What Bäckerei Konditorei Gassen is known for
Jens and Yvonne Gassen carry on nearly 120 years of family baking in Koblenz, using old grain varieties and long fermentation. Their bread and pastries have won Rhineland-Palatinate's state honor prize for craftsmanship in 2021, 2024 and 2025.
Jens and Yvonne Gassen run Bäckerei Konditorei Gassen as what the business describes as "ein handwerklicher Familienbetrieb mit fast 120 Jahren Tradition" -- a craftsman family business with almost 120 years of tradition, placing its origins around 1905, from sales points across Koblenz's outer districts, registered with the local Handwerkskammer (chamber of crafts).
The bakery leans on older grain varieties and specialty flours, combined with long fermentation times, to produce what it calls "knusprigen Broten, roeschen Broetchen, saftigen Kuchen" -- crusty breads, crispy rolls and moist cakes -- prioritizing craft technique over speed.
That approach has been recognized at the state level three times in recent years: Rhineland-Palatinate's Landesehrenpreis (state honor prize) for culinary craftsmanship, awarded by the state economic ministry, went to Gassen's sourdough breads and pastries in 2021, 2024 and 2025 -- consecutive-cycle recognition unusual for a single small bakery.
Best for — Long-fermented sourdough with three state craft awards
Koblenz-Arzheim, Germany
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