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Eight showstopping choux pastries in London

Decadent, creamy and oh-so-pretty, choux pastries really hit the sweet spot. Here are London’s best ones

Written by Emma Hughes
Contributing Writer
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Forget the sad squashed supermarket éclair: choux pastry delights are big news. Whether they’re covered in dark chocolate and gold leaf, pimped-up with pistachio ice cream or even filled with a truffle mayo, London’s best choux pastries are way more than just a pretty face. Here are our favourites.

The best choux pastries in London

Sun-kissed strawberry éclair at Maitre Choux

  • French
  • South Kensington
Sun-kissed strawberry éclair at Maitre Choux
Sun-kissed strawberry éclair at Maitre Choux

£5.80

If you’re looking for quirky pastries, this South Kensington boutique is a choux-in – and its fresh strawberry one, which features pistachio cream, strawberry purée, whipped cream and mint – is a heatwave on a plate.

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Lemon meringue chouxnut at Bijou Choux at Selfridges

  • Shopping
  • Bakeries
  • Oxford Street
Lemon meringue chouxnut at Bijou Choux at Selfridges
Lemon meringue chouxnut at Bijou Choux at Selfridges
Veerle Evens

£3.95

Remember those three-way kisses you attempted as a teenager? Imagine one between a choux puff, a doughnut and a lemon meringue pie and the results would look like this. It’s plumped up with citrus crème pâtissière, then sprinkled with meringue and lemon zest.

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Eclair chocolat noir at Pierre Marcolini

  • Pâtisseries
  • Marylebone
Eclair chocolat noir at Pierre Marcolini
Eclair chocolat noir at Pierre Marcolini

£5

Instead of a sad streak of non-specific sweet brown stuff, Pierre Marcolini’s chocolate éclair is topped with a dark, almost fruity glaze and elegant chocolate curls. The whole thing is then scattered with gold leaf, because why not?

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Salted caramel choux bun at Le Choux, Fortnum & Mason

  • Shopping
  • Department stores
  • Piccadilly
Salted caramel choux bun at Le Choux, Fortnum & Mason
Salted caramel choux bun at Le Choux, Fortnum & Mason

£2.20

Salted caramel – so 2012, right? Before you file it away next to slates-as-plates and hot-wing challenges, give this beauty a whirl. It whispers savoury-sweet nothings in your ear while a fudge topping melts like the world’s best Werther’s Original.

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Eclair gold at Belle Epoque

  • Shopping
  • Pâtisseries
  • Islington
Eclair gold at Belle Epoque
Eclair gold at Belle Epoque

£3.85

The Islington outpost of Stoke Newington bakery Belle Epoque is much grander than the original, and this ritzy little number fits right in: shards of shimmering caramel-and-almond nougatine complement a luxe vanilla crème brûlée filling.

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Marcel the monkey at Dominique Ansel Bakery

  • Bakeries
  • Belgravia
Marcel the monkey at Dominique Ansel Bakery
Marcel the monkey at Dominique Ansel Bakery

£6.20

Say bonjour! to Marcel, New York patissier Dominique Ansel’s take on a French pastry called a religieuse. He’s a two-tier choux puff filled with dulce de leche ganache and banana jam, then glazed with caramel chocolate. Go ape.

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London's most showstopping desserts

London's most showstopping desserts
London's most showstopping desserts
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