The Best Places To Get Cronuts In London

It was the dessert that launched a thousand copycats. When Dominique Ansel first launched his now trademarked creation in his New York bakery back in 2013, the world collectively lost its mind. Today the cronuts – a delicious combination of croissants and donuts – can be found in every corner of the Earth, and chefs everywhere have been inspired to get to work on their own Frankenpastries. Here we take a look at the best cronut knock-offs on offer across London, and let you in on a particularly exciting foodie development in the process. No spoilers.

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Dum Dum Donutterie

Claiming to be the ‘world’s first artisan baked doughnut/croissant doughnut brand’, Dum Dum Donutterie have been making headlines recently thanks to The Crone — an ice-cream-cone-doughnut mashup causing serious pangs in the nation’s collective stomach. They may be being upstaged right now, but the plain old Dum Dum (aka cronut) is still a crowd-drawer. Flavours include Crême Brûlée, Almond Cream & Pistachio and The Zebra, which contains layers of plain and chocolate croissant dough filled with chocolate buttercream and topped with chocolate ganache. Dum Dum Doughnuts also have the distinction of having created the world’s most expensive cronut: The Luxury Zebra, which costs a cool £1500.

Syd Aston first established his bakery in Waterloo all the way back in 1985. It was one of the first organic bakeries in London, and they have been making their cakes and specialty breads for over 30 years now. In 2014, Aston’s moved their premises to a farm in Berkshire, but the artisan bakers’ goodies can still be found at markets around London, including Brockley Market, Stepney Farmers Market and Bermondsey Farmers Market. Stop by to sample their delicious cronuts; flavours include a chocolate cream filling paired with rose water icing, or lemon curd and coffee icing.

Rinkoff

This sweet bakery in Whitechapel is a fourth generation, family-run joint, founded by Ukrainian baker Kyman Rinkoff in 1911. Alongside their specialty breads, cakes and pastries, Rinkoff also sell their own version of the cronut, named the crodough. Rinkoff operate two coffee shops in the Whitechapel area, the one on Jubilee street being attached to their bakery — it’s pretty easy to miss, being tucked off in a courtyard between residential buildings, so just follow your nose. Crodough flavours include Toffee Apple Crumble (a fresh apple and cinnamon filling combined with crunch crumble and toffee drizzle topping) and S’More (layers of injected Nutella, with toasted marshmallow fluff on top).

Kooky Bakes

Kooky Bakes are an award-winning small-batch bakery, bringing the taste of authentic American baked goods to British shores. Founder Scott, from Colorado originally and Hackney more recently, defines his cakes and bakes by a commitment to big, fun flavours, and fresh British and fair-trade ingredients. Kooky Bakes’ produce are stocked at a range of independent coffee shops around town, at some seriously upscale stores like Fortnum & Mason and Selfridges, and they can also be found at the weekly Brockley Market and the Kerb collective’s events. Their cronuts go by the name of the ‘dosant’, and come in varieties like Strawberries and Cream, Maple Bacon or Raspberry White Chocolate.

Bread Ahead

This bakery in Borough Market is famous for its artisanal bread and pastries, including cronuts. Their offerings change regularly, so you might find different flavors each time you visit.

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