Zimt&Pfeffer

Steffen Bogs runs a spice manufactory with around 174 products on Rungestraße in Mitte, whose focus is revealed by its name: eleven cinnamon items from Ceylon to Vietnam and eighteen pepper varieties from fermented Kampot to Patagonia. The blends are created in small batches, and in the shop, customers can smell, compare, and taste before buying.

Cinnamon&Pepper in Berlin-Mitte: Spice Manufactory on Rungestraße

Rungestraße 12 is located between Jannowitzbrücke and Heinrich-Heine-Straße, a few minutes from the Spree riverbank yet off the beaten path through Mitte. Behind the shop door, Steffen Bogs works on an assortment of around 174 products, categorized into cinnamon, pepper, raw cocoa, spices, blends, herbs, and tea. The blends are created in small batches, tested and fine-tuned, and the pepper is stored whole so it can be freshly ground for the house blends. Artificial flavors, colorings, and anti-caking agents are excluded.

In the shop itself, customers are welcome to smell, compare, and taste, and those who wish can have a personalized blend created for a specific occasion. All spices are available as refill packs or in glass jars with cork stoppers, many also in double or triple packs and in bulk packs up to 500 grams. A dedicated blog on the website explains the origin and use of individual varieties, and upon request, personalized blends can be created as gifts or for personal projects.

Eighteen Pepper Varieties and Exotic Ingredients from Ceylon to Patagonia

The name says it all, which is why the Cinnamon&Pepper assortment begins with cinnamon. Eleven items range from Vietnamese cinnamon, King cinnamon, and Ceylon cinnamon sticks from Sri Lanka to the house blend Cinnamon Fusion from both origins. One hundred grams of Vietnamese cinnamon in a refill pack cost 8.90 Euros.

For pepper, eighteen varieties are available side by side, including fermented Kampot pepper for 7.90 Euros per sixty grams, black, red, and white Kampot pepper, Banasura and Tellicherry pepper, Szechuan pepper from Nepal, Voatsiperifery, Tasmanian pepper, and Patagonia pepper. Additionally, exotic individual spices such as black garlic, black cardamom, tonka beans, lemon myrtle, galangal, ajwain, sumac, and smoked paprika from Spain are offered, as well as raw cocoa and lattes from Golden Milk to Chai. In the spices category alone, there are 53 items in the catalog, plus raw cocoa drops, beauty and wellness products, accessories, and books. Shipping is available within Germany and to Switzerland, free of charge for orders over 39.90 Euros. The team also has a stand at the weekly markets on Boxhagener Platz and Winterfeldtplatz.