Beckers Fritten
Thick Dutch-style homemade with a variety of sauces. Oranienburger Str., Mitte
Dolores
Inspired by the culinary pleasures of San Francisco’s Mission district, the two guys behind Dolores keenly recognised a gaping hole in Berlin’s quality fast-food offerings. Devotees flood the smart snack bar for their burritos and quesadillas,
which are assembled rapidly before your eyes after you rattle off your choices of fillings: succulent shredded beef,tofu, steak, or mole or lime chicken, followed by white or brown rice; pinto or black beans or fajita-style veggies; sour cream or cheddar; and salsa (from ‘fresh tomato’ to the hot ‘red chilli’), resulting in 420 potential combinations. Addictive! Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 7, S+U-Bhf Alexanderplatz, Tel 2809 9597, www.dolores-online.de, Mon-Sat 11:30-22:00, burritos 3.65-4.65 euros, cash only
Fettnapf
Designer takeaway chips with gourmet sauces. Rykestr. 48, Prenzlauer Berg
Fritiersalon
Chips made from organic potatoes, delicious veggie burgers and meaty bratwurst. Brilliant for the late-night munchies. Boxhagener Straße 104, Friedrichshain.www.fritiersalon.de
W Imbiss
A readers’ favourite, this is a popular Kastanienallee expat stop. Fresh-baked naan pizzas topped with Mediterranean mixes of olive or artichoke paste, dried tomatoes, avocado
and rocket as well as tasty veggie wraps and great Asian-styled ‘rice bowls’ and salads mixed in a choice of Asian-inspired dressings with optional teriyaki tofu or tandoori fish. Wash it all down with freshly squeezed wheatgrass with apple juice or a mango lassi. The healthiest junk food on this trendy patch of the famous Allee. Kastanienallee 49, U-Bhf Rosenthaler Platz, Tel 4849 2657, daily 12:30-late, from 1.50-8 euros, cash only