Bredenbeck’s Bakery

Specialties

Since 1889, we’ve been welcoming customers to our historic shop in the heart of Chestnut Hill. We keep those customers coming back with our friendly service and our exquisite cookies, special occasion cakes, pies, pastries and ice cream.

No matter what you’re craving, Bredenbeck’s Bakery can be counted on to deliver a delicious treat — and a delicious experience — every single time.

Stop in for some sugar cookies, spritz, raspberry thumbprints, sprinkled shells, chocolate thumbprints, shortbread, peanut butter cookies, ginger snaps, chocolate chip cookies, m&m cookies, monster cookies, russian tea cookies, currant cookies, chocolate dipped shortbread, cupcakes, tarts & pies, and so much more!

History

Established in 1889.

The original Bredenbeck’s was opened in Philadelphia’s Northern

Liberties neighborhood by Frederick Robert Bredenbeck, an

immigrant baker from Bavaria, in 1889. The bakery was an instant

success and eventually expanded to include stores in Mayfair,

Germantown and Mt. Airy. In 1954, the Bredenbeck family handed

the business over to Walter and Otto Haug, two longime employees

who impressed the Bredenbeck’s with their loyalty and devotion.

Thirty years later, in 1983, Walter Haug’s daughter,

Karen H. Boyd-​Rohde, opened Bredenbeck’s current

location in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia.

Since then, Boyd-​Rohde has established Bredenbeck’s

as one of the most well-​known, well-​respected bakeries

in the Philadelphia region.

A self-​taught baker and driven entrepreneur, Boyd has instilled at Bredenbeck’s a deep respect for the

time-​honored traditions of scratch baking while at

the same time expanding the bakery’s reach and

customer base.