Currywurst is a signature dish of Germany; we have verified places to eat it in Berlin and Munich.
Currywurst · Berlin
Currywurst is the post-war Berlin Imbiss invention: a sliced bratwurst doused in spiced ketchup, dusted with curry powder, served with a paper plate, a wooden fork and a side of pommes.
Currywurst was invented in Berlin in 1949 by Herta Heuwer at her Imbiss at the corner of Kantstrasse and Kaiser-Friedrich-Strasse in Charlottenburg. Heuwer obtained ketchup and curry powder from British soldiers, mixed her own spiced sauce and ladled it over a sliced grilled sausage. The dish was patented in 1959 (under the name Chillup) but the form had already spread across West Berlin. Konnopke's Imbiss at the Eberswalder Strasse U-Bahn arch has cooked currywurst since 1960, claiming East Berlin's earliest version. The dish remains the city's most consumed street food.
Where to eat in Berlin:
- Curry 36
- Konnopke's Imbiss
- Curry 61
Where to eat Currywurst in Berlin: the editor picks
Currywurst · Munich
Sliced bratwurst topped with curry-spiced tomato sauce, served with fries or a roll. The classic Munich after-midnight street snack, born in 1949 Berlin and adopted across every German city since.
Currywurst was invented in Berlin in 1949 by Herta Heuwer; the Munich version arrived in the post-war years and became a staple of the city's late-night Imbiss scene by the 1970s. Bergwolf in Glockenbachviertel is the city's most-cited counter, with weekend hours until 04:00 and a vegan option on the carte since 2010.
Where to eat in Munich:
- Bergwolf
- Vinzenzmurr Marienplatz
- Wurststandl Teltschik
Where to eat Currywurst in Munich: the editor picks