Where are the best kebabs at Berlin's subway stations? TikTokker's quest to find out
'The bread is phenom. The meat packs a punch and the sauce is crazy good.'
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When the influencer Can F Kennedy gives his ratings for kebab shops on TikTok, it is short and sweet.
For more than a year, the 42-year-old has been eating his way through Berlin's kebab shops, known there as doner stands.
'I test all the kebabs in or right next to U-Bahn [underground train] stations all over Berlin,' he tells the camera.
TikTok, YouTube and other platforms are home to countless German food critics – some of whom have large followings. Those on the lookout for the best kebabs travel across Germany and further afield.
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