Ritter Sport is one of the most popular chocolate brands in Germany, based in the town of Waldenbuch, just outside the city of Stuttgart. While its popular bars can be found in any grocery store, a visit to one of its workshops and museums offers a Schokolade lover’s dream – the chance to design their own custom chocolate bar!
Make your own chocolate bar
On my parents’ last visit to Berlin, we decided to try being Willy Wonka. Ritter’s motto from » Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut “(” Square. Convenient. Good “) is completely German, but visitors can go a bit crazy with add-ons of red pepper, gold stars, and even seasonal specials like Lebkuchen (gingerbread).
We walked into the busy two-story shop, museum, and cafe right off the Gendarmenmarkt and joined the long line of customers waiting to make their own chocolate. Each bar costs € 3.90 and comes with a selection of light or dark chocolate plus 3 add-ons. Even if there is a long line, it moves quickly as people make their card selection and approach chocolate heaven. We only had a moment to reflect on our choices before we got up and I hastily decided on dark chocolate, raspberry, yogurt chunks, and coconut.
There was a 40 minute wait to pick up the chocolates, but a full shop, a small free museum with a short film (English and German) on the history of chocolate, and the baths allowed us a moment of rest from our busy day of sightseeing. Sitting by the window in the upstairs cafe, we had chocolate coffee drinks that came with a little side of chocolate. Diabetics beware …
Of all our selections, the adventurous Milk Chocolate, Chili Powder, Red Pepper, and Caramelized Almond bar was the least successful, but still edible. The rest was a resounding success and was quickly consumed. If you’d rather stick with the tried and true flavors, leave it up to the pros (pros) at Ritter Sport with recommended pairings and pre-made bars.
Ritter Sport Flavors populares
- Vollmilch – Milk Chocolate (Royal Blue Wrapper )
- Halbbitter – Dark Chocolate, 50% Cocoa (Burgundy Wrap)
- Pfefferminz – Chocolate with Mint Filling (Caribbean Green Wrap)
- Erdbeer Joghurt – Strawberry Yogurt Filling with Milk Chocolate (Light Pink Wrapper)
- Voll-Nuss – Whole Hazelnut Milk Chocolate (Brown Wrapper with Hazelnut-Pattern)
- Knusperflakes – Milk Chocolate with Corn Flakes (Golden Yellow Wrapper)
- Voll Erdnuss – Whole Peanut Milk Chocolate (Orange Wrap)
- Ganze Mandel – Whole Almond Milk Chocolate (Dark Green Wrapper)
- Marzipan : dark chocolate with a marzipan center (red wrap)
- Alpenmilch – Special milk chocolate with a high proportion of alpine milk (Sky Blue Wrapper)
There are even special flavors that always catch your eye like tortilla chip, wine, and Joghurt (aka yogurt). More seasonal flavors and chocolates can be found in the Ritter Sport product line.
See the Ritter Sport and Waldenbuch
Ritter Sport chocolates
- Address : Alfred-Ritter-Straße 27, 71111 Waldenbuch
- Phone : 0 71 57 / 97-704
- SchokoShop (Chocolate Shop) hours : Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- SchokoAusstellung (chocolate exhibition) hours : Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- SchokoWerkstatt (Chocolate Workshop) hours : Tuesday to Sunday. Reserve a place online or by calling 0 71 57 / 97-704.
Ritter Sport in Berlin
Colorful chocolate world
- Address : Französische Straße 24, 10117 Berlin.
- Phone : +49 (0) 30-200 9508-0
- Hours : Monday to Wednesday 10:00 – 19:00, Thursday to Saturday 10:00 – 20:00, Sundays 10:00 – 18:00
The kitchen at the SchokoCafé closes 1 hour before closing.
Ritter Sport in Hamburgo
Pop Up Chocolate Shop
- Address : Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg
- Hours: from March 1 to June 30, 2014; Monday to Saturday 11:00 – 20:00
Ritter Sport en gira
The SCHOKOWERKSTATT is also on tour. Check dates and location online: http://www.ritter-sport.de/#/de_DE/on-tour (German)
