Best of Boston

Best Muffin

1999 Best Muffin

Appleton Bakery Cafe

Boston
The husband-and-wife team of South End caterers who opened Appleton last year make fresh muffins with delicious and often surprising combinations such as peaches and [...] read more»
1998 Best Muffin

Carberry’s Bakery and Coffee House

Somerville
A good muffin is a delicate thing. All you want is a little sweetness, not too much butter, and lots of fruit. Your delicate morning [...] read more»
1996 Best Muffin, Blueberry

Vicki Lee Boyajian

Needham
This is the standard to which all other blueberry muffins should aspire: denser than cake, but still light and flavorful, and filled with fresh blueberries. [...] read more»
1993 Best Muffin

Savoy French Bakery

Brookline
Savoy's blackberry-raspberry muffins define the form: enormous, light, moist, packed with fresh fruit, and not too sweet. read more»
1991 Best Muffin

Pentimiento

Cambridge
These not-too-sweet muffins are the most satisfying around. read more»
1988 Best Muffin, English

Joyce’s Gourmet English Muffin Company

Arlington
For the muffin maven, these are local contenders to the crown worn by the much ballyhooed Wolferman's out of Kansas City. read more»