Wechsler's

One German snack we really enjoy (and which we hope to get someday in Berlin) is currywurst. So we continued our food crawl into the East Village and made a stop at Wechsler's to get some!

A started out with a beer - the Köstritzer dark pils ($5), which is brewed at one of Germany's oldest breweries in Bad Köstritz (back to 1543!). It had a lovely malty flavor, and had a nice bit of sweetness to go along with the subtle bitterness of the hops. A had never had a schwartzbier before, but if this is what they're supposed to taste like, he might have to get more of them.

Wechsler's has all sorts of sausages on the menu - lots of German style brats, as well as some from "around the world." But we were there for their signature dish, the currywurst, sliced up bratwurst with their homemade curry ketchup and hand-cut fries.

This dish was everything we hoped it would be. The thinly cut and salted fries and the sausage were tasty, but the star was that curry ketchup. We dipped everything in it. Curry ketchup is great with sausage, but it's also fantastic with fries (which we discovered a few years ago in Amsterdam).

We only got the small size of the currywurst (for $7), and decided to also get a pretzel as a side dish ($4). This was a Bavarian style pretzel with sweet mustard on the side. The mustard to us tasted more spicy than sweet, not quite horseradish mustard but not really that sweet. It also had a bit of a vinegar hit to it. The pretzel was more hard and salty and less soft and buttery like the ones we had on our PA trip. This was a good side, but the currywurst was better.

We really liked the currywurst at Wechsler's and would definitely go back for some more. Maybe next time we'll also try some other brats or maybe the sauerkraut or potato salad!

Wechsler's is located at 120 1st Avenue (between 7th and St Marks) in the East Village.