Bonbonmacherei
(bonbonmacherei.de; Oranienburger Strasse 32)
The aroma of peppermint and liquorice wafts through this old-fashioned basement candy kitchen. The owners use antique equipment as well as time-tested and modern to churn out such souvenir-worthy treats as their signature leaf-shaped Berliner Maiblatter made with woodruff.
Dussman - Das Kulturkaufhaus
(kulturkaufhaus.de; Friedrichstrasse 90)
It’s easy to lose track of time in this cultural playground with wall-to-wall books (including an extensive English section), DVDs and CDs, leaving no genre unaccounted for. Bonus points for the downstairs café, the vertical garden, and the performance space for free concerts, political discussions DQG KLJK SURÀOH ERRN HYHQWV
A musical moment amid Flohmarkt im Mauerpark
COMPILED BY CATRIONA GREW, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANDREA SCHULTE-PEEVERS. PHOTOGRAPHS: GÜNTER STEFFEN/VISITBERLIN.DE, 360B/SHUTTERSTOCK
Flohmarkt im Mauerpark
(flohmarktimmauerpark.de; Bernauer Strasse)
Join throngs of thrifty trinket hunters, bleary-eyed clubbers and excited tourists sifting for WUHDVXUH DW WKLV DOZD\V EXV\ ÁHD market with cult status, in a spot right where the Berlin Wall ran.