People are now waiting in lines for up to THREE HOURS just to get their hands on a CROISSANT

A crave-worthy pastry has taken over the internet and garnered countless fans on social media to spend their days waiting for up to three hours in line just to get their hands on one of the internet’s most sought after croissants. 

Each morning, throngs of people line up at the French bakery Lafayette in New York City in hopes of purchasing a $9.25 croissant that has earned viral fame on TikTok for its cream filling and of course, its ability to look like most aesthetically pleasing pastry on your Instagram feed. 

The round flaky croissant the bakery calls the ‘Suprême’ is stuffed with pastry cream and topped with drizzles. 

And if you haven’t seen these all over your For You Page you’ve certainly seen the lines of people that wrap around blocks waiting to snag the pastry, if you’re in the big apple, that seems to have pushed the beloved cronut – the hybrid between a donut and croissant that went viral in 2013 – out of first place. 

The over-the-top appearance of these croissants is what’s caused them to earn their viral fame in the first place as their delicious and feed-friendly buttery flakes tempted the web – but are they really worth the wait?  

A pastry has taken over the internet and has garnered countless fans on social media to wait for up to three hours in line to get their hands on a croissant

Each morning, throngs of people line up at the French bakery Lafayette in New York City in hopes of purchasing a $9.25 croissant that has earned viral fame

Each morning, throngs of people line up at the French bakery Lafayette in New York City in hopes of purchasing a $9.25 croissant that has earned viral fame

Lafayette limits each customer to one croissant and offers them in two 'drops' one at 8am and at 12pm

Lafayette limits each customer to one croissant and offers them in two 'drops' one at 8am and at 12pm

 Lafayette limits each customer to one croissant and offers them in two ‘drops’ one at 8am and at 12pm

The bakery opens at 8am and before the pastry shop even opens, there's a line of people desperately hoping to capture a video of themselves biting into the croissant

The bakery opens at 8am and before the pastry shop even opens, there’s a line of people desperately hoping to capture a video of themselves biting into the croissant

The bakery opens at 8am and you can bet before the pastry shop even opens, there’s a line of people desperately hoping to capture a video of themselves biting into or tearing apart the croissant while the cream-filling perfectly oozes out. 

Lafayette makes around 240 croissants a day and sells them in two ‘drops’ each day, one at 8am and the other at 12pm. 

And if you want to get one right when they open you’ll have to line up at least an hour before. 

If you’re planning to satisfy your sweet tooth at noon then you’ll need to carve at around three hours of your time waiting in line before you can actually eat the pastry. 

The croissants come in two flavors: chocolate and a rotating flavor of the month such as pistachio, rose berry spritz, peach and pumpkin. 

The croissant, also called the 'Suprême' went viral on TikTok for its cream filling and ability to look like most aesthetically pleasing pastry on your Instagram feed

The croissant, also called the ‘Suprême’ went viral on TikTok for its cream filling and ability to look like most aesthetically pleasing pastry on your Instagram feed

'I don't think ever in our dreams we imagined a line like this hours before opening. It's been pretty crazy,' Lafayette's executive pastry chef Scott Cioe told the Today show

'I don't think ever in our dreams we imagined a line like this hours before opening. It's been pretty crazy,' Lafayette's executive pastry chef Scott Cioe told the Today show

‘I don’t think ever in our dreams we imagined a line like this hours before opening. It’s been pretty crazy,’ Lafayette’s executive pastry chef Scott Cioe told the Today show 

Their over-the-top appearance is what's caused them to earn their viral fame in the first place

Their delicious and feed-friendly buttery flakes tempted the web - but are they really worth the wait?

Their over-the-top appearance is what’s caused them to earn their viral fame as their delicious and feed-friendly buttery flakes tempted the web – but are they really worth the wait?

And if you can afford to spend a large chunk of your day waiting in line for a croissant, well you should know the bakery has placed a limit on just how many you can get. 

Lafayette limits each customer to one croissant, making that line seem even more outlandish. 

‘I don’t think ever in our dreams we imagined a line like this hours before opening. It’s been pretty crazy,’ Lafayette’s executive pastry chef Scott Cioe told the Today show

He then explained how to make the viral pastry, adding that the croissant dough is molded, then cooked and then cooled before they place the cream-filling inside. 

The pastry chef explained to The Post that he kept in mind aesthetics when making  the Suprême. 

‘Visuals are really important in retail bakeries. ‘We knew we were gonna fill it almost like a doughnut. So we wanted it to be thin,’ he said. 

Although the buttery flakes may seem tempting, many users have noted the croissant is 'so overrated'

Although the buttery flakes may seem tempting, many users have noted the croissant is ‘so overrated’

And while viral food blogger Mike Chau gushed about the croissants on his Instagram and called them ‘incredible’ and ‘one of the only things that really deserves the insane attention it’s getting from viral TikToks’, other social media users weren’t as convinced. 

Although the buttery flakes may seem tempting, many users have noted the croissant is ‘so overrated’ 

One user said: ‘I had it today and I thought it was SO overrated!!!!! Not worth 40 minutes in line…. Pretty but nothing special.’ 

Another added: ‘It’s not all that.’

‘It’s so mid,’ wrote one user. 

‘Are people okay,’ questioned another user.