Macaron mania had largely escaped me. When it first hit my radar I assumed we were talking…read more"macaroons", those coconut stacks which are sometimes chocolate-dipped and always great but "trending"? I didn't get it. Then I saw that we were actually talking about something different, a cookie-treat which looked like a meringue and which I'd never tried and which I'd gone on not trying until Germany, of all places. Walking down a side street near the flat I was staying in, the banner outside this place beckoned. My friend entered with a very specific need: Salted Caramel Macaron. I was busy ogling the many colors and flavors on display when the man working the counter intuited that I must have one too and next thing I knew I'd purchased and ate it. A salted caramel macaron. Jesus rays shot down from the clouds, unicorns danced over my tongue, rainbow patterns streaked across my retinas. How had I never before tried a salted caramel macaron? Melt in your mouth fabulosity. Aside from some must-try macarons this place has cute gifty items, coffee drinks, candies and pastries, and a little cafe with, I guess, a menu of actual food. I can't speak to all of that so I guess this review is all about a single Salted Caramel Macaron. If you're in Berlin, don't miss it.

Finally, decent maccarons in Berlin! It's a small coffee…read moreplace in the middle of this quiet street, with really good service and an interesting variation of maccarons and some other things. The big sign outside kinda turns in the existence of this wonderful thing, so who am I to not try it?! I was always a fan of the fruity maccarons more than any other and I've tried cassis and raspberry macarons - amazing! They had really bald flavors and also not two small so you can really enjoy it. The Maccaron itself doesn't stick in your mouth, unlike some other places I've tried before around town. They also have really good coffee and other hot beverages, I didn't pay much attention to everything else... Because after the first two I was really busy thinking about the other two I will take (as you all know maccarons are not too cheap - but it's totally worth it) The other two I tried were Yuzu (ask them and they'll explain), and Cassis and vanilla if I remember correctly... To be honest I liked the first two much better. It's really hard for me to explain the affection I have with this amazing cookie or however you call it. But this place has bought my love and trust!

Very beautiful little cakes. All of them seem very heavy on the cream/mousse, less so on the cake…read more I think the ones with fruit were my favorite. Chocolate Square Cake: If you love chocolate and cream, this is for you! Seemed like more cream than cake actually. Quite delicious. Macaron Cake: Looks cool, but the macaron itself seemed a little stale. Didn't crack and wasn't too spongy. But the fruit and cream was nice. Strawberry Square Cake: Fruity and creamy. Also, landing more on the creamy side. Pink Rectangle Cake: Loved the ganache like frosting. The inside was full of nice strawberry flavor with a good balance of cream, cake and berry bits. Hazelnut Rectangle Cake: Another flavorful ganache frosted cake. This one was reminiscent of Nutella the whole time. Very indulgent. Dark Chocolate Rectangle Cake: It's like if devil's food got even more evil. Dark chocolate ganache, dark chocolate cake and dark chocolate cream. Pink Éclair: Lots of raspberry cream filling inside a light choux shell. The most carby of the desserts here. Heart Cake: Looked very cool. Was mostly a chocolate creamy cake. Though in the middle there was a little bit of sweet and tart fruit filling.

Lezard created two beautiful birthday cakes for me with two hours notice. Both weee delicious and…read moredevoured at my father in law's birthday party. I can only imagine what they'd create with 2 weeks notice. Steph is amazing. She said no problem when I asked if I could buy any birthday cake in two hours. Beautiful looking and tasting cakes and wonderful customer service.

Came here for a quick dessert, they do have a counter to eat on but seems mostly take away. This…read morewas at the end of the day so some desserts were gone. Tried their pistachio dessert and really enjoyed it. Would go back and try more.

