SHOPS AND MARKETS
1. Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe)
Tauentzienstr. 21–24 • (030) 212 10 • Open 10am–8pm Mon–Thu, 10am–9pm Fri, 9:30am–8pm Sat
Whatever you are looking for, you will find it here (see Shopping). Over its eight floors, the venerable Kaufhaus des Westens (“department store of the West”), affectionately called KaDeWe, offers more than three million products. On its gourmet floor, West Berlin’s former “shop window”, you can choose from 1,800 cheeses, 1,400 breads and pastries and 2,000 cold meats. The window displays and inner courtyards are also worth a visit in themselves.
Kaufhaus des Westens
2. Antik- und Flohmarkt Straße des 17. Juni
Str. des 17. Juni • Open 10am–5pm Sat & Sun
Berlin’s largest art and antiques market specializes in antique furnishings and fittings, cutlery and porcelain, books, paintings, clothing and jewellery. The traders are professionals and demand high prices, but in return you are assured of buying something splendid. With its street artists and buskers, the market is an ideal weekend spot for a bit of browsing, dawdling and people-watching.
3. Galeries Lafayette
Located within Quartier 207, this small branch (see Galeries Lafayette) of the luxury French department store specializes in classic womens- and menswear on one level, and young fashion upstairs. French delicacies are sold in the food department.
4. Art and Fashion House Quartier 206
Friedrichstr. 71 • (030) 20 94 60 00 • Open 10:30am–7:30pm Mon–Sat
This renowned shopping centre boasts stunning Art Deco interiors, with mosaic flooring and a marble staircase. Luxury labels such as Moschino, Etro and Bally offer stylish designer clothing and accessories, while the elegant basement and first floor cafes provide a welcome taste of Berlin coffee culture.
Art and Fashion House Quartier 206
5. Stilwerk
Style is writ large in this trendy shopping centre (see Stilwerk) catering to the well-to-do residents of Charlottenburg. Stilwerk specializes in a variety of designer wares, such as furniture, lamps and fittings – basically anything good and expensive.
6. Gipsformerei Staatliche Museen
Sophie-Charlotten-Str. 17–18 • (030) 326 76 90 • Open 9am–4pm Mon–Fri (until 6pm Wed)
If you fancy a Schinkel statue for your home or an elegant Prussian sculpture from the Charlottenburg Palace gardens, you’ll find moulded plaster reproduction here.
7. Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Wegelystr. 1 • (030) 39 00 90 • Open 10am–6pm Mon–Sat
Prussia’s glory and splendour to take away – traditional KPM porcelain for your dining table at home. Apart from elegant porcelain dinner services, figures and accessories made in the Berlin factory are also on sale here.
8. Winterfeldtmarkt
The trendiest and also the most attractive weekly food and clothing market in Berlin has developed into something of a hotspot with the Schöneberg crowd. On sale are a wide variety of high-quality goods and produce. This is the place for meeting up on Saturday mornings.
Shoppers at Winterfeldtmarkt
9. Türkenmarkt am Maybachufer
Berlin’s largest weekday Turkish market lures visitors with its smells and dishes from A Thousand and One Nights. On offer here is everything from unleavened bread to goat’s cheese. Bartering is expected.
10. Berliner Antik- und Flohmarkt
Am Kupfergraben 1 • (030) 208 26 45 • Open 11am–6pm Wed–Mon
Numerous stalls for antiques and souvenirs are scattered along the Kupfergraben in front of the Bodemuseum. Much of it is overpriced, but occasionally browsers will find a bargain.
