Center City Pretzel Co

Hands down THE best soft pretzel you will ever eat! This place is not to be confused with the soft pretzel chains that are sprinkled all over. This is the real deal! There’s nothing like ‘em.
I used to come every single night (technically morning-​¾am but I don’t consider it the next day and you have gone to sleep and woken up again, but anyway…) when I worked in the club scene and these hot, fresh, literally right off the belt pretzels were something I looked forward to so very much. Such a treat! You can’t just buy one. I mean you can, but at 3 for $ 1 why would you? Trust me, you can eat more than one. Even you skinny girls out there!
I haven’t been there in quite awhile as my lifestyle doesn’t allow me to head over in the middle of the night anymore and that’s really the best time to go in my opinion. I actually did take the kiddos there last night because I was dreaming of these and knew they just HAD to try one being soft pretzel lovers like they are. I told the kids that this place is only opened late at night not realizing until we got there at 10pm that they don’t open until midnight and that my «late at night» is drastically different than what my old «late at night» was. I guess I really should make it a point to head there real early in the morning for the kiddos because
everyone from Philly or traveling through Philly should taste these when they’re just baked!
The guys who work there are all so sweet too.
Oh, and don’t you dare forget the mustard!

Good spot! Certainly the best philly-​style pretzels in the city, so much better (really) than the all-​too-​available Philly Pretzel Factory. The pretzels are cheap too! Try the cheddar dip! The best time to grab them are right when they open. The only downside is weird hours and that the are inconsistent and sometimes are closed with no warning.

Judging by the pics, these are REAL PHILLY PRETZELS! I’m from philly and I’m a bread lover! And don’t be fooled by some of these places. I will go here soon and post update! Hopefully they are still true to their pics! I’m excited!

Great Philly experience getting here in the middle of the night for fresh, hot pretzels, parking in the middle of the street, coming up to the little room and watching the old, big metal, pretzel machines. Joke pricing, at around 35 cents a pretzel.
Okay, now I’m going to be a jerk about how the pretzel is just an okay stadium-​style pretzel, and the sauces are fine, whatever.

Pretty neat and you can’t beat the price. I haven’t eaten enough soft pretzels in my life to know good vs phenomenal.
They were warm which was pretty unique.

Our HS sports teams would get boxes of these pretzels for after games, and I finally made a point to go myself while I was in the area. This is a completely small counter/​storefront for the bakery’s main operation of mass production of the finest pretzels in Philly. Every pretzel comes out exactly right with the perfect density, chew, and flavor. They come still-​warm from the ovens in racks of ten.
Highly suggest bringing cash, a dozen is $ 4 (a steal, really), and you can get a hundred to go in an instant (I did, to bring back for my office in DC). It’s Philly, and you can’t do better than Center City Pretzel.

Nice and crusty. These are the real deal pretzels great combo with water ice. The people are very nice. Dough has that Philly flavor I remember from when I was a kid ! Love the mustard.

These are hands down the best pretzels in Philadelphia. Only a few simple ingredients (unlike Wawa’s, which have 50,000,000 ingredients), and totally vegan, (unlike Philly Pretzel Factory, which uses whey for some reason.)
I just wish they were easier to come by in center city. I only know of one deli near 4^th and Chestnut that sells them now and they sell out by noon. One of these nights I am going to show up at midnight with a suitcase, load it up and take an Über home.

Midnight pretzels from this place are my favorite thing in the world. Anthony is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet, and coming here feels like home (if home is where you stuff yourself with warm, fresh baked pretzels until you can’t move).

Still 5 stars! Fresh, delicious pretzels and friendly service. My wife and I ordered pretzels in the shape of our first name initials (R and J) for our wedding. They were a huge hit and devoured by the end of the night. I just called to order pretzels for a holiday party and I thought I’d give updated pricing here. I was told retail prices are 3 for $ 1, or $ 0.35 each for retail. Wholesale prices are $ 0.30 each for 40 or more pretzels.

This place is literally the front end for a pretzel warehouse. Everything is fresh, very good, and super cheap. A dozen pretzels for $ 4? Definitely drop by for a pretzel if you’re in the area.

Oh how I miss this beloved little gem in South Philly. I am not a night owl, but this tended to be something I would stay awake for. Easy to miss if you’re not carefully looking for it in the wee hours of the night. Perfectly soft, hot, fresh out of the oven pretzels. Perfect plain, but even more perfect with some cheese sauce or mustard. Highly recommended as an alternative to every other pretzel ever made.

