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Just beyond the busy junction where George’s Street meets Dame Street you’ll find Krüst Bakery. I was lucky enough to get a seat by their full-length windows. I could easily sit for hours if it weren’t for my looming deadlines and crushing workload. It’s a cosy spot, perfectly positioned to watch life unfold on the street outside. I ordered a ham and cheese toastie, a tea, and a donut. My friend sprang for a cronut despite it costing an extra euro.

I have to tell you that the cronut is worth it. The cronut as a pastry enjoyed an intense moment of hype about three years ago, and vanished pretty much immediately. This one inherits more from its croissant parent than the donut side. It’s flaky and buttery, but being sweet and a little bit spongy, it feels more like an indulgent treat than a croissant. I stole my friend’s cronut, is what I’m saying.

The donut might be taking a backseat to the cronut, but it’s still a great donut. The donuts here are all completely classic. You can find a plain donut with a sheer glaze which is surprisingly rare in a city full of luxury donut bars. It’s easy to see why it’s a classic once you take your first bite. The guilt factor would be half the equivalent for most donuts, if I hadn’t also eaten most of that cronut my friend and I were “supposed to split”.

I ate my toastie before dessert, but my doughnut and cronut demanded I gush about it. The ham and cheese toastie was a substantial sandwich, with a generous amount of melted cheese. The best part of the sandwich is the bread. Thickly sliced and well toasted, it really gives you a reason to eat in a bakery from now on.

Krüst Bakery’s student deal is a sandwich and hot drink for a fiver, you can add a donut for an extra euro.