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!

Whenever I walk through Ottensen...: this is one of my favourite shops and I use to visit it all…read morethe tim! Its a small shop, but very interesting. You can see the staff making handmade candies. Best ingredients and only less sugar. Unbelievable flavour like rose, melon, Chili-mango or cinnamon. Guess they have at least 50 different flavours. Every little candy is a work of art: you find little pictures in the middle, like hearts, faces, hamburg symbols or trees. You should take enough time to enjoy & watch and enough money to spend :-) (EUR 2,80 for 100 grammes). This is a "must be" for everybody who comes to visit Ottensen!

From the owner: Im Bonscheladen können die Kunden den ganzen Tag über zusehen, wie unser Bonbonmacher-Team aus…read moreZucker, Aromen und Farben und mit viel Handarbeit die kleinen Kunstwerke entstehen lässt. Unsere Schauproduktion findet Mo-Fr um 16:15 Uhr und Samstags um 14:30 Uhr statt. Wir stellen aber nicht nur die über 60 unterschiedlichen Sorten her, die in unserem Laden zu kaufen sind, sondern führen auch Sonderwünsche für Messe-Giveaways, Kundenpräsente und Hochzeiten aus.

I've been wanting to write a review on this little Turkish market for quite some time but for the…read morelongest while have never been able to recall the name and address once I've actually logged into qype. Located at the top of my street this is my local one-stop weekly grocer, they have a nice fresh fruit and veg stand out the front with a great variaty plus some of the less common in Germany Asian/Turkish herbs, fuits and vege favorites. Everything is of better quality and there's no long pesky lines nor souless big name brands here. their deli is mouth water and the sell PG tips English tea here too! But what keeps me coming back again and again in favor of much bigger supermarkts is definately the inhouse butcher. Lamb, chicken and what have you in all kinds of cuts that you would find prepackaged in your local Aldi store, plus the meat is fresh as the butcher is Halal and if you ask him he'll specially prepare your meat into any cut or style you fancy. Great service and well priced.