09 | Oct | 25

Richard Johnson

Best Menu Ever!

After national heats all over Europe, our expert judges – and the general public – have chosen 27 finalists to compete at the 2025 European Street Food Awards finals. Hosted by Die Streetfood Familie at Pineapple Park in Munich October 10-12.

Finalists are entering two dishes in a series of categories. Our judges will choose the winners in each category, and a European Champion – YOU will vote for the People’s Choice. Let’s see what they’re cooking up to win your vote!

BEST SANDWICH

2pm Saffa Soul (2025 winner UK)
Flaky Chicken Roti
Homemade roti, layered like a crossiant with clarified butter, fried in more butter, and stuffed with 48-hr marinated chicken thigh, masala slap chips, pickled carrot salad, cucumber and mint raita and one of our homemade hot sauces.

2.06pm Rock Burger (returning winner Italy)
Velvet Underground
Oak-smoked Black Angus pastrami, artisanal malt bun, homemade bread & butter pickles, Alabama White BBQ sauce.

2.12pm Porko Iberico (2025 winner Italy)
Gonzalo
Pulled Iberian pork, slow cooked in lard for 12 hours, with stracciatella from Italian burrata, sun-dried tomatoes and smoked Scamorza cheese

2.18pm Sando (returning winner Norway)
Korean BBQ Sando
Marinated and grilled beef bulgogi, served with homemade kimchi, cucumber pickles, carrots, and salad. All wrapped together with grilled bread and finished with chili mayo, gochujang, and parsnip chips.

2.24pm MADE by augs (returning winner Latvia)
Drunken Salmon Bun
Bao bun with beer tempura salmon, chilli-honey glazed bacon, mango- avocado salsa and smoked paprika mayo.

2.30pm 11er genussbus (ESFA Champions 2023)
ALPENDÖNER
Beef brisket and veal cheeks, kimchi coleslaw and pancetta‘

2.36pm Croquer La Pie (2025 winner France)
The classic but not classic
Classic hot-dog with a special ketchup, a special mayonnaise and a special crispy secret…. 

2.42pm Smokey Street Food (2025 winner Slovakia)
Buffalo Blue Sandwich — Zemplínsky koláč — a traditional sweet-and-salty pastry from eastern Slovakia filled with smoked BBQ Pulled Pork, Niva iconic blue cheese from eastern countryside, caramelized onion, and horseradish–red hot buffalo mayonnaise, finished with garlic butter.

2.48pm Piece of Greece (2025 winner Norway)
Pita Gyros “Big Greek”: pork, chicken, tomatoes, red onion, tzatziki, fries – wrapped in warm pita

2.54pm Al Fuso (2025 winner Italy)
Handmade Altamura bun with five cereals, stuffed with bombette, melted caciocavallo cheese and turnip tops

SPICE AWARD

3pm Traveling Taco (2025 winner Sweden)
Tacos al Pastor
Pork marinated in a secret blend of chilies, annatto, and spices, slowly grilled until caramelized and juicy. Served with the sweetness of fresh pineapple, onion, salsa & coriander in a soft corn tortilla.

3.06pm Al Fuso (2025 winner Italy)
Bombette
Thinly sliced pork neck filled with Parmigiano, pepper, parsley, sweet paprika, and breadcrumbs, cooked over charcoal – a typical Apulian dish – served with small pieces of Altamura bread and a homemade sauce

3.12pm Fumetto (returning winner Italy)
SPIDERPORK: 
Pork tenderloin Lombard-style, Lombard pizza bread, Grana Padano DOP, red onion from Breme, Lombardy valerian lettuce and saffron mayonnaise

3.18pm Saffa Soul (2025 winner UK)
Four-hour bone-in mutton Bunny Chow
Homemade mini sweet loafs, hollowed out and stuffed with a traditional four-hour slow braised mutton curry cooked on the bone just like my grandmother used to make. Served with pickled carrot salad.

BEST VEGETARIAN

3.24pm Oshpaz – London (2025 winner UK)
‘Manti’ or Central Asian steamed vegan dumplings

3.30pm Flammaster (2025 winner Poland)
French Flammkuchen – thin-crust flatbread with blue cheese, granola, sun-dried tomatoes, rocket salad, mango.(Vegetarian)

3.36pm Casey’s (Returning winner Sweden)
Garlic Mushrooms And Chips
Garlic marinated fresh champignons deep fried in our signature Guinness batter, fresh cut chips from selected varieties locally grown in Scania, Sweden, single fried for that authentic texture and flavour chips used to have. Served with malt vinegar and homemade Garlic mayonnaise.

