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Berlin’s Top 10
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Left Inside Quartier 206 Centre Food department Galeries Lafayette Right In Winterfeldtplatz
Shops & Markets
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
The KaDeWe
“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 also p170). d Tauentzienstr.
21–24 • Map D4, P5 • (030) 21 21 20 51
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 also p119).
Kaufhaus des Westens: www.kadewe.de
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 p85). d Straße des 17. Juni
• Map M4 • 10am–5pm Sat, Sun
Department Store
Quartier 206
Berlin’s most recent fashion
store is also the most expensive
in town. Here, the man-abouttown
can purchase his Gucci or
DKNY ties, while the lady tries
on Versace or Calvin Klein gear
on three floors in the Friedrichstadtpassagen
(see p119).
d Friedrichstr. 71 • Map L4
• (030) 20 94 62 40 • 10am–8pm Mon–Fri,
10am–4pm Sat
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
Antik- und Flohmarkt
Straße des 17. Juni
Berlin’s largest art and antiques
market specializes in genuine
antique furnishings and fittings, The famous glass cone at Lafayette