A BREWING UNIT

Brewing unit (10) for preparing beverages from a powdered product (P) containing at least one ingredient, comprisinga support structure (20) having an inner cavity (16), anda dispensing assembly which includes- a first assembly part (12) configured as a drawer having a receptacle (13) adapted to receive said powdered product, and- a second assembly part (14) mounted to slide vertically within an upper part of said cavity, between a raised position and a lowered position,wherein within said first assembly part there is a filtering element (123) mounted to translate vertically through which there is formed a dispensing duct (124), the filtering element defining a bottom surface of the receptacle (13) and of the brewing chamber, andwherein a brewing head (145) is carried by a lower end of the second assembly part (14), the brewing head defining a top surface of the brewing chamber.