East Berlin Food Tour: Berlin Wall, Currywurst & Craft Beer

Taste your way through East Berlin's immigrant communities and street food culture in three hours.

A 3-hour walking food tour through East Berlin that pairs five tastings and four local drinks with stories of the neighborhood's transformation from divided city to cultural hub. You'll meet the communities (Syrian, Vietnamese, Turkish) who've shaped the area, taste currywurst the way locals do at the train station, and walk past the East Side Gallery's 1.3-mile stretch of the Berlin Wall. A local English-speaking guide leads groups of up to 12, and vegan options are available with advance notice.

Step-by-step itinerary

East Berlin food and culture tour

• Try Berlin-style Döner Kebab with Club Mate
• Eat metabal and Mezze with homebrewed beer
• Pass by Berlin Squat House
• Sample TyTy Taco at Vietnamese street food spot
• Pass by alternative complex with art and nightlife
• Taste currywurst at famous local spot
• Buy caramelised nuts dessert
• Pass by East Side Gallery Berlin Wall murals

The experience

The tour opens with a döner kebab and Club Mate drink (a Berlin staple eaten over 400,000 times daily in the city), then moves into the neighborhood's immigrant story. At a Syrian-Levantine restaurant in Haus Schwarzenberg, you'll taste metabal and mezze while your guide explains how recent arrivals have reshaped local life. A trendy Vietnamese street food spot follows, where you order a TyTy Taco filled with marinated chicken, pickled red onions and sweetcorn. The stops are real neighborhood anchors, not tourist checkpoints: a squat house that's hosted political events and live concerts for nearly a decade, an alternative complex built on a former imperial rail yard that now holds art galleries, indie labels and Berlin's largest indoor skate park.

Currywurst comes next, and the guide takes you to the city's most famous spot, the train station, where locals actually eat it. You'll try it mit Darm (with casing), and hear how the dish was invented and became a Berlin legend. A Turkish nuts and sweets shop closes the food portion with a bag of freshly mixed caramelised nuts. The final stop is the East Side Gallery, the longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall at just over 1.3 miles, where each segment carries a colorful, often politically-themed mural that has stayed in place for over twenty years.

The tour runs three hours total. You can book as a small group of up to 12, upgrade to a private version, or choose the small-group option with a vegan menu if plant-based eating matters to you. Children from age 4 onward can join with food included. Younger children ride free but don't eat. Dietary needs (vegetarian, gluten-free, allergies) can be noted at booking, though the operator cannot accommodate severe or life-threatening food allergies to ingredients on the tour.

What’s included

• Five food tastings and four local drinks.
• a local English-speaking guide.
• insider tips on food and the city.
• döner kebab, Syrian mezze, Vietnamese street food, currywurst at the train station, and Turkish caramelised nuts.
• access to Haus Schwarzenberg, the squat house, the alternative complex, and the East Side Gallery.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 11:00 and 13:00

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (4 to 12 years) · Under 4: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Eating Europe Food Tours Berlin

Is this one for you?Book the small-group tour with a vegan menu if plant-based eating is central to how you travel. Choose the private upgrade if you want the guide's full attention and flexibility to linger at stops that matter most to you. The standard small-group format works best if you're comfortable walking at a steady pace through a neighborhood and stopping to eat and listen in the same breath.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (4 to 12 years). Children under 4 can't be included in the booking.

What do you actually eat and drink on the East Berlin food tour?

You taste five dishes: döner kebab with Club Mate, Syrian mezze and homebrewed beer, a Vietnamese TyTy Taco, currywurst at the train station, and Turkish caramelised nuts. Four local drinks are included across the stops.

Does the East Berlin food tour work for vegans?

Yes. The operator offers a small-group tour with a vegan menu, and plant-based guests on the standard tour can request substitutions by adding a dietary note at booking. Email ahead if you want to confirm the vegan options available on your date.

How long is the East Berlin food tour and what's the group size?

The tour runs three hours. Standard small-group tours go up to 12 people. You can also upgrade to a private version if you want the guide to yourself or your party.

What is the East Side Gallery and why is it on this tour?

The East Side Gallery is the longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall, stretching just over 1.3 miles. Each segment is painted with colorful, often politically-themed murals that have been in place for over twenty years. It's the final stop on the tour and connects the food and immigrant story to the neighborhood's divided history.

What happens if I have a food allergy?

Tell the operator about dietary needs, vegetarian preferences, or gluten-free requirements when you book, and they'll do their best to accommodate you. However, the tour cannot safely include guests with severe or life-threatening food allergies to ingredients featured on the route, as the operator cannot take responsibility for allergic reactions.