Love coming here and getting my German groceries. Always friendly service and love being able to talk German- reminds me of home! Deli and Bakery items are fresh and tasty- always a hit in our house. Keep up the good work! read more

Had a hankering for a cheese danish and a good pretzel. Also picked up a deliciously moist almond cookie with a chocolate glaze, pro choice. Old Heidelberg to the rescue!! The staff was super friendly too. Recommended 100% read more

Old Heidelberg German Bakery - That's the look of complete and utter heaven (nerd alert). - Bakeries Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Love this hidden gem:) Homemade pretzels, rolls, fruit strudels and a killer chocolate dipped coconut macaroon. They also have a small grocery section with very unique imported treasures in addition to, of course, German meats. What a find. The pretzels were amazing and all pastries were fabulous. I really want to find an occasion to buy the large strudels:) Perhaps a birthday gift or heat and serve dessert for a special occasion, with vanilla bean ice cream on the side!!! The pretzels are best eaten the day of purchase because the quickly harden up ( they are still delicious when the are harder texture, but best when freshly purchased ). We will be back very soon. I am sure this will be a weekly addition to our travels. I will be sure to add photos after our next visit! They are closed on Sunday and Monday. read more

We were there late one evening just to get crêpes, and they were really good, and we also got excellent service. I highly recommend this little place. read more

Wow what a gem! I've been missing out for soooo long! Drove past the first time in 1997 and every time I pass this iconic bakery I always say to myself hmmmm looks good. Well, I'm no regular (yet) but I've been twice so far. Here's my impression. When you walk in the fresh baked goods are right on display. Prices are very reasonable and on my 1st visit I got 4 pretzel croissants to go. I planned on using them to make a sandwich. I had sunbutter and jam. It was so amazing! The pretzel glaze makes for a very satisfying crunch followed by the increadibly soft airy interior. 2 nd visit I got the pretzel croissants again and mini palm leaves. Those were basically a palmier cookie, a lightly glazed layered sugar cookie. For only 65¢ it was a no brainer. Those tasted amazing too and so fresh! For my croissant sandwich I had a simple ham with beer-n-brat mustard. The really spicy stuff. Phenomenal! Upon paying I FINALLY. noticed there's a separate room that has a lot more stuff to buy! Can't believe I didn't notice it the first time. I'll update after I see what's there. At a quick glance I saw some pre packaged goodies straight from Deutschland! Service is super friendly and if you want to practice your German they are fluent speakers and it seemed like half the customers were speaking the language. Really cool! Makes you feel like you're really in Germany, or at least that corner in Epcot! read more

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Amazing place Some of the best bread in the Phoenix area If you're looking to making French toast make sure to grab there challah bread !! read more

My coworker had been telling me about this place for months since we work about a block away, but I never got the chance to visit until this past week. O M G what have I been missing!? This bakery is authentically German and sells some amazingly delicious pastries. I seriously stopped caring about how many calories I was eating and ordered a strudel and danish just as my afternoon snack, and that was before even taking a bite! If the appearance was appetizing, the actual taste was out of this world. I brought an apple strudel home to my wife and now she can't wait to visit there in person. In addition to pastries, Old Heidelberg also carries sausages, pickles, an assortment of chocolates/candies and German newspapers (!!! Which I love as I'm trying to learn German). Stop by, speak with the friendly owners and get something awesome to eat! read more

