Funky Bakers, the sustainable delivery of cakes in the Born neighborhood.
From Paseo del Born number 10, some curious bags of happiness or *** happy bags *** as its founder calls them are distributed. It is about the orders of Funky Bakers , the international deli-bakery located in one of the most charming corners of the Born neighborhood in Barcelona.
Its owner, ** Seyma Ozkaya Erpul **, a Turkish woman who has settled and fallen in love with Barcelona and this neighborhood for 10 years, started it after realizing her skills as a hostess in her own house. her.
Soon many travelers and locals began to enjoy their cakes, breads and sandwiches, and although there was nothing to predict that a pandemic would hit all hospitality businesses, Seyma has already launched a sustainable delivery system in the neighborhood . Her messengers deliver and delivered sweet orders, nothing more and nothing less than by bicycle.
That's how flirty Funky Bakers is.
pillars like Km0 food, quality and high doses of affection They have not been lacking since its inception, and much more so during the 50 days of confinement when Funky Bakers managed to distribute up to 2,000 orders.
But yes, it was all thanks to the work of a good team: Kayansel , an illustrator based in Barcelona, offered to draw the products due to the impossibility of organizing a face-to-face photo session; Asya , a resident of the space and a web programmer, was in charge of setting up an online sales system connected to Funky Bakers' Instagram; and the founder of Eighth Marcel Baer , which gave Funky Bakers bags with its iconic Janus model not only to send orders, but also to encourage customers to stay home and place their orders through the online store.
Its famous San Sebastián-style cheesecake, according to La Viña's recipe.
In addition to cakes, Funky stocked his neighbors' pantries with basic necessities like** milk, butter, yogurt or free-range eggs**.
As well as fruits and vegetables from Can Margens, an orchard located in Llerona that has 37 generations dedicated to the land; and the delivery of flowers every Thursday at home whose responsible is donna stain , Funky's friend and in charge of decorating the Hotel Arts, among other spaces.
Challah, the Jewish braided bread that is baked at Funky every Friday.
WHAT CAN YOU ASK
The Funky Bakers workshop is small -40m2-, but enough to bill up to 40 products that make customers travel from El Born to the world. From the San Sebastián-style cheesecake, according to La Viña's recipe -one of its best sellers-, or other pastries of Turkish origin such as the empanada called borek or the sweet cake made with yeast called babka , available in its chocolate or cinnamon version.
The lemon pie , sausage rolls, salad sandwiches with crystal bread of Australian inspiration or the choco-chip choco cookies are other specialties.
Plus, every Friday Funky Bakers bakes challah , the Jewish braided bread eaten on Shabbat or other holidays; Saturday burger bun ; and Sunday Ramazan Pidasi , a typical Turkish focaccia.
The rest of the bread found in their sandwiches and other recipes comes from nearby suppliers like Paul de Yellow Bakery , which prepares a delicious pagés bread made with sourdough and slowly fermented with organic flour and Cloud Street , which cooks rye bread and is gluten-free; while the Elias oven distributes its classic integral and ecological bar daily.
Not forgetting the coffee Magnificent , another Born business. And if you are looking for gluten-free options, these are the ones Seyma recommends: Gluten-free bread freshly baked every Friday, power balls, gluten-free chocolate matcha cake, chia pudding, granola, homemade hummus or vegan balls of the day.
Telephone: 931546713
Schedule: Every day from 08:00 a.m. to 02:30 p.m. and on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until 09:00 p.m.