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Flour Bakery & Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

1. Flour Bakery & Cafe

8.9
1595 Washington St (at Rutland St), Boston, MA
Bakery · South End · 143 tips and reviews

Tommy W.Tommy Wiles: best sticky buns anywhere! Get there early or call ahead to reserve one. Can be a zoo on Sat/Sun, so try to avoid during peak hours

Georgette A.Georgette A: Best items: Sticky Buns & Banana Bread. When ordering a Sticky Bun, if it didn't just come out of the over, asked for it to be warmed up.

Gopal Y.Gopal Y: Chocolate brioche is fantastic. Just like everything else.

Flour Bakery & Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

2. Flour Bakery & Cafe

9.0
12 Farnsworth St Fl 1 (at Congress St), Boston, MA
Bakery · Seaport District · 185 tips and reviews

Michael D.Michael DeRamo: sugar brioche buns are GREAT, April! also the berry bread pudding....

Martha K.Martha Kloko: This place is ridiculously good. The breakfast sandwich with ham is to die for and the sticky buns are a must.

Sam W.Sam Winnick: Best baked goods and cafe food. The chicken sandwich is amazing and the sugar brioche. Choc chip cookies are amazing too.

Flour Bakery + Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

3. Flour Bakery + Cafe

9.2
131 Clarendon St, Boston, MA
Bakery · Prudential - St. Botolph · 190 tips and reviews

Eric A.Eric Alexander: Neat place, friendly staff and the sticky bun was amazing!

EmersonEmerson: Everything is amazing!!!! Croisants and sticky buns are fabulous!!!!!! Good latte and hot chocolate!

EmersonEmerson: Croissant, sticky buns, latte, hot chocolate are amazing!!!

Myers + Chang is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

4. Myers + Chang

8.9
1145 Washington St (at E Berkeley St), Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · South End · 215 tips and reviews

Lindsay B.Lindsay Brooke: Great, light Chinese food. Get the pork belly buns, the spare ribs, and the lemongrass shrimp dumplings. The chocolate dessert is also surprisingly great! Favorite in Boston.

Emily W.Emily Walton: Oh my god, the sweet and sour Brussels sprouts! My husband and I always get a double order. The pork belly bao are also to die for.

Enrico M.Enrico Manalo: I always get the cold dan dan noodles (among other things, like the pork bun and the tea ribs) and finish off the meal with the granita and the affogato. The cocktails are really fantastic here too.

Dumpling Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

5. Dumpling Cafe

7.3
695 Washington St (btwn Beach & Kneeland), Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown - Leather District · 86 tips and reviews

James W.James Wong: The service was quick and helpful. Food was delightful and equally fast. You must try the "juicy buns," it's a Northern China fare, and worth treating your tastebuds to! :D #WONGapproved

Jesse B.Jesse Bagels: Mini juicy buns (these are the soup dumplings) - go for all pork AND crab!!! Also the trout is killer.

Enrico M.Enrico Manalo: My favorite place for soup dumplings (mini juicy buns). Great beef & longhorn peppers, also amazing in a bowl of noodles. Scallion pancake with beef is dope too. Whole fried fish is fantastic also.

Taiwan Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

6. Taiwan Cafe

7.7
34 Oxford St, Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown - Leather District · 87 tips and reviews

Annie W.Annie Wang: My top menu picks: Oyster pancake, house special pork chop over rice, tomato & egg w/ beef, "hollow heart" veggies (cong xin cai), soup dumplings.

Tim L.Tim Luo: I always get the pork chop on rice because it's a big portion with veggies, a braised egg, and pickles and it's only 6.95! Steamed pork buns are very good, and the scallion pancakes otherworldly!

Timothy H.Timothy Hong: Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) are amazing. Sea bass with tofu sauce, and julienned beef with long horned peppers!

Shojo is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

7. Shojo

8.5
9 Tyler St (Kneeland St & Beach St), Boston, MA
Asian Restaurant · Chinatown - Leather District · 88 tips and reviews

Alipio H.Alipio Hernández: Pork bao, morning star and the chairman pain killer! Sooooo good

Winnie J.Winnie J.: Food here is amazing and at such a great price for the quality! Try the Pork Bao and ask for the Mexican Corn (Summer Corn) - it's off the menu but has Kimchi Butter - SO GOOD.

