If there’s a problem at this brilliant bakery located on a quiet Brookline side street, it’s the surfeit of options. How to choose among superb, crusty ancienne French baguettes, category-defining German rye, fine-crumbed pain de mie and fantastic croissants? And that’s even before you consider sweeter options like a honeyed loaf of Paris Night bread or sticky morning buns. Best to go back often, embrace the plenitude, experiment with something novel each time and pity those
carb-counters.
Clear Flour Bread
178 Thorndike St., Brookline • (617) 739-0060
clearflourbread.com
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2014 Winner: Fornax
Family-owned and -operated by Kim and Chris Fallon, Fornax bakes heavenly breads (fitting, since it’s named for the Roman goddess of ovens)...
- 27 Corinth St., Boston
- (617) 325-8852
- fornaxbread.com
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2016 Winner: Loyal Nine
At Loyal Nine, chef Marc Sheehan’s Colonial-inspired restaurant in East Cambridge, the phenomenal baked goods play a starring role...
- 660 Cambridge St., Cambridge
- (617) 945-2576
- loyalninecambridge.com
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2017 Winner: Bambara
Newburyport native David Bazirgan spent 13 years as a chef at trendy San Fran restaurants before returning to the East Coast and breathing new life into the kitchen...
- 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge
- (617) 868-4444
- bambara-cambridge.com
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