Berlin’s food scene is a glorious mash-up of hearty German classics, immigrant influences, and quirky local favourites. Here are some must-tries to tick off your culinary bucket list:

• Currywurst – Sliced sausage slathered in curry ketchup. It’s Berlin on a paper plate. Optional: argue passionately about where the best one is.
• Döner Kebab – Invented in Berlin! This Turkish-German street food icon is a heavenly mix of meat (or falafel), salad, and sauces wrapped in bread.
• Eisbein – A pickled pork knuckle, cooked until tender. For crispy-skinned perfection, try Schweinshaxe, slow-cooked in beer and baked until golden. Not for the faint-hearted.
• Berliner Pfannkuchen – Not a pancake! It’s a jam-filled doughnut, and no, we don’t call them “jelly doughnuts” here. JFK jokes aside, they’re delicious.
• Armer Ritter – The German version of French toast. Often sweet, sometimes savoury, always comforting.
• Berliner Weisse – A tart, cloudy wheat beer usually served with a splash of raspberry (rot) or woodruff (grün) syrup. Yes, it’s bright green. No, it’s not toxic.
• Spätzle – Soft egg noodles usually smothered in cheese and crispy onions. Basically, Swabian mac & cheese. A veg-friendly hug in a bowl.
• Königsberger Klopse – Meatballs in creamy white sauce with capers. Sounds odd, tastes divine. Named after a city that’s not even in Germany anymore.
• Buletten – Berlin-style meat patties, often served cold in a bread roll, like a burger’s rougher, tougher cousin.
• Senfeier – Hard-boiled eggs in mustard sauce. A nostalgic East German dish that still has its fans (and deserves more love).
• Pfeffi – Peppermint schnapps from the DDR era. Green, minty, and guaranteed to raise eyebrows and blood alcohol levels.
• Kebab Pizza – A Berlin fusion cult classic. Turkish meat meets Italian carbs in a glorious harmony of street food.