The signature dish that built the stand's reputation. Sliced pork sausage served on a paper plate with curry powder and ketchup sauce, allowing you to customize heat levels up to five degrees of spice. The sauce is homemade from a family recipe that has remained unchanged since 1930.
Tips from diners
Ask for the extra curry powder on the side if you like spice — the default preparation is mild.
Tuesday to Thursday mornings have shorter queues than evenings and weekends.
The complete meal: fresh-cut fries alongside the classic currywurst. The potato quality is essential to the experience, often competing for attention with the sausage itself. Standard serving is medium fries, but large portions are available.
Tips from diners
The stand operates on cash only — bring euros and have bills ready for faster ordering.
Small fries is sufficient as a side; large portions are filling but double the price.
A straight sausage preparation served whole in a fresh bread roll, offering an alternative to the sliced currywurst. Commonly paired with yellow mustard and pickled cucumbers on the side.
Tips from diners
If you want the sausage well-done with darkened skin, ask specifically — they grill to medium by default.
Honoring its historic legacy while adapting to modern tastes, the stand offers a vegan sausage option prepared with the same curry-ketchup sauce as the original. The plant-based sausage achieves a satisfying texture and pairs equally well with the spice blend.
Tips from diners
A fully satisfying meal on its own — no need to add fries if you're eating light.
A richer alternative to sausage: larger German meatballs that absorb the curry-ketchup sauce well. The meatballs are denser and more filling than the sliced sausage, making them popular with diners seeking heartier portions.
Tips from diners
Meatballs come in a serving of 3-4, which feeds one person well but can be shared.
Founded in 1930, Konnopke's Imbiss has stood under the Schönhauser Allee railway viaduct for nearly a century, becoming Berlin's most recognizable currywurst institution. Run by the same family across generations, the stand serves sliced sausage with homemade curry-ketchup powder blend and offers both traditional and vegan options. A pilgrimage site for locals and tourists alike.
The stand is located directly under the refined U-Bahn tracks — easy to spot and surrounded by photo spots. Peak times are lunch (12-2pm) and late afternoon (5-7pm).
Mid-morning (11am-noon) or early evening on weekdays offers the shortest waits. Avoid Saturday afternoons entirely.
No reservations needed or possible — purely first-come, first-served at the counter window. The queue moves quickly, typically 5-10 minutes even at busy times.
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