Zum scharfen René – Würstelstand

Take your idea of spicy and double it, then put a square root on it and reproduce it a thousand times in a 3D printer – that’s the kind of spicy you can expect at Zum scharfen René. The chef behind the communal sweating, Rene, has a fetish for messing with chili, meaning there are all sorts of spicy powders and sauces to add to your sausage. The curry sauce that goes with the currywurst has connoisseurs swigging back beers and wiping their brow around the stand alongwith the rest of us.
“A few years back, there were builders from Berlin working on a site just across the road. For three weeks straight, they ate here twice a day, telling me how much they liked my Berlin-style Currywurst. That was a big freakin’ honour, I’ve gotta tell you”, says owner René with a big proud grin.

Sausage selection: Currywurst, a huge Käsekrainer, Bratwurst, Debreziner, Frankfurter und Burenwurst, a spicy Burenwurst and Waldviertler.
Würstel of choice: Currywurst with pickled gherkins and horse radish