Spicy's Gewürzmuseum — Attraction in Hamburg

Well. I was really exited about the idea of a spice museum, but it seems the owners lost interest pretty quickly. After a few vitrines the translations disappear (essential for my husband who doesn't speak German), then the descriptions stop and the general thread gets lost. The rest of the room is filled with 'spice-related' stuff, salt&pepper despensers from the next thrift shop... sorry, but i expected more!

the staff talked non-stop on the phone instead of assisting the actual visitors, and instead of a tiny teaser of any exotic spice i was handed a full bag of black pepper as a giveaway...

there's a really nice spice shop just next door (not connected to the museum) with accomplished and passionate staff... sorry, but i recommend you rather spend...

Went yesterday. Not what I expected. It was only the floor where you paid the entrance fee. No mention about an audio guide. Tobacco & coffee with a very small portion of actual spices. My expectations were set to high :( Didn't find the spice I was looking for, which showed on a picture 4 or 5 years ago. That is what prompt me to go. Disappointing.

According to the reply from the owner the place that I did visit is not the right one. Then why was the sign for the Spicy's G at that entrance? I won't be back but you should be clear to the entrance of your business so this won't happen again. I would've loved to visit your spices from the pictures of 4 to...

It was definitely interesting to learn about spices and how they are produced and which region they originated. You can taste some samples and definitely buy many different types of spices including rare ones such as Tonka bean or different types of pepper. What I didn't like was the fact that you can pay only by cash even if they are offering so many things to sell. When we asked if we can pay by card the woman at the desk told us: "we are a museum and don't accept any card. " Which doesn't make any sense when you have half a shop and half of museum. Anyways it was nice to...