Black Forest Pastry Shop

Black Forest Pastry Shop is a bakery in Greenwich, CT. It serves German-American style sweets, cakes, and pastries to the local community. The shop offers specific specialties including cinnamon buns, sticky buns, Schnecken, almond croissants, and custom birthday cakes. It also provides a selection of chocolate truffles in ten distinct flavors, ranging from milk and dark chocolate to Black Forest and Caramel Sea Salt. The bakery has been creating custom cakes for over 40 years and maintains a consistent presence in downtown Greenwich. It holds a rating of 4.70 based on customer reviews.

The business was founded by Ed and Louise Mueller in 1982, who established a foundation of traditional hand-crafted baking methods. Their son, Herb, completed an intensive apprenticeship at Cafe Roeder in Bad Duerrheim, Germany, before graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Baking and Pastry Arts in 1994. The shop bakes custom creations, seasonal specialties, German pastries, pies, tortes, chocolates, cookies, and danish on the premises. It also offers freshly brewed coffee, espresso drinks, and cold beverages for breakfast. The bakery operates Tuesday through Thursday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday through Saturday from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, remaining closed on Sundays and Mondays.

The location sits on Lewis St in the heart of downtown Greenwich. It is situated about a tenth of a mile from Greenwich Library and Greenwich Common. Havemeyer Fields is also located about a tenth of a mile away. Greenwich Avenue and Milbank Avenue are within a short distance, as is the Greenwich Police Department, which is about two-tenths of a mile from the shop.

Black Forest Pastry Shop combines its long-standing history with a focus on high-quality ingredients and traditional techniques. It remains a dedicated provider of artisanal baked goods and custom cakes in the Greenwich area.