Dresden Shopping

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If you're planning to buy *the* local specialty at Christmas time in Dresden, the "Dresdner Christstollen", which is basically a fruitcake in the shape of a large bread, topped with powdered sugar, then there are two places I recommend: One is the hut of the bakers' guild in the northeastern corner (near tram stop) at the Striezelmarkt (Christmas market at Altmarkt square), where they show you how it is made - this is the absolutely best Christstollen ever made. Reason is that they make the dough by hand, then bake it in an old-fashioned cast-iron baking oven right next to the hut (pics 3, 4). Downside is that they sell only slices, not whole 1- or 2-kg Christstollen.

The other option is Bakery Hennig (pics 1, 2). It is a family-run bakery with long tradition, located in a residential area about 15 minutes by public transportation from the old town. Address and website see below - you can order online. They bake other yummy cakes and stuff, too, so I prefer to go there and not order online :-)

What to pay: A 2-kg Christstollen is about 18 Euro at Hennig's (2012). Two thick slices of Christstollen from the Guild's hut at the Striezelmarkt were 3 Euro in 2012.

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This bakery is located in Dresden-Nickern, a cute old village in the south of the city. They have some of the best cookies and cakes, bread and rolls in the city. Although it is a bit of a trip by bus (or tram/bus) from the city centre to the bakery, it is well worth the time. Everything is nicely wrapped or boxed if you wish.

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 5 am - 6 pm, Sat 5 am - 11 am.

What to buy: Cookies in several variations: Butter "Spritzgebäck" with or without chocolate cover (very delicate), Mürbchen (mellow, but with more sugar).

Baumkuchen (!) - it is a cylindrical cake built up of horizontal layers - with a subtle taste of jam, but not overly sweet. I recommend the version with chocolate cover.

What to pay: Baumkuchen: 100 g cost 1.67 Euro, so a typical one as I bought it was 4.84 Euro.

Cookies: 200 g between 2.28 and 2.44 Euro

A small stand in the crowded Altmarkt selling bratwurst only !!!! Best in class, believe me !!!
During xmas market they feed you immediately, rest of the year they deliver the meat you can cook at home.
Cjeck the site for more info (ohhhh God, a butcher with a website :-))))

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This famous shopping street connects Wiener Platz with Waisenhausstrasse and has come into being first in 1851. After destruction by Allied bombing in 1945 the street was rebuilt in socialistic archtectural style. Here you find residential blocks, numerous shops and malls, cinemas, offices, hotels and restaurants.

To make this street more attractive a giant reconstruction program was made. Read more about it here

The Dresden Markthalle offer a mix of restaurants/bar and shops. In 2000 this great mall reopened after a big reconstruction of the building dating from 1899.

Business hours:
Mo-Fr: 8AM - 8PM
Sa: 8AM - 6PM

The Altmarkt Galerie is a big classic shopping mall with over 100 shops.

Shop locations

Business hours: M0 - Sa: 9.30AM - 9PM

The Prager Straße is a modern street with many chain stores like:

Boss
C&A
Esprit
H&M
Karstadt
Orsay
Mexx
New Yorker
P&K
Pimkie
SinnLeffers
Starbucks Coffee
Thalia
Timberland
Tommy Hilfiger
Vodafone
Wöhrl
Zara

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Dropout Records specialises in Reggae, Dancehall, Dub, Ska, Soul, Funk, House, D&B, Techno, Electro, Goa-Psy-Trance, Latin, Punk, HC, Metall, Trash, Surf and Rock/Pop.

The entrance is through the adjacent DESIRE smoke shop.

Don't be scared from the alternative locals or the Hells Angels that walk around. They all are the friendliest people I ever met.

What to buy: Records

What to pay: You might find some cheap records in between.