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Since 1989, Hard Wax has been Berlin's most important record store for electronic music – founded by Mark Ernestus, today located in the Kraftwerk complex in Kreuzberg, right next to Tresor and Ohm. Those who truly understand Techno, Dub, and House don't just stumble upon this place by chance.

The Erfinderladen (inventor's shop) Berlin in Prenzlauer Berg is a mecca for those who are looking for original gifts that cannot be found anywhere else.

If you're looking for big brands at small prices, you're guaranteed to find them at the Designer Outlet Berlin in Wustermark. Over 100 stores invite you to a relaxed stroll through the beautifully designed open-air mall just outside the city.

Anyone looking for a costume in Wilmersdorf is in good hands with the pros at Theaterkunst!

Fresh fruit and veggies at bargain prices, Oriental spreads and many vendors with fabrics and odds and ends galore - all this and more can be found at the weekly farmers' market on Maybachufer.

This store is a real paradise for all sneakers lovers and this Berlin shop even won an award: in an internet poll, Solebox was voted among the five best sneaker shops in the world!

Anyone who had previously only known flavoured tea bags will experience a true revelation at King's Teagarden on Berlin’s famous boulevard Kurfürstendamm. Here you will find high-quality black tea, as well as green and oolong teas in a wide variety.

The flea market at Mauerpark has long attained cult status. All year long you can find anything from household clearances to designers, artists and cooks who offer their wares.

Supermarché in Berlin-Kreuzberg is a shop for ecological fair trade fashion with a huge selection of fair organic jeans and green produced basics. On around 100 sqm, you'll find over 50 sustainable fair fashion brands and their own label, Hirschkind.

Sweatbeaks can buy chocolate, biscuits or chips directly from the well-known regional manufacturer at the Bahlsen outlet in Berlin-Wittenau at low prices.