In the fourth courtyard of the Hackesche Hoefe, Eat Berlin sells the salad dressings and sauces of its own make, which began as a recipe experiment in a room of five square metres. Alongside them stands a range from small Berlin producers. The dressings are vegan, lactose free and free of preservatives, and a bottle of two hundred millilitres costs 4.90 euros.
In the fourth of the Hackesche Hoefe
Eat Berlin lies at Rosenthaler Strasse 40 in Mitte, more precisely in the fourth of the eight courtyards that run from there through to Sophienstrasse. The Hackesche Hoefe form the largest enclosed courtyard complex in the city and stand under monument protection; the same grounds hold the Chameleon Theatre, the Hackesche Hoefe cinema and a row of shops. Right next door the passage to Haus Schwarzenberg shows the rougher version of the same quarter. Hackescher Markt station lies immediately to the south, Weinmeisterstrasse a few minutes to the north, and several tram lines stop at Hackescher Markt. The brand was founded by Adam Mikusch, and the beginning was as small as it gets: in 2011 the first recipes were made in a room of five square metres, cooked in a self-built pot holding ten litres. The result was sold from a three-wheeled Piaggio at Berlin markets, produced by night and sold by day, and the brand grew mostly by word of mouth.
Dressings from a workshop of their own
Out of that grew a workshop that moved into a larger building in 2016 and produces in Hohenschoenhausen today. The heart of the range is the Berliner Manufaktur Dressing in three varieties, mustard blossom, field herb balsamic and wild balsamic, joined by a mustard sauce with more than twenty spices, a barbecue sauce and a curry sauce that is poured cold over the warm sausage. Everything is vegan, lactose free and gluten free and manages without taste enhancers and preservatives; the argument of the house is that industrial sauces consist largely of water while these are not diluted. A bottle of dressing of two hundred millilitres costs 4.90 euros. One curiosity is kept for special occasions, a dressing with edible twenty-two carat gold leaf and a field in which a date can be written. Beside its own products Eat Berlin holds honey, pesto, spreads and spirits from small Berlin producers, alongside a line of sea salts of its own.
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Price level
A bottle of Berliner Manufaktur Dressing of two hundred millilitres costs 4.90 euros, and the mustard sauce and barbecue sauce of two hundred and fifty millilitres 5.90 euros each. The currywurst spice mix and a sea salt come to 7.90 euros.
The dressings
Berliner Manufaktur Dressing in the varieties mustard blossom, field herb balsamic and wild balsamic.
The sauces
A Berlin mustard sauce with more than twenty spices, a barbecue sauce with natural smoke aroma and a curry sauce that is poured cold over the warm sausage.
Ingredients
All products are vegan, lactose free and gluten free and manage without taste enhancers and preservatives.
Superior Gold
For special occasions there is a dressing with edible twenty-two carat gold leaf and a field for a written date. It is made to order.
The workshop
Production happens at HDFK, the Haus der feinen Kost, in Hohenschoenhausen. Quality is checked by the Fresenius institute.
The beginnings
The first recipes were made in 2011 in a room of five square metres, cooked in a self-built pot holding ten litres. Selling happened from a three-wheeled Piaggio at street markets. In 2016 came the move to a larger building.
The shop
Eat Berlin sees itself at the same time as a platform for small Berlin producers. Beside its own sauces it holds honey, pesto, spreads and spirits, alongside a line of sea salts and an edition of bags, boards and aprons.
Where to buy
In the shop in the Hackesche Hoefe, in the companys own online shop, at the KaDeWe as well as in selected Berlin branches of several supermarket chains and in the duty free area at the airport.
The setting
The shop lies in the fourth of the eight Hackesche Hoefe, the largest enclosed courtyard complex in the city. The same grounds hold the Chameleon Theatre and the Hackesche Hoefe cinema.
Transport
Hackescher Markt station lies immediately to the south and Weinmeisterstrasse a few minutes to the north. Several tram lines stop at Hackescher Markt.
Address
Rosenthaler Strasse 40, 10178 Berlin.
Opening Hours
- Mon - Sat: 11:30 am - 07:30 pm
