2025 Centurion Award winner
Mike's Pastry
Best Pastry Shop in Boston · Boston, MA
Best Pastry Shop in Boston · Boston, MA
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.
Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.
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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This page is the standing record for Mike's Pastry (2025). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
If you’ve put in the years, you may already clear the bar. Evaluation is free, private, and never for sale.