Anyone who has spent anytime in Germany will know that while bratwurst and Beck's is one of the most quintessentially German meals, a more typical (and easier to find) meal is usually a döner and an Astra (in Hamburg at least).

While to the untrained stomach, all döners may seem the same: a pita full of grease and garlic, the true gastronome can appreciate the nuances of a good sauce and can differentiate high quality skewer meat from what is no better than pressed possum. The highest quality street meat can sometimes be found in the least likely places. So here goes, where is your favorite döner?

My personal favorite is at a little stand by the bus stop outside bahnhof Bergedorf in Hamburg. Chicken, with the salad and onions, no tomato, lots of taziki. Those got me through the long bus ride out to krümmel on the way home from the Reeperbahn more times than I'll ever remember.