Guidebook for Hamburg
Food Scene
Spajz
22 FlotowstraßeDaily fresh lunch, cute little place
Very good german "Brötchen", nice breakfasts, cosy atmosphere
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Cafe MAY
30 LappenbergsalleeVery good german "Brötchen", nice breakfasts, cosy atmosphere
Fancy american food: burgers, (caesar) salads, cajun chicken. Has something for everyone. Rather international.
Cinema is right on top!
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Louisiana
1-15 Hamburger Str.Fancy american food: burgers, (caesar) salads, cajun chicken. Has something for everyone. Rather international.
Cinema is right on top!
Simple, good, classic italian food in a light and lively ambiente.
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mama trattoria Hamburg Winterhude
61 GertigstraßeSimple, good, classic italian food in a light and lively ambiente.
Fancy, modern german cuisine with an international touch.
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Restaurant Köbes
2 SchinkelstraßeFancy, modern german cuisine with an international touch.
Fantastic italian food in an italian-spirit restaurant led by real italians talking italien to each other. Rather expensive but the food is worth it!
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Gallo Nero
46 SierichstraßeFantastic italian food in an italian-spirit restaurant led by real italians talking italien to each other. Rather expensive but the food is worth it!
INSIDER TIP: Fancy Steak Houses founded in Hamburg city. Amazing steaks - try their filet mignon or tenderloin!
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BLOCK HOUSE Winterhude
57 DorotheenstraßeINSIDER TIP: Fancy Steak Houses founded in Hamburg city. Amazing steaks - try their filet mignon or tenderloin!
Secret Spot - very nice italian restaurant, not too expensive, very good fish dishes. Cosy neighbourhood. Try to sit outside.
A Modo Mio Feine Kost
44 ZimmerstraßeSecret Spot - very nice italian restaurant, not too expensive, very good fish dishes. Cosy neighbourhood. Try to sit outside.
Orientally inspired dishes and burgers. Pretty affordable. Fun place. Neighbourhood is called "Karo-Viertel" and is a very iconic area for Hamburg.
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Das Peace
14 KarolinenstraßeOrientally inspired dishes and burgers. Pretty affordable. Fun place. Neighbourhood is called "Karo-Viertel" and is a very iconic area for Hamburg.
Decent, rustic food. Located in an old factory building, loft style. Nice for sitting outside. Quiet, spacious area.
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TRUDE
13-15 MaurienstraßeDecent, rustic food. Located in an old factory building, loft style. Nice for sitting outside. Quiet, spacious area.
Hamburg's respone to fancy fast-food restaurants: Affordordable, delicous, freshly-made burgers. Perfect for lunch while checking out the city.
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Jim Block Dammtor
29-32 DammtorstraßeHamburg's respone to fancy fast-food restaurants: Affordordable, delicous, freshly-made burgers. Perfect for lunch while checking out the city.
Located in the shopping mall food court. Indian Food to go, great for lunch. There's also an asian restaurant and some fast food restaurants there.
Chutney
19-47 Hamburger Str.Located in the shopping mall food court. Indian Food to go, great for lunch. There's also an asian restaurant and some fast food restaurants there.
Kumpir - an oven baked potato custom-filled according to your wishes. Great to grab on the go for lunch or during a night of partying. Good value for your money. Stuffing!
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Kumpir König
8 GrindelhofKumpir - an oven baked potato custom-filled according to your wishes. Great to grab on the go for lunch or during a night of partying. Good value for your money. Stuffing!
Good food, but very touristy. From the roof terrace, you have an amazing view over the harbour.
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Hard Rock Cafe
5 Bei den St. Pauli-LandungsbrückenGood food, but very touristy. From the roof terrace, you have an amazing view over the harbour.
Cosy orientally influenced cafe, has some nice breakfast and food. Very iconic area.
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Chakra
11 SusannenstraßeCosy orientally influenced cafe, has some nice breakfast and food. Very iconic area.
Nice mexican food right on the Reeperbahn. A good place to start the night. Pretty neat cocktails. Can get crowded on weekends and late hours - get a reservation.
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SAUSALITOS
2 FischertwieteNice mexican food right on the Reeperbahn. A good place to start the night. Pretty neat cocktails. Can get crowded on weekends and late hours - get a reservation.
Rather affordable burger restaurant in hip venue. Located in one of Hamburg's most scenic and beautiful areas. Be sure to check out the Alster river when you're there. Good burgers!
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PETER PANE Hamburg Turnhalle Burgergrill & Bar
107 Lange ReiheRather affordable burger restaurant in hip venue. Located in one of Hamburg's most scenic and beautiful areas. Be sure to check out the Alster river when you're there. Good burgers!
Rather affordable Australian restaurant. Great beer, nice burgers. Amazing chicken wings. They have about 25 different marinades you can choose from!
