Carlton | Nurikko Visits

Address: 342 Lygon Street, Carlton 3053
How to get there: Get off at University/Swanston Street Tram Stop and walk (1, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67 and 72)
Telephone: (03) 9023 1028
Trading Hours:
Monday ~ Saturday | 1000 – 1800
Sunday | 1100 – 1700
Website: http://www.gewurzhaus.com.au/
Dining conditions: n/a
Average Per Head: $
Hits & Misses: Hit

Front Bench

Little spice shop with facinating goods – where lovers of taste gather, welcoming the bakers and the master chefs at home.

I fell in love with its herb cabinet at the front of the store, I falsely called it a Chinese Medicine cabinet and later got corrected to French. I thought they were very similar to what I saw in the Chinese Medicine departments, but apparently it was a French design. I tried to google about it but had no luck in finding the difference between them… The one in the shop stored a very large variety of herbs, dried spices and sugar in them.

Spice Cabinet with many little drawers

The young man in the store was lovely, he looked after all his customers, and if not in a hurry he would give you some tips on where to use the spices you purchased (if not implusively too much!).

I have always wanted to take some photos in the shop but was afraid that the shop may not be camera friendly, I was surprised at how generous he was about me taking photos =D

See it, Smell it and Feel it for yourself

Select from almost a hundred of dried herbs, sugar, salt and pepper blends and a large range of Australian native herbs and spices.

Quirky design

I was attracted to the Cardamom Sugar and Chocolate Sugar they have, I stared at them and wondered about a spoonful of tasting and the following consequences (=P). Instead of tasting, I made purchase of little bit of each. Put them into this beautiful air-seal paper bag.

Chocolate Bars

Cardamom Pistachio Sugar

A lot about Gewurzhaus is it’s packaging and ambience, it makes you want to buy things. Every little merchadise in there was a gift to go, without having to spend a fortune, you have something for your loved ones.