Another German bakery option in Terminal 1
Backwerk in Terminal 1 at Cologne Bonn Airport fills the same role as Kamps and the other bakeries here: quick carbs and coffee before security lines or boarding. It runs typical early airport hours (expect opening around the first departures and closing after the last bigger wave), so you can usually grab something with a 06:00 flight or a late Eurowings hop. It’s walk-up counter service, so plan to take your food back to the gate rather than hunting for dedicated seating.
Pricing sits firmly budget: sandwiches, pretzels and pastries usually land in the €2–€5 range, and basic coffee or tea runs about €2–€3 depending on size. Compared with some sit-down spots in Terminal 1, you can feed two people for under €15 here if you stick to bakery items and drip coffee instead of fancier drinks. Card payment is standard, but it’s Germany, so having a €10 note in your wallet still helps if terminals glitch at peak times.
Food is exactly what you expect from a German chain bakery at an airport: filled rolls, sweet pastries, and standard Laugenbrezeln in the warmers. You’ll usually see meat-and-cheese Brötchen, salami or ham rolls, and sweet options like Berliner or Danish-style pastries. For something that actually travels well to the gate or onto a 90‑minute flight, go with a seeded roll and avoid anything drowning in sauce that will collapse in a paper bag within 10 minutes.
Coffee is serviceable, not specialty-level; typical machine espresso drinks and filter coffee, pulled fast for the morning rush between 06:00 and 09:00. If you care about temperature, take a sip at the counter because drinks sometimes come hotter than you’d want to chug before boarding. One practical tip: lines spike sharply before departures banks, so if your flight leaves around the top of the hour, hit Backwerk 20–30 minutes earlier to avoid a 10‑minute queue for a simple roll and coffee.