Cafe Niederegger
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Cafe Niederegger is a café, sweets shop and upstairs marzipan museum in central Lübeck.
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Why go
- Follow marzipan’s journey from its Oriental origins to Lübeck.
- See twelve life-sized marzipan figures, including Grimmelshausen and Wolfgang Joop.
Opening hours
Today09:00 – 19:00Show all
Monday09:00 – 19:00
Tuesday09:00 – 19:00
Wednesday09:00 – 19:00
Thursday09:00 – 19:00
Friday09:00 – 19:00
Saturday09:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00
Good to know
BreakfastBrunchHighchairs AvailableReservationsServes AlcoholTable ServiceTakeout
Dishes to try
- Choose from 21 cakes, including Niederegger Nusstorte (nut cake).
- Light lunch dishes.
Booking a table
- Reservations are available.
Atmosphere
- Seating and table service are available.
Good for
- Families Highchairs are available.
History
The café later expanded when the original premises’ first floor was converted. The second-floor marzipan museum opened in 1999.
- 12th c.Marzipan has been sold on the premises since at least the 12th century; this does not date the café’s founding.
- 1864–1895Wilhelm Köpff led the family business and added a café and reading corner to the confectionery.
- ExpansionThe first floor of the original premises was converted, bringing the café to its present size.
- Wartime destructionBombing destroyed the café and burned the company archive.
- Postwar rebuildingBrothers Jürgen and Henning Strait rebuilt the café on the same Breite Straße site.
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- 1999A marzipan museum opened on the café’s second floor.
- ReopeningThe café subsequently reopened in a refreshed style.
How to get there
- On footThe café stands opposite Lübeck Town Hall in the town center.
Sources: Niederegger - Wikipedia · Niederegger Lübeck - Marzipan aus Liebe. Seit 1… · Marzipan Museum – Niederegger Lübeck · History J. G. Niederegger – Niederegger Lübeck · Niederegger - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026
Where
Breite Str. 89, -, Lubeck Schleswig Holstein
- Website
- niederegger.de/
- Phone
- +49 451 5301127
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Questions and answers
Where is the marzipan museum at Cafe Niederegger?
It is on the café’s second floor.
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