Food Scene
Stylish place, tasty organic food, excellent coffee, always a sunny spot outside.
65 locals recommend
Klippkroog
255 Große BergstraßeStylish place, tasty organic food, excellent coffee, always a sunny spot outside.
Typical Hamburg-spot in the old Speicherstadt, located near the highly recommendable museums Deichtorhallen, Kunstverein and Kunsthalle/Galerie der Gegenwart. Can walk there through the HafenCity.
31 locals recommend
Oberhafenkantine Hamburg
39 StockmeyerstraßeTypical Hamburg-spot in the old Speicherstadt, located near the highly recommendable museums Deichtorhallen, Kunstverein and Kunsthalle/Galerie der Gegenwart. Can walk there through the HafenCity.
Cozy café at a calmer edge of the Schanzenviertel. Vienna-style, small terrace, excellent coffee, good selection of newspapers and mags. Try the scrambled eggs!
56 locals recommend
Cafe Unter den Linden
16 JuliusstraßeCozy café at a calmer edge of the Schanzenviertel. Vienna-style, small terrace, excellent coffee, good selection of newspapers and mags. Try the scrambled eggs!
Sunny spot in a side street of the St. Michael's Church (Michel) and just a five-minute-walk from the apartment. Organic sandwiches, excellent cakes, super(food) salads, nice people!
40 locals recommend
Café Johanna
26 VenusbergSunny spot in a side street of the St. Michael's Church (Michel) and just a five-minute-walk from the apartment. Organic sandwiches, excellent cakes, super(food) salads, nice people!
The style of Vienna meets the taste of Paris – or other way round. Best Schnitzel in town, excellent selection of wine, great atmosphere.
68 locals recommend
Vienna
2 FettstraßeThe style of Vienna meets the taste of Paris – or other way round. Best Schnitzel in town, excellent selection of wine, great atmosphere.
Bohemian atmosphere, arty-but-still-avant-guarde people and the artichoke as their signature food: La Carmagnole brought back some style to nearly out of fashion Schanzenviertel. Start with an aperitif – and the moules-frites are finger-licking!
33 locals recommend
Café Bistro Smögen
28 Klaus-Groth-StraßeBohemian atmosphere, arty-but-still-avant-guarde people and the artichoke as their signature food: La Carmagnole brought back some style to nearly out of fashion Schanzenviertel. Start with an aperitif – and the moules-frites are finger-licking!
Turkish street food put into a diner-bar-atmosphere at St. Pauli's most popular street corner. Start the evening here and get yourselves a cheap booze at the kiosks afterwards – or switch to Toast Bar on the opposite side of the street.
33 locals recommend
Mr. Kebab
1 Beim Grünen JägerTurkish street food put into a diner-bar-atmosphere at St. Pauli's most popular street corner. Start the evening here and get yourselves a cheap booze at the kiosks afterwards – or switch to Toast Bar on the opposite side of the street.
Best pizza in the hood! Choose your favorite topics or one of the flamboyant daily offers. Nice terrace in Summer.
41 locals recommend
Pizza Bande
10 LincolnstraßeBest pizza in the hood! Choose your favorite topics or one of the flamboyant daily offers. Nice terrace in Summer.
Pauli Pizza
22 TalstraßeGood place for take-away pizza. Reasonable and tasty.
Top-notch place from Hamburg's most notorious chef Tim Mälzer. Located in an atmospheric slaughterhouse, divided into a bistro and a haute cuisine section. Book a table!
122 locals recommend
Bullerei
34b LagerstraßeTop-notch place from Hamburg's most notorious chef Tim Mälzer. Located in an atmospheric slaughterhouse, divided into a bistro and a haute cuisine section. Book a table!
You like beer? Go here! They serve all kinds of crafts – the 60 best grades in the world they say. Along with it they serve solid eco-meals like bio-burgers and pulled pork.
56 locals recommend
Braugasthaus Altes Mädchen
28b LagerstraßeYou like beer? Go here! They serve all kinds of crafts – the 60 best grades in the world they say. Along with it they serve solid eco-meals like bio-burgers and pulled pork.
In the charming neighborhood of Ottensen you will find one of the most delicate places. Excellent veggie meals. Book a table!
