the best croissant is where you don't have to wait hours.

His reaction for 20$ cookie killed me 😂 my husband would’ve the exact same reaction

Cedric Grolet is such a touristy thing, we local Parisians know where we buy better pastries like Michalak's without any LINE! + Cedric's we can get them in special stores without LINE ( the line is for tourists)

As a baker since 40 years, can say that a croissant can only be so good . . . the classic, you either execute the century old recipe well or you don't. Many fine patisserie throughout Paris.

The reaction she had when she saw he had her apple things is PRICELESSSSSS. This is a solid relationship where sharing is not longer something you do. Don't mess with my half hahaha

Beyond the food and beyond your review, what keeps me watching are the both of you. I adore the way you play off each other the mutual respect and admiration. You’re both just adorable!

It’s lovely that you weren’t greedy and thought of others. 🙏🏼😘

So cool! I love your humbleness and adventure to try!

That is crazy waiting so long. The pastries look delicious 🤗🤗

I travel a lot for work. Every time I‘m in Paris I get Croissants there and I‘m never in line long and I always get what I came for. Cedric is hyped for a reason, he is creating masterpieces and limiting access would be wrong. I don‘t go to a place to get one item, I buy croissants for breakfast and I at least buy 2-3 everything and often times other things too.

Sorry to be distracted from the food, but I LOVE the pink coat. Also, Alessio's wily expression at 17:50 is solid gold.

I honestly would not wait in line for a croissant. The only line I wait in is TSA and that's because I have no other choice.

Pistachio and orange flower water is a very typical Middle Eastern combination! I ❤ it!

The Look when Jessi realized he had her apple pastry. Wow !!

You guys are so cute and funny🥐🥐. This is the first time I watch one of your videos and I like that you are strict in your ratings! I'm a gourmet myself and my taste buds are very demanding too 😁. Look forward to watching more of your videos.

Vlogs in France! I’m So excited!🎉❤

love you guys...apple pastry looks amazing!!

I really appreciate your honesty haha, cool video 💖

Y'all are getting really really close to 300K, that's awesome

Thanks for awesome video. I get so happy to see new videos each time. Enjoy your stay in Paris

All those pastries looked so good. 😋🥐🥐🥐

I have been wondering about this place and we didn’t make it when in London. Glad we passed as it seems like it good, but the internet has made it something more than what it truly is.

I appreciate and love the honesty. And the apple pastry made my mouth water!

I'm sure there are plenty of other bakeries there where you could get something equally amazing, if not more so, without sacrificing several precious hours of your trip. No way is that worth it!

Good to see you both here in my country i love your vidéos and thanks to you i'll be soon in italy i wish your travel in Paris will be nice 😉 and for him i give you my " amore che fa🤌🤌 " 🤣🤣

Love your travel vlogs!❤️

His reaction about the cookie 😂 I’m dead

I’m flying to Paris next weekend. Can’t wait to try all the delicious pastries! Thanks for the review and tips!

The look on her face when he picked up her apple tart! She literally did a double take! 😂😂😂

Thank you kindly for this wonderful review and you saved for many people time and money ✨

LOVED this!!! My hubby and i wanted to go here! Thanks for the review!!!

I think the experience of meeting new people and making new friends is worth it. 😊

Alessio’s reaction after the cookie was priceless 😂 I really appreciate his honesty when it comes to reactions

Omg his side eye at the end killed me... 😂😂😂

I saw Alessio's face. Lol just waiting to steal your apple pastry 🤣 like a little sneaky kid. You two are so cute 😍

That cookie looks amazing!!

Ciao guys, I am in Paris too and thanks to you I avoided to spend €10 on the macarons 😂 this morning went to Cédric Opera. Pain au chocolate is average, then I had a cream and chocolate kind of roll and a croissant (I shared like you). Not worth the wait and the money in my opinion and people are just savage around that place. He needs to do better. And after 2 hours queue to go sold out is not good either.

Guys if you don't try Sthorer... You've seen nothing in Paris. Shorter queue, and the Queen went there when visiting Paris. Rue Montorgueil is also one of the coolest Rue in Paris

The thing about French croissants is similar to the thing about Italian gelato: some are better than others, but on the whole it will be delicious EVERYWHERE. French croissants are amazing, and most real bakeries will make them extremely well. Just go to any French bakery. (Otherwise, Italian cuisine is my favourite, but the French croissant easily beats the Italian cornetto/brioche).

I agree I won't wait 2 hrs. and yes they should have a limit. At least some of the pastries were good, but I would definitely need coffee with all those sweets.

