If you’re on Museum Island, you're not too far from Curry 61. There'll probably be a small crowd huddled outside the order window, but you’ll find both locals and out-of-towners here for a quick currywurst lunch or snack that comes out almost as fast as you order. There’s perhaps no better introduction to Berlin than eating some sausage slathered in curry sauce and a side of fries next to a sausage-ified version of the famous graffiti painting of Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker’s kiss.

photo credit: Zoe Spawton