Top Rated Shopping in Hamburg

This traditional department store facing lake Alster is an institution in itself- selling just about everything there is to sell. It has all kinds of products on offer, ranging from stationery to fashion apparel from the store's brands and famous designers to carpets. The upper floor of this traditional stylish department store is known as 'the paradise for bon viveurs'. A delicatessen with the finest goods from all over the world is located here and there is hardly anything missing from the impressive range of products. The highly-praised wine department has wines from leading wine exporting countries like Italy and France and also exotic South American and Australian wines.

Opened in 2006, the Europa Passage is a huge mall located at the center of Hamburg. The mall is five stories high, accommodates over 100 stores and is as vast as 30,000 square meters (322,917 square feet). The magnificent architecture of the mall gives it the appearance of a luxury cruise ship. Prestigious brands such as H&M, Tom Taylor, Levis, Milano and many more occupy the spaces at the Europa Passage. The mall is also a perfect destination to shop for groceries, technical equipment, and much more. Additionally, Europa Passage houses the Walentowski-Galerie where one can applaud the original works of Udo Lindenberg.

Boasting of an extensive music collection in St.Pauli, Groove City specializes in vinyl records. Disc jockeys still prefer to work with the black records, which explains a large selection of hip-hop and dance floor albums, but soul, jazz and drum'n'bass recordings are also to be found here. Record collectors will like this store. Apart from the vinyl records, you can also find a host of CDs and even cassettes of all music genres! This store is a must-visit for music lovers.

One of Hamburg's largest department stores, Galeria Kaufhof stocks everything from shoes to screwdrivers, CDs to socks and computers to pencil-sharpeners. Weary shoppers can take a break at the self-service restaurant. Although those in the know, head straight for the Delicatessen. It boasts a variety of scrumptious food from all over the world, and just the right wine to complement it.

The elegant Levante-Haus is located on Hamburg's busiest city center shopping street, Mönckerbergstraße. Constructed in the shell of a former office building called Kontorhaus in the mid-1990s, the shopping center boasts of 44 different shops selling a product range covering anything from fashion to telephones. Levante-Haus also contains six cafes and restaurants, as well as its own coffee house. The exclusive Park Hotel Hyatt and the Shark Club nightclub are also housed in the complex.

Edeka Niemerszein believes in quality, and it is evident from the freshness of the food that this supermarket sells. Originally a family business, this company has since expanded to establish several stores in and around Hamburg, with this location being a hot favorite. One can find everything from local fruits and vegetables to exotic produce here, in addition to fish, meat and poultry products, wines and milk products. The prices are higher than other supermarkets, but the quality is to match.