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The manufactory tradition celebrates making by hand, and Berlin has a growing number keeping crafts alive. From porcelain to chocolate and spirits, a manufactory here takes pride in small scale, quality production. This overview gathers Berlin locations where goods are still made on site.
Workshops and small factories across Wedding, Kreuzberg and the industrial east craft ceramics, textiles, chocolate and drinks, many opening for tours and selling direct. The historic royal porcelain works sits alongside modern distilleries and roasteries. Buying from a manufactory supports skills that mass production has largely replaced.
Browse the addresses below to find a manufactory across Berlin, from historic names to modern makers.
The noble porcelain decorations from the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin (KPM) bring Easter festive splendor into every room.
Honigseele in Berlin-Kreuzberg combines gentle hair removal, professional beauty treatments, and in-depth coaching in a holistic well-being concept. Customers are treated here with natural cosmetics from their own Berlin manufactory.
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Hidden in Lichterfelde, South Berlin, KEBE Shop and Café is a charming manufactory that serves much more than just coffee and turns shopping into an experience. Here, visitors can find handmade chutneys, aromatic spice blends, and exotic ingredients inspired by culinary journeys around the globe.
On Alte Schönhauser Straße in Mitte, a shop is hidden that turns everyday objects from all over the world into something special. o.k. International has been curating household goods and home accessories since 1997 that are sometimes practical, sometimes poetic, and always a little different from what is known in this country.
Close to the subway station Leinestraße in Berlin-Neukölln you will find the vegan and Italian restaurant La Stella Nera.
Anyone who believes real Berlin marzipan comes from Lübeck will be proven wrong in Britz. In the Neukölln district, Lemke's Lädchen is hidden away, the factory outlet of one of Germany's oldest confectionery producers, where marzipan, nougat, and nut purees go over the counter directly from the manufacturer at wholesale prices.
For over 100 years, the chocolate manufactory in Wilmersdorf has stood for artisanal Berlin chocolate culture: dark, intensely flavored recipes, a listed Bauhaus interior, and a family spirit that can still be felt in every bar today.
Berlin's oldest praline manufacturer opens its factory doors in Reinickendorf: Those who shop at the Sawade factory outlet receive handmade truffles and praline treasures directly from production, at prices significantly lower than those in Berlin's retail stores.
In Kreuzberg, Prinzessinnenstraße, furniture with a story is created: UpCycle Berlin produces handmade custom design furniture from old Berlin construction wood that would otherwise end up in incineration. Sustainable living and individual furnishing truly come together here.
Candies like 100 years ago are produced by the Kolbe & Stecher candy manufactory in a small backyard. Even outside, the sweet scent of the sweets greets you.
In Wühlischstraße in Friedrichshain, the name Caramello stands for more than just ice cream: organic ingredients, Brandenburg milk, and vegan varieties make this ice cream parlor one of the most consistent addresses for handmade gelato in Berlin.
The Mehringhof bike shop in Kreuzberg builds bikes in its own manufactory and offers a large selection of children's cargo bikes and cargo bikes.
In his pasta workshop in Prenzlauer Berg Mario Tosatti makes all of his pasta completely by hand - pasta made like by the nonna in bella Italia!
Charlottenburg's most renowned design address: LIVING BERLIN on Kantstraße unites around 40 showrooms of international top brands across five floors, making it the largest specialized house for individual furnishing in the capital.
Restaurant Alpenstück in Berlin-Mitte is a restaurant with its own bakery and manufactory store - its cuisine style is South German-Austrian.
While travelling ManuTeeFaktur owner Manu Kumar has learned about wonderful tea varieties and brought his expertise to Berlin where he opened his own tea manufactory.
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