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"Best chimney cake I've had outside of Budapest. The cinnamon glaze is exactly right - crackly, warm, not too sweet. Felt like a small piece of home."
Anikó R.
Visiting from Budapest
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Handcrafted chimney cakes, creamy ice creams & specialty coffees - made with care on Chalkstone Avenue.
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Our Story
The Castle Chimney is an artisanal, European-style ice cream & coffee shop tucked into 1039 Chalkstone Avenue in Providence. Our concept blends the centuries-old tradition of chimney cakes - kürtőskalács, spit-roasted over open flame - with the warm, diverse spirit of our neighborhood.
We serve sweet and savory chimney cakes, creamy hand-scooped ice creams, and specialty coffees in a cozy, vintage setting where you can sit a while.
- our mission
To offer a unique experience that blends the warmth of European flavors with the welcoming spirit of Providence - through handcrafted chimney cakes, creamy ice creams, and specialty coffees made with care.
Our Heritage
The Castle Chimney was born inside a building rich with history: a former neighborhood cinema built in 1925, where generations of families gathered to share laughter, stories and timeless films.
Here, in the heart of Chalkstone Avenue, the glow of the marquee has faded - but a new light has been kindled: the aroma of freshly baked chimney cakes, the warmth of handcrafted coffee, the sweetness of ice cream melting into memory.
Today, this space - once known as the Castle Theater - has been lovingly reimagined, bringing back the same spirit of community, now with a new flavor: a fusion of tradition and creativity, of vintage charm and cultural soul.
You are sitting in a place rescued from silence, reborn with purpose, where every bite is part of a story still being written.
- Thank you for being part of this new chapter.
A brief history
The kürtőskalács traces its roots to Central Europe, where it has been spun over open fire for more than five centuries before arriving on Chalkstone Avenue.
A Heidelberg manuscript describes dough wrapped in a spiral around a cylinder and baked over hot coals - the earliest known chimney cake.
Countess Mária Mikes of Zabola publishes the first written Transylvanian recipe - still without added sugar.
The idea of sweetening the cake after it leaves the fire takes hold across Central Europe.
Terézia Dolecskó's cookbook is the first to put sugar on the dough before baking - and the famous caramelized glaze is born.
Walnut, coconut, cinnamon and cocoa become beloved finishes. In Szeklerland, rolling the cylinder over sugar perfects the smooth, golden surface we know today.
The chimney cake travels to Chalkstone Avenue - soft inside, caramelized outside, paired with espresso, ice cream and the warmth of a new home.
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