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GRILLWALKERS: MOBILE WURST
At first they were only on Alexanderplatz, but now they've spread into other parts of
town - the Grillwalkers or, what we cheekily call 'Self-Contained Underpaid Bratwurst
Apparatus', aka SCUBA. Picture this: guys with a mobile gas grill strapped around
their bellies where sizzling bratwursts wait for customers. At €1.35 a pop, squished in-
to a roll and slathered with mustard or ketchup, they're going fast.
Alexanderplatz
CALIFORNIAN
DOLORES
030-2809 9597;
www.dolores-online.de
; Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 7; burrito
€4-6;
11.30am-10pm Mon-Fri, 1-10pm Sun;
;
100, 200,
Alexanderplatz,
Alexander-
platz)
Dolores is a bastion of California-style burritos - fresh, authentic and priced to help you
stay on budget. The 'Calimex' menu is organised module-style with you selecting your fa-
vourite combo of marinated meats (the lime coriander chicken is yummy) or tofu, rice,
beans, veggies, cheese and salsa, and the cheerful staff will build it on the spot. There's even
a tortilla-less 'burrito-in-a-bowl' for carbophobes. Great homemade lemonade, too.
INTERNATIONAL
RESTAURANT WANDEL
7am-7pm Mon-Fri; Alexanderplatz, Alexanderplatz)
Prices are hard to beat in this stylish cafeteria where German-French-Asian-peppered mains
top out at €4.90. It drowns in office drones at lunchtime, but is a relaxed spot just before and
after the rush. Waist-watchers will welcome the salad buffet. Respectable coffee to boot.
GERMAN
ZUR LETZTEN INSTANZ
€9-18; noon-1am Mon-Sat, noon-11pm Sun; Klosterstrasse)
Oozing folksy Old Berlin charm, this rustic eatery has been an enduring hit since 1621 and
has fed everyone from Napoleon to Beethoven to Angela Merkel. Although now tourist-
geared, the food quality is still pretty high when it comes to such local rib-stickers as
Grill-
haxe
(grilled pork knuckle) and
Bouletten
(meat patties).
