A guide to the GERMAN supermarkets | everything you need to know

Somehow ended up in Germany and you need to buy some food well here is a video that might help you with that.

Grocery shopping in Germany is not that different from other places since you still need to pay for them.

In this video we are covering and uncovering all there is to know about these German Supermärkte. Firstly starting off with general overview of the groceries chains, then adding some popular drugstores, a sprinkling of German things and finally some recommendations from your truly :))

The stores in question to day: Edeka, Rewe, Kaufland, Real, Metro, Lidl, Aldis, Penny, Netto, Norma, Denn's BioMarkt, Alnatura, dm, Rossmann, Müller

If you have any info to add feel free to add it to the comment section.

00:00 shopping in Germany
00:12 supermarkets
01:20 hypermarkets
02:08 discounters
04:20 bio stores
05:25 price comparison
05:45 foreign stores
06:07 drug stores
07:12 pharmacy
07:20 breads & bakeries
07:41 premade salads, coffee & sushi
08:30 baking soda
08:47 bio products
08:52 payback card
09:10 opening hours
09:50 checkouts
10:04 german food
10:27 recommendations


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Disclaimer: Sorry if you see misspellings, it happens more often then i notice.

Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. Happy New Year and Happy Holidays! Remember, you matter ✨ and see you soon! ✨

[TipsyTofuTravels]

Is it just me or is supermarket shopping in other countries so much fun? I always end up with a haul! I shop at Aldi and Lidl every week here in the UK. I shopped at Penny and Netto as well in my last trip to Germany and they were so fun

[Krustenkaese]

I'm 31 years old and have lived in Germany all my life. Idk why I watched this lmao but I did enjoy it. I knew there was a difference between the types of stores but never really consciously thought about it and wouldn't have been able to tell you why they were different if asked, so I guess I did learn something new.

[ismailamenzou]

I just moved to Germany as an exchange student and I needed this hahaha!! THANK YOU ERIKA :)

[missmerrily]

I can almost smell that unique scent in the air of a German supermarket, when watching this. That's something that can't be conveyed in a video, unfortunately, because it's very nostalgic for me. A mixture I can't quite describe, with cheese to washing powder scents in the mix. I lived for years in Germany and it was so good to go back virtually with you, to remind me of what I've missed for a number of years now! So thanks so much for the memories. Looking around was the next best thing!

[thijsverkaaik]

When I'm in Germany, I always try to visit the Edeka. They always bring me a typical 'holiday feeling'. Next to that, I fell in love with Edeka because of the brilliant music video Supergeil. I still play this song in my car or on my phone when I cross the Dutch-German border.

[texasgirl]

You in that LIDL sweater was hilarious...this is a great information page for newcomers 👍

[Sosiska_aliska]

These just keep getting better and better:’). I cant express my love for supermarkets enough. Can spend days in them. Thank you so much for another mesmerizing video

[Foatizenknechtl]

just btw, there are 2 words for cheap in german. one of them just means "cheap price" and the other is more like "cheap quality as well" ...its the first one in gut und günstig xd

[eatsmylife_]

visiting germany in like two months and i cant wait to visit them all 😝 thank you for this 🙏
the sponge bob mug and the lidl sweater was definitely the highlights 🥲
oh and the chocolaaaates 🤤

[sarahmichael]

Metro is not for families, it's a supermarket for businessowners only

[MausTheGerman]

Edeka and Rewe actually aren’t „chains“. They are all private, individually owned shops who can (more or less) chose their own product selections. Those owners unite their shops in a joint venture under the „roof“ of Rewe and Edeka to buy their stuff in big bulks instead of every shop owner has to negotiate all the prices with the food or non-food industry by themselves. That’s why you find a huge variety there including many local products. Aldi and Lidl for example are real chains, all having the same set of articles, promotions etc.
That’s at least my knowledge. Correct me if I‘m wrong 🙂

[MrTrash]

Hello Edeka is my favorite YouTube channel!

[mucxlx]

Thats a good video. Btw you dont need to rush the check out at a grocery store. Especially in the discount stores its meant that you put your shopping cart to the end and just put everything back into the cart. There are usually small tables or something where you can pack your goods with all the time you need or take the cart to your car if you came with one. There are even garbage bins for if you want to remove the packaging. But almost nobody uses that ;D. I did it just 2 or 3 times when i didnt have enough space.
Everyone rushes it because they are in a hurry or want to be as efficient as possible or something. Thats a german thing. Often people dont use a cart and pack it directly into their back pack or their bags. But dont let this intimidate you.

[mikedanyurs]

I love how informative this video is. Just wanted to write that this is the video that I found your YouTube channel with and sadly wish I had discovered them earlier when you were releasing them, not after you’ve left Germany. Looking forward to seeing many more new ones. Maybe make it to the land of peanut butter one day?

[luckymlp]

as someone who works part time at lidl this was so fun to watch lol

[Bastille]

this is so good. best information for first time shopping in germany

[anyanyash]

Oh thank you for this video! I absolutely love German supermarkets, they are the best I´ve ever been, great selection of everything and it´s tasty! When you were talking about discount supermarkets saying how messy they are and limited food selection and that you need to go after them to another supermarket since you cant find everything there, it reminded me so much of Danish supermarkets. 90% of them are this way, where you often cant find ricotta e.g, only 3 choices of yoghurts or sometimes no lactose free milk, so then you need to go to another one.. which is super sad for me, since I love supermarkets! 🥲 Edeka in Rostock I´ve been was so big, that felt almost like a museum 😀

[roze.]

Your videos are so funny! Thanks for making them!

[TommyFugitive]

That Edeka you were in is HUGE! All thew Edeka stores I have been in are barely bigger than a gas station. Nice video by the way. Very informative! The sweater is awesome (-: Ja!!!!

[beccalangner]

Now I need a video on how to make friends in German!