3.42pm Jaybees (2025 winner Switzerland)
Brooklyn Brioche Dog
A home-made, plant-based twist on the New York hotdog: a slow-roasted carrot “dog” in a snack-size freshly bakedbrioche roll, topped with house-made ketchup, tangy pickles, crispy fried onions, and delicate mustard caviar.

3.48pm Piece of Greece (2025 winner Norway)
Pita Vege
Grilled halloumi cheese, tomatoes, red onion, tzatziki, and fries wrapped in warm pita

3.54pm Nennas (2025 winner Sweden)
Organic sourdough Lángos with chanterelles from our forests – pickled with mustard seeds, cardamom, cloves & allspice: roasted garlic cream, Västerbotten cheese, Jerusalem artichoke chips with browned butter powder, toasted buckwheat & spring onion

BEST DESSERT

4pm 11er genussbus (ESFA Champion 2023)
Foodtruckers’ Delight
Potato Donuts with passionfruit and purple coconut
 
4.06pm Nennas (2025 winner Sweden)
Organic sourdough Lángos with wine-poached pears – yoghurt with vanilla, caramel sauce with Västerbottens cheese, salted roasted almond flakes, Västerbottens cheese and lingonberries

4.12pm Son’s Asien Streetfood (2025 winner Germany)
Japanese Fluffy Pancakes
Soufflé pancakes. They are fluffy, jiggly, and covered in a light creamy yoghurt sauce. Choose from fresh mango, strawberry, Oreo, or specially Japanese Uji Matcha.

4.18pm Waffle wands (2025 winner UK)
Gold Medallion – Golden caramel chocolate with fudge pieces, salted caramel pearls and a drizzle of milk chocolate

4.24pm Zlote Paluchy Churros (Returning winner Poland)
Churros topped in Belgian chocolate, chilled, sprinkled with pistachios and cookies

4.30pm Waffle wands (2025 winner UK)
Pistacia Vera – Pistachio sauce with pistachio crumb and a white chocolate drizzle

4.36pm Zlote Paluchy Churros (Returning winner Poland)
Classic churros served with sauce on a side

4.42pm Crumblies Cookies (Returning winner Luxembourg)
Brownie Cookie with Fior di Latte Ice Cream

4.48pm Crumblies Cookies (Returning winner Luxembourg)
Caramel Pecan Nut Cookie with Hazelnut Ice Cream

BEST SNACK

2pm Flammaster (2025 winner Poland)
Polish Flammkuchen – thin-crust flatbread with bacon, red onion, green olive oil, smoked Polish brined cottage cheese and parsley.

2.06pm Fumetto (returning winner Italy)
FUMETTOAST: Mini shaped and filled toasts: HELLO KITTY (Margherita), PIKACHU (Lombard-style pork ragù), DORAEMON (Nutella)

2.12pm Porko Iberico (2025 winner Italy)
Spanish Pork Meatballs
Spanish pork blend with Abruzzo truffle, coated in Italian cereals.

2.18pm Toni’s Eatery (2025 winner Germany)
Thuringian roast sausage
Grilled Thuringian roast sausage in a bowl with pumpkin chutney, maple syrup, ginger, roasted onions and lettuce

2.24pm Cha cha (Returning winner Georgia)
Adjarian khachapuri(cheese boat)

2.30pm Jaybees (2025 winner Switzerland)
Korean Wings
Crispy panko-fried cauliflower wings glazed in house-made Korean BBQ sauce, paired with fried cauliflower rice featuring our own cauliflower kimchi and a refreshing crushed cucumber salad. A zero-waste dish that’s entirely crafted from scratch — bold, sustainable, and full of surprising flavours.

2.36pm Miki  (ESFA Champion 2024)
Pork Belly Tacos
Crispy pork belly, traditional potato pancakes – “lokše”, cranberries, cabbage salad, skin crackers, chipotle mayo, pickled onions and chives

BEST BURGER

2.42pm Glodzilla (2025 winner Poland)
Burger Dr. Wall
Burger patty, breaded Camembert cheese, bacon, onion rings, mustard sauce, mayo and lumberjack sauce.

