On Sundays and public holidays, most shops in Berlin must close, but there are exceptions. This guide shows you where to buy groceries and other things when all the stores are closed.
What is open on Sundays in Berlin?
These businesses can open on Sundays:4
- Shops in train stations, airports and bus terminals
- Restaurants and food delivery
- Cafés
- Bakeries
- Many Spätis5
- Petrol stations
- Pharmacies (Apotheken)
- Tourist attractions and souvenir shops
- Flea markets and art markets
- Museums
Supermarkets
Those train station supermarkets open on Sundays:1
- Friedrichstraße (Mitte): Edeka, go Asia and Vitalia
- Gesundbrunnen (Wedding): Denns Biomarkt
- Hauptbahnhof (Mitte): REWE City and Denns Biomarkt
- Lichtenberg: Edeka
- Ostbahnhof (Friedrichshain): REWE and Penny
- Ostkreuz (Friedrichshain): Denns Biomarkt
- Potsdamer Platz (Mitte): SPAR Express and go asia
- Südkreuz (Schöneberg): Edeka
- Zoologischer Garten (Charlottenburg): Ullrich, Denns Biomarkt and SPAR Express
On Sundays, these grocery stores are very busy. There is often a queue outside the store.
You can also buy food and drinks in Spätis and petrol stations.
Grocery delivery services are closed on Sundays.2
Pharmacies and drug stores
Those train station pharmacies and drug stores are open on Sundays:3
- Alexanderplatz (Mitte): Rossmann
- Friedrichstraße (Mitte): Rossmann
- Hauptbahnhof (Mitte): Apotheke and Rossmann
- Lichtenberg: Apotheke and Rossmann
- Ostbahnhof (Friedrichshain): Apotheke and Rossmann
- Südkreuz (Schöneberg): Apotheke and dm
Some other pharmacies also open on Sundays.
Restaurants, Spätis and flea markets
Most restaurants open on Sundays. Food delivery services also work.
Most Spätis open on Sundays.
Many flea markets (Flohmarkt) only open on Sundays.
Museums
Some museums and tourist attractions stay open on Sundays.
What is open on public holidays?
If a business can open on Sundays, it can open on public holidays. Some businesses still choose to close on public holidays.
List of public holidays in Berlin
Sunday shopping days
There are up to 8 Sunday shopping days (Verkaufsoffene Sonntage) per year. On those Sundays, shops can open from 13:00 to 20:00. Those days are announced in advance on Berlin.de.
List of Sunday shopping days – Berlin.de
These shops usually open on Sunday shopping days:
- Most shopping malls
- Some furniture stores
- Some electronics stores
- Some supermarkets