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    Smales Pretzel Bakery

    4.0 (29 reviews)
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    Open 7:00 am - 1:00 pm

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    a blue building
    Sophie Y.

    I love pretzels and accidentally found this place on Yelp. Their operating hours are very limited and be sure to check before going. Soft and hard pretzels are what they have. The shop is located in a residential area and there's a small parking lot after you pull inside the driveway next to the blue house. They also sell sodas. We had 2 soft ones where they tasted good and chewy.

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    Melissa B.

    While Tony and I was on our day trip in Dayton, Ohio we stopped at the Smales Pretzel Bakery to enjoy a Hot Salty Treat. We both love pretzels of any kind. This is really a treasure!!! If you are in the Dayton OHIO area you should definitely look them up. They are easy to find with Google Maps or Yelp GPS, They are located in a residential area. Plenty of parking and inside is a counter and very helpful workers. They also sell other treats too. I purchased 2 pretzels, ONE for each of us only $2.50 When in the area I will definitely stop again! I highly recommend plug this into your GPS and find your Pretzel fix right here!!!

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    Jason O.

    We love this place! Hands down the best pretzels. Highly recommend! Always friendly staff too.

    Fresh baked soft pretzel!

    I loved my very first trip to Smales. I went there to get some soft pretzels, and I got a bag of them (1 dozen) hot from the oven. FAST friendly service. I'll be back (to get the Smales T-Shirt I ordered a few weeks ago)!

    Smales Pretzel & Beer Cheese
    Nicole N.

    Great little pretzel dive! So many people in Dayton don't even realize it's there! The new beer cheese that's a collaboration with 5th Street Brewpub is a perfect side. Best deal is the frozen dozen...can't beat $5 and they reheat perfectly.

    Warm goodnesses
    Brian G.

    Yeah I love pretzels. I drive to Smales from Fairborn to get some. Get you some beer cheese to dip them in on the way home. I get three or four freshies for the family. Can pop is nice and cold in the serve yourself fridge.

    Kimberly M.

    This is a great example of honing your craft. Picking something to specialize in, and making it great. These pretzels are delicious. It doesn't hurt that there is charm oozing out this addorable and unsuspecting building, but to find that they make excellent quality pretzels that are pretty darn affordable was a pleasant surprise. We ordered a half dozen of their soft pretzels. They were still warm when they gave us the bag! Very salty and delicious. I will certainly return.

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    I have been getting pretzels for Smales since I was a kid and when I had my own kid I took her there

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    A Dayton classic! Always fresh and delicious. A real throwback on time. I would recommend visiting.

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    Family own business for more than 50 yrs. Weird hours great pretzel and soft or hard pretzel. A icon in east Dayton Ohio

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    Great pretzels and great people! I love both their hard and soft pretzels. You have to try this dayton staple.

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    2 years ago

    Stopped by for my pretzel fix...soft pretzels were still hot! Had to have one on the way home! Need to go there more often...

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    11 years ago

    Best pretzels around! Very different from any others. I've been loving these pretzels since I could eat them!

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    Val's Bakery - Raspberry matcha croissant and strawberry Matcha latte

