Bio and Fairtrade in Dresden

Sustainability is, among other things, a question of an other shopping behaviour. In Dresden, there are of course some shops that offer environmentally friendly, ecological and fair-trade quality products. Here is a small selection:

Bio/Fairtrade shops:

🏪Grüntal Bioshop

Kamenzer Straße 36

Small convenience store with membership systems (interesting if you stay more than a month.) It is also possible to shop without membership.

Opening times:

Mo-Fr: 9 - 12h and 14 - 19h
Sa: 9 - 13 Uhr

Website: http://www.gruental-dresden.de/

🏪Bio nightshop on the south of Leipziger Vorstadt

Rudolfstraße 7

Dresden's first organic nightshop in the middle of the activist neighborhood Rudolfkiez. Only organic products are offered (also with vegan options).

Opening times:

Daily: 16 – 01h

Website: https://www.facebook.com/bio7dresden/

🏪VG (Verbrauchergemeinschaft)

The organic market in Dresden-Neustadt on Fritz-Reuter-Strasse is only for members. Non-members can also shop in the other shops, but then it is more expensive...

See the map for location and opening hours.

Website: https://www.vg-dresden.de/

🏪Vorwerk Podemus

This organic market chain has a rich history. The company exists for a long time in the countryside of Dresden, they started with potato sales and now produce organic meat and other sausages as well as fresh milk. Their idea is to bring good products from the countryside to the city.

See the map for location and opening hours.

Website: http://www.vorwerkpodemus.de/home

🏪 Lose Laden – packaging-free shop in the Äußere Neustadt

Böhmische Str. 14

Since 2015 the Zero-waste shop sells not only food (mostly organic), but also cosmetics and other items for daily needs.

Opening times:

Mo - Fr: 10 – 13:30h and 14:30 – 19h
Sa: 10 – 16h

Website: http://www.lose-dresden.de/

🏪Contigo Laden

Prager Straße 2

This shop offers fair trade products from all over the world. They also have a small café.

Opening times:

Mo - Fr : 11 – 18h
Sa: 11 – 17h

Website: https://dresden.contigo.de/

🏪La Moka Laden

Böhmische Str. 22

The shop, part of the Italian restaurant "La Moka", has good Italian products as well as oil and wine and other handmade delicatesse.

Opening times:

Fr - Sa: 11:30 – 19h

Website: https://la-moka.de/

Here in Dresden and all over Germany you will also find the organic food chains Alnatura, Denn's and Bio Company. You can find the address and opening times on the map.

Cafés

🍪Heller´s Kuchenglocke

Pulsnitzer Str. 1

This bakery has a cosy café with a delicious range of cakes. Some vegan specialities are also on the menu. In addition, there is a nice ice-cream offer.

Opening times:

Tu - Su: 8 – 18h

Open on public holidays. Monday day off.

Website: https://www.kuchenglocke.de/

🍪 Laden-Café AHA

Kreuzstraße 7

THE sustainable alternative right in the city centre. The shop offers good coffee and cakes, a well-stocked menu with regional products.

There is also a fair trade shop in the basement! (They have a bigger fair trade shop at Hauptstraße 9)

Opening times:

Mo - Fr: 11 – 16h

Website: http://www.ladencafe.de/

🍪Café-Restaurant Saite

Seitenstraße 4b

All the dishes on the menu are carfully prepared with organic products. The atmosphere of this beautifull little restaurant is well appreciate. During the summer the greeny backyard is used for small concert or ohter events.

Opening times:

Mo - Fr: 18 – 24h
Su: 10 – 15h (Brunch)

Website: http://www.cafe-saite.de/

Tel.: 03518024452

Bio and fairtrade Fashion

👚Unipolar

Rothenburger Straße 38

Here, everythings is organic and fairtrade! At the same time, they try to offer quality goods at affordable prices. There is also a cupboard with accessories from the region.

Opening times:

Mo - Fr : 11 – 19h
Sa : 11 – 14:30h and 15 – 18h

Website: https://uni-polar.de/faire-bio-kleidung-dresden

👚Doppellotte

Rothenburger Straße 36

Different clothes with different quality labels as well as organic, Fairtrade or vegan production.

Opening times:

Mo - Fr : 12 - 18h
Sa : 11 – 18h

Website: https://www.doppellotte.de/