Monday, August 31, 2026

The Best Bakeries in Cambridge, by the Record

4 places in the record

The best bakeries in Cambridge, by the professional record: Eater, Boston Magazine, and James Beard Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Verveine comes out on top.

Sofra Bakery & Cafe and Iggy's Bread hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Boston Magazine next.

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  1. Rank 1. Verveine

    Awards
    Address
    298 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
    Hours
    Mon Closed
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
    On the Way What's Around

  2. Rank 2. Sofra Bakery & Cafe

    Turkish Bakery

    Awards
    Address
    1 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
    Hours
    Mon 8 AM–5 PM
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
    On the Way What's Around

  3. Rank 3. Iggy's Bread

    Awards
    Address
    130 Fawcett St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
    Hours
    Mon 7 AM–5 PM
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
    On the Way What's Around

  4. Rank 3. La Saison Bakery

    Iranian Bakery

    Awards
    Address
    221 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
    Online
    Website
    On the Way What's Around

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Eat Score

The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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    The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Stay Score

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        Do Score

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          Best Place Score

          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. It runs on the scored places nearby: more good stuff within reach, higher score. If it looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.