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Modern Pastry Shop

257 Hanover St
Boston, MA 02113-2322
Phone: (617) 523-3783
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Modern-Pastry Inc:
Award Winning American Classic Pastry, Italian Specialties.
Price:
$
Cross Street:
Parmenter Street
Specialties:
Bakery, Dessert
Best of Citysearch:
Dessert 2007, Bakery 2006
Hours:
Sun-Thur 8am-10pm, Fri-Sat 8am-11pm

Editorial Description for Modern Pastry Shop

Italian pastries including cannolis, torrone, wedding cakes and cookies, including Florentines and biscotti; also chocolates, Italian oils, vinegar and coffee.

User Reviews for Modern Pastry Shop

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4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/08/2007 Posted by jay8440

Im not going to lie I have a terrible sweet tooth, so pretty much anything with frosting usually gets the job done for me. But modern pastery is actually worth the trip. For 20 bucks I got 6 canolis and 4 cup cakes that were the size of my fist. It was great, and like I said I have the type of sweet tooth that can usually be satisfied by a crueller at Dunks, but Modern Pastry is worth the trip into the North End

Pros: great pastry

Cons: parking

2 Star Rating: Below Average

08/30/2007 Posted by ged76

After many glowing reviews, we stopped off here tonight for coffee and dessert. Sadly, despite their self-imposed view that they are coffee kings, Americans make terrible coffee, and Modern are no exception. Burnt coffee, burnt milk, overall an undrinkable latte. I'd expect more from the North End. The creme brulee was sad, lumpy custard with a gelatine top. We also ordered a bizzare brown and white tart (which we thought was a Neinish Tart) but turned out to be a simple, dry sponge cake with a sugary icing. Very sad. To finish it off, the staff were surly and rude. I'm not quite sure why Mike's and Moderns get sucj great reviews, very mediocre in my opinion, I'd much prefer Lulu's cupcakes which are moist and flavoursome, their coffeee is proper Italian espresso too.

Pros: Nil

Cons: Poor coffee, sub-standard desserts

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Editor's Review

Italian pastries including cannolis, torrone, wedding cakes and cookies, including Florentines and biscotti; also chocolates, Italian oils, vinegar and coffee.  See the full editorial review.

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Restaurant Information

Parking

  • Street

Hours

  • Sun-Thur 8am-10pm
  • Fri-Sat 8am-11pm

Cuisines

  • Bakeries
  • Desserts

Payment Types

  • Visa
  • Cash
  • MasterCard

Meal Price

  • $

Amenities

  • Carry Out
  • Local Favorites

Recognition for Modern Pastry Shop

2007 Editorial Winner - Dessert
2006 Audience Winner - Bakery

Specialty ratings for Modern Pastry Shop

Specialty Rating  
Bakery 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Vote
Dessert 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Vote

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