Souvenirs from Bremen: Find the Most Beautiful Gifts

Would you like to take a piece of Bremen home with you? Or surprise your loved-ones with a little something from the Hanse city? Here are some tips for where you can find souvenirs that typify Bremen.

1. Bremen Information

Böttcherstraße 4 (city center)
At the Bremen Information - Tourist Information Office in Böttcherstraße, you can get ideas for your visit to Bremen as well as various souvenirs. Books about Bremen, T-shirts, postcards, mugs, the cuddly plush Town Musicians and much more are waiting for you to marvel at.

2. Sweet Souvenirs

Am Markt 1 (city center)
The chocolate from Hachez is sure to make the hearts of those of you with a sweet tooth beat faster. The fine pralines and melt-in-the-mouth chocolates made from selected fine cocoa are best bought in the city centre. Bremen-based Hachez Chocolade has its own specialised chocolate shop here. In addition to chocolate, there are also other Original Bremen Sweets such as Babbeler, coffee bread and Klaben.

3. Beer from Bremen

Bremen's world-famous Beck's beer is probably just as famous as the Bremen Town Musicians. The brewery's visitor centre not only offers guided brewery tours, but also Beck's beer mugs, bottle openers, glasses, trays and much more. In addition to the Becks classic, you can also get many other special beers from the craft beer scene in Bremen. At the Union Brewery, for example, you can take part in guided tours and beer seminars as well as buy numerous beers on tap in the shop.

4. The Bremer Bonbon Manufactory

Böttcherstraße 8 (city center)
Since 2009, the Bremer Bonbon Manufaktur in the heart of Böttcherstraße has been tempting visitors with delicious, home-made treats and traditional craftsmanship. While you can watch the confectioners at work, more than 100 types of sweets are waiting to be savoured. The sweets, which are lovingly made in different colours and shapes, are not only delicious but also pretty to look at.

5. Werder Fan World

Franz-Böhmert-Str. 5a (Peterswerder)
Are you a Werder fan or do you have green and white supporters at home? Then you should take the opportunity to visit the Werder Fan World. On two floors in the east curve of the Weser Stadium, you'll find around 300 items to make Werder fans happy.

6. Konditorei Café im Schnoor

Marterburg 32 (city center)
Nestled between the buildings worth seeing in Bremen's oldest district, you will find the Konditorei Café im Schnoor. Typical Bremen sweets such as Babbeler, Kaffeebrot, Schnoortaler, Schnoorkuller, Klaben or Bremer Kluten tempt you here. You can sample the treats on the spot or take them home for your loved ones.

7. Wine from the Ratskeller

Schoppensteel 1 (city center)
The vaulted cellars of Town Hall - the Ratskeller - are home to true treasures of German wine history, which you can discover on a guided tour. You can get a fine drop of wine to take home just round the corner from the Town Musicians in the town wine shop. Carefully selected wines from the Ratskeller are on offer here.

8. Delicacies from Bremen Manufactories

Handmade, special and naturally delicious - what could be better as a souvenir than a delicious delicacy from a Bremen manufactory? Whether gingerbread specialities, special brandies, coffee or Bremen honey - Bremen's manufactories create exciting souvenirs for you. If you would like to give a colourful selection of Bremen specialities as a gift, the Bremer Box is an individually packed treasure chest. Inspired by the Bremen Town Musicians, you can choose between different sizes from the small Rooster Box to the large Donkey Box, which are filled with different products. The box is available both online and at various sales outlets such as Bremen Information.

9. The Böttcherstraße and the Schnoor

Bremen's Old Town is a veritable treasure trove of souvenirs. In Böttcherstraße and Schnoor in particular, you will find numerous souvenirs with Bremen motifs. Whether it's culinary delicacies such as Bremer Babbeler or coffee bread, figurines, bags and pendants or books with Bremen history - you're sure to find what you're looking for here.

10. Tea as a Cozy Souvenir

The people of Bremen don't just like to drink coffee, they also like to drink tea. In the Hanseatic city you will find numerous tea shops and cosy places to drink tea. Tee-Handels-Kontor Bremen is a traditional Bremen company that has been in business for more than 40 years. You will find branches selling Bremen tea in the blue and white bag at a total of three locations in Böttcherstraße, Domshof-Passage and at the main railway station.

11. Bremen Shop Schnoortreppe

Balgebrückstraße 20 (centre)
Bremen locals give Bremen gifts, tourists too! In this small shop, right on the Schnoortreppe, you'll find a colourful mix of various Bremen delicacies: Coffee, tea and sweets as well as the latest beautiful souvenirs. How about a gift basket filled with delicious specialities from the beautiful Hanseatic city, a Bremen T-shirt or the handmade ‘Schnoorhäuser’?

12. Martinshof Shop

Am Markt 1 (city center)
Directly opposite the Town Musicians you will find the Martinshof shop stocked with attractive gifts, high-quality wooden toys and useful everyday items. Here you can also buy regional specialities such as Bremen Senate coffee, Bremen Senate tea, Bremen Senate jams and the new Bremen Town Musicians jam. Delicious! All the items on offer are lovingly handmade. With your purchase, you support the Martinshof workshops, which enable people with disabilities to find suitable work.

13. Coffee Specialities

Coffee Culture is very important in Bremen. Coffee Roasteriesproduce speciality coffees that you can buy at various locations in Bremen. Lloyd Caffee is the oldest coffee roastery in Bremen that still roasts coffee in the traditional way and has been spoiling palates throughout Germany with exclusive coffee specialities since 1930. In the roastery shops in Bremen's Holzhafen and Vegesack, you can buy all coffees and espressos as well as other specialities directly. At Kaffee & Tee Hemken, you can buy hand-roasted coffee that is roasted by the team directly in the shop and Cross Coffee provides you with socially and ecologically sustainable coffee beans.