GAIL's Bakery Windsor

You'll find yourself on Peascod Street at the right time of day if you're after warm bread that tastes like bread should. The counter's lined with sourdough loaves, croissants that shatter when you bite them, and the kind of cinnamon swirls that make you question every bakery you've visited before. It's become the sort of place where locals pop in for a quick coffee and leave with a paper bag of carbs they didn't plan to buy. Arrive early if you want choice—by mid-morning, the best stuff's gone.