I stumbled upon Middelberg Konditerei & Café today when visiting Aachen for the Christmas Markets…read more This was the highlight of my day.
I needed a break after being out in the cold for several hours. The display case near the entrance is loaded with cakes, beautiful cakes(!), and more cakes. My eyes rounded and I grabbed the open table behind the candy display shelves.
A hot lemon beverage (like fresh hot lemonade) and a delish cake slice made up of sweet cream, an outer layer of baumkuchen on the outer edge, a cookie base and berries - really delightful, not too sweet and light! I enjoyed sitting and people watching inside.
When I was there, it seemed like the café was known mostly by the older & senior citizen crowd since 90% was this!
The waitress was very quick and nice. I had questions about the menu items and she took the time to bring me an English menu.
The drill is - order a slice of cake at the display case & get a ticket, give the ticket to your waitress. She will get the cake and bring it to you along with drinks you order. Very efficient!
Upstairs has a bigger red walled, table-service dining area with multiple rooms for meals. There was a salad bar I noticed too. I thought the waitress I encountered upstairs was gruff (since she told me to move out of her way).
The Middelberg bakery ambiance was so much nicer downstairs...
Wouldn't it be a dream to be surrounded by cake?
It is a dream to me!