Brendan O.Brendan O'Neil: Cocktails are wonderful. If the Fried Chicken bao sandwich is on the menu it is a great late night bite

Clear Flour Bread is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

8. Clear Flour Bread

9.0
178 Thorndike St (at Commonwealth Ave), Boston, MA
Bakery · 60 tips and reviews

Jayce G.Jayce G: get a morning bun

Nathan P.Nathan P.: The New England Night bread is amaazzzing. Also you can't go wrong w/ any of their scones or morning buns.

Douglas O.Douglas Olsen: go for the morning buns

Aquitaine is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

9. Aquitaine

8.0
569 Tremont St (at Union Park St.), Boston, MA
Wine Bar · South End · 67 tips and reviews

Isaac D.Isaac Diaz: The cinnamon rolls at brunch are divine!

Maureen K.Maureen Kerr: $10 brunch only served between 10 & 11am in Sundays was amazing. Best cinnamon roll I've ever had.

Bri C.Bri Caldara: Amazing prixe fixe brunch. The cinnamon rolls are the perfect size and not overly sweet

Jo Jo TaiPei is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

10. Jo Jo TaiPei

7.9
103 Brighton Ave (between Harvard Ave & Linden St), Allston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

Julianne G.Julianne G: The soup dumplings here are small, but pack a great punch in flavor. Get the Spicy Beef Noodle Soup, shareable for two :)

'Ken B.'Ken Badertscher: Try the Braised Pork with Steamed Buns

Olivia Y.Olivia Yang: The soup dumplings and the Szechuan fish stew is comparable to Gourmet Dumpling House (fish stew) and Dumpling Cafe (soup dumplings). Extremely surprised as to how good this place was.

Banyan Bar + Refuge is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

11. Banyan Bar + Refuge

8.2
553 Tremont St (Clarendon), Boston, MA
Asian Restaurant · South End · 32 tips and reviews

Rohit G.Rohit Gupta: Tons of awesome small plates. Tried a bunch, really liked the fried chicken, warm lobster bun, pork bun, crispy rice, avocado, and fried fish.

Lindsay B.Lindsay Brooke: Okra, pork ribs, fried chicken buns and amazing cocktails.

Liam N.Liam Nee: Best of Boston 2016: Southeast Asian Restaurant, New School 🇮🇩 :: Think Kirin beer slushies and a warm lobster bao anointed with honey-miso butter; brunch is bold with bowls of breakfast ramen.

Pho Le is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

12. Pho Le

8.7
1356 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Dorchester · 26 tips and reviews

MyHa T.MyHa Tran: Bun Bo Hue Dac Biet is a must try here!

Thao N.Thao Nguyen: I like "Bun bo hue, fried fish (you have to order prior arriving or pick up 30 minutes )."

Hoang P.Hoang Phan: Great place for a bowl of pho or bun bo hue. You should also try Bun dau mam tom if you dont mind the shrimp sauce

Mei Sum Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

13. Mei Sum Bakery

7.9
36 Beach St, Boston, MA
Bakery · Chinatown - Leather District · 10 tips and reviews

Julianne G.Julianne G: The most delicious coconut buns live in the warmer behind the counter. Seek em out and your life will be changed for the better.

Candice G.Candice Galvez: Love the old guys hanging out. Sweet bun is tops.

Rafal B.Rafal Boni: Have a pork bun or two and a red bean bun fresh from the oven..great lunch for less than $3! Desserts were pretty tasty too!

Brassica Kitchen & Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

14. Brassica Kitchen & Cafe

8.8
3710 Washington St, Boston, MA
New American Restaurant · Forest Hills - Woodbourne · 13 tips and reviews

Roey T.Roey Tzezana: A pleasant surprise. We ordered the grilled chicken and it was absolutely delicious. Perfectly done on a tasty brioche.

Emily W.Emily Walton: Decent pastries and coffee but the Low Country sandwich - egg, frico cheese and fig jam on brioche - is the real showstopper.

Anonymous, s.Anonymous, since 2018: Overall diverse choices (including vegan) and cool environment. Note: They automatically charge a 20% tip without your consent. Other fees apply totaling 33% of check!

Shanghai Gate is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in Boston.

15. Shanghai Gate

7.2
204 Harvard Ave (at Commonwealth Ave), Allston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews

Paula P.Paula Pereira: Lions head, steamed pork buns, tofu and fish hot pot, beef in brown sauce are all Shanghai specialties

Julianne G.Julianne G: The soup dumplings were tasty but small for the price. The Shanghainese food, however, is the real deal. Branch out!

EaterEater: Superbly executed Shanghai style dishes like lion's head meatball and xiao long bao manage to be just as flavorful as their Sichuan counterparts minus the heat. [Eater 38 Member]