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shimmering with kaleidoscopic intensity. Around it wrap three circular floors filled with
fancy fashions, fragrances and accessories, while glorious gourmet treats await downstairs
in the food hall.
FOOD
FASSBENDER & RAUSCH
10am-8pm Mon-Sat, 11am-8pm Sun; Stadtmitte)
If the Aztecs thought of chocolate as the elixir of the gods, then this emporium of truffles
and pralines must be heaven. Bonus: the chocolate volcano and giant replicas of Berlin land-
marks. The upstairs cafe-restaurant has views of Gendarmenmarkt and serves sinful drink-
ing chocolates and cakes as well as dishes prepared and seasoned with cocoa.
FASHION
CORNER BERLIN EAST
10.30am-7.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm Sat; Französische Strasse)
Luxe label lovers, including the occasional celebrity, have this industrial-slick store on their
radar. So if you're in the market for heels by Christian Louboutin, a perky little dress by Al-
exander McQueen or jeans by Dsquared2, this is your kind of place.
GIFTS, SOUVENIRS
ACH BERLIN
030-9212 6880;
www.achberlin.de
; Markgrafenstrasse 39;
10am-7pm;
Hausvogteiplatz, Französische Strasse)
Brandenburg Gate cookie cutters, TV Tower wall hooks, street-art-style wallets, the Berlin
skyline on a pillow - there's no limit to the imagination of local designers when it comes to
turning the Berlin brand into fun and creative souvenirs. This classy gallery-like space
stocks a great assortment and also incorporates a small cafe.
DEPARTMENT STORE
KREATIVKAUFHAUS VIELFACH
Pick up unique gifts or souvenirs handmade in Germany at this new store where artists and
craftspeople can rent shelf space to display beauty products, stuffed animals, bags, ceramics,
photographs and lots of other pretty things. The all-white store occupies a beautifully renov-
ated listed building near Checkpoint Charlie.
BOOKS
BERLIN STORY
