Bonn has reputation in Germany as well as entire European Union for having an interesting place and niche for shoppers. It is not only a place for better shopping opportunities but also have some of the biggest pedestrian shopping areas in entire Germany. There near about and around hundred of shops has been found out scattered around the streets of the Market Square (Marktplatz). The best shopping areas in Bonn are situated along and close together and there are shops located side by side. There are many shops in Bonn that happen to be bit cheaper than that are situated in close by Cologne. Market Square is without doubt, is a better shopping center for any type of goods and commodity procurement. At the Marktplatz you can have hundred of boutiques, cafes and restaurants at this historical junction in the Old Town Center.
The primary features of the Market Square consists the medieval architecture and pedestrian paths that are the highlight of the experience, as is the Altes Rathaus situated along the southeastern side of the square. Along with the mom-and-pop boutique there are hundreds of open-air events and stalls rotating throughout the season offering producing out the fresh produce and seafood, antiques and local craftsmanship. The most interesting aspect of shopping in Bonn is despite being support to local businesses and artisans one can be surprised to look at the fairly competitive prices and rates of the commodity and services. And Boon to keep trying to lower prices as to keep companies out of competition so it still could remain the shopping capital of Germany.
Other than Market Plaza, there are many shopping offerings in Bonn like in places as historic market square, where a huge selection of shops and located surrounding the and more there is located interesting Old Town Hall (Alte Rathaus). Bonn’s market square many a times has been used for trading since the Middle Ages and many a time offers features outdoor stalls and open-air events. When shopping in this part of the city you can consider many explorations and the neighbouring lanes and back streets, there many of them are lined with shops and local stores.
Close to Market Plaza there is located, the Kaiserpassage shopping mall that is worth having a tour of the area. It contains a selection of gift shops, fashion, boutiques and more. Situated at the heart of the old town Bad Godesberg area, the Kaiserpassage Mall is a new addition to the city’s shopping scene and is stands off the Kaiserplatz.
This is a state of the art public square with a central fountain and a good number of shady trees it is also sandwiched between both the university and the primary Bonn train station and opposite to an attractive church. More from Kaiserplatz, you can enjoy sight seeing views of the Poppelsdorfer Castle that are even soaking up the atmosphere and enjoying the scenery in entire vibrant and youthful part of Bonn. With respect to shopping experience this particular eclectic shopping presents an entire contrast to the Market Square; however it is bit different than the typical North American shopping mall. The mall is made up of largely of boutiques for both local and international brands alike, such as ESPIRIT and H&M. As far as for pricing the mall is as similar to other European shopping mall and one can have well even at a huge bargains as well as being a bit pricey.
Next interesting shopping area in Bonn is Bad Godesberg area where a good number of shops are located around the Altstadtcenter district, the city’s old acclaimed old town center. In the area there are good number of shops for Bakery items and coffee shops. For seasonal market and shopping in Bonn, the city’s Cathedral Square organizes a good number of annual markets involving particularly Christmas market where a large number of local traders showcase their articles for selling out commodities and goods. The Cathedral Square is situated only a fifteen minutes distance at northeast from of Bonn. The pottery found over here is a nice souvenir collection to commemorate visit of Bonn. The most exciting shopping event at Cathedral Square is the annual Weihnachtsmarkt where on can find out handcrafted Christmas and holiday prepared by many means and manners. Dozens of stalls, decorated with bright Christmas lights, pepper the square for weeks near the end of each year.
And another interesting spot for shopping in Bonn is supermarket that is located at Kaufhof’s basement where you ca have normal food and many specialties though it is bit expensive. More you can have there ecological supermarket in the area Basic at Maximilianstraße near to the Hauptbahnhof, more you can have a snack bar there. The best place to buy cosmetics in the city are Martinsplatz, Ground floor or Sternstraße) or Rossmann (Sternstraße). Cheap supermarkets like Aldi, Lidl and Plus are situated around the city center.
And if you are fond of shopping in flea market in Bonn, than there is a Rheinauenflohmarkt that is organized there from April to September. It hosts a flea market there for every third Saturday a month where you can get everything from second hand clothes to DVDs, bikes, furniture, books, board games and jewellery from India and Africa.