Bar Down Under
1 GrindelalleeRather affordable Australian restaurant. Great beer, nice burgers. Amazing chicken wings. They have about 25 different marinades you can choose from!
Secret spot in quite the location. At night, you get an amazing view of the harbour and ships passing by. This is something you will only see in Hamburg.
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Strandperle
60 ÖvelgönneSecret spot in quite the location. At night, you get an amazing view of the harbour and ships passing by. This is something you will only see in Hamburg.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hip, fun bar with lots of live music. Nothing too fancy, not too expensive. Very iconic for Hamburg. Good fun.
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Freundlich+Kompetent
13 Hamburger Str.Hip, fun bar with lots of live music. Nothing too fancy, not too expensive. Very iconic for Hamburg. Good fun.
Cosy bar at the heart of the famous "Sternschanze". You will find bars all over the place. Crowded on weekends!
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Vier Fauste
40 JuliusstraßeCosy bar at the heart of the famous "Sternschanze". You will find bars all over the place. Crowded on weekends!
Dirty, loud, crowded. An iconic piece of true Hamburg night live. Nothing for sensitive fellas. Beers are cheap, music is loud, on the weekends there are drunk people everywhere. Located on the "Hamburger Berg", a side street to the Reeperbahn with a lot of similar famous bars. Authentic!
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Rosi's Bar
7 Hamburger BergDirty, loud, crowded. An iconic piece of true Hamburg night live. Nothing for sensitive fellas. Beers are cheap, music is loud, on the weekends there are drunk people everywhere. Located on the "Hamburger Berg", a side street to the Reeperbahn with a lot of similar famous bars. Authentic!
My favourite nightclub in Hamburg. Good music, fun people, not too dirty, not too fancy. Just about right. You will have a good time there.
Hörsaal
12 TalstraßeMy favourite nightclub in Hamburg. Good music, fun people, not too dirty, not too fancy. Just about right. You will have a good time there.
Upper-class nightclub playing charts music. Two dancefloors, one with pop and one with hiphop. Pretty expensive. Entrance fee. Lots of rather young people. Might not let you in if you're underdressed or too old.
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Moondoo
136 ReeperbahnUpper-class nightclub playing charts music. Two dancefloors, one with pop and one with hiphop. Pretty expensive. Entrance fee. Lots of rather young people. Might not let you in if you're underdressed or too old.
Wanna party really, really, really hard? Go here. Deep electro beats and a lot of people on drugs.
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Waagenbau
204 Max-Brauer-AlleeWanna party really, really, really hard? Go here. Deep electro beats and a lot of people on drugs.
Parks & Nature
Maybe Hamburg' most famous park. In the summer the everyone goes there for barbecuing. Joggers like to run around it. You can bathe in the lake. In the summer, there are concerts there. Minigolfing nearby.
Very chill and just perfect for a little stroll.
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Stadtpark
Maybe Hamburg' most famous park. In the summer the everyone goes there for barbecuing. Joggers like to run around it. You can bathe in the lake. In the summer, there are concerts there. Minigolfing nearby.
Very chill and just perfect for a little stroll.
Cute little park in the middle of the city, has some interesting spots. Minigolfing is one of the activities possible here. Very pretty in spring.
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Planten un Blomen
Marseiller PromenadeCute little park in the middle of the city, has some interesting spots. Minigolfing is one of the activities possible here. Very pretty in spring.
Cute little park right in the center. Great for a stroll or some barbecuing in the summer.
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Parque Wohlers (Cemitério Norder)
2 NorderreiheCute little park right in the center. Great for a stroll or some barbecuing in the summer.
Shopping
Shopping mall with all kinds of stores. Nothing too special. Has a cinema on one end.
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Hamburger Meile
27 Hamburger Str.Shopping mall with all kinds of stores. Nothing too special. Has a cinema on one end.
Shopping in the city centre. Has some good ice cream vendors. Restaurants are pretty nice.
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Europa Passage
40 BallindammShopping in the city centre. Has some good ice cream vendors. Restaurants are pretty nice.
North Germany's biggest shopping mall. Pretty up-class. Expensive.
Has an amazing juice shop - be sure to check it out if you go there.
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Alstertal-Einkaufszentrum station
North Germany's biggest shopping mall. Pretty up-class. Expensive.
Has an amazing juice shop - be sure to check it out if you go there.
Entertainment & Activities
Every couple of months, there will be a funfair right in the city's heart called "Hamburger Dom". It's loads of fun. There's rollercoasters, bumper cars, carousels, food shops and a ferris wheel that looks over the whole city. Don't miss it!
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Hamburger Dom
HeiligengeistfeldEvery couple of months, there will be a funfair right in the city's heart called "Hamburger Dom". It's loads of fun. There's rollercoasters, bumper cars, carousels, food shops and a ferris wheel that looks over the whole city. Don't miss it!
