Croustade aux pommes is the southwestern French apple pastry made with paper-thin filo-like dough wrapped around spiced apples. Reservations recommended in season.
The croustade is a Gascon and Lauragais pastry tradition dating to at least the 16th century, with origins in North African pastilla brought across the Pyrenees. The signature is the gossamer-thin pastry, hand-stretched until transparent. The classic filling is apples with Armagnac, though prune versions exist. The dish travelled to Toulouse from the Gers and is sold across the city's bakeries.
4 editor picks for Croustade aux pommes in Toulouse, ranked by editorial score. All Toulouse signature dishes · Croustade aux pommes across every city.
Maison Pillon ★ 4.5
carmes · 2 Rue Ozenne, 31000 Toulouse
Maison Pillon on Rue Ozenne is the canonical Toulouse patisserie and chocolatier since 1967, famed for crystallised violet candy and the cachous de Toulouse.
La Boulangerie Saint-Georges ★ 4.5
saint-georges · 6 Place Saint-Georges, 31000 Toulouse
La Boulangerie Saint-Georges on Place Saint-Georges has stood since 1840; since 2005 baker Francois Le Galo runs it and the shop is on the 100-best list.
Maison Serres ★ 4.3
saint-cyprien · 2 Rue des Fontaines, 31300 Toulouse
Maison Serres on Rue des Fontaines in Saint-Cyprien is the family bakery run by Thierry Serres and his wife and daughters, using local flour.
Au Poussin Bleu ★ 4.0
saint-etienne · 10 Rue Saint-Antoine du T, 31000 Toulouse
Au Poussin Bleu on Rue Saint-Antoine du T is the small artisan bakery with a rustic loaf range, a tight pastry case and a working-day Saint-Etienne crowd.