The pastries at Lune Croissanterie are the stuff of legend. In 2016, the New York Times declared that they had the best croissants in the world. And now, they’re baking up plenty of delicious treats as part of their January specials.
Monthly specials at Lune Croissanterie
January at Lune sees a nostalgic childhood favourite hit the menu. Relive the carefree days of youth with a refreshing Iced Vovo Cruffin. This pastry is piped with a dual filling of raspberry cream and coconut custard. After that, it’s dipped in a raspberry glaze and sprinkled with coconut.
It’s available in-store from Fitzroy, Armadale and South Brisbane, as well as online from South Brisbane.
Other Lune specials for January include:
- Spanakopita – This escargot is inspired by the iconic Greek pastry. It’s filled with a spinach, ricotta and feta mix, seasoned with lemon and herbs.
Available in-store for all locations. Also available online from South Brisbane and Burnett Lane.
- Mixed Berry Danish – Enjoy the taste of summer with flavoursome berries. Lune’s blind baked Danish pastry is filled with raspberry jam, olive oil cake and basil-infused crème patisserie. It’s topped with fresh raspberries, blackberries and strawberries, which have all been sprinkled with basil sugar.
Available in-store from Fitzroy, Armadale and South Brisbane. Available online from South Brisbane.
- Pineapple Upside Down – enjoy the classic flavours of a Pineapple Upside Down Cake. A circular pastry is filled with their classic cake mix and a rum-roasted pineapple mix. After baking, it’s sealed with a sweet pineapple glaze.
Available in-store from Fitzroy, Armadale, South Brisbane and Burnett Lane. Available online from South Brisbane and Burnett Lane.
- Bienenstich – this popular twice baked croissant is back. It’s filled with honey almond frangipane and vanilla crème patisserie. Then, it’s topped with honey almonds and a slice of raw honey.
Available in-store from Fitzroy, Armadale and South Brisbane. Available online from South Brisbane.
- Coconut Rough – this cult classic is the original Lune pain au chocolat. It’s twice backed with a coconut chocolate frangipane, then topped with large coconut flakes and chocolate drizzle.
Available in-store in all locations, and online from South Brisbane and Burnett Lane.
Moon Cruller
Love pastries? Check out Lune’s sister store, Moon Cruller, for more January goodies. Their wildcards this month are:
- Choc Orange – the OG cruller with orange sugar, chocolate drizzle and fresh orange zest. Available January 7.
- Black Sesame & Sour Cherry – sour cherry gel and black sesame crème diplomat on an open cruller. The top is dusted in icing sugar and freeze dried cherry. Available January 14.
- Blueberry – this cruller comes with a luscious blueberry glaze. It’s garnished with plump blueberries. Available January 21.
- Apple pie – imagine an apple pie, deep-fried, dipped in apple glaze and topped with a crunchy layer of streusel crumble. Available January 28.
More info:
Check out their website for more info, or visit them in-store if you’d like to browse through their standard pastries.
Find Lune Croissanterie at:
- 119 Rose St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
- Shop 16 in 161 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 835 High St, Armadale VIC 3143
- Shop 1 in 13-17 Manning Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101
- Burnett Lane, Shop 10/79 Adelaide St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Find Moon Cruller on Saturdays and Sundays at:
- 50 Rose St, Fitzroy VIC 3065