REWE City — Supermarket in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin

This is a branch of REWE, and a small one, sitting on John-Schehr-Straße in Prenzlauer Berg. What you notice first is the scale: a compact sales floor where the fruit and vegetable section takes up a good share of the space, laid out in neat rows and kept in good condition.

The produce is the part worth your attention. Fruit and vegetables are arranged carefully and checked regularly, so what you pick up is fresh and of good quality rather than picked over. Beyond that the shelves hold the everyday essentials you would expect from a shop this size, and it is the kind of place where a lunchtime visit gets you what you came for.

Layout is straightforward and the store is kept clean and organised, which makes a quick circuit easy. Queues build up, and the branch runs without self-service checkouts, so you wait your turn at a staffed till. The music in the store is loud.

Spending sits in the €10 to €30 range for a basket, which covers a produce run plus a few basics. Cards and cash are both accepted, so you can pay whichever way suits you.

Come for the produce and the convenience of the hours, and treat the till queue as part of the visit.