Omg one of the most honest and dedicated reviewers i've ever watched, keeping up with good videos bro

So many rude comments here. Thank you for the video. First time I'm watching one of your videos and it was very entertaining. So thanks! I think that Cedric Grolet is very good in PR, and I say this because there are plenty of top pastries and bakeries in Paris and in France that are making epic pastries, and you don't need to wait such a long time in line or pay such prices. The thing is with such places, is that if they don't keep it small- the quality suffers- and you can see it with most pastry shops that went big. The first time I ate Pierre Hermé's deux mille feuilles I was in awe. Now if you will eat this- it doesn't' resemble the taste it had before.

Orange Blossom always goes well with Pistachio in the Levantine cuisine like Baklava.

His reaction to the cookie 😂🫣haha

🥐 love your videos always🤗 Thanks for sharing🤗Many blessings!!!

So funny watching the DNA that Alessio has French DNA! HAHAHA

I'm so glad you reviewed Cedric! We're going to Paris and I follow Cedric, so I wanted to try his pastries, of course. But I'm disabled and could never wait that long, and there are so many great pastries and croissants in the city. So now, I'll pass on Cedric. Thank you! 😅

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I’ve been to Cédric Grolet a few times while living in Paris. In my opinion, the pastries and the croissant are worth trying once even if expensive and touristy (and I hate tourist places), but definitely not worth waiting for more than 20 minutes. I believe you dan still make a reservation for the cafe at Opera, there is also the cafe at Le Meurice, and you can just buy some of the pastries in specialty stores around Paris, so unless you’re nearby already and there is no to a small queue, it’s not worth it.

It all looks great.

ROTFL !!! great stuff !!! my wife had the same reaction with the 20$ cookie...she never saw that one coming !!!! Go Alessio !!! Now the one thing that's really to die for is the Pan dei Dogi in Venice at Pasticceria Toletta

Never worth queuing when everywhere has great croissants ❤

🥐Thank you for sharing your adventure. Yhe range of emotions in this video makes me 😆.

This reminds me of the whole cronut craze in NYC. People lined up for hours for it. I never understood the hype. I’m gonna see if I can try it when I have time.

ROFL @ Alessio casually stealing a bite of your apple tart!

Cedric...the ultimate artist. 💯

The finger wag did me in😂😂😂😂

Looks so good. Safe travels.

🥐I am traveling to Paris next week so I am enjoying your recommendations as well as seeing how you are dressing for the weather. Thank you!

Anytime you get a croissant try to warm it up in the oven for a few seconds until soft before eating to get the full flavor and melt the chocolate filling

I agree considering the popularity of those croissants that they really need some form of strict system in place where the most croissants one person is allowed to get is two. Your flan looks similar to a Portuguese pastel de nata (egg tart)! An egg custard tart and dusted with cinnamon! Pastéis de nata were created before the 18th century by Catholic monks in Lisbon. At the time, convents and monasteries used large quantities of egg-whites for starching clothes, such as friars and nuns' religious habits. It was quite common for monasteries and convents to use the leftover egg yolks to make cakes and pastries, resulting in the proliferation of sweet pastry recipes throughout the country. In the aftermath of the Liberal Revolution of 1820, following the dissolution of religious orders and in the face of the impending closure of many convents and monasteries, the monks started selling pastéis de nata at a nearby sugar refinery to bring in revenue. In 1834, the monastery was closed, and the recipe sold to the sugar refinery, whose owners in 1837 opened the Fábrica de Pastéis de Belém. The descendants own the business to this day. Because of Portuguese colonization, they gained popularity in Macau, Mozambique, East Timor, and Goa.

But is it just me who finds this man completely (as well as nice) resembling Robert De Niro as young man? 😳😳😳 He's his photocopy, really!

They could put more chocolate inside there, maybe they are more hype. I would have definitely went with the pistachio pasty. Why would they ruin pistachio with orange. Simple is the right thing for sure. The apple looked very good! Looked like the apples were cut very uniform. Actually mostly everything BUT the croissant looked good. Grazie Ciao! If you ever come to Charleston we can go looking for some good food and collaborate.

Y’a que les touristes pour attendre 2h dans la rue même pour le père Grolet qui abuse sur les prix non mais allo 😱😱😱 sinon j’apprecie votre sincérité pour le feed back 👍🏼Alessio est tres charmant 😊

2 hours??? Dang , glad I can get them on every corner here

Love that you're sharing your experiences, thank you both! Now I don't have to go to France 😂, no desire. Italy and Greece, yes.

Binging xxx love from Warsaw

COUPER LE PAIN EN CHOCOLAT EN DEUX MAIS QUELLE INFAAAAAMIE

Love these videos where Alessio acts like he can’t stand France. It’s so funny

6:07 I’d warm that up, but cold is good as well.

Nice camera quality!!!

