Hansa Import Haus

This place is has a wide range of German products at affordable prices. They have German bread, cheese, and cookies. There is a huge chocolate selection and a small deli. They also have TONS of great beer. The people that work there are super friendly. Apparently they are opening a German restaurant and brewery later this summer. I can’t wait to try it!

Rare selection of typically German grocery items includes staples like soup mixes, spices, canned goods, cookies, chocolates and other candy. Their stock of imported German beer varieties and typically German liquor and wine is unmatched! The deli counter also offers a lot of German delights not found anywhere else in the area. A sampling of German toiletries includes name brand soaps, bath oils, hand cremes, lotions and even cologne. Even nostalgic parlour games and old weekly gossip magazines are offered. To anyone looking for reminders of what a German grocery store or drug store offers, this is indeed a treasure chest. One problem I observed repeatedly was that expiration dates are frequently exceeded, groceries that have been stored for a long time are «expired» and often no longer enjoyable to eat. Christmas candy is sold well into the new year, a practice that should raise eyebrows even for customers from «the old country». Prices range from reasonable to steep. It all depends on how badly a customer wants a piece of Good Old Germany. To pay triple or even quadruple of what the item would cost in Germany can be a difficult decision, or simply a sacrifice well worth it. A visit to Hansa Haus will be a delight to anyone who wants to recreate a the German food experience, simply because in the North East Ohio area there is little chance to ever come as close to the real thing as Hansa Haus! Four stars from this reviewer and regular customer!

Oh HELL yes. My mom was born and raised in Germany, and came over here in the 1960s, when she met my dad, fell in love, yadda yadda yadda, the important thing is that they had an awesome kid: ME. And pretty much every year until I was 16, we would head to her home of Hamburg either in the summer or around Christmas time. Looking back on that time, I was one lucky kid, being able to travel as much as I did.
But back then I hated it most of the time. We had to stay with weird relatives in their weird-​smelling houses eating weird food. I probably cried for McDonald’s and «normal American» food every other day. But after so many times of going to Germany, I did straight-​up get hooked on some things you really only can get in Europe. Or so I thought, until I hit up this place.
Kinder Eggs? Check. Bratkarfoffeln mix? (Look it up.) Check. Knorr soup mixes? (The Knorr chicken soup mix really is the best ever.) Check. A torrent of nostalgic feelings washing over me as I walk the aisles of this place? Check. I will definitely be back, if not for the beer selection alone.

So so. I was expecting it to be bigger, like some of the German import shops in Lincoln Square in Chicago. There was also few gluten-​free products. Besides that, there were a good variety of products and I think that for most people without dietary restrictions, it would be just fine. But it didn’t really meet my expectations.

Hansa Import Haus is a hidden gem in Ohio City. You would never know it from the exterior, but Hansa has a nice selection of specialty imported German and Austrian foods and grocery items. When we stopped in a few weeks ago, we were especially surprised to find Swedish rye bread, which they bring in weekly from Canada. Definitely worth stopping in to check out if you are in the area for the West Side Market.

Holy hell this store is cool! Ive worked across from this store for 10 years and just discovered it not too long ago. Im not Gernman but I love buying the Curry Katsup, German cheese and beer. They have German makeup, soap and all sorts of canned stuff too! If your looking for Belgian and German beers check this place out. They also are a travel agent. Stop in and see these super friendly people!

A little piece of home in the middle of Cleveland.
I love this place!
Lebkuchen from my hometown of Nuernberg, german magazines, specialty cheeses (like Limburger!) as well as Quark, rosehip jam… the list goes on.
This place is within walking distance of the West Side Market, so we can kill two birds with one stone every time we visit.

I can’t add too much to what the other reviewers have shared. It’s a great store full of hard-​to-​find treats from Germany and other parts of Europe. Some wonderful packaged goods, condiments, candies, and many other rarities. The selection of German beer as well as beers from Central and Eastern Europe is incredibly good. The deli counter has a lot of nice and uncommon German meats, but they’re generally not as good as the locally made stuff you can get from Old World down the street at the West Side Market. Nice place run by nice people.

I’m a sucker for import stores and this one was no exception. I loved the cottage façade outside and inside, a German lover’s delight. Marzipan, beer, nutcrackers, as far as the eye can see! Prices seemed pretty reasonable. There was even a deli counter in the middle of the store so you could get some fresh meat and cheese sliced up for you. I bought some salty fish-​shaped licorice — odd, to say the least, if you’re not accustomed to it. And the woman at the counter was friendly, she even complimented my gloves!