Imren Grill ★ 4.4
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
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.
Address: Oranienburger Strasse 6, 10178 Berlin
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