The store is fine but I can do without the woman that handled my purchase. We were paying with a…read morecredit card and she asked if we wanted to pay in our own currency or euros. My husband lost his mind and asked which is better for us. You always pay in the currency of the country you are in and let your bank do the conversion. She told him "oh in your own currency" - this was just another example of people hating tourists and trying to stick it to us.

Back in the 80s and maybe early 90s, my Aunt worked at the US Embassy in East Berlin. From her time…read morethere she collected all kinds of little treasures from Germany and brought them back for family and friends - of those that she gave my father included German smokers and a Christmas Pyramid. These became iconic holiday items that every year we looked forward to getting out and putting on display in our home. This was my second time in Germany and the first time I picked up one smoker in the black forest when I was studying abroad, but this time I wanted a Christmas pyramid of my own and upon finding this shop I knew I'd come to the right place. Kathe Wolfhahrt is the quintessential holiday shop in Germany. You'll find anything and everything iconically christmas for this region of the world and it will not let you down. On this trip I found a great pyramid that I'll get to enjoy with my own family and added a charming little chubby cat man smoker to our holiday collection. I'll caution you that it isn't cheap, but I do think the quality of this shop is much better than other little vendors you'll find in the region, and honestly even if you don't end up purchasing anything it's a really fun shop to explore and look at these pieces of German artwork.

This kitchen store is so fun! They have such cool stuff that helps lighten up the most hard core of…read morefoodies. The pans they sell for baking are super high quality and not extremely over priced. The assortment of water bottles is rather impressive. On top of, or should I say below, all the kitchen supplies they have an arts and crafts section in their basement. I could spend an hour in this place easily. This is also were I was first introduced to a raclette, which you should google immediately if you don't know about them. They are the most amazing cheese cooking apparatus ever!

Cute, cute, cute. If you need a pick me up and some bright color while you're spending time here in…read moreFrankfurt then Pylones is the spot for you. This small shop is full of cute little tidbits and tshochkies that make for excellent gifts. There are a few bargains but much of the stuff here is higher end designs and pretty stuff. I managed to pick up a bright red cable tie thing shaped like a fish. That should make it easier for me to find my phone cable buried in my backpack!

On the main square of the riverside area of Frankfurt, this is the Gift shop of gift shops, but…read morenot cheap tourist tat. This is quirky brightly coloured interesting stocking filler gift type tat..... I actually really quite liked it for browsing. It's a mind blowing array of colour and has a vast array of things you probably don't need, but will on some level want. There is everything from moustaches for babies to owl spectacle holders to bizarre wine bottle corks. Limitless pens and note pads, ornaments and amusing gadgets. If you like this sort of thing you will love this place. For me it was all ok, there was plenty of nifty Wee things that would be quite cool to have, but nothing essential and all way over priced! Decent little shop that's worth a look if your in the area. If your from the Uk it's a bit like the gift shop chain Papyrus, but way better in terms of the number of lines it stocks.

This is a great little gift shop in the heart of town. I loved the variations from the typical…read moretourist crud - a very imaginative inventory.

Emailed regarding items, and received no response. I'm not…read morein Germany, the website is very limited, communicating via email was the only way to find out about purchasing items. I visited the actual store several years ago, it was very well stocked with loads of souvenirs and was helped by very helpful lady. This time the experience interacting with business has been disappointing.

Known as the location of the 'Worlds Largest Cuckoo Clock', Gebr. Stern is a tourist attraction and…read moregift shop in one. All of the staff speak very good English and there is a large variety of gifts from the very expensive to the very affordable. Beer steins, glassware, figurines, ornaments, decorative wooden nutcrackers, and on and on. There is fine crystalware and the common tourist magnets and pens. Surely you can find a lovely gift for yourself or a loved one here. I very much enjoyed wandering around admiring the variety of giftware. After stopping by to take photos of the Cuckoo Clock, pop inside for a souvenir magnet, German wineglasses, a glass stein, a Hummel or an ornament and to say hello. I believe they ship-just ask.