Bakery in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Bova's Bakery Street address North End City Boston State Massachusetts Postal/ZIP Code 02113 Country United States
Bova's Bakery is a bakery in the North End of Boston , United States.
History
Founded by Italian immigrant Antonio Bova on Salem Street (but across the street from its current location) in 1926,[ 1] they specialized only in bread. It eventually added booths, becoming a diner before removing them. By the 1990s, they added more substantial meals like rice balls, pizzas and calzones.[ 2]
Another source says they opened in 1932.[ 3]
Antonio's five sons worked in the business with two eventually selling their shares of the business.[ 2]
Current operations
The bakery is open 24 hours a day.[ 2]
In March 2023, the bakery closed down for a week to be used as a shooting location for the film The Instigators , starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck .[ 4] [ 5]
Their tiramisu was voted the best in the United States.[ 1]
An Irish tourist, in 2012, brandished a knife and demanded cannoli .[ 6]
References
^ a b "The Tiramisu At Bova's Bakery In Massachusetts Was Voted The Best In America" . Only in your State . Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023 .
^ a b c Greaney, Alec (October 20, 2016). "Breakfast All Day, Breakfast All Night" . BC The Heights. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023 .
^ Hurwitz, Marc (May 18, 2016). "BOVA'S BAKERY" . DIG Boston. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023 .
^ "Bova's Bakery in North End to close for Matt Damon, Casey Affleck movie shoot" . WCVB. March 8, 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023 .
^ McKinley Becker, Kaitlyn; Niezgoda, Abbey (March 21, 2023). "Boston Bakery Closed This Week as Movie Starring Matt Damon, Casey Affleck Films There" . NBC10 Boston. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023 .
^ "Irish tourist accused of armed robbery of cannoli from Boston bakery" . WMUR. September 14, 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023 .
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