Bullet Black Shop, on the corner of Lange Brueckstrasse and Bissenkamp, has shirts, shoes, clothing, and punk and goth accessories - all of it black. Bullet also has several shops on either side of the street.

Postergalerie has everything from Dortmund postcards to oversized film posters (4 Kampstrasse, tel: 0231 527 654). You can have pictures framed here, too.

For interesting local fashion, books, bags, gifts and more, take your credit card to the quirky Unterhaltung boutique, a real find hidden in the Kreuzviertel district (21 Schillingstrasse, tel. 0231 9565943).

Shop for regional food products and try new dishes at the Dortmund à la Carte gastrofest on Hansaplatz square. Dozens of shops and restaurants are present. From 4-7 July, dortmund-a-la-carte.de.