Boston, MA
For Bakeries in Boston, the local food press points to Flour Bakery + Cafe, Clear Flour Bread, and Sofra Bakery & Cafe. Picks from The Boston Globe and Boston Magazine, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Boston Globe and Boston Magazine. Updated July 2026.
Flour Bakery + Cafe · South End
Joanne Chang's breakfast-pastry institution. Ten locations now built around the supremely gooey 'sticky sticky bun.'
Clear Flour Bread · Brookline
Operating since 1982. The Globe credits Clear Flour's European-style loaves including sourdough variants and cheese-ready boules.
Sofra Bakery & Cafe · Cambridge
From the Oleana team. The Globe flags the popular spicy shakshuka and cardamom-spiced pastries.
Hi-Rise Bread Company · Cambridge
Baking organic grain breads, cookies, and buttery crusted pies since 1996 without slowing down, on Observatory Hill in Cambridge. The sugar rolled shortbread cookies are the thing regulars cannot leave without, and the sandwiches on house bread make it a lunch stop as much as a bakery.
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