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Gadling's European Guide to Drunken Street Hot Dogs
If there is one consistency among the bar scenes in every country I've been to it has got to be post drinking pilgrimage for late night food. Whether this is the 24 hour pizza place over on Broadway or the gyro stand under the bridge, nothing hits the spot after a hard night of drinkin' like three hot dogs, four plates of poutine and a bottle of Powerade.Over the past year or so I've had the opportunity to sample some of the international post-bar hot dog scene. All in the name of Gadling research, my friends. No, I haven't sampled every street hot dog outside of every bar in every country, but I'd say I've had enough ground pig insides to list a few favorites.
- Third Place: Prague. The standard. The Czech version of late night eats comes from the numerous permanent stands they have scattered between New and Old Town. The dogs are huge, condiments are-a-plenty and the price is a steal.
- Second Place: Paris (above). The gastronomique. Quality grilled onions and peppers plus delectable core materials knocks this Parisian snack up an order of magnitude on the delicious chart.
- First Place: Stockholm. The thunderhaus.Three words, ladies and gentlemen, deep fried onions. I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier, but the addition if cronions to hot dogs rockets them off the delicious spectrum. I could eat these puppies for breakfast lunch and dinner.
Filed under: Food and Drink, Europe, Czech Republic, France, Sweden, Budget Travel, Nightlife
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mike Barish Oct 17th 2007 1:59PM
Grant, you forgot to of the Swedish hot dog accessories: mashed potatoes and shrimp salad!
Get those with the hot dog (as I did at the street cart in Stockholm), and you have yourself a meal that your drunk belly will thank you for (or rebel against).
Smith Oct 18th 2007 2:58PM
And the next question is- were the women serving you those delicious fried onions blonde and beautiful? Cause that's what everyone says Sweden is full of...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=h50xV8guzLc
Grant Martin Oct 18th 2007 3:00PM
Absolutely. Best looking country I've ever been to.
Jacqueline Oct 19th 2007 4:14PM
Although I've never tried the hot dogs in Paris, I'd imagine they'd be pretty excellent - I've never had a bad meal there, even when eating cheap.
Vienna also has some amazing late night snacks, including a hot dog kind of thing - sort of spicy sausage in a bun with toppings - onions, sauce, etc. Delicious after lots of beer.
Alecia Oct 21st 2007 3:23AM
Oh, no no no! If you really want a great hot dog, check out Bæjarins Betzu hot dog stand in Reykjavik. The Icelanders have perfected the hot dog as an art and are crazy for it. They serve them topped with ketchup, mustard, crunchy fried onions, raw onions and a remoulade sauce (and a few places even had them with some sort of potato salad on top as well).
Reykjavik is fast becoming one of the best club scenes in the world and their pylsur are a nice followup to a long night at the bars.
Dan McCarthy Oct 25th 2007 9:49AM
Chicago has the very best hot dogs of anybody & we are known for it.
Rae Whitley Oct 26th 2007 8:29PM
In the world...yes, Chicago hands down. It is a salad on a dog, which is all beef. It is made with the best quality from meat to toppings. That being said the friedonions you speak of are a Danish idea. Copenhagen has the best hotdogs in Europe. The Sweeds learned that hotdog trick when they take the ferry over for cheaper alcohol on the weekends.
No braggin' just facts.