Issue 18: June 2023

With the promise of sun, fresh papaya salad and an iced coffee sweetened with condensed milk, Will Maidment takes Julia on an adventure to Thai Park. Thai Park was once known as Berlin’s largest street food market, with over 100 stalls and thousands of patrons, but the effects of Covid and the threat of a neighborhood that wants to see them out, has put the future of this cornerstone market under threat. Will and Julia explore the food, meet the people and reflect on the politics weighing on the event.

Other markets mentioned in this episode:

Markthalle Neun
Armeniusmarkthalle
Bite Club
Street Food Auf Achse at Kulturbrauerei
The Turkish Market on the Maybachufer
The Green Market Berlin

Our theme music is from Lucas Carey, with audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher.

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