21 locals recommend
Kleine Brunnenstrasse 1
1 Kleine BrunnenstraßeIn the charming neighborhood of Ottensen you will find one of the most delicate places. Excellent veggie meals. Book a table!
Have a break here after a walk around the Außenalster. Classy ambience, delicious cakes and a wide selection of teas. Good for breakfast, too. Dinner is served in the evening. Check the program for readings!
20 locals recommend
Literaturhaus Hamburg e.V.
38 SchwanenwikHave a break here after a walk around the Außenalster. Classy ambience, delicious cakes and a wide selection of teas. Good for breakfast, too. Dinner is served in the evening. Check the program for readings!
Fancy-pancy hipster place. A lot of love put in every detail. Another 25hours in the HafenCity.
25hours Hotel Hamburg HafenCity
5 ÜberseealleeFancy-pancy hipster place. A lot of love put in every detail. Another 25hours in the HafenCity.
Unexcited but traditional, Pastalozzi is a mix between your stuck in the 80s bar italia around the corner and a modern "We know where out ingredients come from" trattoria. And yes, they do: the keeper's family is running a vineyard in Tuscany, growing their own olives etc. Try the Quattro Staggioni!
7 locals recommend
Pastalozzi Restaurant
10 ReimarusstraßeUnexcited but traditional, Pastalozzi is a mix between your stuck in the 80s bar italia around the corner and a modern "We know where out ingredients come from" trattoria. And yes, they do: the keeper's family is running a vineyard in Tuscany, growing their own olives etc. Try the Quattro Staggioni!
If you visit the Stadtpark the Trinkhalle is the finest place for having a break. Enjoy the excellent coffee and home-made cakes on the beautiful terrace!
9 locals recommend
Trinkhalle im Stadtpark
1 SüdringIf you visit the Stadtpark the Trinkhalle is the finest place for having a break. Enjoy the excellent coffee and home-made cakes on the beautiful terrace!
Kaffeeklappe
69 FährstraßeStop by if you visit Wilhelmsburg and the South of Hamburg!
Simbiosa
12 Simon-von-Utrecht-StraßeLevantine vegan food. Stylish place. Need a reservation on weekends. Happy hummus!
Best for burgers in St. Pauli. Owners used to play in a punk band (as you might have guessed). Great atmosphere. Try "Kokomo" next door for Ramen.
17 locals recommend
Grilly Idol
40 Clemens-Schultz-StraßeBest for burgers in St. Pauli. Owners used to play in a punk band (as you might have guessed). Great atmosphere. Try "Kokomo" next door for Ramen.
Mexican Tapas style. Cozy place. You can sit on the streets in summer.
17 locals recommend
Mexiko Strasse Taquería
43 Detlev-Bremer-StraßeMexican Tapas style. Cozy place. You can sit on the streets in summer.
VU
68 Kleine FreiheitTraditional Vietnamnese food, modern design - love the place!
This place is unreal! Not only the food is great, not only the drinks are inciting (ask for the Negroni Sbagliato!) - wait until Sicilian-stallone-owner Lillo is starting the fog machine and puts on the coolest Italo-Disco-tunes and the fine-dining turns into a dancefloor.
7 locals recommend
PANE E TULIPANI GmbH
23 KlosterwallThis place is unreal! Not only the food is great, not only the drinks are inciting (ask for the Negroni Sbagliato!) - wait until Sicilian-stallone-owner Lillo is starting the fog machine and puts on the coolest Italo-Disco-tunes and the fine-dining turns into a dancefloor.
Food market combined with a restaurant fitting in the industrial surrounding of the Oberhafenquartier - maybe the most exciting place in Hamburg at the moment. Best place to end your walk through the HafenCity. Many museums, cafés and bars around (see also for Deichtorhallen and Moloch)
9 locals recommend
Hobenköök Restaurant & Markthalle
43 StockmeyerstraßeFood market combined with a restaurant fitting in the industrial surrounding of the Oberhafenquartier - maybe the most exciting place in Hamburg at the moment. Best place to end your walk through the HafenCity. Many museums, cafés and bars around (see also for Deichtorhallen and Moloch)
Drinks & Nightlife
It's in all the travel guide books – nevertheless the view is amazing and the selection of cocktails and drinks is outstanding! (..plus it is 20 m from the apt. :-)).