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This place was the answer to my German grocery shopping dreams! I thank the Yelp community for leading me to Old Heidelberg. I was picking up a number of items for an Oktoberfest party I was cooking for and hosting at my house, and was able to fulfill most of my exotic German needs at this one stop. I picked up pumpernickel rye bread, authentic concentrated Maggi Würze seasoning (not the soy sauce-tasting stuff you find in most American grocery stores) and Knorr zwiebel-kräuter salat krönung. They also had lots of Knorr sauce mixes that you just can't find over here (for instance, sauerbraten gravy). I stuck around for a few minutes to talk to the two women who ran the place (Andrea and Chris). I volunteered that I had lived in Germany for years, including Berlin and Bavaria. They were totally friendly and even suggested some other places nearby that I could check out for German grub or rarer German beer selections. I promised I would be back... especially since I spotted that they had frozen leberknödel (liver dumplings). I made these once from scratch years ago but that was a lot of work. Knowing that they carry such delicacies has snagged me hook, line and sinker, as I am now destined to return and once again indulge my German food fantasies. read more

I came here on the advice of a German friend. She said it had the best Brötchen lots of German foods. I went on a Thursday around noon. It's apparently been on the same location since 1969, but my dad, who grew up 3 streets away just off of Indian School, had no idea it was there. He may be a little oblivious. It was easy to find. The were no Brötchen, but we did get some apple Strudel. I thought the the dough part was very hard. My parents really liked it. I also got a cheese Danish. The dough part was good, but I didn't like the cheese filling. So overall some people really liked it and some didn't. We didn't get any pretzel rolls, unfortunately. As for the rest of the store, the shelves were nearly empty. The were some German foods, but there was nothing I needed, and the only thing my German friend requested wasn't stocked there that day. Overall, it's a long way from my parents' house. I'm not opposed to going back, but it is out of the way. If I'm in the area again, I might stop in to try the pretzel rolls. read more

The old Heidelberg Bakery is someplace people kept mentioning but it isn't anywhere near places we normally go. So, when we passed by earlier this week, I insisted we stop. The store is clean and well organized with shelves containing European delicacies. My husband immediately started salivating over the German sausages that he remembered growing up. The sausages were probably more carb friendly but the bakery case was calling my name --loudly! (Only to be polite to the friendly staff, mind you) I stopped drooling long enough to point to a beautiful plum tart. At $8 I felt it really needed to come home with me. By the time it was wrapped my husband suddenly noticed the éclairs. While these are not something I'm crazy about, this one changed my mind. It was probably the best I've ever tasted and he wasn't big on sharing. The plum tart was moist with ripe juicy plums artfully arranged across the top. It looked and tasted like something out of my grandmother's kitchen. In fact, since friends were commenting on how good home made cakes were, I let them continue to stuff their faces and neglected to tell them whose home this was really made in. We stopped by in the afternoon, so it didn't seem like there was a large variety but everything looked delicious. Plain or fancy, the goodies in this bakery are mouthwatering and probably calorie free if you eat them while standing up. Yum! read more

Old Heidelberg German Bakery - Just like Grandma used to make! - Bakeries Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I just left and go if you love German bakery items - pretzels and pastries and every kind of chocolate. Huge jars of pickles, sauerkraut and red cabbage. Bread - loaves and loaves iof goodness. It's a mess to get there today, but totally worth it. I lived in Germany and this is the real deal. 9:30am-3pm - they answer the phone so call. read more

Freshly made Bavarian pretzels, everyday!!! Once they're sold, there are no more until the next day! The owners are so sweet, and offer to take custom orders on basically anything you're anticipating to buy in large quantities so that they don't sell out before you arrive! Some pastries are only made on certain days, and you can call ahead to ask them to hold a few for you if you don't think you'll get to the bakery until later in the day. Fantastic selection of imported German goods, including Haribo gummies, soda, spetzl, and Ritter chocolate! read more

One word......YUM!! Everything is amazing and yummy!! It's worth the tripto to visit this German bakery!

