Love this bio market. You name and they got it. They have a great gluten free and vegan section. I…read morecould spend a good hour up in here exploring different products. Now this is the perfect example of how a bio market should look.

LPG Biomarkt is one of the biggest German organic food market chains. Think of WholeFoods or Trader…read moreJoe's, just less fancy and German. They basically started the whole organic food trend years ago, targeting a mainstream audience. Since then, they mostly attract people that either vote for the Green Party or wear Birkenstocks every day. Prices here are on the higher end, but you're guaranteed to get your bread & butter free of any chemical food enhancements, which is actually not so much of a problem in Germany anyway, other than in the US. They also have a Bistro counter where they serve organic buffet lunch all day. I tried the Paprika-Haehnchen mit Kartoffeln (pepper chicken w/ potatoes, 3.50/6.50 Euro) which was decent. Pro tip: if you're a member prices actually cut almost in half.

BioInsel is nice to have around if I need to just quickly pop-in to get something I had forgotten…read more The only other option in the area is the Edeka. I don't do my normal shopping here as the selection is a bit limited. I normally will stop in for yoghurt or beer...

I have been a member of LPG since 2008 but for some reason had never written a review here…read more Mehringdamm is definitely the best of all the locations, I find. They consistently have the best selection. I seem to find almost everything I need there. As an unemployed single person, I find that the membership really becomes useful when one buys cosmetic and household cleaning supplies there.

A few weeks ago we went shopping to the LPG Biomarket for the very first time. We bought enough…read morefood for a few weeks. I am new to Germany so I hold supermarkets to the same standards I am used to which might not the norm for the stores here. We bought meat that we ate the same day and was excellent. Everything else we had to throw away because it was already expired. Yes all the food (milk,cheese, yoghurt, salmon, spreads you name it). All was expired at the moment of the purchase, some even a few days before. It was ridiculous, next day had to go shopping again.I didn't check expiration dates because I assume that supermarkets don't keep on their shelves expired food, now I do. My advise is that if you shop for anything there check the expiration date before putting it in your cart.

One of the better organic shops along Schoenhauser Allee. The gluten-frei Buchweizen crackers are…read morecheaper here than Alnatura. The odd -store layout can lead to shopping cart traffic jams. The best place to get cheese in the area as they wrap it in wax paper, so no plastisciers(sp?) can get into your cheese from plastic wrap. Also really good lettuce selection, usually better than Viv.

This was one of the nicest grocery stores I found during my week throughout Germany. The layout is…read morea little funky, but everything's organized really nicely otherwise; it reminds me of a Trader Joe's. The thing I really liked was that they had a bakery up front with really inexpensive rolls and breads.

Being wheat-free or vegan in Berlin means you're just about screwed. While regular supermarket…read morechains carry a basic and inexpensive assortment if locally grown organic produce, you won't find less common veggies, grains or legumes. Denn's carries sweet potatoes, gluten-free breads and flours, vegan meats, black and pinto beans, amaranth, teff... pretty much anything you can't find elsewhere. Prices for these items are three times what you'd pay for their non-organic, wheat laden and processed counterparts, but then again you're buying cruelty free products that don't contain fillers or chemicals. If I lived here, this would be my go-to place for all my specialty grocery needs. Their bakery even carries vegan sourdough bread. There is an abundance of tempting spreads, from beet hummus to chocolate syrup made with just agave and cocoa. The gluten-free breads here look downright delicious and healthy, including sunflower, sesame and quinoa loafs, all for $2.99. Even if you haven't yet jumped on the wheat-free band wagon, worth a try.