199 Best Places to Shop in Germany

Some of the best Aachener Printen can be found here, at one of Aachen's most beloved cafés, as can another tasty Aachen specialty, Reisfladen (a sort of tart filled with milk rice and often topped with fruit—pears, apricots, or cherries). Set in a 17th-century building, the café is worth a visit if for nothing more than its atmosphere and tempting aromas. 

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.

Housed in a building dating from 1371 and filled, appropriately, with Medieval swords, shields, pistols, and armor, this Middle-Ages-themed shop offers goods that are all made on the premises by a skilled blacksmith, along with period-accurate clothing and figurines and prints of historic Rothenberg made from the original copper plates. There’s also a selection of locally made bottled period drinks, such as mead honey wine, as well as a basement pub where they are served.

Weber & Weiss sells its excellent homemade chocolates, bonbons, ice cream, and cakes at a couple of locations in town. Candies shaped like zeppelins are unique souvenirs.

Primarily known for its funky wallpapers, handmade lamps, and retro-style furniture, this great little design store on the increasingly trendy Weidenallee also sells stylish modern clothes and accessories. The store was expanded in 2020 to include the space right next door and now has a location dedicated to furniture and another one focused on fashion.

This small shop next to the Dürkheimer Riesenfass offers a selection of more than 200 wines from Bad Dürkheim and around, available by the bottle or box. It also sells other grape-related products and accessories.

Artist Georg Wiedemann is responsible for both the contents and the design of the beautiful glass bottles at Germany's premier wine-vinegar manufacturer. The wide range of creatively named vinegars are of organic quality, but are not labeled as such because Georg doesn't want to make public his secret recipes. Vinegar tastings and cellar tours take place on Saturday morning (90 minutes, €30); the shop is in Venningen, 2 km (1 mile) east of Edenkoben.

Weinhandlung Dr. Teufel has been renamed Weinteufel (wine devil), and continues to be known for its wide selection of regional wines, many priced under €10, plus rare vintages costing three figures or more. There are also chocolate and cigars, a complete line of glasses, carafes, corkscrews, and other accessories, and books on all aspects of viticulture. The store also has a location in the Westend.

Germany's largest seller of fine jewelry has two locations in Hamburg, and this is its flagship. The selection of watches here is particularly outstanding.

Coburg is full of culinary delights, and none is more famous than its Schmätzchen (honey gingerbread) and Elisenlebkuchen (almond gingerbread cake). Pick up home-baked versions, including vegan and gluten-free varieties, at this 130-year-old bakery.

Bonn's Wochenmarkt is open every day but Sunday, filling the Markt with vendors of produce and various edibles. Things get really busy in springtime, when the locals flock to find the best asparagus.

This small but top-class food market in the heart of Blankenese manages to preserve the charm of a small village. It sells only fresh produce from what it considers environmentally friendly farms, but it's only open Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday.

In the homey setting of Wohnart Berlin you can imagine how the stylish European furnishings, lamps, housewares, or stationery items might suit your own pad.

The most interesting pieces of contemporary design from around the world are on view at this home-furnishings store.

The Hamburg outlet of the chain store is the city's largest store for men's clothes. Wormland offers both affordable yet very fashionable clothes, as well as (much more expensive) top designer wear.

Some of Stuttgart's more unique shops are found in this older quarter. A stroll through the neighborhood's smaller streets reveals many tucked-away shops specializing in fashion, jewelry, artwork, and gifts.