The fastest, cheapest, frequently best food on Berlin's streets.
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Berlin.
Mustafas Gemuese Kebap on Mehringdamm 33 in Kreuzberg serves Berlin's most-photographed doener, layered with grilled aubergine and courgette alongside the lamb, in a pita pocket dusted with cumin.
Try: Doener kebab with grilled vegetables
Curry 36 at Mehringdamm 36 has served currywurst in the heart of Kreuzberg since 1980. The ketchup is spiced to a distinct formula and the line at midnight is as long as at noon.
Try: Currywurst
Konnopke's Imbiss under the Eberswalder Strasse U-Bahn arch has cooked currywurst at this Prenzlauer Berg site since 1930. The East Berlin version is leaner than the Kreuzberg style, the sauce thinner.
Try: Currywurst
Curry 61 near Hackescher Markt serves a well-spiced currywurst with a house sauce that leans sweeter than Kreuzberg versions. Vegan wurst available alongside the pork original.
Try: Currywurst
Imren Grill on Boppstrasse in Kreuzberg cuts the lamb from a vertical spit that has been turning since 1995. The bread is baked in-house and the garlic yogurt sauce is made fresh daily.
Try: Doener kebab
Rueyam Gemuese Kebap beside Konnopke's arch does a grilled-vegetable doener that rivals Mustafas in Kreuzberg, with a shorter queue on most weekday evenings and a housemade chili sauce.
Try: Doener kebab with vegetables
Dada Falafel on Linienstrasse in Mitte has pressed the city's lightest falafel since 2002. The pita is stuffed with fried balls, pickled cabbage, tomato and two chili sauces for under EUR 8.
Try: Falafel sandwich
Street Food Thursday at Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg runs every Thursday evening since 2013 with 20-plus vendors: Thai dumplings, Korean bao, Allgauer mac and cheese and Nigerian fufu in the 1891 brick hall.
Try: International street food
Maroush on Adalbertstrasse has wrapped Kreuzberg's benchmark chicken shawarma since the 1990s, toasted in a flatbread with tahini, tomato and pickled chili. The price stays under EUR 6.
Try: Chicken shawarma sandwich
The Rogacki standing counter in Charlottenburg has served smoked eel sandwiches and hot Aalsuppe since 1932. Order at the fish counter and eat standing; the eel is smoked on the premises.
Try: Smoked eel sandwich and Aalsuppe
Peak food season in Berlin is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Berlin rewards trust.