Curry 36 ★ 4.5
Curry 36 on Mehringdamm has served Berlin's most consistent currywurst since 1980 at prices that have barely shifted relative to inflation. At Mehringdamm 36.
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Eat well in Berlin for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
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Dada Falafel ★ 4.3
Dada Falafel on Linienstrasse in Mitte has served the city's reference falafel pita since 2002. The balls are pressed fresh, the pita stuffed to overflowing.
TryFalafel pita sandwich
Konnopke's Imbiss ★ 4.6
Konnopke's Imbiss under the Eberswalder Strasse arch has cooked East Berlin's historic currywurst since 1930. Located in Prenzlauer Berg. Booking recommended.
TryCurrywurst plate
Monsieur Vuong ★ 4.3
Monsieur Vuong on Alte Schoenhauser Strasse has cooked Berlin's reference pho since 1999 at prices below €14. The chalkboard menu changes daily.
TryPho bo and summer rolls
Zum Schusterjungen ★ 4.1
Zum Schusterjungen on Danziger Strasse in Prenzlauer Berg serves unchanged Berlin tavern cooking: Buletten with potato salad, Gulaschsuppe and Eisbein.
TryBerlin tavern classics: Buletten, Gulasch, Eisbein
Maroush ★ 4.2
Maroush on Adalbertstrasse in Kreuzberg has wrapped Berlin's benchmark chicken shawarma in flatbread since the 1990s. At Adalbertstr. 93. Booking recommended.
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Hummus and Friends ★ 4.3
Hummus and Friends on Oranienburger Strasse runs a kosher-certified Israeli vegetarian kitchen with hummus, falafel and sabich at lunch prices under €13.
TryHummus plate and falafel pita
Cocolo Ramen ★ 4.4
Cocolo Ramen on Gipsstrasse serves an 18-hour tonkotsu broth with fresh-pulled noodles and chashu pork from a counter with 30 seats. Located in Mitte.
TryTonkotsu ramen
Witty's ★ 4.2
Witty's at Berlin's Wittenbergplatz across from KaDeWe has served the city's first certified-organic currywurst since 1984; the house-recipe sauce.
TryOrganic currywurst with pommes
Vöner ★ 4.0
Vöner on Boxhagener Strasse serves the vegan doner that started Berlin's plant-based kebab wave, carved from seitan with generous salads and sauces.
TryVöner seitan doner and vegan currywurst
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