After moving to Phoenix area a couple years ago, I longed for the good Germany pastry that I enjoyed when living in Europe for many years. I am retired Military and Gov't contractor and traveled to several.placed. I happened to drive past Old Heidelberg German Bakery yesterday and stopped just as they were closing. They unlocked the door allowing me in. The selection was almost gone, but still had "Bear claws and cheese filled" pastries left Oh what a treat. I got home, made my German coffee, and had a piece of my selections. I closed my eyes and thought I was back in Germany. If you want a true taste of really good German pastry, this is the place to go. read more

Yup. Turns out those pretzel croissants are as good as everyone says they are. I purchased one just to see what the fuss was about. Took a bite off it when I got in the car, and finished it off so quickly I had to go back in to the store and purchase more! I also purchased a loaf of rye bread which was good, but not as good as those G*&da*m croissants. Call ahead and order the number you want to pick up the following day and they'll have your order set aside for you, because they only bake so many for the day and when they're gone, they're gone. I don't want you sending me frowney face emails because you went there and they were out. read more

Very friendly service and very knowledgeable. The Barn bread was fantastic! Highly recommend!

We love making a trip here for the rye bread. I can't serve ham without it. Reminds me of the bread my Grammie made for us. We bought pretzels this visit as well but haven't tried them. The turnovers are delicious as well. If you're in the neighborhood stop by - you won't be disappointed. read more

I can't believe I've lived in Phoenix for 5 years and only checked this place out the other day! The second you walk in the door, the smell is INCREDIBLE! The ladies working that day were SO nice and helpful and answered all the questions I had. I ended up purchasing two pretzel 'horns' and a loaf of the pumpernickel bread. One of the pretzel horns didn't even make it through the short drive home! Soooooo delicious! You can tell everything is fresh there and they really care about the quality of their products. Will be back very soon! read more

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This place is authentic & amazing! Do yourself a favor and give it a try. So happy I found it!

Ambience is so sweet and kind. I drove from chandler which is about 30minutes to pickup an apple strudel and cherry strudel made fresh. They have a good grocery selection of German foods and condiments. I'll be back for more. Especially a stollen and another strudel. read more

I have been wanting to stop in for over 5 years. I feel I've cheated myself out of 5 years of deliciousness. Generations of family bakers from Germany. The service was very friendly and prompt. So happy to see the groceries as well. We will return!! read more

I have been going to this bakery for 20+ years, its about the only bread i will eat on a regular basis - just a taste of home. They are always friendly and treat you like a family bakery at home would. read more

Best ever! A must stop at weekly wonderful homemade goods unique chocolates wonderful selection ladies are so sweet and kind and helpful I go out of my way to come here. Support local read more

I give this bakery a four for their pastries and bread. And ladies your customers are not against you. I have been coming there for about 10 years and the poor attitude is always the same unless I initiate a conversation, and then it will go pleasantly. The Niece is cold and abrupt; it's consistent & has never been any other way. VERY passive aggressive. Yes everything in the world sucks right now but greet your customers with appreciation, gratitude and a little bit of charm will go a long way. As opposed to leaning up against the counter staring them down with judgment before you even remember that they are a regular. Or even care. Get the chip off your shoulder because you just lost a customer of 10 years- it's just not worth it. read more

I moved to AZ from Germany in 1995. Been a customer ever since. Love all their bread and deserts. Discover all the little things you miss from home in their little imported goods area. From Erdnuss Flips to Kartoffelknödel. As well as all the chocolate you can imagine. I always got myself the large pack of hanuta as a special treat. We moved to Tennessee in October and I can't find any German stores at all. Wish old Heidelberg would let you order online and ship too. I miss you! read more

First & LAST time here. Staff was very nice and friendly but the bakery items were not worth the money. The breads, rolls and pretzels are not good. All these items were dry and if you toast any of it, you can break a tooth. It doesn't warm up and get toasted, it gets dry and hard. This was very disappointing, dipping into my coffee didn't soften it up either. read more

Let me start by saying that the people working here are ALWAYS friendly! It's a relatively small shop but has a nice variety of items and no one bothers you if you choose to browse, read labels, slowly make your decisions, or just look at every little thing they have! I love and appreciate that! Once you have made your selections, you will be greeted at the registers with a smile and some friendly small talk. I've never left this bakery without at least three things that weren't originally on the list. Love it! read more

Fantastic bakery! We love the pretzels and pastries. Always stop here on our way through town.

