Is there a nice area in Philly that is predominately German,

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by FamousBlueRaincoat

A blast from the past - I think a lot of the german places my family went to in the mid 90's are gone. However, Queens is still pretty diverse and there are still plenty of old timers in the area - there are places scattered around Middle Village, Glendale, Forest Hills, and it's a lot compared to Philadelphia anyway.

In Fox Chase in Northeast Philadelphia there is a German meat market right near Oxford and Rhawn. Across the street from that there is a bar/restaurant with a german name (have no idea if it's an actual german place). I think that'll be the close as you're going to get.

Slightly off-topic, but where can one get authentic Philadelphia-style German butter cakes these days? Have all the bakeries moved out to the Northern suburbs or are there still places in the city limits where the real deal may be procured?

[LibraGirl123]

Originally Posted by Fern Rock

There used to be a Catholic church at 5th & Cayuga called St. Henry's and they had a German language mass. St. Mary's in Manayunk was the German church. I think it's still open. On the inside there are German inscriptions and stained glass, etc.

St. Henry's was my mother's parish. Sadly, it closed back in 1993.

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[Snwmn5]

Originally Posted by HeavenWood

Slightly off-topic, but where can one get authentic Philadelphia-style German butter cakes these days? Have all the bakeries moved out to the Northern suburbs or are there still places in the city limits where the real deal may be procured?

Danish Bakers in Rockledge if you don't mind going one street past the city limits. Also Holmesburg Bakery on Frankford Ave (right below Rhawn). Both of them have great butter cakes. Danish is my personal favorite.

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by Snwmn5

Danish Bakers in Rockledge if you don't mind going one street past the city limits. Also Holmesburg Bakery on Frankford Ave (right below Rhawn). Both of them have great butter cakes. Danish is my personal favorite.

Rockledge is close enough. I just didn't want to trek out into the hinterlands. Do they have a ready supply or do you have to get there super early? My dad would occasionally bring home butter cakes (actually from Holmesburg, IIRC), but I think he was only ever able to get them through clients who had connections to the owners.

[Snwmn5]

Originally Posted by HeavenWood

Rockledge is close enough. I just didn't want to trek out into the hinterlands. Do they have a ready supply or do you have to get there super early? My dad would occasionally bring home butter cakes (actually from Holmesburg, IIRC), but I think he was only ever able to get them through clients who had connections to the owners.

Danish usually has at least a few butter cakes made at the bakery. You can call ahead though to ask but I've never ran into any big issues with that there.

[Mimidae]

Isn't there still that German bakery off of Rittenhouse? Can't recall the name, but it ends in "Haus"? Is that gone now?

[FamousBlueRaincoat]

Originally Posted by Hallouise

Isn't there still that German bakery off of Rittenhouse? Can't recall the name, but it ends in "Haus"? Is that gone now?

The full name is Swiss Haus. Which also answers question number one.

And like way too many bakeries in Philadelphia, there is a perplexing lack of bread.

[rotodome]

"Let them eat cake!"