Bikini Berlin

Bikini Berlin was described to me as a mall for hipsters. I walked around for a bit, but didn't find anything. Apparently, there is a roof terrace, the Bikini Berlin Shopping Garden, which offers views into the neighbouring zoo. I'm sorry I missed out on that.

A lot of my friends told me this is as hipster as it gets -- they were not lying. Bikini Berlin is by far the hipsterland I have always wondered to find. A decent shopping in a cool location with not only stores but small boxes and pop-up shops everywhere. You will be able to find clothing, accessories, furniture, decor, books, beauty products, and more.

I loved the ambiance and the rooftop with a nice view to the Zoo it's pretty rad.
The names of the stores are a bit too obvious, but I think this is just part of the "chilly" vibe they try to have.
Prices are a bit high, but some of the products are exclusive so don't be too weird about it.

TL;DR - One of my favourite places to hang out in one of my favourite cities.

At its most basic, Bikini is basically a shopping mall... but it's so much more than that as well. The ground floor has a mixture of shops and stalls, plus a couple of coffee shops. There's also a small supermarket at one end which stays open until about 10pm which is handy to know (they also do coffee and pastries in there if you want a cheaper option than the coffee shops in the mall). Next to the supermarket there's a shop selling art and crafts, many of which are Berlin themed and would make fantastic gifts and souvenirs.

First floor is a mixture of shops and the fab food hall Kantini. There are lots of nice things to eat and drink in there, and some of the shops are fantastic and quirky - there's a great interior design store, plus a place specialising in Japanese goods.

The top floor is where it gets interesting though, because you can access the roof. There are more shops outside, but more designer than the ones indoors. There's also a restaurant up here but most surprising is you get a cracking view over the Zoo! Not much to see at night, but great on a summer's day. There's also nice seating and planting up here, so it's a relaxed place to get away from the crowds on the streets below.

Holy cow this place is rad! At first I didn't understand why it was called Bikini but then my partner's German friend explained that the partition on the outside of the building between retail and offices up town and that gap made it look like a two piece bikini. How adorable!

Honestly, this was the most exciting building we saw in Berlin on this trip (the other being the impressive Parliament which I've already been to on a previous trip). I absolutely loved the architectural design of this building. I loved the retail space a lot and how the stairs just sprawled right into it from above. It's a beautiful building and anyone who loves even architecture in the slightest would like it. It felt kind of industrial but stunning with all the glass.

The rooftop is also really nice as it has cafes up there and an outdoor area to enjoy viewing the zoo with full visibility of the red butt baboons. If you're too cheap to take your kids to the zoo, take them to the roof of this building to enjoy the free glimpse of it!

My partner's friend told us that the middle vendors are always pop up shops, so you'll often see something new and quirky. I ended up getting a rad This City Rocks bamboo shirt. I often buy a shirt from a city I visit as my memento but nothing obvious that screams the city's name etc (ie: in Edinburgh I got a lion rampant shirt and in NYC I got a Strand Bookstore shirt). No one would know what city I'm proclaiming rocks unless they knew the buildings of Berlin.

We ended up eating at Spreegold after our stroll around the building. Definitely worth a visit even if you're not going to buy or eat here.

When then first time I walked in here, I simply fall in love with this place. The name of the mall "Bikini" was the first thing got me interested. I was wondering, how did they come up with this name? Soon , I learn that the building here used to look like a shape of bikini, the locals simply called it "Bikini", just as simple as that.

The interior design of the mall is one of the main reasons that I love this place. It's very modern, neat and urban style. There are lot thing inside the more you could feel with the design, why they do it like this way and how some humors within, for example, the WC have a really cute and funny name, instead of the normal way "Toilet" or " WC", they called it "2theloo". Brilliant! There are also other idea here pretty cool, the window to the zoo, you can check out the cut animals inside the zoo during your break (Or maybe the other way around). This kinda of the details made this mall very unique and identical.

This mall is also the first concept mall in world, in total has three floors. The ground floor holds mainly fashion stores. When you go up, you will see more art, design & lifestyle stores, center management of Bikini Berlin also at this floor. On the top is their garden, which you can walk around and relax with great views aside. Supermarket and gestalten are also here, which I personal like these places a lot. You could also see some design officers and 25h hotels. Bikini Berlin has their own parking place and cinema next by ( which is the Zoo Palast). So no worries how to kill your time here.

The location of this mall is simply great, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche just couple steps away. Lots shops and restaurants around. The staff here are friendly and helpful, so far, I don't have any negative thoughts from the whole place yet. Well, of course since they mainly selling stuff about fashion and design, it's quite pricy here.

At the end, many concepts and designs from Bikini Berlin impressed me and made me love this place! It's a mall but from and for the people who like ideas and designs.

Originally came here because it's is COLD AS in Berlin right now and I wanted a day to have a coffee, explore a bit and get some work done without freezing my butt off outside bouncing around place to place.
This shopping mall - while for sure on the more expensive side was PERFECT!
Super swank looking on the inside- big open spaces to sit and relax. Beautiful pop up shops, cafes, and places to lounge for a while. We posted up in the middle near "funk you" - cakes and juices looked incredible, coffee was meh. But we sat at the window near the heater with a view of MONKEYS! Yes. MONKEYS - from the zoo.
Overall it is a great space to escape the cold, do some shopping, have some yummy treats, look at monkeys, go on swings, people watch and FREE WIFI!
Also right across the street is the the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church! Half bombed memorial. Stunning. For sure a must visit if your already at Bikini Berlin!

The review by Paul B from the UK says it all- this is a wonderfully unique shopping mall. all kinds of interesting stores and the food hall is great. Such a pleasure to hang out here.

This was a really cool, fun mall in Berlin. We were tourists in Berlin and it was FREEZING so we went inside this place. It reminded me a lot of the malls in SoCal, very modern and cute. There was also a beautiful cafe inside with many different places to eat inside. It's fun to spend some time in here! There's also some boards located around the mall that talk about why it's called Bikini Berlin :)

Absolutely cool place. Loved the food selection at the top. There is a really lovely photo booth which you should give a try. The Zoo is super close to Bikini Berlin meaning you can see a few animals from inside

I came here after seeing a mall with pop up shops. I would hardly call this that. There are a few pop up shops with high end stores in the mall. Nothing to rave about.