11 Best Shopping in Germany

Set on Türkenstrasse, a street lined with antique shops, this store specializes in 19th- and 20th-century watches, jewelry, and fountain pens, as well as vintage posters, photographs, and cameras.

The Antik-Center Hamburg has a treasure trove of "antiques" from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. The staff ship purchases anywhere in the world.

In Antike Uhren Eder, the silence is broken only by the ticking of dozens of highly valuable German antique clocks and discreet negotiations over the high prices. There is a highly covetable selection of prestige vintage watches to browse also. 

A great place to look for designer secondhand finds, this tiny shop is tucked away near West Berlin’s Savignyplatz. You’ll find labels like Hermès, Versace, Chanel, and Jil Sander on the racks.

While markets in former East Berlin districts are perfect for unearthing both trash and treasures, the antique market on Strasse des 17. Juni is at the high end of the spectrum. Open on weekends, the Berliner Trödelmarkt und Kunstmarkt is home to one of the city's more curated selections, with vintage and high-end secondhand jewelry, housewares, silverware, books, and toys. The flea-market stands are nearer the Tiergarten S-bahn station, while handicrafts begin past the Charlottenburg gates.

For Munich's largest selection of dolls and marionettes, head to Die Puppenstube.

Germans in search of a great deal love a good Flohmarkt (Flea market). These markets unfold every weekend throughout Hamburg, and the best of the lot may be the one at Flohschanze. With acres of clothes, furniture, books, CDs, records, home accessories, jewelry, and art, the market attracts both collectors and bargain hunters every Saturday from 8 until 4.

If you can't find something at this incredible gift shop (with nostalgic retro toys, enamelware, books, dolls, model cars, and much more), then you should at least see the exhibition of toy trains and tin boats on the first floor. The boats are displayed in a long canal filled with real water.

Antique German silver is the specialty at Roman Odesser.

Imagine bringing the midcentury European look home with a walk through this shop, which features a collection of Scandinavian furniture and lamps. The shop also has a limited selection of clothing, bags, and accessories, as well as small housewares like teapots and ceramics, which should all fit more comfortably inside a suitcase.