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Shopping by Neighbourhood
Historic Mitte Along Friedrichstrasse and Unter den Linden souvenir shops rub shoulders
with top-flight retailers and galleries.
Museumsinsel & Alexanderplatz Eastern Berlin's mainstream shopping hub, plus a week-
end collectables market.
Potsdamer Platz & Tiergarten Two big malls and little else.
Scheunenviertel Edgy international labels alongside local fashions and accessories in chic
boutiques.
Kreuzberg & Neukölln Vintage fashion and streetwear along with music and accessories,
all in indie boutiques.
Friedrichshain Up-and-coming area centred around Boxhagener Platz, site of a Sunday flea
market; antiques market at Ostbahnhof.
Prenzlauer Berg Berlin-made fashions, niche boutiques, anything for children and a fab-
ulous flea market.
City West & Charlottenburg Mainstream on Kurfürstendamm, indie boutiques in the side
streets, concept stores at Bikini Berlin, homewares on Kantstrasse.
Lonely Planet's Top Choices
KaDeWe The ultimate consumer temple seemingly has everything every heart desires.
Bikini Berlin Edgy shopping in revitalised 1950s landmark building near Zoo Station.
Galeries Lafayette French je ne sais quoi in uberstylish building by Jean Nouvel.
Dussmann - Das Kulturkaufhaus The mother lode of books and music with high-profile au-
thor readings and signings.
Fassbender & Rausch Palace of pralines and chocolate, plus ingenious model-size replicas
of famous Berlin landmarks - made of chocolate, of course.
Hard Wax Key music stop for electro heads.
Best Bookshops
Another Country Quirkily run English-language bookstore/library/community living room.
Pro Qm Floor-to-ceiling shelves crammed with tomes on art, architecture and design.
Hundt Hammer Stein Capably curated literary bookshop run by well-read staff.