Last updated on 11/01/2026
No other dish belongs to Berlin quite like the currywurst, and the differences between the stalls are bigger than they look from the outside. Konnopke's Imbiss in Prenzlauer Berg served the first currywurst in East Berlin from 1960, skinless and with a sauce whose recipe the family has kept to itself into the fourth generation; the kiosk stands beneath a listed elevated railway viaduct. Curry 36 on Mehringdamm in Kreuzberg carries the house number in its name, because the first stand was barely a metre wide in a building entrance, and today it also sells currywurst from Havelland apple pork. Ketch'up 35 in Britz cooks its own ketchup fresh every day to a family recipe and uses only Neuland meat. Beyond those, this selection holds stalls with twelve levels of heat, with champagne served alongside the sausage, and one run by a butcher who makes the sausage himself. Documented prices range from 3.10 to 4.30 Euros.
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For a long time I thought a currywurst was a currywurst, until I tried three stalls in a single day. At Konnopke's the sauce was sweeter than I remembered, at Zur Bratpfanne in Steglitz distinctly fruitier, and on Mehringdamm I queued for twenty minutes and did not regret it. The biggest surprise was Ketch'up 35 in Britz, because nobody rushes you there and the ketchup really does taste homemade. My tip: order it skinless once, even if you always take it with the casing. That is the Berlin version.
Since 1930, Konnopke's Imbiss has stood under the heritage-listed elevated railway viaduct on Schönhauser Allee, serving East Berlin's first Currywurst since 1960 - skinless and with a sauce whose recipe the family keeps secret to this day. It also offers five levels of spiciness, a vegan option, and an outdoor snack garden next to the kiosk.
Curry 36 at Mehringdamm carries the house number in its name: the first stand was a cart just over a metre wide in the building's entrance, with the 36 still visible beside it. Today there is currywurst with and without casing, from Havelland apple pork and in a vegan version, plus an own ketchup with 87 percent tomato paste.
Curry61 at Alexanderplatz sits between the World Clock and the Congress Centre and cooks its curry sauce fresh several times a day. The vegetables are market-fresh from Brandenburg, the sausage comes from a Berlin butcher, and the vegan currywurst is served with a vegan truffle mayonnaise made with real summer truffle.
Ketch'up 35 in Britz cooks its own ketchup fresh every single day, following a secret family recipe and using no preservatives at all. It also uses exclusively Neuland meat, hand-formed buns and Belgian-style twice-fried fries. The currywurst costs 3.20 Euros, as do the fries, and there is parking directly at the stand.
Curry Baude sits in the entrance hall of Gesundbrunnen underground station, a listed complex designed by Alfred Grenander. Owner Reina Lehmann is a trained butcher and produces the sausages and meat in his own butchery. The ketchup sauce is a family secret, and the house creation is called SPECIAL, served with corn and paprika.
Zur Bratpfanne has existed since November 16, 1949. Günter Mosgraber placed the stand in front of the Titania Palace back then; since 1951, the stall has been located at Schloßstraße corner Kieler Straße in Steglitz. The sausages consist exclusively of pork shoulder, the ketchup is homemade, and the fries are double-fried.
Curry und Chili on Osloer Straße offers twelve spice levels, ordered ascending by Scoville. Levels one to seven do not contain chili extract and cost no extra, while the Gold Edition at level ten is over seven million Scoville. Frank Spieß founded the stand in 2005 and the first German Chili Eating Championship in 2009.
Curry Wolf is located on the median strip at Unter den Linden 77, opposite the Hotel Adlon and within sight of the Brandenburg Gate. The cult sauce OPIUM is handmade, jarred, and served at the stand without extra charge. The Currywurst costs 4.30 Euros, the vegan version 5.80 Euros, and champagne up to Dom Pérignon is also available.
Lange's Imbiss at the corner of Berliner Straße and Holzhauser Straße in Tegel is the cheapest address on this list: The currywurst costs 3.10 Euros, the fries 2.50 Euros. Additionally, there's a full breakfast assortment with minced pork and scraped meat rolls, and changing home-style dishes like pork hock with sauerkraut or Königsberger Klopse.
Bier's Kudamm 195 has been selling currywurst on Kurfürstendamm since 1965, founded by the Berlin photojournalist Klaus-Peter Bier and now run by Gregor Bier, the second generation of the family. Champagne, including Dom Pérignon, is served with the homemade spicy sauce. The currywurst costs 3.80 Euros, with and without casing.
