Mike's Pastry

Founded in 1946, Mike’s Pastry is located in Boston’s historic North End on Hanover Street. Michael Mercogliano (the “Mike” behind the famed Mike’s Pastry) created the one-of-a-kind cannoli that keeps loyal Bostonians and tourists coming from around the world to enjoy. Mercogliano presided over the bakery since 1946 and handed the operation off to his stepson, Angelo Papa, who has been running the bakery ever since. Mercogliano moved to the North End when he was only 12 years old with his family straight off the boat from Italy. There were no pastry classes or any educational resources in learning cake-decorating back then, so Mike first started in his cousin’s bakery next door where he fell in love with the craft and began assembling the perfect cannoli.