Soft and chewy inners. Crusty brown salty outer. The balance is perfection, the real philly pretzel, if u eat wawa and philly pretzel company you are a tourist. The customer service is genuine and so damn friendly, I been living in philly for almost all my life and these people scared me on how nice they are !

Talk about a hole in the wall! This place is right around the corner from the 9^th St. Italian Market and you could drive right past it and never know it was there. I was lucky enough to be able to park in the median of the street (unless you are from Philly you won’t understand this) right across from this place so parking wasn’t a nightmare. So, back to the hold in the wall comment… I think they just open up a garage door, put a chain across the opening, fire up the pretzel oven and that is it. That is the whole place. The patrons are amazingly friendly (I say patrons like there was a spot for patrons to consume the hot goodness coming off of the conveyor belt but really people were just hanging out waiting for pretzels on the street) and we had a great conversation about the Philly food that I have to have when I visit and apparently this place was THE place for pretzels. BTW the patronage of this place runs the gamut. The four of us looked like a dysfunctional Village People. We had a businessman (me), a gentleman who stood 6’5 and dressed like a pimp (seriously, purple velvet suit, cane, big hat with a feather and lots of gold and bling), a construction worker and a UPS man.
Back to the pretzels… WOW. Soft, hot, buttery but not too much so, and just enough salt. These rocked. So much so that I got 15 to go so I could bring some home and shave with my co-​workers. Which brings me to the price… I had about 20 pretzels total and I whipped out the card and the lady said «We only accept cards for orders over $ 10…» My total was something like $ 7. I was floored.
To sum it up, go. Go get your pretzel on here and only here. You won’t be disappointed.

This place is amazing. I love these soft pretzels! Nothing like a soft pretzel fresh out of the oven. The prices are incredible. Example: 6 for $ 2 (even cheaper as the quantity goes up, anywhere from 1−100s).
The people who work here are the friendliest you’ll meet.
Their hours are awesome as well. They open at MIDNIGHT! I thought they close at 10am but Unilocal says noon.

The best. Period. Don’t be fooled by the imitators.
This is where the stands buy their pretzels for the day, so it’s legit. If they’re not stuck together, they’re not truly Philly pretzels. De-​lish!

Simply fresh and delicious! Center City Pretzel Co is a family owned and operated bakery that churns out the chewiest, softest pretzels. This is what Philly is known for, and Center City Pretzel Co does it best. This no frills operation keeps their prices low and while maintaining a consistently simple treat.
I have the best Uncle and Aunt in the world. For my Philly wedding, they woke up early (the day our guests arrived) to pick up 50 twists from South Philly. We wrapped and stuffed these *still warm* doughy delights into welcome bags for our guests. Our friends and family were thoroughly impressed!
Now that CC Pretzel Co is serving whole wheat pretzels I’ve got to make another trip in. Be warned, bakery hours are in effect* so get there early if you want to indulge.
Pretzels are dairy free, nut free, vegan, and Kosher certified.
*Monday — Friday midnight to noon
Saturday 4 am to noon
Sunday 6:30 am to noon

This pretzel place is the go to spot if you want fresh, out of the oven pretzels. Philly pretzel factory has nothing on this place. I came here for the first time yesterday and was blown away. Literally, I had to keep blowing my pretzel because it was so hot! LOL. I think I burnt my fingers. But it was so delicious. Pretzel is crispy on the outside and very very soft on the inside. It was just perfection.
Customer service… AMAZING as well.
Overall: Now, everytime I want a pretzel, I’ll think of only this place. Can’t wait to go back and get another.

Pretzels are the best in the city! I wish they would put a place in the northeast so I wouldn’t have to drive 40 minutes.
The pretzels are always hot and fresh. Customer service is alway great!

Flour, yeast and water. That’s it. It should be so simple but in this day and age of Frankenfood so many pretzel makers use so many ingredients, many of which are not vegan!
Center City Pretzel does just the necessary three and the result is the best pretzel in the city and everyone can enjoy. So long as you can handle gluten, so not everyone.
The last time I was this excited about about a pretzel vendor it was Marge Simpson’s Pretzel Wagon and we ordered pretzels like the movie stars do!
You can buy huge quantities at Center City Pretzel for very little money. I’d rather an office-​mate brought these to work than Dunkin Donuts!
This has to be my new Philly late-​night or morning thing, stopping by their very spartan storefront for a pretzel or two or three.