Blackbird Doughnuts - Harvard Square
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Blackbird Doughnuts - Harvard Square

11 Holyoke St, Cambridge, MA

★★★★3.7(17 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Nestled in Harvard Square's food court, this spot excels at quick, satisfying meals with plenty of vegetarian options and a bustling communal vibe both indoors and out. While their pastries and doughnuts show promise in creativity—tiramisu and Boston cream varieties—consistency seems to be their challenge, with occasional execution hiccups that leave some customers wishing for more care in both flavor development and order accuracy. It's best approached as a convenient grab-and-go destination for breakfast sandwiches and sides rather than a destination for refined pastry craftsmanship.

What to expect

Traditional drinksLight foodQuick grabFull breakfastOutdoor seatingPastries

Google Reviews

Jeff Arimento
★★★★★5 months ago

My son and I got two donuts (Boston Creme and Glazed) over the weekend... they looked fantastic. Unfortunately they had almost no taste other than the extreme amount of sugar on top. They were basically tasteless sugar bombs (and I love sugar)... definitely looked better than the actual taste.

Grace Z
★★★★★a year ago

Got a tiramisu donut! The cream and outside were delicious. It did taste like there was a small uncooked spot in the middle of the donut though.

Mike Shea
★★★★2 years ago

Constantly messing up orders with no accountability. My wife has a dairy allergy and any time I order I’m rolling the dice on whether or not they’ll follow the order or just toss whatever they feel like into the box. I’ve gotten donuts that are completely missing fillings. They don’t post the shop’s phone number anywhere so you can’t call and report a mistake. You have to email and request a refund and get a response a week later.

Bugs Subu
★★★★★2 years ago

Lots of vegetarian options! We got the falafel 🥙 wrap and fries 🍟! Really fast and really delicious food! And it's conveniently in the food court, where there's lots of seating, both indoors and outdoors! The donuts looked delectable!

Cool Christiangirl
★★★★★2 years ago

I got their Blackbird breakfast sandwich and they forgot my bacon. My main issue is that this subpar sandwich is overpriced at $10. You barely taste the donut since it’s just one donut cut in half(whereas I believe it would be better if they did two donuts instead). Their donuts alone are $3+ which I believe are also overpriced for a donut that doesn’t have anything different happening with it.

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