Banketbakkerij Smit

Overijssel

Irresistible house specialities at this old-world cafe and tea room include Kamper slof (a rich, walnut and caramel biscuit-cake), vulkoek (almond paste enrobed in a spicy cinnamon and nutmeg biscuit) and the lurid pink vanillestang (vanilla slice) – all perfect when taken with a cup of coffee or tea.

Don't leave without admiring the facade of the eye-catching art nouveau building. As its colourful, decorative tiled facade reads, it was originally built as a confectioners (Banketbakkerij or Konditorei in German as the shop sign reads) and is run today by city confectioner Smit who creates sumptuous cakes and biscuits at its shop at No 170 on the same street.

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