MA City Among Top Cities For Coffee, Pastry: Food & Wine

BOSTON, MA — Don't have time for coffee or breakfast? Looking for something to tide you over until the end of your workday? If you're anywhere near Boston, you've got plenty of great options.

Food & Wine recently published its annual Global Tastemakers Awards, which included Boston in the top 10 cities for pastries and coffee.

The winners across multiple categories “define American dining in 2025,” Food & Wine said in an announcement Wednesday.

“You can find a great meal in virtually any corner of America, if you know where to look,” Food & Wine said. “In some cities, though, an array of talented and ambitious chefs, cooks, and bartenders converge to create a truly standout food scene.”

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Boston is among the country's hotbeds for coffee — early Americans drank it instead of tea during the Boston Tea Party era — with the city able to claim George Howell as its own, along with more recent arrivals to the scene like Broadsheet, Kid Dream and others.

The city can also thank the influence of Italian and Portuguese immigrant communities for its placement among the top pastry cities, with bountiful options for cannoli, biscotti and pastéis de nata across Boston.

The Global Tastemakers Awards are intended as a guide to help tourists find great food and drinks as they travel around the United States and internationally. In the United States, the following awards were presented:

Top 10 Cities for Food and Drink

1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. Los Angeles
4. Austin, Texas
5. New Orleans
6. Charleston, South Carolina
7. Miami
8. San Francisco
9. Houston
10. Philadelphia

Top 15 U.S. Restaurants

1. Burdell, Oakland, California
2. Canlis, Seattle
3. The Musket Room, New York City
4. Lowland, Charleston, South Carolina
5. Emeril’s, New Orleans
6. Mr. Tuna, Portland, Maine
7. Yangban, Los Angeles
8. My Loup, Philadelphia
9. Myriel, St. Paul, Minnesota
10. Stissing House, White Plains, New York
11. Nancy’s Hustle, Houston
12. Penny, New York City
13. Sunny’s, Miami
14. Virtue
15. Oyster Oyster, Washington, D.C.

Top 10 Cities for Pastries

1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. Los Angeles
4. San Francisco
5. New Orleans
6. Boston
7. Miami
8. Houston
9. Las Vegas
10. Detroit

Top 10 Cities for Coffee

1. Los Angeles
2. New York City
3. Seattle
4. Portland, Oregon
5. New Orleans
6. San Francisco
7. Boston
8. Miami
9. Honolulu
10. San Juan, Puerto Rico

Top 10 Hotel Bars

1. King Cole Bar, St. Regis, New York City
2. Elysian Bar, Hotel Peter and Paul, New Orleans
3. Evening Bar, Shinola Hotel, Detroit
4. Titsou, Fouquet’s, New York City
5. Allegory, Eaton, Washington D.C.
6. Collins, The Fontainebleau, Las Vegas
7. Four Walls, The Joseph, Nashville
8. Midnight Rambler, The Joule, Dallas
9. SkyHigh, Four Seasons, Philadelphia
10. Z Bar, Peninsula, Chicago

Top10 U.S. Airports for Food and Drink

1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport
2. Chicago O’Hare International Airport
3. John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City
4. LaGuardia Airport, New York City
5. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, Texas
6. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
7. San Francisco International Airport
8. Denver International Airport
9. Miami International Airport
10. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

To develop the list of the best food and drink experiences for travelers, Food & Wine polled more than 400 chefs, travel experts, food and travel writers and wine pros from around the world. The results were ranked by the outlet’s Global Advisory Board, which ranked the top nominees in each category.

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