Best of Boston

2007 Best Boston Cream Pie

Omni Parker House

Invented at the Omni Parker House back in the days when men wore top hats and no one had heard of hydrogenated fats, this custard-filled, chocolate-topped sponge cake is the 19th century at its most decadent.

60 School St., Boston, 617-227-8600, omnihotels.com