KC - croissants for christmas

[skim]

My husband and I start every Christmas morning with mimosas at home and filled croissants from Napoleon Bakery. Ham and cheese for him, almond filled for me...and of course one or two chocolate filled to nibble on the rest of the day.
So I'm terribly depressed about our prospects for this Christmas with no Napoleon treats to enjoy. Any suggestions for where I could find a good, buttery filled croissant for Christmas?
I live near downtown, but could be persuaded to drive. Good baked goods are worth a drive.
Happy Holidays!

[chokiholik]

I know this is an old link but Le Monde Bakery in North Kansas City (just north of Downtown) specializes in French pastry and bread. I know they make about 10 different kind of croissants plus lots of other things and deliver them all over the city to places like Dean and Deluca, The Roasterie Cafe, Aixois, Latte Land, Muddys and quite a few others. They have a little store front as well. I think the bakers there are from La Bonne Bouchez and Naploleon. Fabulous stuff.

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Deluca's Restaurant
27424 Warren Rd, Westland, MI 48185

[kctraci]

I love Le Monde for their croissants and also yummy soups. The seafood bisque on Tues. is my favorite but also like the spicy chicken curry they have every day.

[skim]

okay, all of those suggestions sound amazing.
now to choose.
thank you thank you!

[Aaron Deacon]

Chacko's on Johnson Dr in Mission makes a decent croissant. Not as good as Napoleon's, I don't believe, but I recall liking them better than Artisan Francais.

[heatherkay]

One of our clients at work brought a big box of assorted tiny pastries and confections from Artisan Francais bakery at 119th and Glenwood in OP (http://www.artisanfrancais.com/). Tasty, tasty. No croissants, but the tiny chocolate tarts and macarons were highest quality. I can't imagine that the croissants wouldn't be similarly super.

[amyzan]

I know this is a serious haul because you live downtown, but I'd recommend Wheatfield's Bakery in Lawrence at Vermont and 9th. They make these pinwheel shaped pastries with a delicate vanilla scented custard in the center, as well as almond and raspberry horseshoes, and many different varieties of all butter croissant. Actually, I think the croissants are too large and they really overfill them, but if you want decadent, well made American style croissants, they're it. We've bought the pinwheels and horsehoes whenever they're available for Christmas. They don't bake them every day of the week, so call ahead. Driving that far, I'd recommend making sure they make them the day you want to pick and placing an order to be held. They run out of all manner of items pretty quickly this time of year. http://www.wheatfieldsbakery.com/

[GiGiWy]

I empathize with your loss of Napoleon - what a shame! I finally made it today to Barb's Kolaches in Shawnee after being reminded by the blurb in The Star yesterday. Not croissants, but very delicious and fresh. They have a type of Danish pastry that sounds wonderful that I'm considering for Christmas morning. They're only open until 1:00 and only bake enough for the day so they do sell out of things. But you can order ahead.

[heatherkay]

How about the Pastry Goddess in Briarcliff

http://www.thepastrygoddess.info/

I haven't been there, but I know people on this board have raved. And certainly close to downtown.

[mattyboy]

Try Dean and Deluca/119th&Roe or The Pastry Goddess/I70&Little Blue Pkwy.