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Food and Drink Seasonal Sales
All manner of foods Twice a year (January and July)
and wine are all the shops in Berlin empty
available in Berlin, their shelves in the end of
and they make season Schlussverkauf. Goods
excellent gifts and bought in a sale are officially
souvenirs. Kaffee und non­returnable, though
Kuchen (coffee and sometimes you may find
cakes) is a strong you are able to negotiate
German tradition, with the shop assistant.
so why not head A number of shops sell
to Buchwald and “second season” items –
purchase one of their these are new, but they were
delicious cakes to stocked for the previous season
take home. You will and as such are generously
Store front of German fashion house Escada also find that bakeries reduced in price and make
all over the city sell great bargain buys.
traditional Berliners (doughnuts)
Antiques along with a good value range
The antiques trade in Berlin is of delicious pastries and breads.
booming, and there are many Wine­fans will love Viniculture,
markets and galleries opening which offers a wide range of
all the time. Berlin’s most German wines, or if you enjoy
prestigious auction house is the local meats, there is a bewild­
Galerie Bassenge, while ART ering choice of organic sausages
1900 and Zeitlos on Suarez­ at Fleischerei Bachhuber.
straße offer trinkets and knick­ Berlin also has several food
knacks from various periods. markets. The Winterfeldmarkt
Many Berliners spend their is probably the most popular,
Saturday and Sunday mornings but the Wochenmarkt on
at flea markets browsing the Wittenberg platz also has a
stalls. In particular, the Antik & particularly loyal following.
Trödelmarkt am Ostbahnhof Additionally, the Türkenmarkt
is considered one of the best offers fruit and vegetables, The central “glass cone” of the Galeries
places to pick up bargains. Turkish specialities and fabrics. Lafayette department store
DIRECTORY
Department KaDeWe NIX Food and Drink
Stores and Tauentzienstr. 21. Oranienburger Str. 32.
Shopping Centres Map 2 C5. Tel (030) 21210. Map 5 D1. Tel (030) 281 80 Buchwald
∑ kadewe-berlin.de 44. ∑ nix.de Bartningallee 29.
Alexa Centre Karstadt Patrick Hellmann Map 3 D2. Tel (030) 391
Am Alexanderpl. Kurfürstendamm 231. Kurfürstendamm 190–2. 59 31.
Grunerstr. 20. Map 2 E3. Map 2 B4. Tel (030) 88 00 Map 2 A5. Tel (030) 88 48 Fleischerei
∑ alexacentre.com 30. ∑ karstadt.de 77 16. Bachhuber
LP12 Mall of Berlin Güntzelstr. 47.
Das Schloß Leipziger Pl. 12. Antiques Tel (030) 873 21 15.
Schlossstr. 34. Tel (030) 20 62 17 70. Antik & Trödelmarkt Türkenmarkt
Map 2 E3. am Ostbahnhof Maybachufer.
Potsdamer Platz Erich­Steinfurth­Str. Open Open 11am–6:30pm
Europa-Center Arkaden Sat & Sun. Tue & Fri.
Breitscheidspl. Debis Gelände. Map 4 A3.
Map 2 B4. ∑ europa- ∑ potsdamerplatz.de ART 1900 Viniculture
Grolmanstr. 44–45.
Kurfürstendamm 53. Map
center-berlin.de Fashion 2 A5. Tel (030) 881 56 27. Tel (030) 883 81 74.
Galeries Lafayette Department Store Galerie Bassenge Winterfeldmarkt
Französische Str. 23. Map Quartier 206 Erdener Str. 5a. Wittenbergpl.
4 C2. Tel (030) 20 94 80. ∑ Friedrichstr. 71. Map 4 C2. Tel (030) 89 38 02 90. Open 8am–1pm Wed,
Tel (030) 20 94 62 40. Open10am–6pm Mon–Fri. 8am–4pm Sat.
galeries-lafayette.de ∑ bassenge.com
Escada Wochenmarkt
Gesundbrunnen- Friedrichstr. 176–179. Zeitlos Wittenbergpl.
center Map 4 C2. Tel (030) 238 Suarezstr. 61. Tel (030) 3276 Open 8am–2pm Tue,
Gesundbrunnen S­Bahn. 64 04. 9060. ∑ zeitlos-artd.de 8am–4pm Fri.

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