Humbaba Falafel – 6/10

There are plenty of döner places near my office, but my colleagues and I have settled on Humbaba as our top choice, with a more interesting menu and a superior product. It still can’t compete with places in Neukölln like Al Andalos or Falafel Jakoub, but for a work lunch it’s pretty decent. They have …

Falafel Jakoub – 8/10

Hermannplatz isn’t an area that’s short of falafel; come out of any U-bahn exit and you're immediately surrounded by options for a quick, cheap on-the-go meal. However, it’s undoubtedly worth making the effort to venture slightly further away from the station, because Falafel Jakoub is a seven-minute walk away, five if you’re hungry, and their …

Tutti Island – 6/10

You might have noticed how much I love Sudanese food already. Sahara Imbiss has a special place in my heart, but there are a lot of great places in Berlin for fried things slathered in peanut sauce, and I’m always happy to try a new one. So when @foodfinder_berlin posted a review of a Sudanese …

Nezha Bistro – 8/10

I like Wedding as an area, but somehow almost never go there. The only reason I discovered Nezha, a Lebanese falafel shop by Pankstrasse, is because a friend of a friend read my review of Azzam and said I’d like Nezha even more. Azzam is still the undisputed winner when it comes to tasty hummus …

Yarok – 8/10

Yarok is a small and lovely Syrian restaurant near my soon-to-be-former office on Torstrasse, which seems all the more lovely because it’s surrounded by overpriced Italian restaurants, characterless bars and mediocre lunch deals. Their food is fresh, tasty and reasonably priced – I think it’s one of Mitte’s best lunch options, and I’m definitely going …

Guest! Dada Falafel by @hungry_diana

Something exciting for you today: my first ever guest post! @hungry_diana is one of my favourite Berlin food Instagrams – I love her pictures and her chatty, open writing style. She posts some amazing food on her Instagram account from both Berlin and Lisbon, where she lives during the uni holidays, plus recipes on her …

Doyum – 8/10

Haroun is a Turkish döner shop and grill around the corner from Kotti, as you walk down Admiralstrasse, so perfectly located to grab food and go eat by the river at Admiralbrücke (we thought this would be really nice and idyllic, but weren’t expecting the approximately 1,000 wasps that turned up). The focus is definitely …

Haroun – 7/10

Haroun is a falafel and döner shop just outside Ostkreuz, so very convenient to grab a quick meal on the way to and from various clubs - I stopped for a sandwich on my way between Ben UFO at About Blank and Daniel-Ryan Spaulding’s comedy show. The amount of choice (including for vegans) is seriously …

Mustafa Demir’s Gemüse Kebap (Warschauer Strasse) – 9/10

I’ve never had the time or energy to stand in line at the famous Mustafa’s at Mehringdamm, so I can’t tell you whether it lives up to the hype, but the good news is that you can get a seriously excellent gemüse kebap on Warschauer Strasse - much more convenient for pre- or post-kebap partying …

Khartoum – 9/10

Khartoum is a Sudanese imbiss conveniently located just next to Görlitzer Bahnhof. I got an excellent sandwich there to eat in the sunshine while walking down Skalitzer Strasse, and while it hasn’t quite displaced Sahara Imbiss in my affections, I was very impressed. They have all the usual options on the menu – falafel, tofu, …