Bredenbeck's Bakery
Bakery · Chestnut Hill ·
Legendary bakery & ice cream shop; custom cakes & pies
Legendary bakery & ice cream shop; custom cakes & pies
"A Chestnut Hill fixture for 130 years, Bredenbeck’s Bakery has been holding it down and really knows how to bake a pie. For Thanksgiving they offer a dozen pies in flavors like apple and chocolate bourbon pecan, and if you’re not into pie the shop makes more than 100 different desserts." - Eater Staff
"Bredenbeck's Bakery & Ice Cream Parlor Bredenbeck’s has been open in Chestnut Hill since 1889. So they existed before both World Wars, the radio, and the birth of the Phillie Phanatic. All of this experience means it’s a go-to for wedding cakes, buttery cupcakes, and a creamy scoop of strawberry ice cream. Unlike the bakery (that’s closed on Mondays), the ice cream shop is open seven days a week. And with more than 20 flavor options—ranging from peanut butter swirl to salted caramel pretzel—it’s an easy, laid back place to order one scoop or five and make an ice cream masterpiece." - candis mclean, alison kessler
"Possibly one of Philly’s most famous bakeries, Bredenbeck’s originally opened its doors in the late 1800s with its Chestnut Hill store premiering a century later. With its “build-your-own-cake” service (which includes tiered, layered, or pound cakes) you can mix and match flavors like pink champagne, raspberry swirl, and traditional butter, with fillings such as espresso cream and lemon curd, and icing options like chocolate mousse or vanilla buttercream." - George Banks-Weston
"Former Eater Philly editor Dayna Evans runs Downtime Bakery, which doesn’t have a dedicated retail shop at the moment. You can preorder small-batch sourdough bagels online for pickup in Mt. Airy or track them down at frequent events and pop-ups around town. The beautifully blistered rounds come in a handful of flavors like everything, sesame, and the uncommon sea salt caraway." - Ernest Owens, Eater Staff
"This legendary bakery and ice cream shop has been a mainstay in the Philadelphia area for over a century. The Chestnut Hill location opened in 1983 and is still the go-to place for special occasion cakes and cupcakes. And while you can’t go wrong with any of their nostalgic flavors like Red Velvet, Carrot Cake, Chocolate, or Vanilla, the rotating seasonal offerings are just as stellar." - George Banks-Weston