Best viennoiseries ranking

3208 duels later, Chocolate Croissant is still #1 in the pastries ranking, with Croissant close behind.

Chocolate Croissant dominates with 1380 ELO points and wins 68% of its duels, but the gap to second place narrows to just 42 points—the sharpest divide in the top tier. Croissant trails at 1338 ELO with a 61% win rate, while Swiss Roll Pastry secures third with 1315 ELO and 64% of victories. The podium showcases indulgent classics, with the chocolate-enriched version edging out its plain counterpart despite Croissant having faced more duels at 295 compared to 268. Kouign-Amann holds fourth at 1294 ELO, and Donut completes the top 5 at 1280 ELO with an impressive 62% win rate. The ranking reveals a clear hierarchy: buttery, layered pastries command the upper ranks, while more unconventional offerings struggle to gain traction.

At the bottom, Palmiers languishes at 1048 ELO in 24th place, trailing the leader by 332 points. Chocolate & Pistachio Croissant sits at 1057 ELO in 23rd, and Apricot Oreillette holds 22nd at 1079 ELO, suggesting that unusual flavor combinations fail to convince voters. The community has cast 3208 duels involving 48 players across 24 contenders, last updated on 11 October 2026. Vote now to reshape the rankings and decide which pastry deserves the top spot.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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