The idea to include a Croiwich on their menu stemmed out of pure boredom for Saigopal Medepalli and Deepika Gowda, co-founders of Thane-based Bean Theory Coffee. “We were bored of eating a regular sandwich and a regular butter croissant. At the same time, we did not want to make those viral chocolate oozing lemon-squeezed croissants. It started with cheese and pesto, and then evolved into a full-blown sandwich,” shares Saigopal, one half of the duo that started the café in January 2020, that used to only serve coffee initially. 

The Mumbai café is one of quite a few cafes and restaurants that have been introducing a ‘Croiwich’ on their menu. The creation is a hybrid of the classic croissant and sandwich, which also inspires its name. It has slowly been making it on menus in the city, as more people look for innovative versions of classic dishes. At the Bean Theory, the menu boasts of a delicious and multilayered BLT croiwich, which this writer has relished, and notes that it not only boasts of a soft and flaky croissant made in-house but also a juicy filling of bacon, lettuce and tomatoes lending it a crispy and sweet flavour that comes to the fore as soon as you take a bite.