Italian
Take-out
Bakery

Vegan artisanal Italian bakery with sweet & savoury baked goods such as focaccia and various other types of bread. Cashless. Open Tue-Sat 09:30-18:00, Sun 10:00-18:00. Closed Mon.


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172 Reviews

First Review by framtid

jamoroco

Points +186

Vegan
01 Mar 2025

Delicious

A beautiful selection of pastries and focaccia breads. Taste was immense. We also had a coffee and juice which were delicious. The only downfall was that they had no option to warm the focaccias which would have gained the 5 🌟. Seating inside is minimal but seats outside, just too cold in February but i imagine it’s gorgeous in the summer. Would 100% recommend.

Pros: Delicious flavours - the best yet in Berlin.

Cons: No way to warm the food

IsabelleAxelsson

Points +129

Vegan
19 Feb 2025

pistachio heaven !

finding good vegan pastries is not always easy. i never wanted to stop eating these. the chocolate mousse cornettos omg. but the buns with pistachio cream were truly to die for. if i could have one every day for the rest of my life i would be the happiest person alive. alas i shall have to wait until next time i’m in berlin to have one again.

davidhickey

Points +909

Vegan
15 Feb 2025

Great bakery with limited seating

This bakery seems to have a bigger selection than the Sanctuary branch in Prenzlauer Berg, but it has less seating space and the hot chocolate didn't seem to be as amazing. Still, it's well worth a visit.

CarolinaSoria

Points +1332

Vegan
09 Feb 2025

Great bakery

Lovely little spot for coffee and pastries. They offer a wide range of sweet and savory stuff (like pizza slices). Everything is fresh. Staff was lovely!
Inside they have very limited seating and it gets very busy, so I wouldn’t recommend it as a spot for reading or having some quiet time.

FabianaSapia

Points +44

Vegan
27 Jan 2025

Best vegan food ever

I loved everything 🥵❤️ very tasty and flavoured

NatashaSheibak

Points +154

Vegan
26 Jan 2025

The best bake goods in Berlin

Delicious bake goods. Polite staff. There are not enough seats inside, so only take-out during cold weather.


Edit: Regarding all Sanctuary cafes - several times we tried to go there, the place was either closed (during working hours) or everything was sold out. So unless you live nearby or passing by, it is better to pick something more reliable.

Updated from previous review on 2024-12-01

Pros: Food, Staff

Cons: Not enough seats inside

Ann-KathrinBiber

Points +2755

Vegan
11 Jan 2025

JUICY

The pastries as well as the focaccia were delicious and way more juicy than they look

Vegan_Taster

Points +589

Vegan
19 Dec 2024

Loved it

Great bakery offering a good selection of sweet and savoury

MonsterSchiavone

Points +82

Vegan
08 Dec 2024

the B.E.S.T.

ich liebe diesen Ort. Alles daran ist schön. Auch der Ort selbst, v.a. die neue Filiale im Prenzlauer Berg. Es riecht und schmeckt wie früher in Neapels Konditoreien und italienisches Geplapper liegt in der Luft. Und die Teilchen sehen auch alle so schön aus wie früher, aaaaaaaah ♡^▽^♡ ! Außerdem gibt´s ständig wieder was Neues auf der Karte, man weiß eigentlich nie was man hier zuerst kaufen soll! Vegan heaven. Man merkt voll, dass hier alle Zutaten selbst ausgesucht und frisch zubereitet werden. Vieeeel besser als der gekaufte billige Kram, den die typischen Italienischen Cafés hier sonst so verkaufen.

Pros: klassische italienische Dolci next level, besser als die anderen ital. Cafés in Berlin, daily dose of vegan aesthetics ✅

Die5arah

Points +280

Vegan
03 Nov 2024

Amazing baked goods

They had so many delicious looking pastries and savory baked goods. I tried the tomato olive focaccia which tasted even better than I imagined, I loved it a lot!!

Pros: Friendly staff, A big selection of baked goods

SarahAlice

Points +339

Vegan
01 Nov 2024

Delicious baked goods

Delicious italian baked goods that you can't find anywhere else. We chose the Box of 4 goods for about 15€ and loved everything. I liked the savoury options better than the sweet stuff, but thats just personal preference. Highly recommend going there, and go early for a wide selection.

Pros: All vegan, Delicious

Cons: A bit pricey

sfio

Points +3333

Vegan
28 Oct 2024

Visit early for wide choice

Cute, small place serving interesting sweet pastries, a variety of hot drinks and foccacie, small pizza etc.
We came in the afternoon so the sweet pastry selection was a bit limited. There were still three types of croissants (cornetto, although the size of croissants), and a couple of pastries. We enjoyed the something Napoletana most although the pear & hazelnut/chocolate biscuit was nice with the tasty coffee as well.

It’s compact with just a few seating options inside, so you may need to take out.
If you are in/near Prenzlauer Berg, check out there other location in Malmoer Str.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-13

happy_banana

Points +1699

Vegan
19 Oct 2024

Do not miss! Delicious Sicilian pastries

I love finding niche vegan places, and bonus points when they turn out to be amazing. The Sanctuary is a small cozy bakery with so many fresh & delicious looking pastry options - savory and sweet. If only we could have tried more! Everything we tried was wonderful, from the cream cheese focaccia (not too greasy, very flavorful) to the chocolate cornetto (so nice and crispy) with an amazing chocolate cream. This is rivaled only by my favorite Brooklyn pastry shop.
Edit: Have now been back several times and especially recommend the cream-filled pastries!

