This (supposedly) art deco monstrosity may not look like much from the outside, but inside it's pleasant enough. And with over 180 stores, it provides some much-needed shopping...
Alexanderplatz 4An impressive second-hand bookshop mostly used as a library, Another Country is stocked with about 20,000 English-language titles that can be borrowed or bought. The spacious,...
Riemannstrasse 7Tucked into the Hackesche Höfe, this art bookshop specialises in 20th-century culture, stocking titles on everything from photography to dance, design to film, architecture to...
Rosenthaler Strasse 40-41You won't find a better selection of Berlin-related books in German and English: everything from novels with Berlin settings to non-fiction volumes on history and culture....
Unter den Linden 40'Picture Perfect Books' is a publishing house and select shop in one, featuring limited-edition books and box sets that are hard to find elsewhere in Berlin. The varied...
Kollwitzstrasse 53Run by a Bostonian and stocking a dynamic selection of new and used histories and political tracts, classical and modern fiction and reference and travel books, this is...
Goethestrasse 69Large and rather plush shop offers an extensive selection of queer reading and viewing material, plus cards, calendars, videos and other paraphernalia.
NollendorfplatzThe store for all manner of art books. This branch under the Savignyplatz S-Bahn station stocks international magazines and books on painting, sculpture, photography, design...
Savignyplatz Stadtbahnbogen 593This impeccably designed store - Berlin's answer to Colette in Paris - offers a select mix of men's and women's fashion, accessories, electronics, books, music, art and even...
Französische Strasse 40Da capo offers a pricey but wide selection of used vinyl, releases on DDR label Amiga plus rare 1950s 10-inch records and jazz singles. Second-hand books and sheet music are...
Kastanienallee 96Intended as a 'cultural department store', this spacious five-floor retailer offers books, CDs, videos, magazines, DVDs and just about everything in between. You can borrow...
Friedrichstrasse 90The owners of this old-school second-hand shop shuttle frequently to London in search of paperback staples and rare editions. Books are also available to borrow at a small fee....
Schreinerstrasse 10Big selection of second-hand English-language books, with an emphasis on literature. Cosy atmosphere.
Dieffenbachstrasse 58This is one of the biggest and busiest flea markets in Berlin, retailing everything from cheap Third World fashion to cardboard boxes of black market CDs. Students and...
Bernauer Strasse 63-64This elegant glass complex designed by French superstar Jean Nouvel offers great clothes, frequent sales on the upper floors, a good selection of accessories and cosmetics at...
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