The Story
The Pretzel Shop has been baking and selling pretzels from their East Carson Street location since 1927, making them one of the oldest continuously operating specialty food shops in Pittsburgh. Cash only and proudly old-school, the shop produces fresh pretzels daily using recipes that have not changed in nearly a century.
There is something deeply satisfying about a business that has done one thing exceptionally well for almost 100 years. The Pretzel Shop does not need to diversify or modernize. They just need to keep baking the same great pretzels that have drawn South Siders in since the 1920s.
What Makes It Pittsburgh
Nearly 100 years in the same location, doing the same thing, in a city that has reinvented itself multiple times during that span. The Pretzel Shop is a reminder that some things in Pittsburgh are worth preserving exactly as they are. Cash only, pretzels only, Pittsburgh forever.