Chocolate – a treat surrounded by many wonderful myths! It is said to strengthen the heart, provide energy, invigorate the senses and make you happy. One thing is certain: chocolate is pure joy and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face! To help you enjoy this happiness to the fullest, we have compiled a list of the best chocolatiers and chocolate manufacturers in Berlin – plus two special coffee tips to round off your taste experience perfectly. Treat yourself to something good, celebrate the little moments of pleasure in Berlin and enjoy!
Tip 1: Stop by the largest chocolate house in the world
Discover the Rausch Chocolate House and immerse yourself in a world of indulgence and craftsmanship! Here you will find the finest premium cocoa chocolate, lovingly crafted into delicious creations that melt in your mouth. Watch the chocolatiers at work and be inspired.
Whether you want to treat yourself or take home a special gift, you'll find pure chocolate delight here. Treat yourself to a little break and let the taste melt in your mouth!
Where: Charlottenstraße 60, Mitte
Rausch Chocolate House
Tip 2: Experience handmade chocolate art at Wohlfahrt Schokoladen
At Wohlfahrt Schokoladen, every step – from the cocoa bean to the finished chocolate – is carried out with love and craftsmanship. Certified since 2012, the finest chocolate creations are made here from high-quality organic cocoa.
Discover creative specialities such as Berlin salami made from chocolate, chocolate records, drinking chocolate and much more – perfect as gifts or to enjoy yourself. A paradise for anyone who loves real chocolate art!
Where: Soldiner Straße 37, Wedding
Tip 3: Try your way through monthly chocolate delights
Immerse yourself in the little chocolate oasis of nibs cacao and let yourself be enchanted by the beguiling scent of the finest chocolate. Enjoy a cup of chocolate con churros or a spicy chilli cocoa and leave everyday life behind for a moment. Browse through the lovingly selected range of delicious chocolates and cocoa specialities – a treat for all the senses!
Another tip from us: take out a chocolate subscription and look forward to a new chocolate surprise every month: for a whole year, you or a person of your choice will receive a package of exclusive fine cocoa creations from all over the world – from fine pralines and drinking chocolates to special cooking and baking ingredients, always including exciting information and recipe ideas for even more enjoyment!
Where: Bleibtreustraße 46, Charlottenburg
Tip 4: Discover the world of chocolate in the heart of Schöneberg
The listed Wilhelminian-style pharmacy is a cosy and ideal place to enjoy the finest chocolate. With its historic cabinets and drawers, it is the perfect home for delicious chocolates and pralines from Winterfeldt Schokolade.
In addition to exquisite chocolate creations , the small café area offers excellent coffee, a large selection of drinking chocolates, freshly baked cakes, refreshing juices and other delicious seasonal specialities.
Where: Corner of Goltzstraße/Pallasstraße, Schöneberg
Tip 5: Get to know pralines at their best
Immerse yourself in the world of pars pralines, where every praline is a handmade work of art! Hand-painted, refined with gold leaf using the kintsugi technique and made from the finest chocolate with up to 84% cocoa content, they offer an incomparable taste experience. Here, we experiment with unusual ingredients such as dill blossoms, currant buds and tamari to surprise you with new sensory impressions time and time again.
All ingredients come from sustainable, regional cultivation – many are even harvested in-house to perfectly harmonise the flavours. Treat yourself to this unique indulgence, experience the pure essence of real chocolate and enjoy pralines made with love, creativity and the finest raw materials!
Where: Schönleinstraße 6, Kreuzberg
Tip 6: Indulge your discerning chocolate palate
As a Berlin-based family business, Erich Hamann is particularly well known for its dark chocolate. Since 1912, the chocolate manufacturer has been offering unique enjoyment of the highest quality and with the best of cocoa.
In addition to a large assortment of excellent pralines, packaged in the famous confectionery boxes with blue ribbons, you will also find delicious ginger sticks, bark chocolate, mocha beans and much more.
Where: Brandenburgische Straße 17, Wilmersdorf
Tip 7: Browse through a delicious selection of chocolates
The name lives up to its promise: in this shop, which still largely retains its original wooden fittings from the Wilhelminian era, you'll feel as if you've been transported back in time.
At Süßkramdealer, you can buy fine chocolates, coffee and gift items. The online shop offers a wide range of products, from delicious Becks drinking chocolate to gift baskets for your loved ones, which you can order from the comfort of your own home!
Where: Varziner Straße 4, Schöneberg
Tip 8: Enjoy and get creative
Organic. Fair. Handcrafted. At Rosa Cantina, chocolate is made according to the "bean-to-bar" principle – from bean to bar, all from a single source. Only selected single-origin cocoa beans are used to create exceptional chocolates whose origin you can taste.
The range includes not only chocolate bars, but also drinking chocolate, cocoa beans and more. Everything is produced organically and fairly in Berlin – without compromise, but with lots of character and a genuine cocoa aroma. You'll love it!
Where: Lottumstraße 15, Mitte
Tip 9: Let yourself be seduced by Berlin's chocolate art
For 140 years, Sawade Berlin has been creating the finest pralines, truffles and chocolate specialities with love and craftsmanship. In addition to classics such as mousse au café, tiramisu, pistachio and walnut in brandy, you can expect a large selection of alcohol-free and vegan pralines, seasonal delicacies and an exclusive Berlin assortment – packaged in artistically designed boxes with motifs of the capital.
Each praline is made from natural ingredients and the finest raw materials – a treat that lets you taste Berlin in every bite. Come by and try some real Berlin chocolate art!
Where: numerous branches in Berlin
Tip 10: Treat yourself to coffee with your chocolate
Coffee with chocolate? Absolutely! At Bonanza Coffee Roasters , the coffee is roasted in a very special way, namely as little as possible. And to allow all the flavours to fully develop, the secret recipe is a combination of the best of old and new technology.
This highlights what makes the coffee special and gives each cup its unique flavour.
Where: Adalbertstraße 70 and Oderberger Straße 15, both in Kreuzberg; Alte Schönhauser Straße 15 and Jägerstraße 58-60, both in Mitte
Tip 11: Discover the art of confectionery
If the word chocolate immediately makes your mouth water, then Walter Confiserie is the place for you. For over 100 years, they have been making nougat and marzipan specialities – traditionally by hand and using the finest ingredients. The marzipan comes from a renowned Lübeck producer with a particularly high almond content, still made in the traditional way with granite rollers and copper kettles. This is complemented by fine nougat made from hazelnuts and high-quality cocoa, as well as homemade ginger specialities.
Inspired by the wealth of experience of chocolatier and founder Hugo E. Walter, the confectionery is still carefully crafted today – honest, handmade and simply delicious.
Where: Tempelhofer Damm 182-184, Tempelhof; Olivaer Platz 17, Charlottenburg; Brunnestraße 13, Mitte
