[vlozko]

It's was the exact opposite for me when I was in Berlin last year. The only places that I found that accepted cards were tourist stops and Starbucks. None of the good, local restaurants I visited accepted cards and there were frequently lines on ATM machines.

[agurk]

Germans are well known for their propensity for cash, in part due to their strong desire for privacy. Often they will take cards, but only something like their indigenous GeldKarte[0] which tries to be as cash like as possible.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geldkarte