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The bakery first opened inside an Ancoats flat during the pandemicThe Ancoats bakery in on the move (Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

The owners of a popular Manchester bakery have told customers they’ve been ‘keeping a secret’ as they shared a big update on their future.<\/p>\n

The Flat Baker in Ancoats has become a go-to spot for pastry lovers over the last few years, with queues down the street from their small bakery hatch on Radium Street.<\/p>\n

They’ve become known for their Brazilian-inspired bakes and hit products including pistachio-filled croissants.<\/p>\n

Five years on since establishing the business in a Flat in Manchester, owners Deborah Brandao and her partner Matt have confirmed they’re opening a brand new bakery and caf\u00e9 space.<\/p>\n

The unit they’ll be expanding into is the building next door to their bakery hatch.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe hatch-style bakery is located on Radium Street in Ancoats (Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

Sharing the news on Instagram last night, they wrote: “Not us crying with this announcement. What else can we say rather than THANK YOU ALL FOR THE FOREVER SUPPORT.<\/p>\n

“See you in the next chapter of this humble bakery. Opening this summer.”<\/p>\n

The couple’s post was accompanied by a series of pictures explaining how they went about securing the bigger space for the bakery.<\/p>\n

The first picture showed a picture of the corner unit on Radium Street and how close it is to the hatch.<\/p>\n

“This corner of Ancoats will never be the same again, because it will be our NEW BAKERY cafe & Brunch,” the wrote.<\/p>\n

“We have been dreaming with it for years. We almost closed a deal with another 2 locations in the past few years, but it didn’t work out.<\/p>\n

Sweet treats include pastel de natas, pistachio croissants and boozy brioche(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

“We were about to leave the plan of the new shop aside…we were frustrated of how things were not working the way we planned it to, but everything happens for a reason!<\/p>\n

“Who knew the building next door was just awaiting for us…this 2 storey building has just the right space for our baking operations…a sitting area and a space to serve brunch and hot food.<\/p>\n

“We may also have space for small events, functions.”<\/p>\n

The pair also reassured customers that the hatch will remain and allow them to serve more people in a more efficient way.<\/p>\n

“Don’t worry, we won’t let our tiny hatch go, we will keep both locations,” they added.<\/p>\n

“This will allow us a faster service, avoid the waiting times and long queues.<\/p>\n

“For now we just want to share this great achievement. Growing a small business when you se many other places shutting is such a challenge.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe bakery in Ancoats is loved for its speciality bakes, including the pistachio croissant which often flies of the shelves (Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

“But if you never stop dreaming and work hard for it, the sky is the limit. We can’t wait for the next chapter to come. Matt & Deb.”<\/p>\n

The couple, originally from Brazil, turned their tiny Ancoats flat into a makeshift bakery during the pandemic, whipping up baked goods inspired by home for friends and neighbours.<\/p>\n

Realising they had quite the knack for it though, they decided to leave their jobs in the film industry behind and open their own bakery on Radium Street.<\/p>\n

Since then they’ve built up a strong following and even had some rather A-list clientele pop by – a list that includes but doesn\u2019t end with Britain\u2019s Got Talent judges, Man V Food star Adam Richman and Manchester City\u2019s Matheus Nunes.<\/p>\n

\"MatheusMatheus tries his own pastel de natas(Image: Manchester City)<\/p>\n

The update on the bakery’s expansion into a caf\u00e9 was met by a lot of excitement from the Flat Baker’s customers too.<\/p>\n

One wrote: “Congratulations guys. Best bakery in MCR.”<\/p>\n

Another added: “I accidentally liked this twice. So exciting. Congratulations.”<\/p>\n

The bakery has not confirmed an opening date but will no doubt keep pastry fans updated via social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bakery first opened inside an Ancoats flat during the pandemicThe Ancoats bakery in on the move (Image:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[8830,748,393,4884,2465,8827,8086,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-175868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-ancoats","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-manchester-cafes","14":"tag-manchester-city-centre","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114665187973078770","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}