The Rausch Chocolate House (1918/1999)

Traditional Chocolates with Sophistication – Wilhelm Rausch, Sr. sold chocolates, truffles, and pralines at the confectionary he opened in 1890. His son, Wilhelm Rausch, Jr., took over the family business in 1918. He founded a company called Wilhelm Rausch – Herstellung feinster Pralinen, Schokoladen und Honigkuchen (Wilhelm Rausch’s Finest Pralines, Chocolates, and Honey Cakes). In 1999, the current Chocolate House – the largest in the world, including a chocolate store and a café – opened on Gendarmenmarkt. The monumental building was originally built in 1907 for the property company Berlinische Bodengesellschaft. The Rausch Deli was added on the ground floor in 2018. The second floor is reserved for chocolate production. The café is on the third floor.