Clear Flour Bread Bakery

(617) 739-0060

178 Thorndike St
Brookline, MA 02446-5844 42.3502 -71.1264

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Neighborhood: North Brookline

clearflourbread.com

Price:

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Last updated 8.06.11

Category:

Wholesale Bakers, Grocery Stores, Bakeries, Restaurants, Bread Manufacturers

Payment Methods:

Cash, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Hidden Find

Smoking Permitted:

No

What People Are Saying About Clear Flour Bread Bakery

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In Short – A favorite of area chefs, Clear Flour garners loads of awards for its hand-shaped breads, many of which are served in top Boston restaurants. Gourmands come from far and wide to buy loaves of authentic French and Italian varieties. The bakery's morning buns, brioches, cakes (pear-ginger coffee cake) and cookies (orange shortbread) also impress. With daily specials ("sunshine" focaccia on Saturdays, fire roasted tomato rustic rolls on Thursdays), patrons always have something new to try.

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The Extras:
Feel good while you indulge: the bakery's breads are all preservative-free and all flours used are unbleached and unbromated.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. They truely do make fresh baguettes to foccacia to croissants chocolate, plain.
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. Clear Flour Bread Bakery is delicious
  2. They truely do make fresh baguettes to foccacia to croissants chocolate, plain.
  3. The best bread in Boston
  4. Some of the best bread I have ever had!
overall
100.0% positive
  1. This is a great place to indulge your taste buds
  2. good place to know about
  3. hate to say it because the lines are already long enough but this is a good place to know about if you live in the boston-cambridge area.
value
100.0% positive
  1. The prices are reasonable and the breads are deli.
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. hate to say it because the lines are already long enough but this is a good place to know about if you live in the boston-cambridge area.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/04/10

A little bit of Paris in Brookline

by Alex Rosenzweig , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

Ok. So I just wrote that this place is small and at it often has long lines. That should be a sign that it's good, and it is! I grew up in Brookline, practically within a 5 minute walk of Clear Flour Bread and I wish this place was around 20 years ago. It would have forced me to go to Paris that much sooner. The smells and sights are all there. The locals and restaurateurs alike love Clear Flour Bread for its dedication to its craft. They truely do make fresh baguettes to foccacia to croissants chocolate, plain.. you name it. They ran out often and on the last visit I settled on pain aux raisins and a hot cup of coffee. It's a touch hard to find, (good) and claustrophobic (bad).. but worth the wait.

  • Pros: Great bakery still going strong
  • Cons: Small and long lines
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/23/07

a good place to know about

by capm at Citysearch

i hate to say it because the lines are already long enough but this is a good place to know about if you live in the boston-cambridge area. happily i don't live far. the morning buns and croissants are special as many of the deserts and of course the breads. don't believe me please. its already popular enough especially on weekends.

  • Pros: value and quality
  • Cons: location
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/24/07

This is a great place to indulge your taste buds

by lesliestrng at Citysearch

This place is on a small side street and it is very hard to park by the store front. But when you walk in the door you are over come by such sweet smells that you wouldn't mind getting a parking ticket for double parking. They have the best sticky buns ever. Thanks for keeping my taste buds happy and my belly full of great treats and breads! I love coming on different days and finding new things to try!

  • Pros: Fresh, yummy, variety.
  • Cons: Carbohydrate Palace!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/10/05

The best bread in Boston

by ehyen at Citysearch

It's difficult to find, but the rewards are outstanding. Try the chocolat croissants and the brioche, not to mention the Italian country bread, ymmm. The line is out the door on weekends.

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