This Old-Time General Store Is Home To The Best German Bakery In Southern California

If you have a sweet tooth, love pastries, or simply cannot get enough of that fresh bread smell, you are likely always happy to hear about a good local bakery. From donuts and danishes to breadsticks and hearty loaves, you can find bakers' creations throughout the state. Among the best is this authentic German Bakery in Southern California.

The adorable Old World Village opened in 1978, and hosts various community events and festivals throughout the year including Oktoberfest, Wiener Dog Races, Art and Car Shows, pop-up boutiques, and more.

Old World Village was the dream of German immigrant Josef Bischof who, with his family, built 50 homes over 50 shops to create this little community.

Businesses in The Village include a wide variety of cafes and restaurants, health and fitness stores, gift and specialty shops, beauty salons, and this general store known as German Deli, which also happens to be home to an amazing German bakery.

It is going to be a difficult task to decide which of the many scrumptious (and beautiful!) sweets, pastries, cookies, and cakes to try first.

Traditional breads, danishes, pretzels, and pretzel rolls are baked fresh daily. What could be better than freshly-baked European-style bread?

Specialty breads like German Farmers Bread, Apricot Nut Bread, and large pretzels you need two hands to manage, are thoughtfully prepared with fresh ingredients and traditional methods.

This little market is a treasure trove of specialty, imported, and local foods. Whether you are looking for wine, sardines, pasta, chocolates, honey, crackers, olive oil, or nearly anything else, you can find it here.

You can also find a selection of gifts and souvenirs, from candies and chocolate to magnets, coffee mugs, and traditional German beer steins.

Old World favorites like apple strudel keep customers coming back for more and can be ordered online as well as in person.

Day or night, visitors enjoy strolling along the cute cobblestone streets that meander between the shop buildings. Imported lanterns light the exterior, and 70 hand-painted murals depicting 18 cities in Europe decorate the Bavarian-style buildings.

If you are anywhere near Huntington Beach, we suggest making your way to this awesome German Bakery. If you have already been to this Southern California gem, we would really like to hear your thoughts. What was your favorite thing to try? You can see everything the bakery and market have to offer on the German Deli website and get to know the darling village on the Old World Village website. For more hand-baked goodness, take a peek at this other bakery that SoCal locals cannot get enough of.