Herrlich Männergeschenke

On the corner of Bergmannstrasse and Mehringdamm, Michael Becker runs a shop whose entire range is put together for men. It is divided into grooming, cooking, relaxing and outdoors, with a clear focus on classic wet shaving. As a gift for men it runs from a single shaving soap at a few euros to a complete shaving set.

Herrlich Männergeschenke on Bergmannstrasse: a shop for men only

The shop sits at the start of Bergmannstrasse, right on the corner with Mehringdamm, where the U6 and U7 stop. Anyone walking from there into the Bergmannkiez passes it automatically. Herrlich Männergeschenke is not a gift shop with a men’s corner but a gift shop whose entire range is put together for men. Owner Michael Becker sorts the stock into four worlds, and that arrangement makes the search surprisingly simple.

The first world is called time for grooming and is the focus of the house. Safety razors, shaving brushes in olive or bog oak and complete shaving sets by Mühle stand here, along with shaving soaps and creams by Proraso, Haslinger and Taylor’s of Old Bond Street and fragrances by Durance. A four-piece shaving set costs 115 euros, a single shaving soap can be had for 5.50 euros. Advice is part of the offer here, because with brush hair, blades and soaps experience decides whether a present ends up being used or put away.

Cooking, relaxing and Berlin gifts as gift ideas for men

The second world is about cooking. Chopping boards by Continenta, salt and pepper mills, aprons, spice sets by Schusters Würzerei and, for some time now, a corner of barbecue delicacies from a manufacturer in Hesse stand side by side. The third world, time for relaxing, gathers crime and party games, coffee, sweets and a small book section that gains new titles regularly.

The fourth world is called time for outdoors and has the strongest Berlin connection. Alongside bags, socks, hats and water bottles lie wooden trains in the colours of real BVG lines, from the U1 to the S41, which work as presents for children and for die-hard Berliners alike. Because prices run from a few euros into the low hundreds, Herrlich Männergeschenke covers both the small token and the big birthday present. Anyone who cannot come by in person orders from the shop’s own online store, which ships within Germany.