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South End Buttery is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

1. South End Buttery

8.7
314 Shawmut Ave (at Union Park St.), Boston, MA
Café · South End · 168 tips and reviews

Brianne F.Brianne Flood: Worst service I've ever had! Don't get the velvet cupcake.. The frosting is legit white glue. They filled my chai tea latte halfway with chai.. The other half foam.. And then hear them giggling.

RachelRachel: Great cappuccino, alright red velvet cupcake (good frosting, but the cake was too dry). Packed for a Saturday at 1 pm. I took my treats to go!

Margaretha G.Margaretha Gunawan: Love the place, love the neighborhood, love the bagels-bacon-sour cream!!

Magnolia Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

2. Magnolia Bakery

7.9
Market St, Boston, MA
Bakery · Downtown Boston · 5 tips and reviews

Olivia Y.Olivia Yang: Worth the wait!! Red velvet cupcakes with the vanilla whipped icing is much better than the cream cheese icing. Cake slices run on the dryer side so u should get cupcakes, and the cheesecake is amaze

Aubree L.Aubree Lemieux: Banana pudding is to die to for!!! The nicest staff ever:) Also recommend the cupcakes.

YassenYassen: banana pudding

Monumental Cupcakes at JP Art Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

3. Monumental Cupcakes at JP Art Market

7.5
36 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA
Bakery · 7 tips and reviews

A S.A S: The lemon cupcake and the chocolate with raspberry frosting were so yum.. Want to go back for more! Excellent customer service too.

xinaxina: Come for the vegan cupcakes, stay for the iced coffee; it's is the real deal. Fresh squeezed juices are also legit.

Alexa R.Alexa Reed: Vegan 3 Bean Chili

Bova's Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

4. Bova's Bakery

8.7
134 Salem St (at Prince St), Boston, MA
Bakery · North End · 81 tips and reviews

A S.A S: The peanut butter cupcake was just okay. The frosting and cream filling were tasty but the cake was too dry.

Dan L.Dan Lauzon Jr.: Ricotta pie and tiramisu are excellent, I haven't found a better bakery in town yet!

BostonTweetBostonTweet: Bova's has the best pastries in the North End (without the line) and they're open 24 hours for when you need a cannoli at 3:47am.

Twin Donuts is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

5. Twin Donuts

7.6
501 Cambridge St (at North Beacon St.), Allston, MA
Donut Shop · 35 tips and reviews

Stephanie M.Stephanie Murdough: The chocolate frosted donuts are to die for! Get an egg sandwich too, but watch out the sausage ones tend to be very greasey!

Travelhound12Travelhound12: Old fashion donut shop that has been around for decades. Fast and friendly service. Good coffee. Get a window seat and watch the world go by.

Anita B.Anita Brown: Get coffee and a huge breakfast on Sunday morning (or afternoon)

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

6. Flour Bakery & Cafe

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

Connor F.Connor Ferguson: The homemade (giant) Oreos are painfully good. There is no other cupcake besides Flour's chocolate with vanilla frosting.

Proxy ApparelProxy Apparel: Friendly staff & fabulous pastries... you can't go wrong. Seating can be limited though, especially on the weekends, so plan accordingly!

ToryBurchToryBurch: There’s only one thing you need to know: order the sticky sticky bun, a pastry so extraordinarily gooey that it had to repeat itself.

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

7. Flour Bakery + Cafe

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

Zoe W.Zoe Wong: The sticky buns are overrated, but I highly recommend the carrot cake - super moist and the cream cheese frosting is delicious and plentiful! The granola bars are pretty solid too.

Georgie G.Georgie Girl: The raspberry seltzer and the breakfast sandwich are unbelievably good. I can't wait to go back!

JennaJenna: The raspberry seltzer will change your life.

Brownstone is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

8. Brownstone

6.8
111 Dartmouth St (btwn Columbus & Stuart), Boston, MA
Bar · South End · 39 tips and reviews

Jesse G.Jesse Guillory: Frosted flake French toast is great

GuyGuy: Great service, and the drink menu is extensive. Has a nice neighborhood feel, and close proximity to Boylston/Copley.

