Originally Posted by
Helsinki Flyer
The Karstadt at Hermannplatz sure has a great food department downstairs. I once had an apartment not far from there for a while and it was always a pleasure to shop there. It´s not exactly KaDeWe´s top floor, but much more affordable and home cooking oriented instead of the tourist souvenir and food court thing they have at KaDeWe.
How very true.
Especially like their fish and cheese offerings. For veggies, I rather head to the Kreuzberg Marheineke market hall. Oh, apart from the wonderful variety of Spreewald gherkins that Karstadt has.
But even for those visitors without a cooking opportunity in Berlin it's a great place to find wine, beer and other delicacies from former East Germany.