Modern Pastry

Get a cannoli filled when you order it at the Picariello family's Hanover Street bakery, open since 1930, with a gluten-free cannoli too.

257 & 263 Hanover Street, Boston, MA 02113 · Boston, MA

About Modern Pastry

Modern Pastry has been on Hanover Street in the North End since 1930, when the Picariello family brought their recipes from Italy. The bakery fills its cannoli fresh when you order. A gluten-free cannoli is made with a plain shell and ricotta filling, and there is a gluten-free cake as well. The bakery is open until 11pm from Sunday to Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The family also runs a sit-down restaurant called Underground at the same address.

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