A Twisted Visit to The Pretzel Shop: Making pretzels by hand since 1927

🥨 A Twisted Visit to The Pretzel Shop

The Pretzel Shop on Carson Street has been making pretzels by hand since 1927

by Boaz Frankel | December 31, 2021

Using a brick oven that is over 100 years old, this family business has been making pretzels by hand for generations. The Pretzel Shop is one of the few places in Pittsburgh where you can still pick up lunch for less than $5.

In addition to plain pretzels, The Pretzel Shop sells pretzel sandwiches and pretzel pizzas as well as pretzel dogs. They also have a selection of cookies and other baked goods.

The Pretzel Shop is featured on “Ed and Day in the ‘Burgh”

Check out the Southside episode of “Ed and Day in the ‘Burgh” to watch Ed and Day behind the counter making pretzels at The Pretzel Shop!

Ed and Day’s Guide to the Southside

The Pretzel Shop: A few things to know before you go

The Pretzel Shop is open every day except for Sunday
This is a takeout spot, there is no seating indoors. On nice days, there are benches outside.
Cash only, there is an ATM in the shop

More Pennsylvanian Pretzel history

Pretzels and Prohibition: The Tangled Fate of the “German Biscuit” – a history of the pretzels role in prohibition from the Heinz History Center blog.

In honor of National Pretzel Day, here’s a look back at how the pretzel became a player in the drama that led to Prohibition. https://t.co/jUNxvPp4jX #NationalPretzelDay
— Heinz History Center (@HistoryCenter) April 26, 2019

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Boaz Frankel

Boaz Frankel is a talk show host, filmmaker, writer and former Guinness World Record Holder for high-fiving.

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