Memories you can eat.

General Info

In the Hausman household when a birthday arrives there is no discussion about where the cake is coming from or what type of cake is to be bought. It was always the Swiss Pastry Shops famous Hazelnut Cake on 19th Street between Chestnut and Market Streets. This delicious, light, all natural cake, which has been a favorite in the Hausman household for 3 generations, is loaded with Swiss Vanilla Butter cream covered in Swiss Chocolate Shavings The recipe was brought to Philadelphia from Europe by the Christian family in 1923. Sadly, on December 13th 2007, the Swiss Pastry Shop went out of business and closed its doors forever. Happily, several weeks later, Jim Hausman could not imagine a birthday without the famous Hazelnut cake so he set out on a mission to find the unemployed Chef of the Swiss Pastry Shop, Donna Canzanese to see if she would like to start a new bakery. Jim found Donna who had just lost her job of 12 years, convinced her not to move to Maine and to stay in Philadelphia to open Swiss Haus Bakery Donna Canzanese, who spent the first 10 years of her career at the Ponzio s Diner in Cherry Hill learned the century old recipes from the original Christian Family Baker over 12 years ago. January 7, 2009 is the celebration of the one year anniversary of the Swiss Haus bakery making the famous Rum, Hazelnut and Mocha cakes from the century old recipes that were brought to Philadelphia from Europe over 85 years ago.

Hours

Regular Hours

Mon - Fri:	7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat:	7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun:	9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Category

Bakeries

Services/Products

Pastries, Cakes, Wedding Cakes, Cookies, Birthday Cakes, Kosher

Payment Options

Location

35 South 19th street, Philadelphia Pa 19103 On 19th between Chestnut and Market north of Rittenhouse square.

Neighborhoods

Center City, Center City West

Amenities

Swiss Haus Bakery bakes the finest Cakes, Pastries, and Cookies using century old European recipes that have been a Philadelphia Tradition for over 85 year. At Swiss Haus, we use only the finest ingredients and take great care to make your wedding, birthday, anniversary or special occasion extra special. All of our products are baked fresh with love and care at our location. If you are in the neighborhood, please stop by our cafe for a nice hot cup of coffee or tea and bite into one of our delicious treats. At Swiss Haus, our motto is, “Memories you can eat”. Whether it is for a large corporate event, a perfect wedding, or dinner with friends, we are happy to design a dessert platter, cookie tray, pastry tray or custom cake to suit your needs. Please contact us today 215-563-0759 .

Other Link

http://swisshausbakery.com

Other Information

Parking: Street

Wi-Fi: Free

Bike Parking: Yes

Attire: Casual

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Price Range : Average

Takes Reservations: No

Outdoor Seating: No

Cuisine: American