The 2026 Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl ended on October 4; this archive story records the limited-edition pastries from that event.
From September 25 to October 4, 35 bakeries and cafés across Metro Vancouver gave the classic croissant some wonderfully unexpected company: miso caramel, banana turon, pickles, boba and even beef bourguignon.
The self-guided crawl reached Vancouver, Burnaby, the North Shore, the Tri-Cities, Richmond, Surrey and Langley. There was no event ticket; visitors bought individual treats at each stop. The creations below were announced for the 2026 crawl and are not a current menu or availability guide.
10 pastries from the 2026 Croissant Crawl
A Bread Affair, Granville Island: Black Sesame Croissant with Miso Caramel
Black sesame filling, a glossy umami-leaning caramel and more sesame on the outside made this a distinctive entry on the 2026 list.
Bel Café: Croissant Al Pastor
A savoury combination of marinated pork, Monterey Jack, caramelized pineapple and salsa verde took the croissant into proper lunch territory.
Broyé Café & Bakery, Fraser: Tokyo Banana Choux-ssant Flower
A croissant nest with a crisp choux layer and Tokyo banana cream was one for fans of ambitious pastry engineering.
Cadeaux Bakery: Banana Turon Twice-Baked Croissant
Cadeaux looked to the Filipino dessert turon, filling a twice-baked croissant with banana-vanilla-bean pastry cream and roasted banana, then finishing it with frangipane and spring-roll pastry.
Doughgirls Comfort Kitchen & Bakeshop: The Dill-irious
Whipped cream cheese, aged Parmesan, sharp pickles, roasted jalapeño and tomato jam made this one of the crawl’s more offbeat savoury offerings.
La Saison de Patisserie: Apple Oolong Mochi Croissant
Apple-honey jam, roasted-oolong flan and a layer of soft mochi turned this into a croissant tart with Japanese patisserie influences.
L’Atelier Patisserie: Pear & Egyptian Chai Croissant
Caramelized chai-glazed pear, chocolate whipped ganache and cinnamon gave this entry a particularly autumnal character.
Nomad Coffee Bar, Kitsilano: Formaggio Pizza Croffle
A butter croissant topped with tomato sauce, pepperoni, mozzarella and Formaggio cheese brought pizza flavours to the pastry case.
To Live For Bakery: Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea Cube Croissant
This vegan entry combined black-tea cream, brown-sugar caramel, tea whip and boba in a croissant cube.
Wren Café: Croissant Bourguignon
Slow-braised beef, bacon, mushrooms, pearl onions and carrots arrived in a croissant-shaped bowl, with mulled cider alongside.
Looking ahead to a future crawl
The appeal of the event was the range of ideas bakers brought to the same buttery starting point. A few nearby stops made more sense than attempting the whole regional map in a day.
For announcements about future editions, visit Vancouver Croissant Crawl. The 2026 event and its pre-order period have finished.
