By now, everyone knows what a cronut is thanks to the invention of French pastry chef, Dominique Ansel! Way back in 2013, this successful New York-based legend started a worldwide phenomenon with his croissant-doughnut hybrid: the cronut. Since then, many more unique, hybrid pastries have popped up globally, especially in Malaysia! From croissant lavas to mochi puffs, here’s our list of KL & PJ’s crème de la crème.
Where To Find The Most Unique Pastries In Town
1. Cronuts
Croissant-doughnuts. Soft, buttery and flaky pastry fried in grapeseed oil (typically), while retaining the shape and essence of a doughnut. All the craze back then, still the craze right now!
KLCG Confectionary & Bakery Factory
KLCG aka Kuala Lumpur City Gallery launched a confectionery & bakery spin-off in August this year. Their specialty cronuts rapidly attracted a TON of sweet-toothed customers, selling out daily. According to them, they only source the finest ingredients from France for that flaky, buttery experience. Apart from their variety of flavours such as cinnamon, chocolate, matcha, durian etc, you can also grab yourself a seasonal box too!
The current flavours are lotus biscoff, peach, lemon zest and strawberry. Drool.
KLCG Confectionary & Bakery Factory
Address: 51, Jalan Midah 3, Taman Midah, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: Open daily; 9AM-6PM
Contact: 012-3893907
Status: Halal
Link(s): Website | Facebook | Instagram
Dotty’s Pastries & Coffee
Mamma mia, would you look at that? A popular choice for most, Dotty’s stands out for their different ideas and creative pastries. Their salted egg yolk cronuts have been a regular hit and we’ve raved about them too! Depending on the season and celebration, they also release interesting cronut flavours such as their butter chicken cronut for Deepavali this year. We love a diverse bakery.
Dotty’s Pastries & Coffee
Address: TTDI, Suria KLCC, IOI Putrajaya
Opening hours: Varies by location. Click here for more info.
Contact: Varies by location. Click here for more info.
Status: Halal
Link(s): Website | Facebook | Instagram
2. Croissant Cubes
The name says it all. Croissants, but in cube form! It’s the brainchild of Swedish baker Bedros Kabranian, who simply desired a new shape for the French breakfast staple. They’re essentially just geometrical croissants, but who’s complaining?
Dotty’s Pastries & Coffee
Currently, Dotty’s Pastries & Coffee is the main bakery selling these in KL. They’re available until the end of November, so if you like trying novelty goods, make sure to check them out! Their flavours include red velvet, pandan ovomaltine, nutella chocolate, speculoos and salted egg.
Dotty’s Pastries & Coffee
Address: TTDI, Suria KLCC, IOI Putrajaya
Opening hours: Varies by location. Click here for more info.
Contact: Varies by location. Click here for more info.
Status: Halal
Link(s): Website | Facebook | Instagram
3. Mochi Puff
It only makes sense, doesn’t it? Jiggly and creamy on the inside with bread-like texture externally. Originated from Japan, mochi puffs are formed through the transformation of mochigome into a light, crispy morsel. Move over sticky mochi, these powerful puffs are coming through.
Family Mart
But of course, Family Mart has it! Malaysia’s favourite Japanese snack store sells assorted mochi puffs, with flavours that come and go. Their Hokkaido Melon Puffs are gorgeous, but they other delicious ones too. Warning: photos are for illustration only, they’re packaged and sold individually!
Family Mart
Address: Various locations
Opening hours: Varies by location. Click here for more info.
Contact: enquiry-familymart@ql.com.my
Status: Halal
Link(s): Website | Facebook | Instagram
Komugi
Worth mentioning is Komugi, with their bestseller Japanese chewy puff filled with smooth, handmade whipped cream. These sell out on the regular and are subject to store availability so if you’re not quick enough, tough luck! They also have Fuwian Durian Cheese Cups (yum) and many more baked goods you might love.
Komugi
Address: Various locations
Opening hours: Varies by location. Click here for more info.
Contact: 03-61402430
Status: Halal
Link(s): Website | Facebook | Instagram
4. Croissant Lava Cake
Honestly, how versatile are croissants? Pair them with “lava” and boom (pun intended), volcano cake. They’re ash-coloured croissants on the outside with your choice of lava cream on the inside. This dessert apparently went viral in Korea and now, you can try them right here in KL too.
