Hofbäckerei Edegger-Tax — Restaurant in Graz

Being from Copenhagen we’re blessed with some of the best bakeries in the world, and I will always compare bread and pastry quality with the level we have at home and unfortunately Edegger-Tax left me disappointed.

I bought a large loaf of bread, a vanilla croissant, a pastry with cream and fruits, a nusskipferl and two small semmels. The Semmel and loaf was great. Nice crumb and super good flavor in both. The pastries however were quite disappointing. I don’t know if that’s how they’re supposed to be traditionally here I Austria - dry and doughy - but I much prefer the light and airy version of French style puff pastries.

For the price and hype I think there are much better options...

Location: it's kind of a steep way to get up there, when you come from the main square called 'Hauptplatz'.

Staff: friendly girls, cutely dressed in old fashioned maiden suit things.

Selection: not as much of a selection I would have expected and therefore it was kind of a little disappointing. They obviously go for the 'less is sometimes more' look. But it ended up with me just finding something sweet to enjoy (and I'm totally a sweet tooth)

Special: the only special thing about this bakery is the fact that it goes waay back in time, and therefore it has a special old...

Such and amazing Bakery. We had heard about this bakery before our trip to Graz, Austria. It is the oldest operating bakery in Graz Austria. It was apparently founded in 1569. The exterior façade of this bakery is simply breathtaking. And of course, the pastries inside are over the top amazing. Our local friend told us that the original bakery was in a different location and was then moved to this location around 1880. But this building itself was constructed in the 14th century and is still very much...