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ORBISCHOCOLATIERS IN MUNICH4 stores · curated ORBIS register
Altstadt (Haspelgasse)
Fridolin Knösel opened this old-town café in 1863 and created the Heidelberger Studentenkuß, a chocolate praline of nougat, truffle and hazelnut once passed discreetly between courting students. The shop on Haspelgasse near the Heiliggeistkirche still makes the pralines by hand several times a week and sells them alongside the café.
Best for The original Studentenkuß chocolate praline
Innere Altstadt
A Dresden chocolate house near the Frauenkirche that curates bean-to-bar bars from chocolatiers worldwide and makes its own pralines and truffles. Several Schokoladenkontore, a chocolate café and a small chocolate museum sit across the old town.
Best for Curated bean-to-bar chocolate and pralines
Altstadt (Alter Markt)
This artisan chocolaterie makes its pralines by hand at Alter Markt 46-48, in a building from 1584 that the shop describes as the former oldest pharmacy in Cologne opposite the town hall. The counter carries house lines such as the Picasso pralines plus bars, drinking chocolate and workshops, using fair-trade cocoa from Tanzania and Belgium.
Best for Handmade pralines in the old town
Altstadt, Munich
Elly Seidl is a Munich chocolate business whose history began with Barbara Grathwohl in 1918. Pralines and chocolate are central to its range, alongside cakes and other sweet gifts. The Rambold family took over the business after leasing it in the 1970s, with the next generation continuing its production and retail work.
Best for Filled chocolates and praline gift assortments
Elly Seidl's Munich confectionery history began with Barbara Grathwohl in 1918. The business name combined her daughter Elly's name with Seidl, Grathwohl's maiden name. Her daughter took over in 1928, giving the familiar shop name a family story that is more precise than assuming it was the founder's own name.
Helmut and Beatrice Rambold leased the business in the early 1970s and acquired it in 2000. Their sons Maximilian and Oliver later took responsibility for its commercial and production work. Pralines and chocolate are central to the range. Cakes and other baked gifts also appear in the company's account.
In a 2018 Süddeutsche Zeitung interview, Maximilian described the months of testing that could go into developing a new praline. The report also visited the Maffeistraße shop and discussed filled chocolates, including champagne truffles and nougat. For a gift, choose the fillings with the recipient in mind and ask which contain alcohol. An assortment of pralines is a different purchase from a single chocolate bar or a cake for a particular occasion.
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