Food & Drink

Currywurst and döner (both arguably invented here), the Berliner Weisse, beer gardens, Turkish markets and the street food of a hungry metropolis.

Part of Berlin

12 moments in this segment.

1. 1837 - The Berlin beer garden. Prater, the city's oldest beer garden (1837), and the chestnut-shaded tradition of a Maß under the trees.
2. 1850 - Berliner Weisse. The tart, low-alcohol wheat beer served with a shot of raspberry or woodruff syrup, "the Champagne of the North".
3. 1900 - Eisbein mit Sauerkraut. The hearty Berlin classic, cured, boiled pork knuckle with sauerkraut, peas and mustard.
4. 1900 - The Berliner (Pfannkuchen). The jam-filled doughnut Berliners simply call "Pfannkuchen", a New Year's and Karneval tradition.
5. 1900 - Buletten and Kartoffelsalat. The Berlin meatball, pan-fried, peppery, eaten cold with potato salad or in a roll with mustard.
6. 1907 - The KaDeWe food hall. The legendary sixth-floor delicatessen of Europe's grand department store, a temple of food since 1907.
7. 1949 - Currywurst. Berlin's defining street snack, sausage, ketchup and curry powder, invented by Herta Heuwer in 1949.
8. 1972 - The Döner kebab. The grilled-meat-in-bread sandwich popularized by Berlin's Turkish community in the 1970s, now a national staple.
9. 1980 - The Turkish Market. The Maybachufer market in Kreuzberg, vegetables, cloth, olives and the sound of a dozen languages.
10. 1990 - The Späti. The late-night corner kiosk, beer, snacks and conversation at all hours, an institution of Berlin street life.
11. 1994 - Club-Mate. The caffeinated yerba-mate soda that fuels Berlin's coders, clubbers and all-night creatives.
12. 2004 - Mustafa's Gemüse Kebap. The Mehringdamm institution whose vegetable döner draws queues around the block, a modern Berlin legend.