La Bodega — Specialty Store in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
La Bodega on Senefelderstraße is where you go for tortillas that beat anything on a supermarket shelf, plus salsas, chips and the Mexican basics that are hard to find in Prenzlauer Berg.
What La Bodega is
An independent Latin American specialty shop on Senefelderstraße in Prenzlauer Berg, open from 11 am until 11 pm most nights. The tortillas are the reason to come, with salsas including a green one and a solid run of Mexican and Peruvian items. A few items costs €5–15, and chilled drinks make it a late-evening stop.
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Tortillas and the Latin American shelf on Senefelderstraße
La Bodega is an independent specialty shop on Senefelderstraße in Prenzlauer Berg, a small Latin American pantry rather than a full supermarket. What you notice first is how tightly the shelves are packed with Mexican and Peruvian staples, with the rest of South America represented alongside.
The tortillas are what to buy first: they are a different thing from the supermarket packs, and the chips and salsas, including a green one, sit right beside them. Beyond that the shelves carry Peruvian goods and a broad spread of South American cooking basics, so a single stop can cover a whole meal.
The shop works as a counter-and-shelf operation with a friendly owner and staff on hand, easy to exchange a few words with. Chilled drinks are available to take away, which is what turns the place into an evening stop rather than a daytime errand.
Spend stays modest: a few items run €5–15, so you can put together a dinner without much outlay. The late closing on Friday and Saturday, midnight, is the timing tip worth knowing.
One friction to know about: the Spanish side of the range is thin beyond wine, with the weight of the stock on South American cooking. It suits anyone cooking Mexican or Peruvian at home, and anyone who wants a cold drink and a quick browse on the way home.
What to look for
Tortillas
The item to grab first: a markedly better tortilla than the supermarket version, and the reason to make the trip.
Salsas
Salsa, including a green variety, sits alongside the tortillas and chips as the core of a quick meal.
Mexican and Peruvian shelf
Tortillas, chips, salsas and Peruvian goods together cover the basics of a Latin American dinner.
The pick list
What to bring home
Tortillas
the tortillas are the item to grab first; they beat what standard supermarkets carry by a wide margin.
Salsas
the salsas, including a green one, are a reason to come back to these shelves.
Who is this for
Anyone cooking Mexican or Peruvian food at home will find the tortillas, chips and salsas that a standard supermarket does not carry. If you are staying nearby and want a cold drink or a few Latin American basics late in the evening, the 11 pm close most nights makes it an easy stop.
If you need one very specific spice rather than Latin American cooking basics, Goldhahn und Sampson Prenzlauer Berg on Dunckerstraße keeps a spice range deep enough that the one you came for is likely on the shelf.
The verdict
The Spanish side of the range is thin beyond wine, so it is not the place for a broad Iberian shop, but for tortillas, salsas and Peruvian basics it does the job.
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