Where to find the Best Desserts
Regional desserts and the cities that do them better than anywhere else.
Dessert is where regional food traditions survive longest, because the recipes travel through families rather than restaurants.
Some are tied to a single place and its history — Winston-Salem’s Moravian sugar cake, Portuguese pastéis de nata in Newark’s Ironbound, Nanaimo bars on Canada’s west coast. Others are a matter of technique defended locally, like Wisconsin’s frozen custard, which is denser and richer than ice cream and taken seriously enough to sustain genuine rivalries.
These guides cover what to order where, and what distinguishes the local version from the one you already know.
Are you looking for something to satisfy your sweet tooth next time you travel to Boston? Here's a list of desserts every vacationing foodie should try.
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