Bakery · Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Diller Schneeballenträume
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Café on Obere Schmiedgasse, daily from 9:00 to 20:00; shop at Am Markt 4, from 11:00 to 17:00 Monday to Thursday and from 10:00 to 18:00 Friday to Sunday
Rothenburg's sweet
You will see them in many shop windows in the old town: balls of dough dusted with sugar. It is the Schneeball, the "snowball", a shortcrust pastry sweet from the Hohenlohe and Franconia region that has been made for more than 300 years and which Rothenburg has made famous. It is made in special moulds, the Schneeballeneisen; it used to be fried in lard and today in vegetable fat, so it is suitable for vegetarians. It was the sweet of weddings and of the patron saint's festival, the Kirchweih. An original weighs about 100 grams.
Diller Schneeballenträume is the house of Manuela Diller and master pastry chef Peter Diller, who started in 1984 with a café and pâtisserie in Rothenburg and in November 1988 opened the first shop devoted only to Schneeballen. Since 2004 they have had a Schneeballen café in the town, which they themselves present as the only one in the world. They have another shop in Füssen, at the other end of the Romantic Road.
What to order and how much it costs
Peter Diller began with the icing-sugar ball and has reached more than twenty varieties, with coatings and fillings. According to its website, the original costs €2.50 and the cinnamon one €2.70; the filled ones, with hazelnut nougat, white nougat, pistachio and marzipan or coconut cream, cost €4. They keep for about eight weeks, so they also work as a take-away: they sell gift tins and send them home.
Where and when
The Schneeballen-Café is at Obere Schmiedgasse 7, the street that runs down from the Marktplatz to the Plönlein. In the week of 2 to 8 November 2026 it opened every day, Sunday included, from 9:00 to 20:00. The second shop is on the Marktplatz itself, at Am Markt 4, and that week opened Monday to Thursday from 11:00 to 17:00 and Friday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. The website publishes the hours week by week, so they may change in high season and during the Christmas market.
What is nearby
From the café you see the Town Hall tower, two minutes away, and going down the same street you reach the Plönlein and the Glocke.
What to order: an original Schneeball with icing sugar and, if you want to try another, one filled with nougat or with pistachio and marzipan.
Practical details
- Phone
- +49 9861 938563
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sun09:00–20:00
- Cuisine
- pâtisserie, Franconian
House specialities
- Original Schneeball with icing sugar
- Cinnamon Zimtballen
- Schneeballen filled with nougat, pistachio and marzipan or coconut cream
Tips
- Start with the original The icing-sugar one is the classic; the filled ones, afterwards.
- Go to the Schmiedgasse café It is open longer hours than the Marktplatz shop.
- Take home a tin They keep for about eight weeks, and that way you do not have to carry an open box.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Schneeball?
A ball of shortcrust pastry, with icing sugar or with fillings; Rothenburg's typical sweet.
How much does it cost?
From €2.50 for the original; the filled ones, €4.
Is it open on Sunday?
The café on Obere Schmiedgasse is; in November 2026, from 9:00 to 20:00.
Are they vegetarian?
Yes: today they are fried in vegetable fat.
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