First time I've ever been and the pretzels were excellent. It's been years since I had one in Germany. Haven't tasted the rye yet. I would definitely go back. read more

We visited the Old Heidelberg German Bakery after moving my daughter into her GCU dorm. I was excited to stop in in hopes of finding some delicious German baked goods including my long loved Brötchen (rolls). The store isn't much to look at from the outside other than its glaring paint job. The single entry door at the corner with the heavy steal gauge security door is reminder of the type of neighborhood you're in. Once you walk in, you find an L -shaped counter with baked good to the right, meats straight ahead and the register at the L corner. Beyond the meat counter is a small deep area of German goods ranging from pickles (up to gallon jars!!), cake mixes, Spaetzle, pudding, chocolates, and so forth. They even have Spezi! The selection is actually quite good. I would surmise due to this being the only German store in Phoenix they are able to get away with the high prices on most of these goods. Smart German shoppers will visit places like Cost Plus Worldmarket for items such as red cabbage and sauerkraut for a more affordable prices. If you don't mind the wait, you can find some others online cheaper as well. There are some items you won't find easily elsewhere in the States so it's nice to have those here. Overall, this is a great place for a one-stop shopping experience for good authentic German items. The bakery section is pretty large with the meats being prepackaged items ranging from sausages, mostly, and some other meats. Deli isn't in the stores name so don't expect too much of that. The baked items are nice and the pastries we had were amazing. Sadly, the "Brötchen" seemed nothing more than Kaiser rolls. They were good but definitely not the real thing. I asked if they had Milch or Wasser Brötchen to which they said Wasser. So, I know they didn't give me Kaiser Rolls even though the Brötchen tasted more like Kaisers (and looked like them, too.) Interestingly enough, the owner was not into conversation and was even rude. When I asked if she was from Heidelberg, she said no but from a town nearby. When I told her that my cousins lived about 30 minutes away in Zwingenberg, she mumbled something and walked away. I was a bit surprised by her response. Her daughter wasn't as rude but was far from friendly as well. Maybe it's the neighborhood influence? I didn't notice if they were packing any heat. :) Overall, Old Heidelberg German Bakery is a good place to get some authentic German food and some nice pastries. If you aren't diehard for authentic Brötchen, then you'll like the bakery as well. Maybe it was an off day for both of the ladies in the store but if you avoid any conversation, you'll be fine, though a smile does go along way. read more

Important lesson learned today.. Sometimes traffic can lead to good things? Leaving La Purisima Bakery and on my way to the Esplanade to pick up a few things. I needed to turn left but it was not going to happen anytime this century so right it was. Trying to find a place to turn around I spot this place out of the corner of my eye. I pull one of those jackass right turn from the middle lane moves and come hurdling into the parking lot.. Food emergency! I should have a siren or something. Walked in the door and the first thing I notice is one of the display cases is filled with ritter sports bars... ALL OF THE RITTER SPORTS BARS! Most of these had to be imported as they are not available in the US. Some of them I had never even heard of. It also appeared they had most if not all of the Milka bars. Under that was a huge selection of Lindt choclate bars. My eyes continued to wonder up the case as I notice.. oh cool they have the dark and light Niederegger Marzipan.. and OHHH MYYY GOD! is that what I think it is?? Niederegger Weissbrot Marzipan.. This is THE stuff. There are few things in this world that cannot be made better by adding chocolate and this is one of them. Niederegger makes some of the best marzipan and I've always been upset that I can only find the chocolate covered stuff. It only takes away from their superior product. I am unaware of anyone else who carries the weirssbrot in the valley. You can order it online, *sometimes*, by the case and that's just not safe for me. This was turning out to be one of the best Saturdays ever ;) I would go into the differences between American/European marzipan but am trying to cut down on babble in my reviews.. like this.. *fail* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marzipan I asked the nice lady at the counter if there was anything else "that I should not go without" she said sadly they had sold out of most of what they made that day but that they had some fresh coconut macaroons. Again.. I thought maybe I had died crossing traffic like that and ended up in my own personal happy place. Although far from a regional specialty of the bakeries decent I had to get one. It was flat, which was very strange, and half of it had been dipped into dark chocolate. All I knew was that I was glad there were 4+ people coming to dinner to help me eat all of this stuff or I WOULD eat it all by myself and get sick. If nothing else make a trip here to treat yourself to some chocolate you won't find anywhere else. Everything else is just a bonus :) read more