Beautiful old movie theater, often showing indie movies in english. Has double seats, very cosy. Good place to got with your s.o.
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Savoy Filmtheatre
54 SteindammBeautiful old movie theater, often showing indie movies in english. Has double seats, very cosy. Good place to got with your s.o.
Seems like it's been stuck in time. Georgous cinema, movies often are in their original language. Nice area to have a look around.
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Passage Kino Hamburg
17 MönckebergstraßeSeems like it's been stuck in time. Georgous cinema, movies often are in their original language. Nice area to have a look around.
Small, alternative cinema showing lots of international and indie movies.
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Alabama Kino
20 JarrestraßeSmall, alternative cinema showing lots of international and indie movies.
Mainstream cinema showing a lot of big budget productions. 10 or so rooms, rather expensive. Consider going to the Lousianna's for food before or after.
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UCI KINOWELT
1 - 15 Hamburger Str.Mainstream cinema showing a lot of big budget productions. 10 or so rooms, rather expensive. Consider going to the Lousianna's for food before or after.
Hamburg's famous zoo. Kept with a lot of love to the details. High prices, but that's also to ensure the animals are well. Lot of international themes. Feeding of many animals is allowed with food purchased at the zoo.
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Hagenbecks Tierpark station
Hamburg's famous zoo. Kept with a lot of love to the details. High prices, but that's also to ensure the animals are well. Lot of international themes. Feeding of many animals is allowed with food purchased at the zoo.
A great way to explore Hamburg is through one of its countless rivers. Rent a canoe and either paddle into the city or out into the nature. Beautiful, very romantic and soothing.
You could paddle down to the Außenalster, but that will take you a day.
Poppenbüttler Schleuse
6 MarienhofA great way to explore Hamburg is through one of its countless rivers. Rent a canoe and either paddle into the city or out into the nature. Beautiful, very romantic and soothing.
You could paddle down to the Außenalster, but that will take you a day.
Sightseeing
Take a walk (or a bicycle ride) around the "Außenalster". It's very famous for Hamburg and has some beautiful views.
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Außenalster
Take a walk (or a bicycle ride) around the "Außenalster". It's very famous for Hamburg and has some beautiful views.
Want to have a look around Hamburg from a boat? Tourist tours start here!
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Binnenalster
Want to have a look around Hamburg from a boat? Tourist tours start here!
Very famous is the old "Speicherstadt". Beautiful! Boats used to get unloaded here. Lots of history. You might want to get a tour. Great for a stroll!
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Speicherstadt
23-30 Am SandtorkaiVery famous is the old "Speicherstadt". Beautiful! Boats used to get unloaded here. Lots of history. You might want to get a tour. Great for a stroll!
The Hamburg townhall, one of the oldest buildings in the city. Quite the sight.
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Rathausmarkt
The Hamburg townhall, one of the oldest buildings in the city. Quite the sight.
The "Michel" is Hamburg's official landmark. You can walk up the tower and enjoy a beautiful view over the city.
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St. Michael's Church
1 Engl. PlankeThe "Michel" is Hamburg's official landmark. You can walk up the tower and enjoy a beautiful view over the city.
Every sunday morning until 9:30am, all the party people that celebrated all night gather here. Hungover and tired, the last thing you do before going home is getting a nice "Fischbrötchen", a fish in a bun. Very famous for Hamburg. Pretty fun when you're sober.
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Fishmarkt
135 Große ElbstraßeEvery sunday morning until 9:30am, all the party people that celebrated all night gather here. Hungover and tired, the last thing you do before going home is getting a nice "Fischbrötchen", a fish in a bun. Very famous for Hamburg. Pretty fun when you're sober.
Hamburg's own beach - located and the Elbe river. In summer it's a nice place to chill and act like you're at the see. The view of the harbour is pretty nice.
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Elbstrand
Hamburg's own beach - located and the Elbe river. In summer it's a nice place to chill and act like you're at the see. The view of the harbour is pretty nice.
Every wednesday afternoon and every saturday morning, there's a market here. People buy breads, meats, cheeses and international foods. You can get a nice snack here and there.
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Winterhuder Marktplatz
Winterhuder MarktplatzEvery wednesday afternoon and every saturday morning, there's a market here. People buy breads, meats, cheeses and international foods. You can get a nice snack here and there.
All of Hamburg's madness condensed into one street. In earlier years, the traditional Reeperbahn used to be filled with brothels. Nowadays it's the place to go if you want to have a night of partying. Lots of (strip) clubs, bars, restaurants, brothels and casinos reside next to each other.
If you want to have a night of partying, this is the place to go.
Very crowded on thursday, friday and saturday evenings. Beware of pickpockets and crazy people.
