Top 5 Hot Dogs & Bratwurst in London – Updated
Burgers might be big right now… but you should always save room for a sausage or two!
We’ve picked out five great hot dog & bratwurst purveyors in London – wrap your chops around these delicious bangers, and you might never go back to burgers! Bring on the hot dogs!
Ze underground Soho one
Herman ze German | 33 Old Compton Street | £Around a 5er
Tasty sausage on the campest street in town. Our fave yumyums include Smokey Pork, Chilli Beef & the extra fat BOCKWURST!
Our Farringdon Fave
Kurz & Lang | 1 St. John Street, Smithfield, London EC1M 4AA, Farringdon | Wurst & Bread: £4.85/Wurst, Bread Potatoes & Sauerkraut £5.95
Our favourite authentic German bratwurst with very tasty sauerkraut & great sausage flavours on rotation. Top picks include:
Käsewurst – pork and beef with melted cheese inside (44% pork + 26% beef + 20% cheese)
Currywurst – the spicy one: sliced with curry-sauce (81% meat)
London’s Hot dogs & Champagne Hotspot
Bubble Dogs | 70 Charlotte Street, Nr Goodge Street, London W1T 4QG | From £6
Champagne & hot dogs, hot damn that’s a tasty combination. Flavours include:
BLT (bacon wrapped with caramelized lettuce and truffle mayo)
PLOUGHMAN’S (homemade piccalilli, apple, beer pickled onion, cheddar cheese)
BREAKIE (with fried egg, tomato relish and black pudding bits)
Get Yourself a Huge Pole!
Big Apple Hotdogs | Old Street Cart, 239 Old Street, London EC1V 9EY & now at Euston Station too | From £3
A wonderful foodie start-up with delicious dogs including:
The Huge Pole 8 inches of a magnificent pork & beef blend. Seasoned with sage, mace and cayenne pepper, this big fella will satisfy the hungriest stomachs around. Be sure to book an after-lunch nap.
The Pimp Steak All beef, and all tasty, The Pimp Steak smacks you in the kisser with a healthy punch of garlic, paprika and black pepper. Once we’ve pimped your dog, you’ll never look back.
London’s New Top Dog
Top Dog | 48 Frith Street, Soho, London,W1D 4SF | From £5
The new dog on the block is Top Dog and their vegan option is a great place to start:
CORN ‘N’ GUAC TOFU: organic tofu dog with corn salsa, guacamole, shallots, radish & spicy mayo.
CHILLI ‘N’ CHEDDAR pork dog with beef chilli, cheddar, pickled red cabbage, sour cream, chives
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