Barbakan Delicatessen
| Barbakan Delicatessen | |
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| Established | 1964 |
| City | Chorlton, Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Website | barbakan-deli |
The Barbakan Delicatessen is a bakery and delicatessen in Chorlton, Manchester, England. It was established in 1964.[1]
History
The Barbican Delicatessen was established in 1964 to serve south Manchester's Polish community;[2] the area has had a large Polish community since the late 1940s.[3]
It was bought from two Polish brothers by Stefan Najduch in 1985.[4]
Operations
The shop is busy both day and night, as the baking is done during the night.[5] It uses nine tonnes of flour per week.[6]
As of 2007, Barbakan baked more than 45 types of bread each day.[2]
Awards
- 2013 Manchester Evening News' best regional deli[7]
- 2024 Craft Bakery Association's Bakery of the Year
- 2024 La Liste Pastry Award[8]
References
- ^ "'We are armed with razor sharp baguettes' – legendary bakery Barbakan issues hilarious warning after bungled burglary attempt". The Manc. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Bread: North-west". The Guardian. 2007-11-03. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ^ Burgess, Marissa "Sto lat!" (Barbakan delicatessen): The Big Issue in the North; no. 505, Feb. 23-29, 2004; pp. 18-19
- ^ "Behind the scenes at the Greater Manchester bakery busy making 30,000 mince pies for Christmas". Manchester Evening News. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Burglar tried to break into Chorlton deli Barbakan in the middle of the night only to find it full of bakers armed with 'razor sharp baguettes'". Manchester Evening News. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "The best independent delis and food shops in Manchester". Confidentials.com. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Deli review: Barbakan". Manchester Evening News. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Houghton, Amy. "World Pastry Awards 2024: Full list of UK winning bakeries and pastry shops". Time Out United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2025-08-12.