Berlin · Germany
The Berlin food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Sliced fried sausage drowned in curry-spiced ketchup, dusted with curry powder and served with fries.
Best at Curry 36, Mehringdamm, Kreuzberg. Get: Currywurst ohne Darm with fries (Pommes) and mayo
Five places, and what to order
- Alt-Berliner Wirtshaus Henneclassic · KreuzbergGet: Half roast chicken with potato salad and cabbage salad
- Zur Letzten Instanzclassic · MitteGet: Eisbein with sauerkraut, Königsberger Klopse
- Hamy Caféstreet-food · Neukölln (Hasenheide)Get: Street-style Vietnamese plates, mostly under 10 euros
- Doyumfor döner kebab · KreuzbergGet: Döner or Iskender plate
- Rüyam Gemüse Kebabfor gemüse kebab · SchönebergGet: Chicken gemüse kebab
The market
Covered market. Bread, cheese, butcher, pasta, coffee, rotating street food Thursdays
The line worth it
Mustafa's Gemüse KebapKreuzberg (Mehringdamm)
Get: The vegetable kebab with feta and lemon
Expect: 45 min to over an hour. Beat it: Go late morning on a weekday.
In season this November
Game: Brandenburg wild boar and venison
How it works here
Tip: Round up or add 5-10%, and say the total as you pay instead of leaving it on the table.
Book: Book dinner a few days out; beer gardens, imbiss and bakeries are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm.