New in Town: Brotzeit Barcelona

Literally translated as ‘bread time’, Brotzeit lives up to its name, with dozens of varieties of German brown breads, pretzels, biscuits and cakes on offer. Co-owners Marc Skupien and Félim Bradbury opened the shop in January of this year, and it wasn’t long before their exotic bread products and sausages, such as Weisswuerste (a German white sausage) and Leberkäse Semmel (similar to meatloaf but more tightly packed and served like a hamburger), caught people’s attention. “Initially we wanted to appease a particular niche market,” said Bradbury, “but then locals and holidaymakers started coming in regularly too.” Located in Gràcia, the shop is small, with standing room only, and resembles a traditional ‘backshop’—a quaint mom-and-pop bakery typical to Germany. Look out for another location opening soon near Via Augusta. 

Brotzeit Barcelona. Puigmartí 34.