I've bought a few things from here. They really know their stuff when it comes to tea, herbs and…read moretheir many uses. With all the old style cans of herbs and teas the place looks like it should be in a Harry Potter movie.

Very quaint place, with lots and lots of cool teas like the Einstein tea that makes you clever or…read morethe Roiboos-Rose-Almond Tea that just tastes so damn good. But you can buy hommade candies, dried fruits and natural cosmetics too in this little replete shop. The saleswomen are very friendly and know EVERYTHING about teas and herbs :)

I love to check out new recipes online but in Germany it is not easy to find all ingredients. If…read moreyou know this problem and is searching spices, you will never search again if you go to Schuhbecks Gewürze. They got 2 shops (Mönckebergstrasse and Bleichenbrücke) and believe me: they got all! Friendly staff, nice ambient and you can self weight what you need. Just perfect!

After having been to some great places in the Speicherstadt, we decided to follow the amazing…read moresmells of the Spice Museum up the stairs and explore the wonders of far away lands. Poking fingers into sacks of peppercorns and sniffing pots of star anise and cardamom initiated the strong desire to own more spices and fill my kitchen with their amazing smells. Next doors spice bazaar seemed the perfect place to do so. I have to admit I was deeply disappointed by the spices on offer. As far as I can tell one could find all of them in any normal Turkish supermarket over here (and even in some well stocked Sainsburys). They had all the usual TRS spices, plus the very common Pataks curry sauces and some more or less exotic teas. They also stocked a huge amount of what I would call Moroccan nick knacks and souvenirs. That's not a spice bazaar. Its a badly done mixture of a souvenir shop and a supermarket. All very average and not very enticing. It goes without saying that we left the place without buying.

After visiting the Spice Museum, this place is just a few floors down and very inviting. It smells…read moreamazing in here and they have a large selection of beautifully wrapped teas and spices. Unfortunately I found the selection to be a bit lacking and the prices way too high, but I think it's worth a peek in any case as it's just beautiful and smells so good!