605740 Sat Mar 21 23:29:36 -0700 2009 7 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 4526693 Hi - I'm staying in Union Square and craving a good croissant, especially a chocolate one. I realize I'm not going to find one at 11:27 p.m. on a Saturday night, but I'm hoping by the time I wake up in the morning, I'll find a few suggestions. (I searched the boards, but didn't find any prior posts on this subject - hopefully I did the search right and I'm not posting unnecessarily <g>.) I'm up for traveling a bit via Muni or Bart if necessary. Appreciate any help! KathyS Sat Mar 21 23:29:36 -0700 2009 244667 rianael1 1 4526728 You might try these: Sun Mar 22 00:23:51 -0700 2009 4526693 27275 ML8000 2 4526731 Sorry, Tartine does many things exceptionally well, but I thought their chocolate croissant was a FAIL. I've only tried it once. Maybe I had bad timing. The chocolate was a melted mess, the croissant was over cooked. Just wrong. If I had not taken it to-go I would have returned it. Sun Mar 22 00:30:16 -0700 2009 4526728 261092 BernalKC 3 4528530 I don't mind Tartine's too much, but the pastry is too bitter and overcooked for the chocolate. I like the plain and almond better. Thorough Bread's chocolate croissants are pretty good, but really light and not my favorite of their croissants (though I do buy them for meeting pals/kids at the playground). Does Mission Beach Cafe make chocolate croissants? Both places have great pastries overall. Sun Mar 22 18:33:35 -0700 2009 4526731 10658 Atomica 1 4529189 Consider Delessio for croissants. Many posts. Mon Mar 23 06:11:13 -0700 2009 4526693 10032 david kaplan 1 4529999 Try Patisserie Philippe. Mon Mar 23 10:07:25 -0700 2009 4526693 20213 chezchristine 1 4532472 Thank you everyone! I ended up trying the croissants at Delessio on Market and they were quite yummy, but the proportion of chocolate to croissant was a bit too high for my personal taste. I also ended up trying the regular and chocolate croissants from La Boulange on the corner of Hayes and Market per the recommendation of a very nice hostess at the restaurant under the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. I didn't even eat there, but she took the time to recommend another place to me. She said she was French, and that the croissants at La Boulange tasted like they did in France. I have no basis to tell whether or not that is true, but I can say that they were the best I've ever tried. The outside was somehow crispy without being dry and the inside was buttery and light and I just couldn't get enough of them. The chocolate one had the same amazing texture and taste with excellent tasting chocolate dispersed evenly throughout rather than in one disconcerting clump in the middle. Ask for it to be slightly heated and all the flavors intensify. I wish I could take this place back to Los Angeles with me. Tue Mar 24 03:34:55 -0700 2009 4526693 244667 rianael1 2 4533213 Thanks so much for reporting back, and for the recommendation. Sounds yummy indeed! Tue Mar 24 08:54:44 -0700 2009 4532472 10159 Ruth Lafler