2.48pm Croquer La Pie (2025 winner France)
The Blond Bomber
A German/Texan burger, with a ground beef patty, Texas coleslaw, cheddar, curry mayonnaise, and a curry wurst BBQ sauce 

2.54pm Toni’s Eatery (2025 winner Germany)
Surf&Turf Truffle Burger
Dry aged beef with Gouda, cheddar, crispy onions, pickled cucumber, mango sauce, baked coconut shrimp with grilled chorizo, and spicy truffle dip in a brioche bun

3pm Rock Burger (Returning winner Italy)
Deep Purple “Smoke on the Burger” – Piedmontese veal burger, smoked with walnut wood in low and slow barbecue style, artisanal sesame bun, 36-month aged Parmigiano Reggiano cream, marinated cabbage salad with PGI balsamic vinegar, homemade horseradish mayonnaise. The Piedmontese veal is PGI certified.

3.06pm Manno (2025 winner Slovakia)
Burger patty of dry aged beef brisket with truffle mayo, grape and fig remoulade, lightly smoked bacon, monterey jack cheddar, fried onion 

3.12pm Glodzilla (2025 winner Poland)
Burger Dandy
Burger patty, red onion jam, grilled pear, a layer of traditional Polish Highland sheep’s cheese and a sprinkle of walnuts and mayo

BEST MAIN DISH

3.18pm Oshpaz (2025 winner UK)
Artisanal Lamb Rice Box
Uzbek rice ‘plov’ with tender lamb, carrots, steamed rice and cumin served with fresh salad and yogurt mint sauce. 

3.24pm Casey’s (returning winner Sweden)
Fish and Chips; Haddock deep fried in our signature Guinness batter, fresh cut chips from selected varieties locally grown in Scania, Sweden, single fried for that authentic texture and flavour chips used to have. Served with malt vinegar and homemade Tartar sauce.

3.30pm Traveling Taco (2025 winner Sweden)
Birria Tacos
Slow-cooked meat, gently braised in a rich broth of chilies, tomatoes, spices. Served in a corn tortilla dipped in that same flavorful broth, with cheese, fresh coriander, onion and a squeeze of lime.

3.36pm SON‘S Asien Streetfood (2025 winner Germany)
Pad Thai
A stir-fried rice noodle dish commonly served as a street food in Thailand as part of the country’s cuisine. It is typically made with rice noodles, chicken, shrimp, peanuts, scrambled egg, sugar and bean sprouts

3.42pm MANNO (2025 winner Slovakia)
Uruguayan dry-aged and grain fed Black Angus rib, fries, mannoslaw, chimichurri, truffle demiglace

3.48pm Miki Street Food (ESFA Champions 2024)
Chicken Quesadilla
Crispy buttermilk fried chicken in rich teriyaki sauce, homemade kimchi, mix cheddar and mozzarella, mango – pineapple salsa, smoked chipotle mayo, cilantro

3.54pm Cha cha (returning winner Georgia)
Pork mcvadi
Skewers Georgian style grilled over coals with Georgian red plum sauce

4pm Smokey Street Food (2025 winner Slovakia)
Our Signature Platter combines USDA Prime Brisket and locally sourced Slovak BBQ Pulled Pork, prepared using the traditional low & slow smoking technique for maximum flavor and tenderness. It is served with gravy, coleslaw, and Zemplínsky koláč — a traditional sweet-and-salty pastry from eastern Slovakia.

4.06pm Crazy FoodTrucks As (2025 winner Norway)
Teriyaki beef 
Tender grilled beef glazed in rich teriyaki sauce. Paired with rice and pickle mix, topped with roasted salty peanuts & fresh spring onions.

4.12pm MADE by augs (returning winner Latvia)
Beef cheeks go nuts
Beef cheeks in peanut- beef soup with noodles, bok choi and greens

4.18pm Sando (returning winner Norway)
Korean-style roasted duck
Served with sautéed vegetables and rice.

4.24pm Crazy FoodTrucks As (2025 winner Norway)
Karaage Chicken 
Crispy Japanese-style fried chicken, marinated to perfection. Served over fluffy rice with a fresh pickle mix, finished with a drizzle of chili mayo and a sprinkle of spring onions. 

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