I quite like this place. Occasionally they have limp lettuce, and their cashiers sometimes look…read morelike they wish they could kill you and take themselves with you, but I like it. For a smallish place, they have a surprisingly good bakery attached; breads are often fresh and always abundant; they have a surprisingly good selection of meats; and they have an alcohol selection way better than, say, a Netto. You'd do better for most things at the Berlin Supermarkt a half block away, but Edeka has longer hours and stocks more western staples like milk.

Sichertsleute, ein großer Türke (sieht aus wie ein billiger Apored Puppe), der so tut als würde ihm…read moreder Laden gehören, und noch so ein kleinerer typ (auch nicht Deutsch), fangen beide mit allen nur Stress an und finden es auch lustig. Man fragt dann nach dem Manager und will sich Beschweren und der wannabe Apored taucht nochmal auf um noch mal Stress anzufangen ohne Grund und lacht dann noch dabei.

This supermarket has 2 entrances, hence the 2 addresses on Hardenbergstrasse and Kantstrasse…read more I stayed at the nearby Hampton Inn hotel and popped in here to pick up some juice. Prices weren't quite as cheap as I was hoping but there was a fair choice However, the real bargain is to be had outside at their Currywurst stall. Bratwurst for one Euro. My Chinese Thrift Gene was very excited. Sadly, unlike most of the nearby fast food outlets, this stall shuts early

Rather vile and curt staff. Verges onto the racist. Especially when your German is not all that…read moregood, they tend to mock you after you made an effort that didn't quite meet with their linguistic approval. The minute you answer back or call them out, they will stick together and these customers, who basically pays their wages, can go and "f" themselves after they've been shown up in front of all the other costomers and been made a fool of. A really really despicable bunch. But perhaps me wearing a star of David just put them off from the onset. One never quite knows in Germany.

A medium sized Lidl near Nollendorfplatz U-Bahn station. It's easy to overlook as there aren't many…read moreother shops in the stretch of this busy main road. Good for basic supplies of food, OK veg, and a surprisingly good selection of German marzipan and chocolates - good for presents to take home at the end of a trip.