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-21

Cons: Not much seating

MattSpeer

Points +26

Vegan
18 Oct 2024

Is this what heaven is?

Regardless of lifestyle choices, this is place is a must visit for Berlin and is the absolute apex of vegan bakeries.

lassecorleone

Points +160

Vegan
17 Oct 2024

Sensationell

Sensationelle Backwaren und salzige Speisen. Man weiß gar nicht was man bestellen soll. Absolut zu empfehlen!!!

seitanbachermuesli

Points +184

Vegan
26 Sep 2024

amazing, no notes

this place makes me wish i lived in berlin

Pros: everything

Cons: ok, one note: no toilets and barely place to sit

cordulaminna

Points +334

Vegan
25 Sep 2024

Sehr lecker

es war sehr lecker und hat uns gut gefallen 💕

liamq

Points +310

Vegan
18 Sep 2024

Must see while in Berlin!

The sanctuary was an incredible Italian vegan bakery! The people working were super kind and welcoming. The pastries were amazing and I went back every single morning that I was in Berlin. The focaccia variations were absolutely incredible for any savoury food lover like myself. This was the perfect combination, nice savoury meal then a delicious, fresh pastry to follow! Their cappuccinos were great too! Amazing little bakery! You’re missing out if you haven’t stopped by!

d4rkh34rt

Points +274

Vegan
18 Sep 2024

Lovely bakery

Small italian bakery with a huge variety of selfmade goods. Had a hot chocolate, a crossiant filled with a white chocolate cream and raspberries as well as a onion foccacia. The filling and the crossiant itself were delicous. The foccacia was pretty fluffy and tasty

It's a bit pricy but if you want something special you'll find something here.

Pros: Great food, Friendly staff

Cons: Pricy

satanistnichtsoeine

Points +567

Vegan
18 Sep 2024

A true bakery heaven!

I already had high expectations, but I never imagined it would be this good. Phenomenally delicious! Both the sweet and savory options were a delight. The regular croissant, with its light, buttery layers, was perfection, and the pistachio pastry - wow, I’m blown away. The pizza slices, one with onions and the other with cheese, were equally fantastic. There’s still so much I want to try!

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-18

Pros: Delightful, Expectional, Amazing

Jul9314

Points +58

Vegan
15 Sep 2024

Everything is great!

We had a normal croissant, which was good, however, it was nothing compared to the pistachio piece, and the pizza was delicious too. All in all, I can really recommend it, and it wasn’t too expensive either.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-15

QD710

Points +1673

Vegan
14 Sep 2024

Heaven!

Alles ultra lecker! Mit der No Waste Box kann man etwas sparen und es schmeckt weiterhin köstlich!

taiwanesetexan

Points +10082

Vegan
07 Sep 2024

Zero waste box

If you want to try a few different of their vast array of offerings at a discount, go with the zero waste box. You pick four pastries (sweet and savory options) that were made the day before and pay 6 euros. What a deal! I got two sweet and two savory: girella nocciola (hazelnut), cornetto white choco & raspberry, focaccia salsiccia e friarielli, and baresina con olive. All were very satisfying! I’ll definitely be back the next time I’m in Berlin.

irplonk96

07 Sep 2024

Dipsi

Points +194

Vegan
06 Sep 2024

Spettacolo

Le paste sono buonissime, con un impasto veramente soffice e buono.
Le ragazze all'interno sono italiane, perlomeno quelle con cui ho parlato io e sono molto gentili e sorridenti.
Una pasta costa quasi 5€, prezzo che secondo me ci sta tutto per esempio per le girelle al pistacchio o nocciola - enormi e super ripiene - ma anche no per un pezzo di pizza rossa, che normalmente in Italia costerebbe poco più di 1€.
Ovviamente parlo da genovese (non nel senso che sono tirchia 🤣 nel senso che per me è un prezzo assurdo e non ne vale la pena).
Si possono prendere 4 pezzi dolci e/o salati risparmiando qualcosina, oppure prendere una box con 4 pezzi del giorno prima a 6€ -ottima l'idea antispreco-.
Se siete a Berlino vale la pena andare perché i prodotti sono veramente buonissimi 😻

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-06

Pros: Ampia scelta , Staff sorridente, Prodotti ottimi

Cons: Prezzi un po' cari

lasophiera

Points +56

Vegan
30 Aug 2024

Amazing vegan pastries

Both the sweet and the savoury Food were so delicious!

AlexMut

Points +62

Vegan
29 Aug 2024

AMAZING - Better than in Italy

We went there 2 times: Amazing!! Not even in Italy did we have such amazing Italian pastries (sweet and the salty). And that's saying a lot as my boyfriend's Italian and we're in Italy at least 4 times a year.

Pros: The variety , That they have traditional things, Tasty, fresh

Cons: That that don't do international deliveries! ;-)

Saskia.grs

Points +58

Vegan
28 Aug 2024

Perfection

We had 4 different things and everything was just absolutely delicious.




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