A delicious new addition has opened on Swinegate in York.
If you’re looking for a tasty sweet treat while shopping around York city centre, then The Savvy Baker has got you covered.
The new cafe, which opened over the weekend, specialises in brownies and coffee and is every sweet tooth’s dream. It’s located at 16 Swinegate, and was previously home to the homeware shop Opulence.
The cafe will have over 16 flavours of brownie and blondie on offer at a time, plus special stuffed cookies and seasonal changes. The tempting delights include Twix, Kinder, Jaffa Cake, caramel cornflake, S’mores, raspberry and white chocolate, and Crunchie.
Brownies and blondies cost £3.70 each, or you can purchase a box of four for £14, or a box of nine for £30.
The venue serves speciality coffee from Leeds-based coffee roasters North Star, and is also currently offering summer drink specials such as an Iced Kinder, Raspberry Iced Matcha, and Iced Biscoff. All the summer drink specials are £4.75, and have the option of adding a shot of espresso for £1.50.
The Savvy Baker was founded by Savannah Roqaa in 2020, in what started as a lockdown project.
“I was bored and fancied a go at baking, as did everyone else,” Savannah told YorkMix. “I dropped these off to my friends and they posted them on their social media, and before I knew it I had old friends, friends of friends, and people I didn’t know, messaging me asking to buy some!”
Savannah then started an Instagram page for her baking and started to sell from there, before doing her first pop-up and having a “huge queue for hours for customers wanting to try my brownies – I couldn’t believe it.”
She then built a bakery inside a warehouse unit in Seacroft, Leeds, and went on to open a cafe in Roundhay, Leeds, along with her partner Jordan Simms.
Now after “hundreds of pop up stalls, markets and pop up shops”, The Savvy Baker has come to York!
“York is a great location, it’s a completely different setting to our other stores. The mix of a local community, small businesses and tourism really gives York a unique edge.”
The Savvy Baker opened on Saturday 6 July, and were “sure there would be some hiccups, but to our surprise it went really smoothly. I think we just need some more chairs and tables as we had a queue of customers wanting to sit inside.”
At the moment, the cafe is mainly takeaway, with some casual seating inside.
The Savvy Baker will be open every day, from 10am to 5pm on weekdays and Saturdays and 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
“We’re so excited to show York what we have to offer – once you try a brownie you’ll be hooked!”
Find out more about The Savvy Baker at their website, where you can also order brownies online. You can also find them on Facebook and Instagram.
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