What's open on Sundays in Berlin?

Sunday in Berlin runs on a different clock than most European cities. Nearly all retail shops are closed by law, including supermarkets, so stock up on groceries Saturday evening. What stays open: restaurants, cafes, and bars operate normally; bakeries are permitted to open for a few hours in the morning (most do, from around 7am to 1pm); and pharmacies rotate emergency Sunday duty — check the sign on any closed pharmacy door for the nearest open one. Museums are actually ideal on Sundays, as many state-run institutions on Museum Island, including the Pergamon and Altes Museum, offer reduced admission of €1 on the first Sunday of each month. Flea markets run reliably: Mauerpark in Prenzlauer Berg starts around 9am, and the Boxhagener Platz market in Friedrichshain does the same. Tiergarten, Tempelhof, and Treptower Park fill with locals all day. Sunday is genuinely one of the better days to be in Berlin if you lean into its pace rather than fight it.

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