The Croissant Club is back with ramen croissants, mozz-filled pastries and more

This year we’ve happily welcomed all manner of carb to the city, waistlines be damned. The winter brought a second location of Radio Bakery to Brooklyn, drawing hour-long lines in Prospect Heights, while people flocked to the East Village for the cinnamon-bun-only shop, Sunday Morning. Spring ushered in glossy ube doughnuts from online bakeshop turned brick-and-mortar Kora, while the burekas-only destination Buba Bureka generated buzz in Greenwich Village. And while not new, one of our favorite bakeries is now bringing back its croissants-only club, giving us plenty reason to celebrate.

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Raf's Croissant Club is officially back for spring and summer 2025, and for its latest installment, the restaurant's pastry chef Camari Mick has teamed up with chefs from around the country to create croissants that merge their respective cultures and bold flavors into one exciting dish. From now until August, these creative pastries will drop every week, only available at Raf’s (290 Elizabeth St). And just like last year, Mick has invited serious talent to the kitchen. 

First up in the series is award-winning Afro-Dominican chef and author Paola Velez. From now until June 1st, you can catch her Pernil Empanada Croissant served with wasakaka, a Dominican garlic sauce, for dipping. While we eagerly await the deets on the new location of the breakfast ramen shop, Ramen by Ra, chef Rasheeda Purdie will be tiding us over with her Bacon, Egg & Cheese Ramen Croissant in June. July will bring a Mozzarella-Filled Croissant with tamarind date sauce from James Beard Award-winning author and chef Hawa Hassan, while one of the best restaurants in town, Dhamaka, will serve a Mint Croissant with lamb keema and spiced yogurt sauce.

Looking to plan your summer around carbs? Here is the full schedule:

• May 27-June 1: Paola Velez: Pernil Empanada Croissant with Wasakaka
• June 3-8: Woldy Reyes: Coconut Bibingka
• June 10-15: Sobre Masa: Orange Blossom Pain au Chocolat 
• June 17-22: Isabel Coss: Mole Negra Croissant with Chocolate Crema Sauce
• June 24-29: Ramen by Ra: Bacon, Egg and Cheese Ramen Croissant
• July 1-6: Hawa Hassan: Mozzarella-Filled Croissant with Tamarind Date Sauce
• July 8-13: Dhamaka: Mint Croissant with Lamb Keema and Spiced Yogurt Sauce
• July 15-20: Fariyal Abdullahi: Dorowot and Awib Croissant with Teff Crumble
• July 22-27: Naks: Roasted Garlic Croissant with Adobo 
• July 29-August 3: Mehreen Karim: Pickled Peaches and Cream Croissant with Corn Streusel

For the collectors among us, the bakery will be doling out punchcards, so you can eat them all.