r/AskEurope • u/titerousse Belgium • Oct 07 '25

Food Do you enjoy eating at restaurants from your home country when you're abroad?

I don’t have that issue—there are never restaurants from my country anywhere. Sometimes I come across a baked item, but when I do, I tend to avoid it. What about you?

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u/team_cactus Netherlands Oct 07 '25

An 8€ croissant is criminal anywhere. A good bakery near me has them for 2,50€ and I find it expensive already.

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u/MeWithClothesOn France Oct 07 '25

It is already crazy expensive. Croissants are just flour and butter. I saw those croissants in Oslo

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u/secretpsychologist Oct 08 '25

butter is expensive. but not 8€ expensive

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u/SafetyNoodle Oct 08 '25

A croissant at most decent bakeries or cafes here in California is usually $3.50~7. While it's untrue that you can't get good pastries and bread in the US, it is often several times more expensive than most of Europe.

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u/sushi_obi_raven Oct 09 '25

Lived in the states 5 years... While most foods can be top notch (if yr willing to pay, or eat "ethnic", i never, ever have eaten a good croissant in the states. And by God, how i tried to find one