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The cobblestone streets and densely packed quarter of cafés, shops, and boutiques make the area between Frankfurter Allee and Warschauer Strasse an ideal shopping stretch. Both Boxhagener Platz and Simon-Dach Strasse are home to fashionable shops, and the neighborhood holds shopping nights on select Saturdays.
With large glass windows looking out onto Warschauer Strasse and a minimalist interior, Shakespeare & Sons is the perfect place to get lost in another world. The shop sells a variety of English and French books from every genre, though there's a specific slant toward new books covering political topics. Inside, you'll find the Fine Bagels café.
This hip menswear store mixes pieces from Germany, the United States, France, and Switzerland, including major brands like New Balance and Herschel Supply and lower-key designs including Oregon-based Shwood, organic cotton Nudie Jeans, and Norse Projects.
For a piece of Berlin’s street-style cool, head to this Friedrichshain shop, where you’ll find essentials like caps from The Decades, Herschel bags, and sunglasses from R.T.C.O. The store also stocks a small collection of women’s accessories and clothes.
A curated concept store with two locations in Berlin, Victoria met Albert offers products for men, women, and children. A mix of home goods and fashion, the shop sells a variety in that unique Berlin aesthetic—at once practical, but überhip. There's a second store in Prenzlauer Berg in Helmholtzplatz.
