Maroush ★ 4.2
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
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.
Address: Eisenbahnstrasse 42-43, 10997 Berlin
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
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