnut Espresso Croissant (paired with Hazelnut Praline Latte)

Butter croissant baked in a ring and filled with hazelnut praline pastry cream and finished with espresso caramel and toasted hazelnuts.

Pourquoi Pas Pâtisserie

Mille-Feuilles Croissant

Made with three layers of our classic croissant between two layers of silky pastry cream and vanilla bean whipped ganache. Topped with a honey-glazed croissant chip and sea salt. 

Blacksmith Bakery (Fort Langley and Latimer Village)

Apple Caramel Crumble Cheesecake Croissant (paired with a Caramel Apple Cheesecake Latte)

Fresh St. Market

Crème Brûlée Croissant

Freshly baked daily, our all-butter croissant is filled with rich French Bavarian cream and finished with a brûléed topping of torched sugar, creating a crisp, caramelized crust.


Sabà Cafe

Saba Tiramisu Croissant

A flaky croissant filled with silky mascarpone vanilla cream and espresso-soaked ladyfingers, dusted with premium cocoa and finished with dark chocolate and a chocolate-dipped ladyfinger. 

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