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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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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