I hear Music in your eyes, Rainbows in your tears…read more.. I'm sorry my mind wandered Into the Ambiance of this Perfect Patisserie. Petit yet Bountiful the Array of Possibilities seems 'Endless'. (Frank Ocean) From mouth watering macaroons Beautiful Brioche, & Dinkel Brot amongst the few...my senses Soared. I ordered as if I Never have been to France. So Luscious are the Items local bees fly in regularly. As I will be. Merci. I feel the Magic in your touch, A Miracle Exists........ Could Heaven Ever Be Like This? (Idris Muhammad)

I cannot begin to describe my love for this place. It has since moved to a larger location since…read moreI've been there, but the macaron tastes amazing. I cannot get over how fantastic these delicate cookies are. I would trek in miles of snow just to get half a dozen once a week, and I hated the miserable Winter weather in Berlin. They sure cost a pretty penny, but the vanilla and the salted caramel is worth every Euro I've spent. I wanted so badly to take a class with the sweet owner, but she didn't have it until a little after I left. What a delightful place, and I'm so happy for her continued success. Grüße aus Kalifornien!

From the owner: Bei uns in der Makrönchen Manufaktur werden mit größter Liebe und Leidenschaft aus frischesten…read moreZutaten zauberhafte Leckereien im Mini-Format kreiert: Bunte, luftig-leichte Makrönchen (französisch: Macarons), kleine Törtchen, knackiges Baiser, knusprige Butterplätzchen und zartschmelzende Cremes! In unserem bezaubernden, kleinen Laden-Café können Sie all unsere Köstlichkeiten bei Kaffee, Tee oder hausgemachten Limonaden genießen. Und am Wochenende gibt es unsere wundervollen Frühstücks-Etageren mit hausgemachten Marmeladen, Cremes, Brioche und Wurst- und Käsespezialitäten aus der Region. Einfach mmmmhhhh...! Unsere bezaubernden Makrönchen und alle anderen Produkte aus unserer Manufaktur werden täglich aus erlesenen Zutaten handgefertigt. Wir verwenden ausschließlich edle Schokoladen von Valrhona, beste spanische Mandeln und hervorragende, frische Zutaten aus unserer Region. Künstliche Aromen und Konservierungsstoffe haben bei uns in der Küche sowieso keinen Platz! Sollten Sie größere Mengen unserer kleinen Leckereien für ein Familien- oder Firmenfest benötigen (z.B. als Gastgeschenk, Give-Away, Dessert Buffet), sind wir sehr gerne persönlich für Sie da und besprechen Ihre individuellen Wünsche. Kommen Sie mit auf eine Reise und lassen Sie sich entführen in eine zauberhafte Welt voll feiner, kleiner, bunter Köstlichkeiten!!!

One of my favorite coffee shops in the city! Wonderful atmosphere, interior & music ;) But most of…read moreall, and without a doubt, the best makrönchen I have ever tasted! (And I've tried my fare share in different stores and countries). They also have vegan Popsicles & tasty Lemonades for the summer heat. Loooooove the place!

In case you are missing a true Parisian croissant, go to Sabastian. Buttery, flaky and freshly…read morebaled everyday! The best I have had in Berlin.

Absolutely unbelievable! The true DIAMOND in the rough of Berlin…read more It is not open on Monday or Tuesday, however I was in here virtually EVERY morning at the crack when they opened for their fresh baked goods. Pain chocolat, madeleines, tiny eclairs, macarons (which are ok), tortes, and those true to real good croissants. You can not get croissants like this in America. It's gotta be the butter I say, somehow it's different I am convinced. The place is run by a French baker (either that or the German guy speaks French real well), and in the product it really does show what the heck he is doing. It's also run by many other people who know other languages, an English woman, and some other young French girl who also of course speak German, and enough English to take your order. The also make fresh squeezed orange juice here. The coffee is also very solid, beans ground on order and made at the ready. I would come here every morning when the over was fired up, and so did lots of others. The line does move quickly, and on a dreary rainy morning when nobody is out, this is truly where everyone is, including many French people I discovered. I still can't stop thinking of those croissants, and grabbing them warm and hot right off the shelf for consumption. Get there early when they are prime, hot, flakey, crackely on the top, just amazing. I will be thinking of this place till the day I die, cause I will miss it so. If it's in your neighborhood you owe it to yourself to come here every morning.

