Berlin Shopping Tips – Districts & Shopping Centres: KaDeWe, Alexa, Mall of Berlin

Shopping in Berlin – New sneakers, bags, beautiful clothes, accessories. The perfect opportunity to spend your earned money in your free time: shopping. During your trip to Berlin you probably don’t have much time, but due to the large selection of malls, you’re sure to have a shopping mall near you! From high fashion to luxury designer to vintage, you’ll find it all in Germany’s capital. On your way from one mall to the next, why not stop off at one of the sights and take a selfie? Becoming a model is fun!

Fashion & Designers in Berlin

Shopping at KaDeWe? Or at Alexanderplatz? Not far from the center of Berlin you will find a lot of shopping stores, whether simple basics for the wardrobe or luxurious designer pieces as the highlight of every outfit.

KaDeWe: Department store of the west

The KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens) is a well-known department store in Berlin with an upscale assortment and luxury goods. It is located on Tauentzienstraße at Wittenbergplatz in the Schöneberg district and is the most famous department store in Germany. The department store is on everyone’s lips, many famous celebrities, such as the musician “Kalim”, have already talked about it.

4.3 / 5.0 (35,639 Google reviews)

• Address: Tauentzienstrasse 21-24
• Opening hours: Mon-Sat: 10:00-20:00
• Phone: 030 021210

This is the location:

This is what the posh department store looks like from the outside:

Alexa: Shopping at Alexanderplatz

The Alexa shopping center at Alexanderplatz is the second largest shopping center in Berlin after the Gropius Passagen, and the largest in terms of the number of shops. More than a million visitors visit it every month, as it is very popular and prestigious in Berlin. There is also a lounge for eating and drinking, located on the top floor.

4.2 / 5.0 (11,362 Google reviews)

• Address: Grunerstrasse 20
• Opening hours: Mon-Sat from 10:00-20:00

You can find the place on the map here:

Look around the mall:

Mall of Berlin: Karl Lagerfeld & Tommy Hilfiger

The Mall of Berlin has a huge sales area of 76,000 m², originally 135,000 m² were planned. With a total of 127 stores, the mall is one of the largest shopping malls in Berlin, 320 were originally planned. The shopping centre is located in the Mitte district of Berlin. It forms the northeastern part of the octagon at Leipziger Platz.

4.4 / 5.0 (Google Reviews)

• Address: Leipziger Pl. 12, 10117 Berlin
• Opening hours: Mon-Sat from 10:00-20:00

The Mall of Berlin is located here:

From the inside, the Mall of Berlin looks like this:

Bikini Berlin: Zara, The North Face & Gant

The Bikinihaus is a listed former industrial, commercial and office building on Budapester Straße in City West in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district. The Bikinihaus is part of a building ensemble that today bears the name Bikini Berlin, historically the complex was called Zentrum am Zoo. It is the ideal opportunity to complete a shopping tour in Germany’s capital!

4.2 / 5.0 (Google Reviews)

• Address: Budapester Str. 38-50
• Opening hours: Mon-Sat from 10:00-20:00

By the way, this is where Berlin’s Bikini Bottom is located:

Boulevard Berlin: Fashion Mall

Boulevard Berlin is a shopping centre in the Steglitz district of Berlin. It is located north of the Joachim Tiburtius Bridge on Schloßstraße to the corner of Schildhornstraße, opened on 4 April 2012 and is one of the largest shopping centres in Berlin. It is located in the second most important shopping street in Berlin. The focus is on fashion.

4.1 / 5.0 (Google Reviews)

• Address: Schloßstraße 10, 12163 Berlin
• Opening hours: Mon-Sat from 10:00-20:00

Here is the location on the map:

Galeries Lafayette: French culture and shopping

Galeries Lafayette is a French shopping mall in Berlin that gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in French culture. Discover Galeries Lafayette Berlin and the French way of enjoying life” is the slogan of the website. There you can expect lifestyle shopping with the latest fashion trends, international fashion, must-have accessories, sophisticated beauty products and French specialities, delicacies and books. Le Gourmet restaurants feature many delicious French dishes, as well as sushi and burgers.

4.2 / 5.0 (4,957 Google reviews)

• Address: Friedrichstraße 76-78
• Opening hours: Mon-Sat: 11:00-19:00

Here is the department store on the map:

Ring-Center II + III: Fashion Fashion and Accessories

The Ring-Center is a shopping centre east and west of the Ringbahn at the Frankfurter Allee railway station in the districts of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and Lichtenberg. The shopping center consists of three building sections and is one of the larger within Berlin with 45,200 m² of retail space. The center is very versatile, specializing in fashion and accessories. The transport links are also quick to reach, and the department store also offers a spacious multi-storey car park.

4.0 / 5.0 ( 9,181 Google reviews)

• Address: Frankfurter Allee 113-117
• Opening hours: Mon-Sat from 9:00-20:00
• Phone: 030 4226470

Here is the location on the map:

Wilma shopping: minimalist shopping

Electrical goods, books, clothes, ice cream, kiosk and supermarket: you’ll find it all at the Wilma shopping centre. Great deals at great prices, whether meat, vegetables or fruit, all fresh. A large selection of different, exclusive items, north of Charlottenburg.

3.9 / 5.0 (7,503 Google reviews)

• Address: Wilmersdorfer Str. 46
• Opening hours: Mon-Sat from 10:00-20:00
• Phone: 030 31805290

on the map here:

Schönhauser Allee Arcaden: Rituals & Douglas

The arcades have a variety of shops, as well as supermarkets. They are easy to reach with the S-Bahn, also a spacious parking garage, which is chargeable. If you like it minimalist, this is the right place for you. Not too many shops but very manageable. To take a short break, there is a large selection of cafes and restaurants for the small or large hunger.

4.0 / 5.0 (7,022 Google reviews)