I'm not a mall person per se but the idea makes sense. Berlin weather can be unpredictable and…read morerather depressing in the winter. Why not have all the essentials under one roof?
This shopping mall though overpromises and underdelivers. Located right next to the subway and city train stations, plus being on a very busy street, this mall could be your one-stop for everything.
In fact, it's just a collection of cheap and trashy stores, squeezed into a tiny mall that gets crowded easily. The highlights of this mall can be summarized as follows:
DEUTSCHE POST:
The notoriously unfriendly workers here do their best to scare people away. Unsuccessfully though, as the line is usually very long and you'll wait 20+ minutes just to send a package.
FOOD:
Surprisingly, there is a variety of food options (Doner Kebab, sushi, fried fish, (somewhat) Vietnamese, sandwiches, ice cream, fresh cut fruits). However, first you have to place your order over the counter with folks that either are bored out of their minds or are as grumpy as you can be. You would think that the sheer fact of having a job would cheer these people up but it definitely takes something else.
RANDOM SALES EVENTS:
Retail stores can rent out spaces in the middle of the pathway to offer their goods. Many sellers take advantage of that, and that means throughout the year you'll find crap that you don't need (homemade sewed sweaters, organic dog food, or jewelry imported from Cambodia), sold by miserable looking college kids.
This mall is unavoidable. Just be prepared.