Park-In Bing Sutt
This virtual pop-up store is part of Park-in Malaysia, a neo-Chinese restaurant and bar. They drew inspiration by Hong Kong Classic Cha Chaan Teng, creating polo bun “burgers” both savoury and sweet. Their combinations are certainly interesting albeit a tad strange! In September 2021, they launched their line of 6-inch volcano cakes, with flavours like durian and matcha! Unfortunately they are not halal, but fellow Muslim foodies can scroll down to the next store for halal options!
Park-In Bing Sutt
Address: Various locations. Croissant lava cakes only available online.
Opening hours: Varies by location. Click here for more info.
Contact: 010-3636277
Status: Non-Halal
Link(s): Website | Facebook | Instagram
Luckin Kopi
Now Luckin Kopi on the other hand, is 100% HALAL! Their menu typically focuses on local delights but in collaboration with Sang Kancil, they launched their own versions of croissant lava cakes too. Here you can find pandan gula melaka, cempedak and mocha!
Luckin Kopi
Address: 14, Jalan Panggong, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
Opening hours: 9am-6pm (Weekdays except Wednesday), 8.30am-6pm (Weekends)
Contact: 03-28562811
Status: Halal
Link(s): Website | Facebook | Instagram
5. Ou Bao
Ou bao otherwise known as 网红欧包, can briefly be translated into “European-style bread” in English. They’re these colourful buns (baos), with generous fillings both sweet and savoury. Some oubao are made with mochi fillings too. Their silky textures are absolutely unrivalled, you just need to try these! Having already blown up in China, here’s where to find the best oubao in Malaysia.
Oubao Bakery
This IG bakery uses wholemeal flour for her oubao breads, with as little oil, sugars and fats as possible. Their main ingredients are coconut oil, a healthy sugar substitute and oat grains! Talk about a guilt-free indulgence. In addition to that, their oubao is freshly baked daily, thus only limited orders are accepted. Most if not all of their oubao contain mochi, just look at that gooey ooze. Their current standout fillings are mochi pumpkin chicken floss and mochi chocolate raisin!
Oubao Bakery
Address: Based in Setapak. Available for order online (KL & Selangor only)
Contact: 019-2216126
Status: Halal (not halal-certified)
Link(s): Instagram
Mama’s Cookies Oubao
Adding to the oubao hype is yet another IG bakery called Mama’s Cookies. Their flavour choices are versatile and come in treatboxes of 6! Here’s what they’re selling at the moment:
- Crabstick ham & cheese
- Sweet potato mochi
- Oreo cream cheese
- Matcha red bean
- Salted egg yam chicken floss
- Black sesame mochi
Mama’s Cookies
Address: Based in Subang. Available for order online (KL & Selangor only, available in Johor Bahru on 22/11/21)
Operating Hours: Tuesday-Sunday
Contact: 011-11811322
Link(s): Instagram
6. Paris-Brest
Get your mind out of the gutter. Paris-Brest is a ring-shaped, French pastry made of choux and filled with hazelnut praline cream! The origin of its name dates back all the way to 1891, when a race to Paris from the town of Brest was launched to encourage bicycle use. Thus, this dessert was created by Chef Louis Durand to promote the race!
Orito KL
We’ve written about Orito KL before, but it’s worth another mention because #toogood. At Orito, their dough is hand-rolled with freshly selected ingredients that results in premium quality. If you’re a fan of choux pastry, look no further! With their neat variety of best-selling pastries, it’s the perfect spot for a yumcha session. Their Paris-Brest are truly the brest you can find (sorry, feeling punny today)!
Orito KL
Address: Plaza Damas, B-0-5, 3, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 10am–6pm (Tuesday-Sunday)
Contact: 012-3826878
Status: Halal
Link(s): Website | Facebook | Instagram
Croisserie
Alright, we kid- Croisserie also has amazing Paris-Brest! They specialise in handmade European pastries using only the finest ingredients. Their Paris-Brest especially comes in two (2) sizes, in the form of a whole cake or petit gâteaux (small cake)! How delicious do their hazelnut choux and crackin hazelnut praline mousseline cream sound? Fancy, that’s what.
Croisserie
Address: Various locations
Opening hours: 7:30am-8pm (Monday-Sunday)
Contact: 012-5644154
Status: Halal
Link(s): Website | Facebook | Instagram
Which Unique Pastries Are Your Fave?
While there are a loads more to be added to the list such as brookies, cruffins etc, these were the ones that stood out the most! Classic pastries will remain forever but hybrid ones are the future. Do you agree? Check out these places with your yumcha buddies and let us know what you think!
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