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Best viennoiseries

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19contenders high-voltage

1.7kvotes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 04:00 PM

Croissant1364

The worldwide ranking generated by 1.7k votes

19 / 19

Croissant1364

Pain au chocolat1337

Chocolate brioche suisse1322

Chocolate brioche1321

Apple turnover1271

Chocolate croissant1237

Kouign amann1230

Palmier1227

Kinder Bueno New York roll1213

#10

Madeleine1211

#11

Plain brioche1209

#12

Almond croissant1201

#13

Flan1192

#14

Nutella donut1179

#15

Cannelé1172

#16

Praline brioche1085

#17

Pain aux raisins1075

#18

Pudding1004

#19

Candied fruit brioche952

What the community says

Croissant leads with an ELO of 1,364, ahead of Pain au chocolat (1,337) and Chocolate brioche suisse (1,322). Ranked over 1,660 duels between 19 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.