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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187 Reviews

First Review by framtid

annibolika

Points +357

Vegan
22 Jun 2025

Very delicious and special

I love their selection, but it’s a little bit expensive

Johanna2107

Points +112

Vegan
19 Jun 2025

Ein Muss beim Berlin-Trip

Bisher bin ich bei meinen letzten Berlin-Trips immer hierher gekommen - und besonders die Girella Pistacchio hat es mir angetan! Ich kann das Gebäck aber allgemein nur wärmstens weiterempfehlen.

yumewa

Points +1283

Vegan
18 Jun 2025

Italian pastry heaven

Go early if you want to get to choose from everything they produced that day and to have the fresh crispy pastry. They now have a couple of tables outside, which is a very good addition. I only tried the sweets, but they also have savory options, like focaccia. Don't expect anything super light here. They only have one pastry with chocolate, and it is chocolate chips - sorry chocoholics.

Dittedyrvig

Points +16

Vegan
14 Jun 2025

So delicious

The taste was so freaking good! Loved this one 😍🤤

VRebecca

Points +1979

Vegan
29 May 2025

This is where I go to treat myself

The amount of options they have heavily depends on the time of day you come here. If you come early they will have about 8 different pastries and like 5 savory options (cheese and ham stuffed croissant thingy, pizza, focaccia). Ive eaten here several times and LOVE it. Some things are "just" good, some things are amazing. Worth trying for sure.

Snoopyine

Points +87

Vegan
27 May 2025

Wenig Auswahl

Ich muss sagen, mich hat die Auswahl nicht überzeugt. Ein Schokocroissant bekomme ich wo anders günstiger. Und innen sitzt man auch nicht sehr gemütlich. Da gibt es in Berlin bessere

ItsKatWB

Points +373

Vegan
15 May 2025

Beautiful vegan pastries!

Stopped for breakfast and it is a vegan haven for pastries!

The staff member was really friendly and helped us with recommendations as we couldn't choose.

Good coffee and delicious pastries.

Had a focaccia to take away which was also great.

SolangeBE

Points +44

Vegan
30 Apr 2025

Good but could be better

We came at 17h so there were not so many choices left. The pastries were good enough.

Brauny

Points +821

Vegan
25 Apr 2025

Fine

Fine Italian pastries to grab on the go. Would be nice if there would be added some seating to really enjoy the pastries at the place itself.

Cons: A larger assortment

Nieve

Points +4716

Vegan
17 Apr 2025

The pistachio cannoli!

I tried a few items from the bakery, the pastry that was similar to a pistachio cannoli was amazing. The other pastry I tried was just alright, the focaccia and my coffee as well. The prices are a bit high but everything is beautiful, I would definitely go back for the pistachio pastry again.

Updated from previous review on 2025-04-17

Happy_Bart

Points +4308

Vegan
16 Apr 2025

Not impressed

Food was quite dry and lacking flavour

Lvn_ian

16 Apr 2025

Happy_Bart

19 Apr 2025

Lvn_ian

22 Apr 2025

AlinaHärle

Points +464

Vegan
15 Apr 2025

Limited options, delicious pastries

I was there around 2 PM and unfortunately there wasn’t much left — only about four types of pastries, which was a bit disappointing since the online photos make the selection look much bigger. Hoewever, the vanilla croissant I had was absolutely delicious, and the price was reasonable. Would love to come back earlier in the day to try more!

gggggggggg

Points +134

Vegan
18 Mar 2025

Pistachio!

It’s Pistachio Time Baby !!!

maltman23

Points +6295

Vegan
17 Mar 2025

Quick and tasty

The space is quite tight, but it's a nice place to grab a vegan bite. Lots of nice choices in the display case. The people working there were way friendly. I and a friend had a pretty large selection, and all were quite tasty! The coffee was also really good. Good for a quick snack, or a meal.

Pros: Friendly staff, tasty vegan Italian food

oceana1928

Points +311

Vegan
08 Mar 2025

Over hyped

I had the savoury croissant with ham and cheese and really wasn’t anything special. The croissant was pretty dry and the filling was super salty.

jamoroco

Points +228

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 +1031

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 +1379

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 +156

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 +2972

Vegan
11 Jan 2025

JUICY

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

Vegan_Taster

Points +734

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 +3486

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




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