This place stocks the best and most potent absinthes from across the world - including, of course, the good Czech stuff. If you're lucky the owner might even invite you for a...
Weinmeisterstrasse 4Three concept shops hidden in a courtyard behind the Acne store, AM 1-3 offer a reverently presented selection of cutting-edge, luxury designers, many of them local. The shop...
Münzstrasse 21-23An 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 7Luxurious five-floor complex with a health and beauty centre, 25m pool, saunas, steam room, ice room, restaurants, bars, sun terrace with solariums and a view of central...
Karlsruher Strasse 20You 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 40Some regard this as Berlin's best designer shoe shop, with an anything-but-boring selection from the likes of Lagerfeld, Robert Clergerie and Giuseppe Zanotti.
Bleibtreustrasse 29-30Beautiful lingerie in lace and silk. Imports from France and Italy, as well as German brands.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 22The 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 593Berlin's most established womenswear designer has extended her range to include men - items for both sexes are showcased in this loft space. Made with high-tech yarns and...
Alte Schönhauser Strasse 35This 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 40Intended 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 90Regional growers sell fruit and veggies, fresh fish and homemade jams, breads and cheeses. Farmers set up their stands on the cobblestone walkway surrounding one of Berlin's...
ZionskirchplatzBritish-born Bennett turns headgear into a work of art. Though often strange, her hats are always theatrical and evoke a sense of classic beauty.
Grosse Hamburger Strasse 25Offering high-end Japanese and local streetwear brands like Visvim, Neighbourhood and Answer, this is also the only shop in Berlin to showcase the entire collection of...
Schröderstrasse 8This 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 63-64