Currywurst is the typical dominant favourite of the Berliner
fast food scene. It’s so popular and a must when visiting Berlin, that it is
consider another landmark of the city. Just a simple German pork sausage with
curry powder and a spicy tomato sauce. Who would have thought that combination,
well apparently Herta Heuwer in 1949, which soon became a popular street food
stand favourite in Charlottenburg district in Berlin.
Went to the top to look for the best Currywyurst
I did my research and the 3 names that came back to me
repeatedly were Curry 36, Konnopke’s Imbiss, and Witty’s. So to make my life
easy I decided to pay a visit and respects to the three sites.
Curry 36 was the first victim, recommended in most places as
the best in town, definitely the biggest queue I found during my visits. I got
the two versions to avoid the purist all time debate of how to eat it with or
without the skin or casing (mit/ohne Darm). Pretty good first impression, kind
of like the spicy flavour of the tomato sauce with the curry.
First Victm
Just Getting There
My First Currywurst Experience
Other Patrons Fighting for a Taste
Curry 36
T: +49 30 2517638
T: +49 30 2517638
Street Food: Pork Sausage
Area: Mehringdamm
Borough: Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Konnopke’s Imbis was my second visit, for this one I was
more confident, only one option in this one, just without the skin, so I asked
to add another sausage a Bratwust, task which wasn’t easy at all, as a lovely
old lady at the place didn’t speak English and my German is too basic for long
communications. This one is the place where Anthony Bourdain visits in the No Reservations episode in Berlin, so the force was strong with this young Padawan.
Again quite good, serious competition from the East side of Berlin, will the next one deliver?
Nothing like a Wurst bellow the train tracks
Menu
The snack with a Berliner
More Currywurst
The traditional place
It couldn't be Berlin without street art
Konnopke’s Imbis
T: +49 30 4427765
T: +49 30 4427765
Street Food: Pork Sausage
Area: Prenzlauer Berg
Borough: Pankow
Witty’s my final stop, the organic of the family, there is
always a sustainable/organic option around. As this one was my last stop I went
for the full treat, two currywurst (one with the other without skin), fries,
and a boulette which is something between a hamburger and a meatball. A
beautiful lady (yes I have a thing for blue eye and blond hair German girls)
with an impressive English command help me to fulfil my requirements, only the
culinary ones! Again quite good, a little bit more expensive than the other two
but you know organic has its price. Not sure which one is the best one, for me
all of them were quite good, I recommend you judge by yourself as I’m not a
currywurst expert.
The Place
The Trilogy
Witty’s
T: +49 30 8537055
T: +49 30 8537055
Street Food: Pork Sausage
Area: Schoneberg
Borough:
Tempelhof-SchonebergView Larger Map
Wurst reminds me the Seinfeld episode “The Blood”.
Kramer: Why did you get rid of that sausage?
Jerry: It wasn't me, it was Mr. Mandelbaum.
Kramer: Yeah well, Newman's not happy, he booted me out of
his freezer. Look, I've got to take my blood back to the bank, can I borrow
your car?
Jerry: What's wrong with yours?
Kramer: I got no A/C and I gotta keep the blood cold or
it'll go bad.
Jerry: All right, but this is it, this is the last favor,
we're even!
Kramer: All right, Even Steven. Oh, by the way, when you get
back to your apartment try to keep it down because Newman is taking a nap in
your bed.
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