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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163 Reviews

First Review by framtid

Die5arah

Points +219

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 +265

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 +3220

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 +1472

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 +179

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 +278

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 +267

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 +545

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 +1592

Vegan
14 Sep 2024

Heaven!

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

taiwanesetexan

Points +9506

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 +188

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.

yumyum22

Points +542

Vegan
22 Aug 2024

Vegan italian

Nice morning stopover! Focaccia with vegan sausage, coffee. Slightly expensive, but worth supporting vegan. I didn't find the staff impolite but rather quite friendly. If they had been able to heat up the focaccia, it would have been even better

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-22

ElenaCiao

Points +124

Vegan
19 Aug 2024

Yeah good, but expensive

In Italy I can find really tasty pastries as well, but cheaper. Anyway I know the prices in Berlin are higher.

JasmijnKikkert

Points +36

Vegan
16 Aug 2024

Really tasty

So much options and such nice taste. I think nobody would guess they were vegan, I had to ask, just to be sure.

Meenasofie

Points +351

Vegan
12 Aug 2024

One of the best pastries I ever ate

Love the pastries - but the people working here are often incredibly rude and the prices were raised by a lot, while the pastries got smaller and smaller. I still come once in a while - just because the pastries are literally incredible and also the savory options are delicious!

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-11

BettinaWolf

Points +106

Vegan
10 Aug 2024

Favorite bakery so far!

Many delicious cakes to choose between. Also delicious foccacia and hot and cold beverages.
Very small place with 4 chairs inside and 9 outside.

Pros: Many options, All vegan

RobertaCalce

Points +3741

Vegan
06 Aug 2024

Heaven on heart

I stayed in Berlin for four days, and I came back here every morning except for Monday morning cause they were closed lol.
The quality of this place is outstanding and I can t decide whether I prefer the sweet or the savory offer. The pastries are amazing, I was blown away by the pistachio cream in the girella and in the cannoncino, and the Choco cream in the Choco cornetto. Not to mention the savory offer...that salsiccia and patate and margherita brought me back to my summers in the south of Italy.
Absolutely amazing place

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-06

NellyHaglund

Points +86

Vegan
04 Aug 2024

Super yummy!

Vegan bakery with a lot of yummy options! It is a must if you are in Berlin!

Pros: Super tasty, Both more food like pastries as well as sweet ones

fruggla

Points +567

Vegan
03 Aug 2024

The Sanctuary

Just loved it! So much to choose from and everything was high quality. Will come again!

Pros: Lots to choose from, High quality, Fully vegan

LindseyElizabeth

Points +725

Vegan
25 Jul 2024

Amazing spot with so many choices!

I love Italian bakeries but I’ve never tried one that was fully vegan before The Sanctuary. I’ve been a few times now and every single thing I’ve tried is five stars, would recommend anyone to come here!

Pros: Fully vegan, Everything I’ve tried here is delicious , Great coffee

Cons: No toilet




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