Curry Baude Gesundbrunnen

Curry Baude sits in the entrance hall of Gesundbrunnen underground station, a listed complex designed by Alfred Grenander. Owner Reina Lehmann is a trained butcher and produces the sausages and meat in his own butchery. The ketchup sauce is a family secret, and the house creation is called SPECIAL, served with corn and paprika.

The Butcher Makes His Own Sausages

What sets Curry Baude apart from most stands in the city is its own workshop. Owner Reina Lehmann is a trained butcher and operates a butchery from which the sausage and meat products for the stand are sourced. He has been running the business since 1989, the year the Berlin Wall fell, and during this time, the ketchup sauce has never been re-mixed, only ever expanded. The recipe remains a family secret, and those who want to taste it must come here. This sauce has therefore evolved over more than three decades. The menu features currywurst without casing, along with the house creation SPECIAL with corn and paprika. In addition, there are bratwurst, bockwurst, Krakauer sausage, grilled sausage, Wiener sausage, boulette, meat skewer, and schnitzel, as well as several varieties of hamburgers, french fries, and pasta and potato salad. Food is served on plates instead of paper trays, which takes some of the rush out of fast food. Payment can be made in cash or with Girocard.

A Stand in a Listed Station

The stand is not next to the station, but inside it. Curry Baude is located in the entrance area of Gesundbrunnen subway station on Badstraße, and the building is listed as a complete complex in Berlin’s monument list. It was designed by Alfred Grenander, completed in 1930, and the clear, functional architecture of those years can still be seen in the pillars and tiles today. Those coming from the U8 or the S-Bahn platforms are just a few steps away from the counter, and this explains the mix of guests: commuters, shift workers, people with luggage, and residents from the Soldiner Kiez. From Gesundbrunnen station, in addition to the U8, lines S1, S2, S25, S26, S41, and S42, as well as regional trains, run in all directions; the stand is a good hundred meters from the platforms. Curry Baude was once featured on television in a documentary series about everyday life in Germany. The business does not publish a price list; the board at the stand provides information. Those coming from Pankstraße subway station will arrive in under five minutes.