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Hamburg
Shopping:
Sium –women’s fashion forward. www.sium.net Marktstrasse 27 040/43 07 32 7. FKK –funky new designers. www.fkk-fashion.de Herlingsburg 16 040/43 03 11 6. Ella Deck –romance. www.elladeck.de Lehmweg 53 040/41 28 78 18.
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Munich
Eating:
For the ultimate in elegance and cuisine, visit the two star Tantris. www.tantris.de Johann-Fichte-Str 7 089/36 19 59 0. Or, for something more far out (with design by Conran), try Lenbach. www.lenbach.de Ottostrasse 6 089/54 91 30 0.
Fond of fondue? Go to Ododo. Buttermelcherstrasse 6 089/26 07 74 1.
Schumann American Bar is the hottest bar in Munich, with terrific cocktails. www.schumanns.de Odeonsplatz 6+7 089/22 90 60. Bar-Centrale is another good place to meet/drink. www.bar-centrale.com Ledererstrasse 23 089/22 37 62.
Shopping:
Cool, striking shopping arcade: Funf Hofe. Theatinerstrasse 15.
Otherwise. Modehaus Marion Heinrich carries designer shoes. Falckenbergstrasse 9 089/29 25 26.. Pool Fashion Music Lounge stocks newer labels. Maximilianstrasse 11 089/26 60 35. Slip stocks funky chic. www.slipfashion.de Am Gartnerplatz 2 089/20 22 50 0. Lollipop & Alpenrock is the place for upscale, bespoke dirndls. www.lolapaltinger.com Tal 27 089/20 11 11 4. Glamor and gowns grace Talbot Runhof. www.talbotrunhof.com Klenzestrasse 41 089/23 66 73 0. Channel Ralph Lauren at Clara Niggl Rumfordstrasse 8 089/26 02 60 35.
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Berlin
Sleeping:
Hotel de Rome is the brand-new restoration of an old East Berlin central bank building by Rocco Forte Hotels. You will find the pool in the underground vault; there is also a gym and spa and a fourth floor deck with fabulous views. The rooms are very large; some have balconies. The bathrooms resemble mini-spas. The hotel was not, however, designed to have the dignified elegance of the Hotel Adlon. www.hotelderome.com Behrenstrasse 37 030/460 60 90.
Or, try the Ritz-Carlton. www.ritzcarlton.com Potsdamer Platz 3 030/33 77 77.
Eating:
Hugo’s, in the Intercontinental, is a “new” German one star. www.hugos-restaurant.de Budapester Str 2 030/26 02 12 63. More traditional, yet not heavy, is the elegant one star Vau. www.vau-berlin.de Jagerstrasse 54/55 030/20 29 730.
Remake has a chef from I Bulli. www.restaurant-remake.de Grosse Hamburger Str 32 030/20 05 41 02.
Fischers Fritz, a one star restaurant in the Regent Hotel, features innovative seafood dishes. www.fischersfritzberlin.com Charlottenstrasse 49 030/20 33 63 63.
For a good neighborhood restaurant, check out Horvath. www.retaurant-horvath.de Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44a 030/21 40 56 07. Want a good, popular brasserie? Borchardt. Franzosische Str 47 030/81 88 62 62. Something old-fashioned; say, choucroute? Gugelhof. www.gugelhof.de Kollwitzplatz/Ecke Knaackstrasse 37 030/44 29 229.
At the opposite end of the spectrum is Die Quadriga, a celebration spot in the Hotel Brandenburger Hof. Eislebener Str 14 030/21 40 50. Another elegant spot is Kaisersaal. www.kaisersaal-berlin.de Bellevuestrasse 1 030/25 75 14 54.
Want eclectic? Wasserwerk. www.wasserwerk-berlin.de Hohenzollerndamm 208 030/88 91 07 76.
Eat good VietNamese food at Monsieur Vuong. www.monsieurvuong.de Alte Schonhauser Str 46 030/30 87 26 43.
Modellhut is an “in” place to lunch. www.modellhut.net Alte Schonhauser Str 28 030/97 00 50 58. If you are looking for somewhere to lunch near the Jewish Museum, try Hannibal. www.hannibal-berlin.de Wienerstrasse 69 030 61 15 160.
Have a drink at the stylish Newton Bar (named after Helmut Newton). www.newton-bar.de Charlottenstrasse 56 030/30 87 26 43.
Shopping:
Andrea Murkudis chic women’s clothes. Munzstrasse 21/2 030/30 88 19 45.
