I love bakeries, and I love a good croissant. Richmond has plenty of great options for croissants, but believe me when I say that Sub Rosa Bakery has the best croissants I've ever had in my life; specifically, the Miller's Wheat croissant. The Miller's Wheat croissant is not greasy at all, yet still has so much crispyness on the outside, and the perfect amount of chew on the inside. To this day, I just have not had a better plain croissant than this, anywhere in the US.
With that said, the other options here are also super tasty. Fig & cheese croissant is a family favorite, and my wife and I always get two Pain Au Chocolates for both of us, which has plenty of chocolate without being overbearing.
My wife also loves the cappuccino here and says it's the best she's ever had.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Croissants
I recommend any pastry or bread when thin layers. Like croissant. They are so crispy!! Their soft bread is good too but the crispy ones are exceptionally good. I had pistachio cherry croissant and bread pudding and decide to eat croissant in place and pudding for to-go, and it was a very good choice.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Croissants
It's worth the wait! Their pastries are so buttery and flaky and delicious! Their sourdough bread is top notch. I want to come here everyday!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Pastries
Stopped in for a coffee and was overtaken by the wonderful aromas! The croissants were warm, flaky, and down right delicious! Since I work within walking distance I’m sure to be a coffee regular!
The pastries and coffee from this shop were absolutely amazing. They have a brick oven at the back of the bakery and they were pumping out warm bread and pastries while we sat drinking our coffee. It also has a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Make sure to prepare for a line if you’re going during the busy hours. Definitely worth the wait!
Our Sunday happy place! We haven’t tried everything yet, but everything we have tried was yummy. We used to go after church, but now we go first😂. Just one more thing to be grateful for! This pesto,roasted tomato ,feta croissant is savory and magnificent! Pretty sure I won’t leave without one unless they run out. Hardworking, friendly staff makes waiting in line a small price to pay. Great coffee too!
Went in around 8:30 AM and there was a long line already.
Got butter croissants and chocolate croissants. Some of the best croissants I ever had, flakey and delicious.
Will definitely be my stop during every visit to Richmond going forward.
The only disappointment was there was a limit of 8 on the number of items we could buy. There were other items I wanted to try but couldn’t.