143 locals recommend
Skyline Bar 20up
97 Bernhard-Nocht-StraßeIt's in all the travel guide books – nevertheless the view is amazing and the selection of cocktails and drinks is outstanding! (..plus it is 20 m from the apt. :-)).
Small Bar at St. Pauli's most popular street corner – it's so small you'll probably miss it. Consider it as a living room for Hamburgs hottest djs in electronic music (where they play experimental sets from time to time). Packed in warm Summer nights, even more in cold Winter nights. Smoker's place.
53 locals recommend
Toast Bar
54 WohlwillstraßeSmall Bar at St. Pauli's most popular street corner – it's so small you'll probably miss it. Consider it as a living room for Hamburgs hottest djs in electronic music (where they play experimental sets from time to time). Packed in warm Summer nights, even more in cold Winter nights. Smoker's place.
An old walk-down corner pub converted into one of St. Pauli's hipster hotspots. No worries though, the place is kind of immune to artsy-fartsy wannabes (i.e. the drinks are really lousy). Smoking permitted, stay with the shots!
34 locals recommend
Koralle Bar
89 Simon-von-Utrecht-StraßeAn old walk-down corner pub converted into one of St. Pauli's hipster hotspots. No worries though, the place is kind of immune to artsy-fartsy wannabes (i.e. the drinks are really lousy). Smoking permitted, stay with the shots!
Honored as one of Germany's best clubs a few years ago Uebel & Gefährlich is still worth a visit. Located in old WW2-bunker you enter the facilities with an elevator. Check the program and the live-acts – you will find a wide range from hip-hop to techno to indie to roaring 20s swing!
97 locals recommend
Uebel & Gefährlich
66 FeldstraßeHonored as one of Germany's best clubs a few years ago Uebel & Gefährlich is still worth a visit. Located in old WW2-bunker you enter the facilities with an elevator. Check the program and the live-acts – you will find a wide range from hip-hop to techno to indie to roaring 20s swing!
Ring the bell next door to a Vietnamnese diner. Excellent drinks, juicy mix of guests (djs and young urbans meeting old uncle Ho getting ready for his illegal poker game). Plus smoking is allowed!
Vu Speak Easy
18 KarolinenstraßeRing the bell next door to a Vietnamnese diner. Excellent drinks, juicy mix of guests (djs and young urbans meeting old uncle Ho getting ready for his illegal poker game). Plus smoking is allowed!
Moloch
43 StockmeyerstraßeHamburg pretending to be Berlin. Rave from Friday to Monday.
Südpol
112 SüderstraßeAlternative venue for electronic music. Prepare yourself for long cues.
Where the Gin Basil Smash is born! Best drinks and cocktails in town. Very chill and distinguished atmosphere.
67 locals recommend
Le Lion Bar de Paris
3 RathausstraßeWhere the Gin Basil Smash is born! Best drinks and cocktails in town. Very chill and distinguished atmosphere.
What can you tell about the Pudel? It's the birth place of so many dj*anes. It's the cradle of Hamburg's counterculture. Punk meets Avantgarde meets Lo-Fi meets electronical masterclass. It's still the place to be in long summer nights. Every night (except Tuesdays). Thursdays are great. Watch out for Smallville events!
61 locals recommend
Golden Pudel Club
27 St. Pauli FischmarktWhat can you tell about the Pudel? It's the birth place of so many dj*anes. It's the cradle of Hamburg's counterculture. Punk meets Avantgarde meets Lo-Fi meets electronical masterclass. It's still the place to be in long summer nights. Every night (except Tuesdays). Thursdays are great. Watch out for Smallville events!
Arts & Culture
Exciting exhibitions (photography, modern art etc.), interesting place in general. Good place to start a day in the museums (continuing with Kunstverein and Kunsthalle/Galerie der Gegenwart). You can buy a combined ticket for Kunsthalle, Kunstverein, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe and Deichtorhallen, all three located within a ten-minute-walk.
65 locals recommend
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
1-2 DeichtorstraßeExciting exhibitions (photography, modern art etc.), interesting place in general. Good place to start a day in the museums (continuing with Kunstverein and Kunsthalle/Galerie der Gegenwart). You can buy a combined ticket for Kunsthalle, Kunstverein, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe and Deichtorhallen, all three located within a ten-minute-walk.
