Real is heavily advertised now in Germany, it's supposed to be 'a new way' people do groceries…read morehere. And I have to say it's not bad. It's a big supermarket, you can find almost anything there. It's not as expensive as Edeka or Rewe, but not as cheap as Lidl or Aldi. Remarkable things about it are: 1) a book section, 2) a very big toy section, 3) big '1 euro' section, 4) massive frozen food section, all sorts of pizzas, i mean ALL 5) lots of fruits and vegies, including exotic dragonfruit, cactus fruits and so on. 6) an amazing choice of chocolade and confectionary, not sure because it's Christmas time now or just because. For 'points freaks', like me, Real is the place to shop: it's part of the biggest loyalty card program in Germany, Payback card. So happy shopping and don't forget to scan your card!

A very big supermarket but nothing out of the ordinary. Decent take away food.read more

Really really love Kaufland. We live close by and it has become our main supermarket. There is a…read morewide selection of about everything, including fruits & veggies, and lots lots of drinks in reusable cases. The store is quite large and the aisles are wide, so it never feels busy (except when you're at the registers). I really like the large selection of frozen meats with duck, pheasant, quail, boar and game, among others. I wished the store had a butcher, right now it only has a large deli. All the fresh meat comes in plastic packaging. There is a small fresh fish counter but it looks quite sad.

My normal Edeka is the Edeka Kraus on Eppendorfer Landstraße, but I've also been to the Edeka…read moreStruve on that same street, in Hanse Viertel, and on Großer Burstah as well as the Edeka Tamme at the airport and Hauptbahnhof. By far, this location is one of the smallest and most cramped. Definitely avoid it during rush hour, which seems to hit around 6pm on weekdays. Selection is as limited as the one at the Hauptbahnhof, if not more. On the other hand, they have a surprising array of fresh cheeses and bread here, both at really decent prices. You can easily grab yourself a loaf for 2€ whereas the average is more around 4€ and up at my Edeka Kraus. Keeping with the cramped theme, though, the checkout lanes are essentially on top of each other. The 4th cashier on the right actually requires you to pass through the 3rd cashier's lane, which doesn't seem very practical or efficient to me if that lane is itself backed up. On the plus side, they have 2 bottle return machines (although they're both extremely finicky). They also put out empty cardboard boxes by the checkout lanes, something I haven't seen at any other Edeka but would come in super handy if you forgot your bag or want to carry home a few bottles of wine. Given the competition in the area is basically Aldi, this is definitely a step up from that. But I would gladly make the longer trip to Rewe Center on Dorotheenstrasse if I were in Winterhude longer.