BERLIN TRAVEL GUIDE

Berlin Travel Guide
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Kulturkaufhaus Dussmann
This multi-media store is a mecca for culture-junkies,
offering everything from good books to computer games,
and also boasting a large section of classical music on
CD. The store is also open in the evening.
➤ Friedrichstr. 90 • Map K4 • (030) 202 50
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Budapester Schuhe
Small branch of a chain, selling quality men’s shoes.
➤ Friedrichstr. 81 • Map L4 • (030) 20 38 81 10
9 Escada
Stylish (and expensive) bespoke tailors for ladies,
boasting a fantastic selection of luxurious materials.
➤ Friedrichstr. 176–179 • Map L4 • (030) 238 64 04
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Juwelier René Kern
Well-known jeweller, selling quality watches and
jewellery in this luxury outlet.
➤ Friedrichstr. 176–179 • Map L4 • (030) 204 10 49
Shops & Markets
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Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe)
Whatever you are looking for, you will find it here,
in Europe’s largest temple of consumption. On eight
floors, the venerable KaDeWe (department store of the
West) 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 (see Shopping) .
➤ Tauentzienstr. 21–24 • Map D4, P5 • (030) 21 21 20
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Galeries Lafayette
This small French department store specializes in
classic womens- and menswear. The French delicacies
on sale in the food department make many a heart beat
faster, not just those of Francophiles (see Shops) .
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Antik- und Flohmarkt Straße des 17. Juni
Berlin’s largest art and antiques market specializes
in genuine 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
spot for browsing, dawdling and people-watching (see
Shops & Markets) .
➤ Straße des 17. Juni • Map M4 • 10am–5pm Sat, Sun
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Department Store Quartier 206
Berlin’s most recent fashion store is also the most
expensive in town. Here, the man-about-town can
purchase his Gucci or DKNY ties, while the lady tries on
Versace or Calvin Klein gear on three floors in the
Friedrichstadtpassagen (see Shops) .
➤ Friedrichstr. 71 • Map L4 • (030) 20 94 62 40 •
10am–8pm Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm Sat
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5 Stilwerk
Style is writ large in this trendy shop. Stilwerk is not
a department store, however, but a shopping centre,
specializing in designer furniture, lamps and fittings –
basically anything good and expensive (see Shops &
Markets) .
➤ Kantstr. 17 • Map C4 • (030) 31 51 50 • 10am–8pm
Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm Sat
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Gipsformerei Staatliche Museen
If you fancy a Schinkel statue for your home or an
elegant Prussian sculpture from the palace gardens, you’ll
find moulded plaster reproduction in all shapes and sizes
here.
➤ Sophie-Charlotten-Str. 17–18 • Map A3 • (030) 326
76 90 • 9am–4pm Mon–Fri, till 6pm Wed
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Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
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.
➤ Kurfürstendamm 27 • Map P4 • (030) 886 72 10 •
10am–7pm Mon–Fri, 10am–5pm Sat
➤ Unter den Linden 35 • Map F/G3, K3/4 • (030) 206
41 50 • 10am–8pm Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm Sat
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Markt am Winterfeldtplatz
The trendiest and also the most attractive weekly
food and clothing market in Berlin has developed into a
hotspot of the Schöneberg crowd. This is the place for
meeting up on Saturday mornings (see Shops & Markets)
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Türkenmarkt am Maybachufer
Berlin’s largest weekday Turkish market lures
visitors with its smells and dishes from A
thousand-and-one-nights . Bartering is expected (see
Shops & Markets) .
➤ Maybachufer • Map H5 • noon–6:30pm Tue–Fri
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Berliner Antik- und Flohmarkt
Numerous antique and junk shops are hidden
underneath the S-Bahn arches at Friedrichstraße Station.
Much of it is overpriced, but occasionally you will find a
bargain.
➤ Friedrichstr., S-Bahn arches • Map J4 • (030) 208 26
45 • 10am–6pm Wed–Mon
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Shopping