Cocolo Ramen on Gipsstrasse serves an 18-hour tonkotsu broth with fresh-pulled noodles and chashu pork from a counter with 30 seats. One of Berlin's best fills under EUR 17; no reservations.
Address: Gipsstrasse 3, 10119 Berlin
Rogacki's standing counter in Charlottenburg serves an eel sandwich and a hot Aalsuppe at prices that make it one of the city's best-value fish lunches since 1932. No seats; eat at the rail counter.
Try: Eel sandwich and Aalsuppe (eel soup)
Yoyo Foodworld in Friedrichshain has cooked vegan versions of Berlin street-food classics since 2006. The vegan currywurst with house ketchup and the soy doener cost under EUR 8 and the counter opens until 23:00.
Try: Vegan currywurst and soy doener
Curry 36 on Mehringdamm has served Berlin's most consistent currywurst since 1980 at prices that have barely shifted relative to inflation. A wurst and pommes is under EUR 5 at any hour until 05:00.
Try: Currywurst with pommes
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, and the whole meal comes in under EUR 9.
Try: Falafel pita sandwich
Konnopke's Imbiss under the Eberswalder Strasse arch has cooked East Berlin's historic currywurst since 1930. A plate costs under EUR 5 and the standing counter is the authentic cheap lunch of Prenzlauer Berg.
Try: Currywurst plate
Monsieur Vuong on Alte Schoenhauser Strasse has cooked Berlin's reference pho since 1999 at prices below EUR 14. The chalkboard menu changes daily; the pho bo with rare beef and the summer rolls are the constants.
Try: Pho bo and summer rolls
