Looking to sample the best desserts around town?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top dessert spots in Boston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture when cravings strike.
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1. Tatte Bakery & Cafe
Topping the list is an outpost of the Tatte Bakery & Cafe chain. Located at 1352 Boylston St. (between Yawkey Way and Kilmarnock Street) in Kenmore, the bakery and cafe is the highest-rated dessert spot in Boston, boasting four stars out of 126 reviews on Yelp.
2. Mike's Pastry
Next up is North End's Mike's Pastry, situated at 300 Hanover St. (between Wesley and Lathrop places). With four stars out of 7,154 reviews on Yelp, the bakery, which offers desserts, gelato and more, has proved to be a local favorite.
3. Bova's Bakery
North End's Bova's Bakery, located at 134 Salem St. (between Noyes Place and Prince Street), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the bakery 4.5 stars out of 1,137 reviews.
4. Bonne Chance Cafe & Bakery
Bonne Chance Cafe & Bakery, a bakery and imported food spot that offers coffee, tea and more in West End, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 46 Yelp reviews. Head over to 77 Canal St. (between Traverse and Market streets) to see for yourself.
Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Saturdays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Boston area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of small business marketing software. Last year, average daily transactions at food and beverage shops climbed to 48 per business on Saturdays, compared to 34 daily transactions on average on Mondays.
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