3 Best Shopping in Germany

Enter this serene shop just off Kantstrasse and you'll be stepping into a world of high-quality loose-leaf teas. The stylish store displays its teas in museum-like cases, where you can smell the wares, and there are tasting areas where expert attendants brew and explain the teas. There is also a Mitte shop on Alte Schönhauser Strasse and an outpost in KaDaWe.

More than 300 kinds of German and international beers, including many rare styles, are sold at this Gärtnerplatz-area shop. 

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.