I’m always on the lookout for national bakery chains to compare with Greggs, and BackWerk are one of the largest in Germany. I have been to the one in Trier, but that was seven years ago and so I thought it was time to visit again.
The arrangement here is that customers grab a tray, then grab a tray liner (or in my case, grab a tray, look confused and then abandon the tray with my phone on it to hunt for a tray liner which were actually located by the trays) and deposit various products on it before going to the till. The team member here was chirpy and welcoming, it was a perfectly pleasant vibe.
Another one of my nutritious lunches…. That’s a mocha, with a sausage roll and something that tasted like a pretzel but was in the shape of a simit. I wouldn’t say that anything was particularly sparkling, the mocha had a pleasant hot chocolate taste, the sausage roll was a bit basic and the other thing was perfectly acceptable. Nothing to complain about, but I’m not sure that it has the sophistication of Greggs.
The surroundings were comfortable, there were a couple of people getting working done on laptops and some people meeting up for drinks. I like that sort of vibe and there were quite a few seats available. They have a few outlets in Cologne, this is the one at Neumarkt 2-4. I’d certainly visit again, they had a lot of different products and I feel that I need to explore some more of them.