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Reeperbahn
ReeperbahnAll of Hamburg's madness condensed into one street. In earlier years, the traditional Reeperbahn used to be filled with brothels. Nowadays it's the place to go if you want to have a night of partying. Lots of (strip) clubs, bars, restaurants, brothels and casinos reside next to each other.
If you want to have a night of partying, this is the place to go.
Very crowded on thursday, friday and saturday evenings. Beware of pickpockets and crazy people.
The "Große Freiheit" (Great Freedom) is considered the "heart of the Reeperbahn" by many people. A lot of famous clubs and bars reside here.
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Große Freiheit
Große FreiheitThe "Große Freiheit" (Great Freedom) is considered the "heart of the Reeperbahn" by many people. A lot of famous clubs and bars reside here.
Due to a lot of immigrants living there in the 70s and 80s, the Sternschanze ("star jump") became one of Hamburg's culture engines. A lot of trends originated there and there's a lot of international spirit going on here. During the day nice cafes and restaurants can be find here, at night there's lots of bars to explore.
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Sternschanze
Due to a lot of immigrants living there in the 70s and 80s, the Sternschanze ("star jump") became one of Hamburg's culture engines. A lot of trends originated there and there's a lot of international spirit going on here. During the day nice cafes and restaurants can be find here, at night there's lots of bars to explore.
Arts & Culture
The largest model railway in the world, absolutely mindblowing. They built places like Scandinavia, USA and other countries. Crazy detail. Don't miss it!
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Miniatur Wunderland
2 KehrwiederThe largest model railway in the world, absolutely mindblowing. They built places like Scandinavia, USA and other countries. Crazy detail. Don't miss it!
The world's most famous musical in german. Be prepared for some mighty goosebumps. Absolutely epic. Book early!
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König der Löwen
6 NorderelbstraßeThe world's most famous musical in german. Be prepared for some mighty goosebumps. Absolutely epic. Book early!
Hamburg's most well known theatre. Beautiful, old building, classic, sometimes modern plays. Be sure to get your ticket first.
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Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg
39 KirchenalleeHamburg's most well known theatre. Beautiful, old building, classic, sometimes modern plays. Be sure to get your ticket first.
Georgous, stunning building. Some of the most famous artists in the world played here. Absolutely worth checking out.
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Laeiszhalle
Johannes-Brahms-PlatzGeorgous, stunning building. Some of the most famous artists in the world played here. Absolutely worth checking out.
700 million euros in concrete, steel and glass. Hamburg's new landmark was finally opened in 2017 and is blowing people's minds. Concerts are very affordable because they are supported by the state. Get your tickets early, though!
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Elbe Philharmonic Hall
1 Platz d. Deutschen Einheit700 million euros in concrete, steel and glass. Hamburg's new landmark was finally opened in 2017 and is blowing people's minds. Concerts are very affordable because they are supported by the state. Get your tickets early, though!
Hamburg's second big theatre is famous for its more modern approaches to theatre. I've seen some of the weirdest and some of the best productions there. If you want to have good seats, book early.
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Teatro Thalia
AlstertorHamburg's second big theatre is famous for its more modern approaches to theatre. I've seen some of the weirdest and some of the best productions there. If you want to have good seats, book early.
Famous alternative theatre with a lot of small and experimental or international productions. I've seen some pretty cool stuff there.
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Kampnagel
20 JarrestraßeFamous alternative theatre with a lot of small and experimental or international productions. I've seen some pretty cool stuff there.
Experience the world as someone who is blind. This guided tour through some completely pitch dark rooms is truly unique. For about an hour you will experience, what it's like to be completely blind on for example the street, in a bar or in a forest. An amazing experience.
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Diálogo no Escuro
4 Alter WandrahmExperience the world as someone who is blind. This guided tour through some completely pitch dark rooms is truly unique. For about an hour you will experience, what it's like to be completely blind on for example the street, in a bar or in a forest. An amazing experience.
A different approach to a normal tourist tour - the creepy Hamburg Dungeon tells you about Hamburg's dark history with actors, and some scary scenery. Loads of fun!
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Hamburg Dungeon
2 KehrwiederA different approach to a normal tourist tour - the creepy Hamburg Dungeon tells you about Hamburg's dark history with actors, and some scary scenery. Loads of fun!
Hamburg is known as Germany's musical city. This is one of the reasons why. Rather pricy, but a fantastic show. Almost as good as Lion's King!
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Disney Musical ALADDIN
Hamburg is known as Germany's musical city. This is one of the reasons why. Rather pricy, but a fantastic show. Almost as good as Lion's King!
University of Hamburg
177 MittelwegHamburg's state university.
Lots of different exhibitions, always up-to-date. If you enjoy museums, this will inspire you.
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Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe
SteintorplatzLots of different exhibitions, always up-to-date. If you enjoy museums, this will inspire you.