There aren't many small businesses here with over 40 years of history, but since 1972 Koch has been supplying the city with exquisite traditional cakes and pastries. Pass through the (fake) stained-glass entrance into this tiny two-table branch for a breakfast of coffee and cheesecake sold by weight.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes
0.56 MILES
This castle is the mother of all Szczecin monuments. This vast, blocky building looms over the Old Town, but the square central courtyard and simple…
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Museum of Technology & Transport
1.23 MILES
This surprisingly good museum 2.5km north of the centre has a fascinating collection of vehicles, mostly of Polish origin – interesting as today Poland…
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Cathedral Basilica of St James
0.51 MILES
Head downhill from the city centre to explore Szczecin’s 12th-century cathedral, partially destroyed by Red Army shells in 1945 and reconstructed in 1972…
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0.64 MILES
Szczecin's 15th-century Gothic Town Hall, one of the most architecturally fascinating buildings in the city with its monster red-brick gable, is the only…
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National Museum's Department of Art
0.34 MILES
The National Museum’s Art Gallery resides in an 18th-century palace that formerly served as the Pomeranian parliament. It displays a collection of…
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0.61 MILES
Szczecin's huge former town hall is a red-brick colossus dating from the late 19th century. It now houses various obscure maritime institutions.
Nearby Szczecin attractions
1. National Museum's Department of Art
0.34 MILES
The National Museum’s Art Gallery resides in an 18th-century palace that formerly served as the Pomeranian parliament. It displays a collection of…
2. Cathedral Basilica of St James
0.51 MILES
Head downhill from the city centre to explore Szczecin’s 12th-century cathedral, partially destroyed by Red Army shells in 1945 and reconstructed in 1972…
3. Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes
0.56 MILES
This castle is the mother of all Szczecin monuments. This vast, blocky building looms over the Old Town, but the square central courtyard and simple…
0.61 MILES
Szczecin's huge former town hall is a red-brick colossus dating from the late 19th century. It now houses various obscure maritime institutions.
5. Historical Museum of Szczecin
0.64 MILES
Szczecin's 15th-century Gothic Town Hall, one of the most architecturally fascinating buildings in the city with its monster red-brick gable, is the only…
6. Museum of Technology & Transport
1.23 MILES
This surprisingly good museum 2.5km north of the centre has a fascinating collection of vehicles, mostly of Polish origin – interesting as today Poland…