Verveine Cafe & Bakery

Verveine Cafe & Bakery

★★★★★4.5(382 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Verveine is a gluten-free bakery that's so good it doesn't feel like a compromise—reviewers consistently compare it favorably to the best GF spots in New York, and regulars rave about pastries like their red velvet cookies and ube brownies that taste genuinely indulgent rather than carefully engineered. If you're celiac or just want pastries that actually taste like butter and care went into them, this Cambridge spot is worth seeking out, though expect to pay top dollar for the quality. The matcha and creative specialty drinks round out the experience for a solid café visit, not just a grab-and-go.

What to expect

Strong matcha and tea selection, with creative signature drinks. Quick-grab spot. Pastries on the menu.

PastriesQuick grabSpecialty drinksMatcha & teaTraditional drinksSignature drinks

Google Reviews

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julie mae
★★★★★3 months ago

the bread was REALLY amazing, it made me nervous that it wasn’t GF and i checked like 3 times lol. i also got an ube matcha which was delicious. the ube brownie was super soft and great. the raspberry (lemon?) doughnut had me genuinely second guessing if it was gluten free and…

Sarah Archuleta
★★★★★3 months ago

This place is a heaven for gluten free people! Incredible pastries and I visit everytime I am in town. A little high priced but very high quality baked goods. We got the red velvet cookie, cookies and cream basque cheesecake, potato galette, Nutella bun, blood orange cream…

Alexandra Lopez-Djurovic
★★★★★5 months ago

The actual place of my dreams. I’ve never had a more exquisite GF experience!!! Visiting from NY, I have a lot of experience with gluten free that is indulgent, yummy but also very junky and processed feeling. (GF doesn’t mean healthy!). But here…..everything I had was just…

Hope Williams Rahill
★★★★★6 months ago

Undoubtedly one of the best gluten free bakeries I’ve ever been to — and I’ve been to a LOT. Probably my favorite in the US (!) tied with a spot in NYC. Been twice in 3 days here in Cambridge. Tried the baguette, scone, two cookies, pizza hand pie, and BEC sandwich. (And have…

Jea Kim
★★★★★6 months ago

My favorite cafe in Cambridge at the moment. Love coming here for quick bites. I’m not someone who follows a gluten-free diet, so when they first opened last year, I wasn’t sure what the pastry situation would be. But their pastry selections had a lot of interesting items that…

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