This place only had two reviews, two very high ones. My experience was different. We bought 12…read moremacarons in various flavors (caramel, pistachio, vanilla etc) and some unknown. I could barely extinguish them from each other. There was little filling and the cookie was hard and dry (old?). Usually I inhale macarons within a couple of seconds, these I had to force myself into. Laduree is way better.

The price is not correlating with the quality at all! It was a cake for my suns 5 BD! So first i…read morewas disappointed with the decoration and size (by ordering they showed me much better examples)! Taste was the second disappointment! I ordered chocolate biscuit with strawberry cream! I mean, its really difficult to do something wrong with it, but they managed! kids just didnt want to eat it after trying one spoon. so 100 eur for 1,5 kg cake, that goes to rubbish bin, is neither the experience i would like to repeat myself no to recommend it somebody else :(

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In a word - nicely looking macarons, mediocre flavor, hard to notice different flavors…read more Longer version (for the brave)- This is my second time in this macaron shop. When I was here a while ago, macarons were slightly smaller, and cost 20 cents less per piece. We arrived on a sunny day with a crave for macarons, I had good memories from this place but it's either that my standards are higher now, or this place has gone a bit worse. Stephane is a very nice guy and is always helpful. My friend was asking about how does it work and he answered patiently and kindly. So we purchased four and sat outside - We tried them all one by one.. Raspberry, cassis, mango and chocolate lavender. The macarons look amazing. Perfectly shaped, bald colors and service with a smile makes it even better. However, the flavor didn't knock me off my feet. It tastes more like sugar with traces of whatever macaron you've ordered, No sign of the almond after taste (which is what macarons are all about). The only one that was noticeable was the lavender but you couldn't taste the chocolate in it. It's nice, but I've had better.

Love those macarons. A huge varieties and super yum as well! Not that pricey and the best from my…read morelocals.

After about 12 hours camped out at "BASE camp" over the last two days, I must concur. It has all…read morethe makings of a prime "work from home but not at home" space! And what does that include, you might ask? *clean, spacious, lots of natural light, sturdy tables, comfortable. Well decorated! *a well-equipped cafe with coffee, soft drinks, snacks, sandwiches, salads...and my ever-favorite: milchreis with applesauce! I will never be able to eat enough rice pudding to satisfy. I just will not. I love it. I also enjoyed a breakfast bread with what appeared to be cottage cheese, greenery and tomato. Also really very good. *If you need more food variety (unlikely) you can pop over to Vapiano next door. *Strong, consistent and EASY wifi/internet. *Friendly staff. *Encouragement to stay awhile. This was a great place to work for a few days with my colleagues, and it strikes just the right balance of loud/quiet, and bustling/calm to be energetic. A good vibe. The Mokador Cafe inside really quite nice, and I'd certainly recommend this as a place to pop in to in Berlin if you need a study session, to check email, work amongst the living, enjoy a quick meal, etc, etc, etc. Oh, and obviously...they sell/offfer/showcase BASE products. Kind of the point of the cafe, but the perks are the reason you'll keep coming back! **also, this is where I first tried Club Mate, a Berlin must. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_mate

I love Basecamp. It is super central, meaning that if you are meeting other people that it is easy…read morefor everyone to get to. WIFI access is great, I love the revolving hashtags and the staff and friendly, lunch is basic but healthy and yummy. Unfortunately they have stopped selling Chai Tea but they are open at 9am now which is a big plus. Even when it is busy, you can still concentrate and hear each other speaking. I love it. It is also great for events, with a stage, microphones, beamer etc all set up. I have been attending events there for at least 3 years, they are a very accommodating and friendly team. www.bytesizedenglish.com