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Currency exchange for coins around Berlin?
honestly coins are a pain here. if you know anyone with a berlin-based sparkasse account, they can dump them in the coin counting machines at a branch for free and then just hand you the cash. no account? they'll take a 5% cut or so. there's a wechselstube right next to alexa mall that might help, but i've never tried with coins there. your best bet is probably just finding a swiss tourist near brandenburger tor and offering a friendly trade lol
The Swiss embassy won't do it, they deal in diplomatic stuff not pocket change. What you can try is the Reisebank inside the Hauptbahnhof, they have coin counting machines for a fee, about 5-7% last I checked. If you're near Friedrichshain, there's a little Wechselstube on Warschauer Strasse near the Spree that sometimes takes coins if you're friendly, but call ahead first, they're hit or miss. Otherwise, honestly, just use the coins at a Späti or kiosk for small purchases, it's less hassle than the fees.
If you're near Friedrichstrasse, the exchange office inside the Galeries Lafayette basement is usually willing to count coins, especially if it's not a huge pile. Just be aware they take a small commission on coin exchanges, around 3-5% depending on the amount. Alternatively, some of the smaller Turkish-run exchange shops in Neukölln along Karl-Marx-Strasse are more flexible with coins than the big bank kiosks.
i'd say skip the big names and look at studiowest in prenzlauer berg, they do amazing japanese style but the waitlist is like 6 months. if u want something quicker, the artists at bitterlich tattoo in mitte are super underrated, especially for fine line. and honestly, walk past the instagram hype, go to a shop in person and ask to see their portfolio book, that's where the real stuff is.
The Berlin tattoo scene is pretty spread out, so it depends on what style you're after. For fine line and minimalist work, I'd look at A Fine Line in Kreuzberg, they're booked out weeks in advance for a reason. If you want bold traditional, check out Die Wilde Ecke in Neukölln, they've been around forever and the artists there are solid. Honestly, your best bet is to scroll through Instagram and find someone whose healed work you like, not just the fresh photos, because that's where the real skill shows.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet is the tattoo convention at Arena Berlin, usually in early summer. It's a good way to see a bunch of styles in one afternoon and talk to artists face to face without committing to a shop. I found my guy there three years ago, he works out of a tiny studio near Boxhagener Platz and does amazing neo-traditional, but he rarely posts on Instagram so you'd never discover him otherwise. Bring cash if you go, a lot of the booths only take that on the day.