Berlin

Berlin, Germany’s capital, has a street food culture of its own: currywurst, a sliced sausage with curry ketchup that the city claims as its own invention, and döner kebab, sold across town. In Kreuzberg, Markthalle Neun, a 19th-century market hall, holds Street Food Thursday every week, an evening market that its organisers present as Germany’s first street food market, started in 2013.

Practical notes

• Görlitzer Bahnhof, on the U1 underground line, is the nearest station to Markthalle Neun.
• Berlin Brandenburg Airport is south-east of the city, linked to the centre by S-Bahn and regional trains.
• Street Food auf Achse, a second street food market, runs every Sunday from 12 to 6 pm in the courtyard of the Kulturbrauerei, according to visitBerlin.

Food tours

Three guided food tours cost 69 to 89.99 euros per adult, for two to three and a half hours: Eating Europe’s Greatest Hits leaves daily at 4 pm, Secret Food Tours meets on Friedrichsbrücke, Do Eat Better at Alexanderplatz.

The Thursday market

Street Food Thursday is a weekly evening market rather than a yearly festival: it runs every Thursday from 5 pm to 10 pm, according to the hall, so any Berlin trip that includes a Thursday can take it in.

What to eat in Berlin

Beyond currywurst and döner, Berlin eats the cooking of the communities that settled in the city: Turkish, Vietnamese, Lebanese and many others, with Kreuzberg and Neukölln among the districts known for them. Bakeries sell Pfannkuchen, the jam-filled doughnut that is called a Berliner elsewhere in Germany, and Schrippen, the local bread rolls.

Where to stay

Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain, across the Spree, put you within walking distance or a ride of Markthalle Neun. Mitte, the central district, is a U-Bahn ride away. Berlin Hauptbahnhof has fast trains to Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt.