Neumann-Gewürze in Berlin-Friedenau

Neumann-Gewürze has been milling in its own premises on Friedenauer Hauptstraße since 1996 and offers around 2,000 items, from Ceylon and Cassia cinnamon sticks to galangal root and Himalayan crystal salt. Most mixtures are salt-free and without flavor enhancers. For a long time, the company only supplied the gastronomy sector, but since 2016, private individuals can also shop here.

Neumann-Gewürze in Friedenau: Spice Mill on Hauptstraße

Hauptstraße 74 is located between Innsbrucker Platz and Ceciliengärten; buses M48 and M85 stop approximately 150 meters away. The company was founded in Berlin in 1996, emerging from Ludwig-Gewürze in Grünheide. Canan Neumann is the owner, while purchasing, quality control, and production at the in-house filling and sealing plant are handled by Mr. Neumann.

For a long time, the company exclusively supplied commercial customers, including retailers, snack bars, and restaurants, many of which were German, Turkish, and Vietnamese businesses. The online shop for end customers was only added in 2016. Deliveries are primarily made in person within Berlin and Brandenburg, with free shipping for orders over 50 Euros. A side story explains part of the clientele: after studies on the effects of ginger and horseradish in horse feed were published, numerous horse owners began ordering their ginger here.

Around 2,000 Items: Exotic Spices, Salts, and Incense

Neumann-Gewürze’s assortment includes around 2,000 items in various pack sizes. Herbs, spices, and mixtures are produced in-house; most mixtures are salt-free and contain no glutamate or other flavor enhancers. The goods come from Europe, Turkey, Peru, Sri Lanka, India, and other parts of the Far East and are filled and sealed in odorless bags shortly before delivery. Before acceptance, each delivery undergoes an incoming goods inspection, and inventory turnover is intentionally kept fast to ensure only fresh goods are sold.

Specifically, you’ll find Ceylon and Cassia cinnamon sticks side-by-side, along with whole and ground galangal root, star anise, bird’s eye chili, crushed chili with and without seeds, mallow leaves, mugwort, fenugreek, cumin, turmeric root, rose-hot and smoked paprika powder, as well as brown and black mustard seeds. For salts, the selection ranges from smoked salt to coarse sea salt and Himalayan crystal salt. For the kitchen library, the store carries cookbooks from Yotam Ottolenghi to Alexander Herrmann, and a dedicated category groups spices by Ottolenghi; additionally, there are oils, teas and coffee, incense, soaps, nutritional supplements, cookbooks, and kitchen items from spice grinders to mortars and nutmeg graters.