Good place to start a day in the museums (continuing with Deichtorhallen and Kunsthalle/Galerie der Gegenwart). You can buy a combined ticket for Kunsthalle, Kunstverein, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe and Deichtorhallen, all three located within a ten-minute-walk.
11 locals recommend
Kunstverein in Hamburg
23 KlosterwallGood place to start a day in the museums (continuing with Deichtorhallen and Kunsthalle/Galerie der Gegenwart). You can buy a combined ticket for Kunsthalle, Kunstverein, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe and Deichtorhallen, all three located within a ten-minute-walk.
Good place to start a day in the museums (continuing with Kunstverein and Deichtorhallen).
Glockengießerwall
GlockengießerwallGood place to start a day in the museums (continuing with Kunstverein and Deichtorhallen).
Hamburg's biggest museum for the major masters and classic art on the one hand – and contemporary art on the other (visit the Galerie der Gegenwart then). You can buy a combined ticket for Kunsthalle, Kunstverein, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe and Deichtorhallen, all three located within a ten-minute-walk.
165 locals recommend
Kunsthalle Hamburg
5 GlockengießerwallHamburg's biggest museum for the major masters and classic art on the one hand – and contemporary art on the other (visit the Galerie der Gegenwart then). You can buy a combined ticket for Kunsthalle, Kunstverein, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe and Deichtorhallen, all three located within a ten-minute-walk.
Hamburg's first stage besides the Schauspielhaus. Moody theatre bar (Nachtasyl) in the roof – check for live concerts and parties.
57 locals recommend
Thalia Theater
AlstertorHamburg's first stage besides the Schauspielhaus. Moody theatre bar (Nachtasyl) in the roof – check for live concerts and parties.
Hamburg's first stage besides the Thalia Theater.
49 locals recommend
Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
39 KirchenalleeHamburg's first stage besides the Thalia Theater.
Several stages in an old fabric building – definitely worth a Winterhude-visit. Check the program for theatre, dance, performance art, parties and live-concerts!
72 locals recommend
Kampnagel
20 JarrestraßeSeveral stages in an old fabric building – definitely worth a Winterhude-visit. Check the program for theatre, dance, performance art, parties and live-concerts!
Parks & Nature
An old water utility with huge open-air reservoirs turned into a wildlife reserve for birds and a nature idyll for visitors. Small museum in a beautiful villa; the associated café serves delicious cakes and aromatic coffee.
7 locals recommend
Water Art Elbinsel Kaltehofe
6-7 Kaltehofe-HauptdeichAn old water utility with huge open-air reservoirs turned into a wildlife reserve for birds and a nature idyll for visitors. Small museum in a beautiful villa; the associated café serves delicious cakes and aromatic coffee.
Shopping
Best in hood! Order a tea and browse through a distinguished (and international) selection of books, magazines and other print products.
cohen + dobernigg BUCHHANDEL
4 SternstraßeBest in hood! Order a tea and browse through a distinguished (and international) selection of books, magazines and other print products.
Design and second hand shops, record stores, food, bars and a street market on Saturdays (called Flohschanze): Marktstraße is all you need for a weekend ramble!
Marktstraße
MarktstraßeDesign and second hand shops, record stores, food, bars and a street market on Saturdays (called Flohschanze): Marktstraße is all you need for a weekend ramble!
Entertainment & Activities
Best cinema for art house and program movies, located at cosy Allende square in Rotherbaum (have a drink before or after the film).
121 locals recommend
Abaton Kino
3 Allende-PlatzBest cinema for art house and program movies, located at cosy Allende square in Rotherbaum (have a drink before or after the film).
3001 Kino
75 SchanzenstraßeArt house and program cinema in the backyard of crowdy Schulterblatt.
Sightseeing
The old Elbtunnel is a listed sight but still in use. Enter one of the elevators (by car, bike or just walking) and experience the atmosphere of a 100 yo technical marvel. Plus it's the shortest connection to the Wilhelmsburg island and the South, presenting you a wonderful skyline panorama of the city.
280 locals recommend
St. Pauli Elbtunnel
Bei den Sankt Pauli-LandungsbrückenThe old Elbtunnel is a listed sight but still in use. Enter one of the elevators (by car, bike or just walking) and experience the atmosphere of a 100 yo technical marvel. Plus it's the shortest connection to the Wilhelmsburg island and the South, presenting you a wonderful skyline panorama of the city.