Baked Thoughts

This Small Business Saturday, we’re taking a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come, the challenges we’ve faced, and the incredible community that helped us get here. It’s a story of resilience, twists, and of course, pretzels.

On November 24 around 3pm, York City Pretzel Company passed their York City Health Inspection and posted a "super secret pretzel club" soft opening at 3:07pm.

From 2015 to 2019, we served up a fan-favorite dish at our York City Pretzel Company bakery in Downtown York, PA: Seasoned Soft Pretzel Stuffing. We’re feeling nostalgic as we approach our 10-year anniversary and wanted to share how you can bring this delicious tradition back to life in your own kitchen.

Welcome to York City Pretzel Company! The space you’re currently standing in has, at various times in the past, housed many businesses including a bootery and a food court (including sushi and BBQ!). It is now home to the freshest, most authentic Bavarian pretzel this side of Munich.

Why York, and why pretzels? On our recent York Dish Trip, we tapped the shop’s co-owner and mover-and-shaker Philip Given about his crowd-pleasing concept, uncovered why his “pretzel ninja” deserves celebrity status and even snagged the scoop on his coming-soon second location.

Whaaat? Three months into our original opening, Zagat Philly said we were worth the drive from Philadelphia!