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| Location | North End, Boston, Massachusetts, 02113, United States |
Bova's Bakery is a bakery in theNorth End of Boston, United States.
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]
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 filmThe Instigators, starringMatt Damon andCasey Affleck.[4][5]
Theirtiramisu was voted the best in the United States.[1]
An Irish tourist, in 2012, brandished a knife and demandedcannoli.[6]
42°21′55″N71°03′20″W / 42.36520°N 71.05557°W /42.36520; -71.05557