Bova's Bakery
{{Short description|Bakery in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.}}
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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,{{cite web |title=The Tiramisu At Bova’s Bakery In Massachusetts Was Voted The Best In America |url=https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/massachusetts/tiramisu-bova-ma/ |website=Only in your State |access-date=14 May 2023 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514225129/https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/massachusetts/tiramisu-bova-ma/ |url-status=live }} 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.
Another source says they opened in 1932.{{cite news |last1=Hurwitz |first1=Marc |title=BOVA’S BAKERY |url=https://digboston.com/bovas-bakery/ |access-date=14 May 2023 |publisher=DIG Boston |date=May 18, 2016 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514225130/https://digboston.com/bovas-bakery/ |url-status=live }}
Antonio's five sons worked in the business with two eventually selling their shares of the business.
Current operations
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.{{cite news |title=Bova's Bakery in North End to close for Matt Damon, Casey Affleck movie shoot |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/bovas-bakery-closing-movie-shoot-matt-damon-casey-affleck-north-end-boston/43254201 |access-date=14 May 2023 |publisher=WCVB |date=March 8, 2023 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514222259/https://www.wcvb.com/article/bovas-bakery-closing-movie-shoot-matt-damon-casey-affleck-north-end-boston/43254201 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=McKinley Becker |first1=Kaitlyn |last2=Niezgoda |first2=Abbey |title=Boston Bakery Closed This Week as Movie Starring Matt Damon, Casey Affleck Films There |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-bakery-closed-this-week-as-movie-starring-matt-damon-casey-affleck-films-there/3000628/ |access-date=14 May 2023 |publisher=NBC10 Boston |date=March 21, 2023 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514225130/https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-bakery-closed-this-week-as-movie-starring-matt-damon-casey-affleck-films-there/3000628/ |url-status=live }}
Their tiramisu was voted the best in the United States.
An Irish tourist, in 2012, brandished a knife and demanded cannoli.{{cite news |title=Irish tourist accused of armed robbery of cannoli from Boston bakery |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/irish-tourist-accused-of-armed-robbery-of-cannoli-from-boston-bakery/5176460 |access-date=14 May 2023 |publisher=WMUR |date=September 14, 2012 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514225129/https://www.wmur.com/article/irish-tourist-accused-of-armed-robbery-of-cannoli-from-boston-bakery/5176460 |url-status=live }}
References
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Category:Bakeries of Massachusetts