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What can you say? Awesome veal sausage, pretzels and rye bread to start. The pretzels are fresh and VERY addictive. I bought a bag of pretzels to bring home to the kids and almost ate all of them on the way home. 6 Stars if they build a German Beer Hall next to the store. This is the next best thing to being in Germany. read more

Strawberry filled Milka Chocolate bars wins an automatic A-Okay in my book; you can't find those in World Market. I LOVE chocolate and OHGB has an amazing assortment of German chocolates! If you are ever doing some German cooking and looking for a hard-to-find German ingredient, this is a place to check out. There is a decent assortment of German sausages, cake/pie mixes, and general cooking goods. The ladies at the counter are always very pleasant to me so I don't know what the hoopla is all about in some other reviews. I lived in Germany for 2 years so I have VERY high bakery standards (they have one on every corner), and I will say this bakery is quite good and they have quite an assortment of breads. Not the best I have ever had, but if I am in the area it is worth stopping in! read more

Old Heidelberg German Bakery - One of my top three favorite chocolate bars found at Old Heidelberg Bakery! - Bakeries Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

There is NOTHING like this place in the entire Phoenix area. It is the only place here I can get my authentic German bread. No other bread compares to it. There is no air in it, it does not fall apart, nice and crusty on the outside and soft in the inside. Artesian breads do not compare. I love their food, it's a true taste of home. The negative comments on this site, speak of pure ignorance. Perhaps some education about how bakeries work and small businesses in general. And, I love the ladies that run it. read more

What a great find! The ladies that were working were lovely and so helpful! This place has the best freshly baked Bavarian pretzels and other German baked goods. The sausages were on point as well. I will go​​ back there soon! PS - they sell the real Haribo gummy bears - not the kind you buy at Target - from Germany that doesn't​​ have the extra fake coloring in them. You can taste the difference. PSS - please open a Biergarten​ where Genos is located. read more

Wonderful bakery, love the strudel, turnovers and pretzels. Google "delisted" them after they rejected 7 sales calls to buy ads. This from the owner operater of the business. This is a long time gem of our neighborhood and I would hate to see them harmed by a huge technology company. read more

The Staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. Ate the cookies on the way home, couldn't wait to try them. The rolls were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Just the way we like them. The mini strudel was perfect. We will be back. read more

This is one of those places that you pass a million times and tell yourself you should go in, but never do. Well you should! I am amazed at how delicious their baked goods are. I really wasn't expecting that much because the exterior of the building looks a bit run down. But oh man, their pastries are soft and pillowy and delicious! I tried a few and they just kept getting better and better! Yum! read more

Old Heidelberg German Bakery - Some kind of creme cake. So good! - Bakeries Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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I lovelovelove this place. the variety of breads/pretzels/sausages and other meats, as well as soups, snacks, pickled delicacies of every kind...wow. we stopped in yesterday, and left with one of their horseshoe-shaped soft pretzels, a bag of pretzel sticks, and the most AMAZING creamy dill-lemon-caper-honey mustard... next time, I'm stocking up on their myriad varieties of gummy candies :) read more

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This bakery and market were a wonderful experience. The aroma of baked goods greats you upon entering. I'll be back again!