Berlin City Guide

Everyday Shopping Opening Hours

Department stores and retail shops in the city centre are usually open Monday to Friday from 9.00 or 9.30 a.m. to 7.00 or 8.00 p.m. Some stores may be open until 10 p.m. Smaller stores in the suburbs often close at 6.30 p.m. while major grocery stores are open to 8.00 sometimes 10.00 p.m. Smaller stores mayalso close for lunch. Saturday opening hours are generally from 9.00 or 9.30 a.m. to between 4.00 and 10.00 p.m. Exceptions are the grocery stores and shops at the main railway station and the airport. They have extended opening hours into the late evening and are also open for business on Sundays. Large supermarkets are often open from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 or 10.00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday. Shops at petrol stations are an expensive choice, should beverages, food or magazines be needed urgently out of business hours. Shopping Areas Each district of Berlin has its own shopping-mile. The most well-known shopping area is the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin-Charlottenburg also including an enormous selection of food shops. In particular Germany’s biggest department store, the KaDeWe in the Tauentzienstrasse 21 offers an extraordinary food section. The other shopping area with international flair is located in Berlin-Mitte , the Friedrichstrasse . Further popular shopping areas are: the Schönhauser Allee at Prenzlauer Berg , the Schlossstrasse in Steglitz, the Maassenstrasse, Winterfeldtstrasse and Goltzstrasse in Schöneberg and last but not least the new quarter around the restored business district and the Hackesche Höfe in the Scheunenviertel . There are flea-markets in several city districts, particularly at Ostbahnhof and in the Strasse des 17. Juni. Fresh Food Markets Fresh food markets are very popular. Fresh produce, direct from farmers, is available as well as regional and international specialties. + Marheinekehalle , Monday through Friday 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m, Saturday 7.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Marheinekeplatz 15 in Kreuzberg + Winterfeldtmarkt , Wednesday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Winterfeldt-platz in Schöneberg + Turkish Market on Maybachufer , Tuesday and Friday, noon to 6.30 p.m., at Maybachufer between Kottbusser Brücke and Schinkestr. in Neukölln

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