Six kebab stores that you can't avoid

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Düsseldorf is celebrated for its culinary highlights - and rightly so! But have you ever tried the city's kebab stands? Whether as an after-work snack, after a long night of partying or simply in between: If you like crispy meat in a flatbread, garnished with fresh salad and topped off with the perfect combination of sauces, you won't have to look far in Düsseldorf. There is at least one top place to go in almost every part of the city. The "Vöner", the vegetarian or vegan alternative, has also long since established its own culinary tradition in Düsseldorf. Have you already found the kebab man or woman you trust? Then here are our six recommendations.

Yede Gör 

The name means nothing to you? That's probably because Yede Gör is known throughout the city for its funny, but no less accurate slogan: "Our kebab tastes great, with sauce it's great!" But it's not just the slogan, Yede Gör's kebab is also cult, and has been for decades and beyond the city limits. The small snack bar on Worringer Straße doesn't look like much and is less suitable for eating comfortably on the spot. This makes the friendly team behind the counter all the quicker to provide those waiting with succulent take-away meals. You can choose between veal and chicken, wrapped in crispy flatbread, accompanied by fresh salad and vegetables, with sheep's cheese on request - and of course with a delicious sauce! It's best to order "once mixed with everything". Long opening hours, including until dawn and beyond at weekends, are convenient for the party crowd. And the three-minute walk to Düsseldorf's main train station ensures that it's not just locals who have easy access to their favorite kebab.  

Dene & Gör  

This kebab shop is also anything but an insider tip! No wonder, as it owes its existence to a couple of ex-Yede-Gör employees who exported their spit-roasting know-how to Graf-Adolf-Straße more than a decade ago. The joint opposite the Savoy Theater has a red and white Fortuna look - hence the well-known second name. Here too, the kebab comes without a lot of frills, but is particularly deliciously seasoned, served in crispy bread and accompanied by a choice of three sauces. The portions are just the right size. In addition to veal and chicken, a vegetarian seitan kebab is also on offer, although it does not play the main role here. The fact that Dene & Gör is undoubtedly one of the top dogs in Düsseldorf is known at least throughout the city and sometimes leads to queues at peak times. Fortunately, the opening hours are almost as official as those of competitor Yede Gör. The place is open until 3 a.m. - every day of the week.  

Balli Döner Kebab 

Graf-Adolf-Straße, the second. Only a few meters separate the kebab institution Dene & Gör (house number 58) from one of the most recommended places for vegetarian and vegan alternatives in Düsseldorf: at Balli Döner Kebab (house number 41), the selection ranges from vegan seitan kebabs to the Beyond Meat version and veggie kebabs with salad and roasted vegetables. Falafel is also on the menu here. Various sauces are of course also available, including a classic chili and cocktail sauce, but also more special ones such as a honey and mustard sauce. Feta, jalapeños, hummus or tzatziki are recommended as extras. No matter which ingredients you choose, you can order them in four variations: as a pocket in stone-oven bread, as dürüm in thin yufka flatbread, with chips in a box or as a kebab plate, optionally with rice. Bulgur salad and Turkish pizza round off the Balli range. Oh yes: veal and chicken are also served on the spit and there is also seating available.        

MY Vegetable kebab 

Of course, kebabs are not a slimming food. But unlike some other fast food, it does at least have a few nutrients. This is all the more true if you add a few vegetables to the salad - or even a little more. This is exactly what MY Gemüse does -Kebab. In addition to veal or chicken from the spit, carrot, eggplant, zucchini, potato and co. are served in the flatbread here on Friedrichstraße, opposite Düsseldorf Arcaden - admittedly deep-fried, but it tastes good! The name of the popular kebab station, which started out as a food truck in a neighboring parking lot many years ago, is a little misleading. However, it's actually not a mistake to enjoy the vegetable kebab here plain or as a seitan-based "MY Bio Vöner". Incidentally, the food truck was also back in action recently: at Düsseldorf University.

Alanya kebab 

Off to the north of Düsseldorf! Not far from the An der Piwipp stop in the Unterrath district is another legend of the Düsseldorf kebab scene: Alanya has earned its city-wide reputation over the years. Homemade is the formula here, of that there is no doubt. The Turkish specialties in the display cabinets are of the finest quality - from the braised chicken leg and stuffed eggplants to the baklava, which can also be enjoyed on the spot with a cup of tea at Alanya. But wait, we actually came for the kebab! Chicken and veal are perfectly grilled and combined with salad and delicious sauces to create a kebab with just the right amount of spiciness. Definitely worth the trip to Unterrath. And as a photo wall reveals, one or two celebrities probably think so too.  

Döner Kebap at Spichernplatz  

Another district favorite. As the name suggests, Döner Kebap am Spichernplatz is located in the middle of Düsseldorf-Derendorf. More precisely, in a small row of stores at the western end of Spichernplatz, the focal point of which is a large playground that is popular in the neighborhood. It is not only the love of Fortuna that is authentic here, as the logo on the window clearly indicates. The streetcars on lines 705 and 707 rattle past, and everything together gives the covered outdoor area of the kebab takeaway, which is furnished with a whole row of tables and chairs, that real Derendorf neighborhood flair. But it's not just local residents who have appreciated the kebab shop on Spichernplatz for many years. The store is widely known in the city, not least for its homemade dough and freshly baked Dürüm. It is not only the kebab that benefits from this method of preparation, but also the Turkish pizza.  

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