Damn alessio you gulped that hazelnut one 9:46

Thanks for the giggles!🍪🍰🥮🧁🥐

Aye Dios mio! $20! LOL 🤣 NOPE I won't do it! Calmati Alessio, calmati! I'm with you!

For the Pistachio flower you taste the orange blossom! It made with

🥐🥐Ooooo la la, had me laughing 🤣 and a chocolate chip cookie for $20? Oh my goodness they could at least iced it with some nutella. Glad you guys went for the experience, that apple tart did look so delicious.

Something I’d like to point out is it’s not actually called pain au chocolat everywhere in France! If you visit the southwestern part of the country (like Bordeaux, Arcachon or Bayonne), they call it chocolatine! And in the area surrounding Strasbourg in the northeastern part as well as Lille in the very north, they call it petit pain au chocolat! Some parts in the northeastern region like Nancy also calls it croissant au chocolat! Outside France, it’s called couque au chocolat in some parts of Belgium while in Canada, Quebec says chocolatine as well while Ontario and New Brunswick says croissant au chocolat. Remember, like how there are different dialects of English, this is the same with other widespread languages like French.

I wouldn’t stand in line for any food. You end up paying a premium price for a short term fix. There’s so many options for delicious food in Paris and Alessio made a very logical point. You should be able to go online and order so you are not waiting in vain. I would also learn how to make the same thing at home if I liked something a lot. It takes a bit of practice but like Jessi said about the cookie, you can go and get the ingredients yourself and make a whole batch. Plus there are so many copycat recipes online. 😊❤

I recently tried a gianduia chocolate crossaint, it was excellent.

I am living in Paris and each time I come across that patisserie, I can't help thinking but what could make those people lining up like this up to almost 60 or more people on the street every time, I would not do it but it amazes me in someway there should be good crunchy multiple reasons but raghh , the queue outside is part of the show , it is made on purpose obviously

When he grabs the apple pastry, 🎶dumb ways to die🎶

Imagine coming to Paris to order a cookie xD

🥐Live Paris and adore pastries!!! Thanks for the review. Come and visit florida one day. Tory’s Donuts

Sweets for the sweet!

So lucky that you get to travel hopefully one day for me. Hopefully I have a special person by then.

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

I love seeing your content . I would love to see Alessio try jollibee spaghetti for his reaction or jollibee in general.

🥐 Too funny! Now I'm off to make my (your) pizza dough for the coming week. Safe travels.

I'm guessing that the pistacchio may have tonka bean in the cream. If so, it is glorious on its own with a chocolate glaze, but IMO doesn't play well with others.

sneaky sneaky Alessio

Tou have to test trompe œil by Cédric Grollet. Il is amazing. If you like hazelnut try la noisette.😊

Should visit Nice in the sud, very Mediterranean and completely different to Paris and north of france

Look, y'all Jessi & Alessio, hey. This (commenting to podcasters about podcasters/ing. . . ), not my thing. I am on, basically as a Classical music and opera nerd, and if I have any energy for commenting, it goes there, but I have to say, you know, Jessi, and you know, Alessio . . . I mean that's nothing special, and I am nothing special, but, I think, just from looking around that it just might mean that for whatever it is worth, YOU two might be something special. And I expect that the two of you have SOME awareness of the fact that all of these freaking people think so. I mean, the line for croissants at M. Grolet's Opera should be so long as what you have waiting around this single post. I've never seen you before today, and not absolutely sure I'll ever see you again (my loss, if I don't). But for today, you are fresh and funny and you deliver reasonably interesting information in a clear, entertaining manner, leaving one begging for more. I do not mind telling you that you have made my day, which just possibly might be a tougher thing to pull of than you would initially think. I want to thank you for it, and just say once again, nearly a year after you made this March '23 commentary on your (lengthy) visit to the talented but possibly overrated M. Grolet's shop, how glad I am to have gone along. I wish you the best, health and whatever else you think is important: pastries hopefully, followers by the thousands (but I don't think you are likely that shallow, you know; i mean you appreciated them but hopefully they are not your life) and, of course: HAPPINESS, lots of happiness, gioia, as it were. I mean it. Viva d'Italia, viva VERDI, Viva l'Opera, Viva you! What fun. Ciao, Michael.

That cookie reminds me of like a giant birthday cookie here in the states

I wouldn't wait for 3 minutes for that

20 💶 😂😂😂😂 dude felt that in his soul

Please... there are so many good pastries in Paris no need to overhype this one. The guy creates videos on social media I got it, there are so many other amazing shops!

Alessio explores his homeland.

In Montreal we call the pain au chocolat chocolatine. Waiting in line for anything insults me, particularly when the things I want are sold out! The bakery should definitely have quotas.

Next Time you return in Paris ! Try « Philippe Conticini », « Cyril Lignac » and « Pierre Hermé » !