Berlin Shopping

Friedrichstraße
The long Friedrichstraße contains Galeries Lafayette with Escada, Boss and H&M. For the car lover there are the latest beauties from Peugeot, Volkswagen and Bugatti to admire (corner Unter den Linden). At number 90 there's the city's best bookshop; Dussmann, das Kulturkaufhaus, containing five floors of culture. Listen to your favourite artiste's latest record or sit down in an armchair with a stack of books. On the top floor there's literature in English and a leather sofa with a view on Friedrichstraße.

Kurfürstendamm
If you're looking for luxury then you've come to the right place. On the west side parade there are shops like Burberry, Max Mara and Tommy Hilfiger. But there's also more reasonable priced fashion such as H&M and Zara, you can turn into Fasanenstraße where you'll find Gucci and Chanel and also jewelers including, of course, a Bulgari! At the beautiful Savignyplatz there are numerous bookshops specialising in art, design and fashion  Knesebeckstraße). If you want to enhance your home you can turn into Kantstraße where Stilwerk is waiting with its five floors and 58 shops of fittings and design. You can refresh yourself with the city's best coffee at Café Einstein (Savignyplatz 11) or a cocktail at Gainsbourg (Savignyplatz 5).

Mitte
If you jump off the train at Hackescher Markt it's difficult not to devote the rest of the day to shopping. The area is full of fresh fashion, vintage and exciting furniture shops. You can start with Hackescher Höfe and then stroll on to Neue Schönhauser Straße and Alte Schönhauser Straße. Here's where you'll find several of Berlins young designers. Don't miss Fiona Bennett's fantastic hats at Große Hamburger Str. 25. If your feet are hurting there is the Birkenstock Store on Neue Schönhauser Str. 19, (since you're in the homeland of beautiful sandals, the price will be right). A little further on is Münzstraße with its Adidas Store and American Apparel. If you're hungry there's sushi, enchiladas and Italian food close by.

KaDeWe
Europe's biggest department store, KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens), has already celebrated 100th anniversary. It's best known for its two upper floors where you can sip pink champagne or lose yourself in its immense selection of delicatessen.