Stocks Bakery • 1924

Five generations of the Stock family have run this Port Richmond bakery since Josef Stock opened the doors in 1924, and the legendary pound cake—introduced in 1945—still draws crowds willing to brave tight parking and cash-only transactions. Dense, buttery, and sold by the pound in vanilla, chocolate, or marble, the iconic cakes anchor holiday tables and celebrations across Philadelphia, earning their reputation as the city's benchmark. Walk in for the intoxicating aroma, stay for a brick of pound cake that freezes beautifully and tastes like a century of family tradition.