Franzbroetchen is a signature dish of Germany; we have verified places to eat it in Hamburg. Hamburg's own cinnamon pastry is a flat, flaky, crushed-and-pressed cinnamon-sugar roll, baked with butter laminations and a sticky caramelised base, eaten warm with morning coffee. Start with where to eat Franzbroetchen in Hamburg.
Franzbroetchen · Hamburg
Hamburg's own cinnamon pastry is a flat, flaky, crushed-and-pressed cinnamon-sugar roll, baked with butter laminations and a sticky caramelised base, eaten warm with morning coffee.
The Franzbroetchen originated in Hamburg in the early 19th century, when French Napoleonic troops occupied the city between 1806 and 1814 and brought the French Croissant. Hamburg bakers adapted the laminated dough into a flat, pressed form with cinnamon and sugar, calling it the French roll (Franzbroetchen). The dish stayed Hamburg-exclusive for nearly 200 years; Nur Hier, Dat Backhus and Junge are the canonical chains today, with smaller bakeries like Effenberger running handmade versions.
Where to eat in Hamburg:
- Nur Hier Osterstrasse
- Nur Hier Rentzelstrasse
- Dat Backhus Neuer Steinweg
- Junge Die Baeckerei
- Effenberger Vollkornbaeckerei
Where to eat Franzbroetchen in Hamburg: the editor picks