BRIAN'S 100 Best '19

100 BEST ’19: BOSTON CREAM PIE at CONTI’S PASTRY SHOPPE

I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019…


I have no idea why an Italian bakery in the Bronx (home of the Yankees) decided to make an iconic pastry named for a nearby city with a rival baseball team. But it’s true, Conti’s Pastry Shoppe makes one killer Boston Cream Pie. A mound of sweet cold cream is layered between airy sponge cake and slicked with a decadent chocolate ganache. Let’s set our differences aside and just eat cake!

CONTI’S PASTRY SHOPPE
786 Morris Park Avenue (between Wallace and Barnes Avenue),
Morris Park, Bronx
(718) 239-9339
contispastryshoppe.com

AboutBrian Hoffman

Brian Hoffman is a classically trained actor who is now a full-time tour guide, blogger, and food obsessive. He leads food and drink tours around New York City, which not only introduce tour-goers to delicious food, but gives them a historical context. He also writes food articles for Gothamist and Midtown Lunch in addition to overseeing this blog and a few food video series, including Eat This, Locals Know, and Around the World in One City.