PHOTOS Cafe Mozart, an authentic German bakery with a drive-thru window in St. Pete

Cafe Mozart is a beloved drive-thru bakery on 4th Street North in St. Pete, and it’s celebrated for its tasty Apple Strudel.

Cafe Mozart is a European cafe bakery with more than 40 years of experience in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. Their love of food is evident in every single decadent pastry. The independent business was started by the Hipfl family, who moved to St. Pete from Switzerland in 1998.

Recipes learned in Austria, Germany and Switzerland

Baker Hipfl was born in Austria, this is also where he mastered his craft. He worked in bakeries in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland before opening his Bakery in Zermatt, Switzerland, and finally coming to Florida in 1998.

“All of our products are proudly made on the premises with only the finest ingredients, imported from Europe. We add no artificial colors or preservatives,” the owners note on the Cafe Mozart website.

This family bakes daily, so every artfully crafted pastry you see is prepared that day.

Experience the famous Apple Strudel 

The menu includes European breads, cakes, and pastries. You’d do well to take home a famous Vienna Apple Strudel.

Other signature items include crescent cookies, chocolate horseshoe cookies, German black bread, giant soft pretzels, Black Forest torte, and huge cinnamon rolls.

Coffee is also on the menu here, because some pastries need to be dipped.

Cafe Mozart, 6754 4th Street North

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