Nibs Cacao

Nibs Cacao: A Small Shop Behind Savignyplatz

Bleibtreustraße is located in Charlottenburg between Kurfürstendamm and Savignyplatz, a few steps from the S-Bahn station. Nibs Cacao is a narrow shop there, exclusively dedicated to cocoa. The shop belongs to M. Moraiz and has a second location in Dresden. Anyone who enters smells the chocolate before seeing anything.

The assortment consists of products from small manufacturers, gathered here. These include Blanxart from Spain, Domori and Caffarel from Italy, Dolfin from Belgium, Pacari from Ecuador, Berg from Austria, Coppeneur from Germany, and Quai Süd from France. Additionally, there are pralines, drinking chocolates, cocoa teas, as well as cooking and baking ingredients. The house specialties are hot chocolate with churros and cocoa with chili.

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Chocolate doesn’t solve problems, but it also doesn’t demand anything. You don’t have to talk, explain, or be in a good mood to drink a cup of hot chocolate in a small shop. This makes Nibs Cacao one of the most straightforward recommendations on this list. The shop is small enough to almost miss, and large enough to disappear into for half an hour.

For the time after, there’s the chocolate subscription. Each month, a package with novelties from the world of fine cocoa arrives at your home, each with a product description, manufacturer details, and a recipe idea. Three packages cost 45 Euros, twelve packages 140 Euros, each including packaging and shipping within Germany. Orders are placed directly in the shop or by email. In practice, this means comfort arrives on its own, even on days when you can’t make it to Charlottenburg.