REWE voll pflanzlich — Supermarket in Friedrichshain, Berlin

This is a REWE branch, but a specific one: a plant-based supermarket on Warschauer Straße in Friedrichshain, where nothing on the shelves needs a label check. What you notice first is how compact it is, and then how much of the range is plant-based versions of things you would otherwise hunt for across several shops.

The self-service bakery counter is where to start. The filled vegan rolls are the thing to take away, and the pastries and rolls come out fresh through the day. Beyond that, the salad bar is a self-service counter you can build a lunch from, and the soft-serve machine serves vegan ice cream as an unexpected extra mid-shop. In the chilled section, the fresh vegan cream cheese comes in flavours such as spring onion and walnut; the protein shakes and bars sit in their own section, so you can pick one without reading the small print.

The shop runs on self-checkout, which keeps things quick but impersonal, and you scan your receipt to get out through the gate. Expect a small footprint rather than wide aisles. Prices sit at the level of a normal supermarket, so a basket of bakery, chilled and packaged goods lands in the €10–30 range.

This suits anyone who wants to eat plant-based in Berlin without spending the shop reading ingredients, and anyone curious about what an all-vegan supermarket looks like.