Purim is here, and we’re hungry! Here are our favorite places for tri-cornered pockets of sweet delight.
Bakey
Kosher babka specialist Bakey launched hamantaschen cookies on Monday, March 3, at all locations: Boston, Newton, Brookline and Cambridge. Snag chocolate, poppy and marzipan, $3.50 each or six for $18.
Blacker’s Bakeshop
This shop tops our list every year, thanks to its wide assortment of flavors: chocolate, poppy, prune, raspberry, apricot and lemon. Plus, it’s kosher.
Butternut Bakehouse
This cozy bakery in Arlington Center, now with a larger location in Belmont, run by Suzana Samad, an alum of iconic kitchens such as No. 9 Park and Rialto, offers a variety of hamantaschen made fresh daily: look for chocolate, poppy seed, raspberry, brown sugar cinnamon and strawberry.
Cheryl Anns’
Everyone’s favorite kosher and pareve bakery (and drool-worthy hamantaschen purveyor) celebrates a year back in business after closing for a 2021 fire: This year, they’ll draw fans with flavors including cherry, apricot, prune, poppy, blueberry, lemon, apple cinnamon, raspberry and chocolate. They go on sale on Thursday, March 6.
Dushez Catering
You dream it, they can do it: This go-to kosher catering company makes treats as delicious as they are gorgeous—including hamantaschen. Hosting a Purim crowd? Just email them with your wishes.
Inn at Hastings Park
Trisha Pérez Kennealy’s cozy inn in Lexington typically offers hamantaschen for Purim; she plans the same—as well as a Passover menu—this season. Bonus: The Inn has the most welcoming wraparound porch in the area for early spring relaxing, and luxe rooms if you decide to turn your meal into a getaway.
Kupel’s Bakery
Well-priced at a mere $1.99 per treat—or $20.99 per dozen—the kosher Kupel’s in Brookline also offers a wealth of flavors: apricot, apple, chocolate, poppy seed, prune and raspberry.
Lehrhaus
Inman Square’s favorite kosher Jewish tavern hosts Purim night on Thursday, March 13, with specialty cocktails and Persian appetizers, plus a 9:15 p.m. Megillah reading (costumes encouraged!). On Saturday, March 15, they celebrate their second birthday with a Shushan Purim party with Mizrahi dance performances, plus a vast assortment of sweet and savory hamantaschen…including their cult hit cheesy mustard pretzel version.
Mamaleh’s
Everyone’s favorite local Jewish deli, with locations in Boston, Brookline and Cambridge, offers boxes in black-and-white poppy seed, chocolate tahini and raspberry. Get a mixed dozen for $20 or a la carte for $2. They also sell groggers. Plus, in a tasty Pi Day twist on March 13-14, they’ll also sell Pi-Day-Taschen—their signature pie crust, shaped as hamantaschen, filled with cranberry apple pie with buttery oat streusel. Grab them for $10 apiece at their Brookline or Cambridge locations.
Michael’s Deli
In Brookline, gregarious meat maven Steven Peljovich typically plans a mix of guava, Nutella, strawberry and chocolate—a classic assortment.
Rosenfeld’s
This popular kosher Newton destination, a morning hub for bagels with lines out the door, also sells apple, apricot, blueberry, cherry, chocolate, lemon, poppy, prune and raspberry hamantaschen.
Other tried-and-true options:
- Tatte Bakery (multiple locations)
- The Butcherie (Brookline; kosher)
- Clear Flour Bread (Brookline)
- Inna’s Kitchen (Newton; kosher)
- Zayde’s Market (Canton; kosher)
Want to try making your own? Check out our Purim recipes! You can also explore kosher restaurants and catering in Greater Boston.
