Comments on: Every Döner Tells a Story, Don’t It? It does in Berlin.

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:01:44 +0000

The best doner I ever had was in Thailand, from a little stand in the Chatuchak Weekend Market. The woman who worked there remembered us, the ‘farangs’ who ate all of her food, the next time we went back to the Market. And, we hunted for her stand for 2 hours the second time around.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:30:42 +0000

@Allison: Glad you found your dÃ¶ner the 2nd time around!

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:59:52 +0000

@daniel: We are big fans, too, obviously. Berlin definitely helps seal a love affair with doner kebabs.

By: daniel

daniel — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:15:46 +0000

Doners are such a great food 😀 Simply love it!

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:19:28 +0000

@Theodora: Great to see you here and thanks for your comment. I imagine your favorite doner place in Berlin, whichever one it was, is probably still there. They look like they have a bit more staying power than your average here-today, gone-tomorrow restaurant.

As for wurst, I wonder which is your favorite. When we wrote more broadly about our eating experiences in Berlin, we sampled few of the best wursts…and not just the famous currywurst, but the more adventurous blutwurst and leberwurst:
https://uncorneredmarket.com/2010/10/best-cheap-eats-berlin/

Happy travels, happy eating!

By: Theodora

Theodora — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:43:23 +0000

It’s been so long since I was in Berlin that I can’t remember my favourite place for a doner. Though I’ve gone off onto a kind of salivatory tangent thinking about wurst…

In London, I like proper shish over a mangal barbecue — there’s a great one in Arcola Street, East London.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:02:56 +0000

If I had to match any taste to my memories of traveling across Europe, it would be that of a delicious kebab. Looking at your photos is making my mouth water! And it’s true, I don’t think we ever had a bad interaction in any of the kebab places we visited throughout all of Western Europe!

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:34:37 +0000

@Anil: Sauces can completely make or break a dÃ¶ner experience. Unfortunately, it seems like some places like their sauces sweet. I’ve added this place to our list for the next time we return to Berlin, which I know we will.

@Kyle: Kebabs really are a perfect travel food – tasty, easy, cheap. Although, I do have to admit that after Berlin the dÃ¶ners in Vienna and Prague didn’t taste quite as good.

By: Anil

Anil — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:42:06 +0000

The yogurt and a “special” spicy red sauce really added a unique flavor. The doner was also being constantly drenched in an oil to ensure it was moist; pleasantly overwhelming for the taste buds 🙂

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:18:11 +0000

@Natalie: I definitely understand – too much of a good thing is just too much. Definitely better to hold yourself back from overdosing.

@Anil: We’ll definitely need to try that one next time we return to Berlin. What was it about the doner that made it so special?

@Theresa: The staff are so much a part of the doner experience. I’m not surprised with your experience trying out new German phrases – I think there is an additional level of patience and willingness to help as almost everyone has gone through the process of learning German so they can empathize. Interesting how the doners were different in Freiburg. We just spent the last couple of days in Vienna and although there is a sizable Turkish community here, the doners are just not the same as Berlin.

@Adam: Doners are the perfect travel food – quick, fresh, easy and usually very inexpensive.