Bryn B.Bryn Burke: Whiskey Smash with The Knot

Greenhills Irish Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

9. Greenhills Irish Bakery

8.5
780 Adams St (between Minot & Gallivan), Dorchester, MA
Bakery · Adams Village · 14 tips and reviews

Adrienne L.Adrienne Lutz: Fresh sourdough bread - I could live off it! All their breakfast sandwiches are amazing, and they're Irish Cream coffee is to die for!

Jake S.Jake Smith: More than simply a bakery, this joint also serves a dine-in breakfast and sells many Irish dry goods and provisions. Bakery, breakfast joint, and grocery store all in one place.

Vicky H.Vicky Hu: Get the Irish breakfast sandwich with scrambled eggs. It's delicious!!'

Sweet Tooth is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

10. Sweet Tooth

8.0
371 W Broadway (at E St), Boston, MA
Dessert Shop · D Street - West Broadway · 5 tips and reviews

Robin A.Robin Anglin: The owners are wonderful & have the best red velvet cake around!!! You can't go wrong here especially for special occasions like birthdays!!!

Jenny C.Jenny Crowley: Make a pilgrimage to Southie every time I'm in Boston to get a chocolate berry cupcake. Last time I also bought a mini pie to take home to my dad, but I ate it on the plane. Sorry dad!

Kapado F.Kapado Fernand: The cupcakes ...they are delicious

Downtown Harvard Club of Boston is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

11. Downtown Harvard Club of Boston

8.0
1 Federal St Fl 38 (Franklin St), Boston, MA
Club House · Financial District · 5 tips and reviews

Nicole R.Nicole Roderick: Not only does the DTHC of Boston offer incredible Membership opportunities but allows one to host spectacular events, enjoy 2 amazing dining room options and you can't forget to mention those views! Read more.

Anik M.Anik Merchea: Best bacon wrapped scallops in Boston!

Jason B.Jason Brewster: I love the haters checking in here. Bahahaha

Big Daddy's Pizza & Sub Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

12. Big Daddy's Pizza & Sub Shop

8.6
436 Western Ave, Brighton, MA
Pizzeria · 29 tips and reviews

James F.James Fleeting: The pizza, the meatloaf, the turkey and stuffing, the chicken, it's all great!

Matt C.Matt Cote: This place is ridiculous. They have the best pizza, fried dough bites, and pretty much everything. Staff are awesome. Mothertrucking A+!

Philly P.Philly Pat: Get the fried dough bites you dumb fuck

Treats On Washington is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

13. Treats On Washington

7.8
379 Washington St, Boston, MA
Bakery · Brighton · 11 tips and reviews

Jenny M.Jenny Mackintosh: Seriously tempting selection of baked goods (and a good cup of coffee). Their blueberry muffins are the real deal.

C W S.C W Southworth: One pair of excellent little russian tea cakes for $1.50!

Nakita B.Nakita Brasil: Everything here is delicious! No joke. The worst part about this place is having to choose which delivious treat is coming home with you - so just bring one of everything! ;)

Devlin's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

14. Devlin's Restaurant

8.5
332 Washington St (Academy Hill Rd), Brighton, MA
American Restaurant · 53 tips and reviews

Evan K.Evan Kroop: Hooray a nice restaurant in Brighton . Friendly service wonderful atmosphere and the food is very good I recommend the PEI Mussels, fusilli with pork sausage and broccoli rabe. Also good sangria .

Arthur G.Arthur Gjika: Reggae thursdays!!

BU TodayBU Today: There is something special every night: jazz brunch on Sunday, pasta night on Monday, trivia on Tuesday, live jazz and small plates on Wednesday, live reggae on Thursday, and DJs on Friday & Saturday. Read more.

Maria's Pastry Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Frosting in Boston.

15. Maria's Pastry Shop

8.2
46 Cross St (btwn Endicott & Salem), Boston, MA
Bakery · North End · 43 tips and reviews

Harumi U.Harumi U: My favorite cannoli is sold here. It is a bit off the main little Italy street (but still close enough) and you would be positively surprised and thankful if you make it here

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Andrew Zimmern visited Boston's North End, an Italian neighborhood. He stopped by Maria's and tasted the cannoli and sfogiatelle. As seen on Bizarre Foods America.

Alexandra D.Alexandra DiLorenzo: Her ricotta pie is better than my grandmother's. There. I said it! 