Mike's Pastry
Best Pastry Shop in Boston · MA
The cannoli box tied with string
Mike's Pastry has been the North End's cannoli destination since 1946, its Hanover Street counter mobbed daily by a crowd that spills onto the sidewalk clutching the shop's iconic blue-and-white string-tied boxes. Cannoli shells are filled to order and come in more than a dozen flavors, alongside lobster tails, ricotta pies, and Italian cookies.
Cash-only, chaotic, and gloriously old-school, Mike's is a Boston rite of passage — the bakery whose boxes are as recognizable a city souvenir as anything in the North End.
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Why this business cleared the bar.
This record was published by The Centurion Awards from the public record. Selection follows the published criteria; Mike's Pastry met them on that evidence. The business can claim the listing or ask us to remove it.
- ✓Years in operation. Operating in Boston since 1946 — 79 years of continuous business.
- ✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Boston.
- ✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Boston has kept Mike's Pastry busy for 79 years.
- ✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Boston regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
- ✓Recognition in the local community. Named best pastry shop in Boston for 2025 for making its white box with string the unofficial souvenir of the North End since 1946.
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The details, verified.
- Legal / trading name
- Mike's Pastry
- Category
- Shop
- Founded
- 1946, Boston, MA
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Centurion Award
- Best Pastry Shop in Boston — 2025
- Record last verified
- July 2026
Frequently asked questions.
What is Mike's Pastry?
A Hanover Street institution since 1946 whose cannoli boxes are carried through the whole city.
Is Mike's Pastry award-winning?
Yes — Mike's Pastry is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Pastry Shop in Boston, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best pastry shop in Boston for 2025 for making its white box with string the unofficial souvenir of the North End since 1946.
Where is Mike's Pastry?
Mike's Pastry is in Boston, MA.
Every award, on the record.
Each Centurion Award is its own dated annual record, and staying current means clearing the bar again each new year. The verification above is from the latest published award. Open a year for that year’s citation.
2025 Centurion Award
Best Pastry Shop in Boston Boston, MA · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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