Best Street Food in Berlin
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- 30 Jun 2022
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On free walking tours in Berlin, you feast on fascinating history, get your fill of remarkable architecture, and binge on local culture. It’s a most satisfying veritable banquet, our Berlin. It’s little wonder then, that often at the end of all this exploring and adventure, the most frequent question the local guides are asked after a tour is “where’s good to eat?”
There are a plethora of excellent restaurants, cozy cafes and budget eats in Berlin to choose from, but one thing this city is famous for is fantastic street food! Whether you want to explore typical German dishes or are craving international cuisine, Berlin’s streets offer endless delights for foodies. We’ve compiled our favorites from the best street food in Berlin for you, so now all you have to do is get your forks, chopsticks or hands at the ready and start munching.
Mustafa's Gemuese Kebab
Let’s begin with what is probably one of the most popular and most available street food of all time, the Middle Eastern kebab. You can find hundreds of (if not a thousand) kebab places around Berlin, but none are as popular (justifiably!) as our favorite; Mustafa's Gemuese Kebab. Conveniently located at Mehringdamm metro station, the kebab shop attracts a surprisingly large crowd day and night all year round. Don’t be discouraged by the long queue when you walk out of the metro station though. The wait is brief, and oh so definitely worth it!
Nowhere in Berlin will you find a kebab place that adds so much fresh parsley, salads, three types of sauces, feta cheese, thin slices of baked vegetables and freshly squeezed lemon. They offer halal chicken kebab and veggie kebab. Even if you spend just one day in the city, you’ve got to try it.
Curry 36
Currywurst (or curry sausage in English) is the typical German street food that you simply can’t miss while you’re here. Just like kebab, wurst shops are everywhere. If you are done with your doner kebab and are ready to try the other most popular street stand of the city, you’re in the right place. Curry 36 is just a few steps away from Mustafa’s shop. You will find the best currywurst here. There will be a queue, too, but again, you won’t regret lining up once you get your steamy, crunchy sausage with curry sauce and French fries. The portion is just right, the service is friendly, the queue moves fast and the wurst is tasty and fresh. There are several standing tables in front of the shop, so you can eat comfortably. They are also open every day all year.
Markthalle Neun
Markthalle Neun is a hip market hall in the heart of Berlin offering fresh food from Monday to Saturday, 12:00 to 18:00. You will find vegetables, fruits, spices, meat, seafood, bakery, pasta, and other delicacies from around the globe. Besides its traditional market, Markthalle Neun presents a variety of choices on its weekly rotating lunch menu, such as pasta, burgers, BBQ, tapas and much more. And there is always good coffee!
Thursday evenings are especially appealing for visitors. The market hall invites you to “Street Food Thursday” (from 17:00 to 22:00) where you can indulge in delicious international meals as well as local food. If you are in town on a Thursday night, check it out. Oh, and there’s nice wine and Heidenpeter's beer, brewed in the basement of the market hall, also available to compliment the food.