    Val's Bakery

    4.5(83 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    My sisters and I went to Vals bakery for breakfast on a recent birthday trip. We heard great things…read moreabout the bakery, and I had it on my bucket list for quite a while. I was even more drawn in by the fact that they specialize in Matcha drinks. I think we ordered about 1/3 of the desserts in the display case. One of my sisters is gluten-free, so she got a gluten-free cinnamon roll from a bakery they they partner with to supply their gluten-free desserts. I forgot to take a photo of the name cards, so I don't remember exactly what everything was called. We tried the raspberry Matcha croissant, the cozy croissant, a honey croissant cookie (basically a cookie made of croissant dough), a cinnamon roll, focaccia, a strawberry mascarpone croissant, a Caprese danish type pastry, a garlic cream cheese danish type pastry, a banana bread iced chai latte, and a strawberry Matcha latte. The pastries were all 10/5 stars-- truly. The Caprese one was topped with the best pesto Ive ever had. The garlic cream cheese one could be eaten for breakfast every day. The loxxy croissant was stuffed with smoked salmon and cream cheese and was so tasty that my sister who doesn't eat seafood, liked it and said she could eat a whole one herself. Everything bagel seasoning created a crunch on top that was just perfect. The strawberry mascarpone was a personal favorite for me. It just was so perfectly executed and the flavors we're all on point. It had strawberry cheesecake vibes, but the filling was lighter since it was mascarpone. The raspberry Matcha croissant was actually one of my least favorite items, though I did still really like it. It seemed like it was filled with both blackberries and raspberries, but I didn't mind. It was just significantly sweeter than the other desserts and maybe a bit much for me. However, I finished it the next day and really enjoyed every last piece of sugar. I'm thinking maybe in contrast to the other items, I just wasn't liking this one as much, but when it was standing on its own, it was great! The cinnamon roll was everything a cinnamon roll should be! It was even better because they warmed it up for us. The honey croissant cookie was simple and satisfying. I would eat those anytime. Sometimes it's nice to just enjoy a more simple dessert. The focaccia was some of the best any of us had ever had. I tried my sister's chai and thought it was really good, albeit too sweet for me to have ordered myself . Sadly my Matcha was too sweet as well, so I'm not sure I would order another. I was disappointed about that part since it's something the bakery is known for. The outside and inside of the bakery are both really cute! Everything is decorated nicely. They sell a little bit of boutique style clothing and some branded goods near the front. The staff taking our order were honestly not the friendliest, but I will chock that up to us being annoying, taking too long to decide which 10 items we wanted. We let everyone who came in after us go before us, but I'm sure we were still annoying. The staff who took over later in our visit when we went back up to order even more drinks and pastries were very friendly! Overall, a fantastic visit. I am sad to not live closer, but actually that's probably a good thing for my wallet and pant size. If you are in Dayton and considering a visit to Val's bakery, do it. Truly, no way you will regret it!

    Fresh Pastries & Great Atmosphere! This is such a cute…read morelittle shop! The staff was incredibly friendly, and there is plenty of space inside to sit down and relax. The food and drinks definitely lived up to the hype: * Coffee: Solid - I had a regular latte (breve) with an extra shot. * Caprese Croissant: Absolutely delicious. You can tell they use high-quality, fresh ingredients. * Matcha Croissant: The matcha itself was overly sweet which is part of the outer coat of the croissant. The inside was filled with cream and jam that balanced perfectly--you could actually taste the fruit and cream without it being overly sweet. A quick note on sweetness: I don't typically eat a lot of sweets. If you have a major sweet tooth, you'll definitely enjoy these.

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    Val's Bakery - Cherry cheese ....something. It's so good you will forget the name also .

    Cherry cheese ....something. It's so good you will forget the name also .

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    Grist - Dessert

    Grist

    4.8(219 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    Grist is by far the best restaurant in Dayton Ohio…read more Very consistently amazing. So hard to choose from the menu... everything is so great. Definitely don't forget dessert...

    Simply amazing. We didn't have a reservation, and couldn't have gotten one anyway, because they…read morewere booked solid for two weeks out. So we just walked in, and the host was kind enough to let us sit at the little bar area near the window. I like their ordering system. You have many options --- go up to the cash register and order there, order from the server who comes by your table (or in our case, bar), or use your phone by scanning the QR code. And if you use your phone, each person in your party can do it themselves on their own phone. Regardless, it all gets added to the same order for the same table. Pretty slick. At the end, when it comes time to pay, the app lets you split the check however you want, and you can even see the name of the person that ordered each item. The food was incredible. It's not cheap, and the portions are a little smaller than some might expect at an Italian restaurant. But for us, it was filling enough. I personally had the raviolo, which was delicious. Little did I know that in Italian, "raviolo" is singular while "ravioli" is plural. So I got one giant raviolo on my plate (see picture). I didn't care much for the runny egg yolk on top, but it was as advertised on the menu. All the other food orders were amazing, especially the desserts. I'd definitely come back once my food budget resets.

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    Grist - Shrimp and saffron risotto with fresh herbed foam.

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