Best of Boston
2010 Best Pastry, Shop
Cafe Vanille
Boston doesn’t have many patisseries, and our bakeries feel like coffee spots that just happen to have cinnamon buns and cupcakes. Café Vanille, however, seems like a French pastry shop that just happens to serve espresso and tea. One look at the lineup of flaky napoleons, ganache-glazed éclairs, colorful petits fours and fruit tarts, and buttery brioche makes the cookie-and-donut offerings everywhere else seem downright dull.
70 Charles St., Boston, 617-523-9200, frenchmemories.com