"Berlin is a city of many centers, or of no center at all — same thing, really, and in the end you’ve got to quit meditating on that seeming paradox and just pick a neighborhood. Old East Berlin is where you’ll find the cutting-edge nightlife, Mitte is the booming commercial center, and for shopping, particularly of the high-end designer variety, it’s hard to beat the Kurfürstendamm, West Berlin’s famous boulevard." - Tablet Hotels