Boston’s Fort Point and Seaport district is the city’s up and coming area, with a dynamic food scene, cutting-edge galleries and a decent line in craft beers
Close to the Boston Children’s Museum and just off buzzing Congress Street is the sweet satisfaction of Flour Bakery and Cafe. It was founded when Harvard-educated management consultant Joanne Chang swapped spreadsheets for cakes and cookies to became a pastry chef. Chang opened her first bakery-cafe in Boston’s South End in 2000 and the second in Fort Point, in 2007, and says the intention with each of the (now four) shops is they become a part of the fabric of their neighbourhood. The motto here is, “Make life sweeter ... eat dessert first!” and it’s an easy ethos to buy into. You’ll probably still end up deliberating long and hard over which cake to order, though. But if it helps, the sticky buns with caramel and pecans ($3.50) are justly famous, the chocolate melt macaroons ($1.75) slip down well with an espresso, and the carrot cake with cream cheese frosting ($5.50) will sate anyone’s sweet tooth.
• 12 Farnsworth Street, flourbakery.com. Open Mon-Fri 7am-8pm, Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm