Where to eat in Hamburg

45 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in Hamburg. Chains are left out.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 45.

EatNorth
Alster Cliff
Nice place to stop for coffee and cake or a meal with a good view on the Alster lake. Lunch food (salad, pizza, pasta) are of average quality and above average price.
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Azeitona
There you can also get other great oriental food and smoke a shisha.
price €2.50 (March 2015)
EatEast
Block Haus
Steak restaurant in a timber-framed house where there have been hospitality businesses for several decades.
12:00-22:00 Sun-Thu, 12:00-23:00 Fri-Sat
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
Cafe Paris
Classic French bistro in a beautiful historical building. Good place to get a coffee and pastry, or enjoy a leisurely lunch. Ground floor is very loud, crowded and busy. Upstairs (when entering turn right) is a quiet restaurant with a small bar (all food is also served at the bar). "Tartar" and "steak frites" can be strongly recommended.
Closed · opens 9 am tomorrow
EatEast
Café Chrysander
Cafe and restaurant at the edge of Bergedorf Castle Park with lunch, breakfast buffet, home made cakes and a range of special coffees. In the evening the place becomes a cultural club with regular concerts, movie presentations and lectures.
Tue-Sun 09:30-18:00
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Delta Bistro
Surprisingly cozy atmosphere. High quality meat and fish, but the menu offers some vegetarian dishes, too. Dishes are huge and the preparation quality comes close to star-awarded locations. It is advisable to reserve a table in advance, especially on Fridays and Saturdays in the autumn and winter months.
Main dishes are from €12 to 20 (March 2015)
EatNorth
Der Etrusker
Small and quite crowded Italian restaurant in the "Grindel" district near the university. Excellent Italian classics (pizza, pasta, etc.) for reasonable money. A lot of Italian restaurants as alternative to the left and right if you don't get a table. For dinner: make sure you are early (before 7pm) or make a reservation (only by phone).
Sailt 12:00 - 00:00
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Feldstern
Cozy pub/restaurant with affordable German food and outside seating in the summer. Nice lunch menu from 12:00-16:00 on weekdays.
Mon-Fri from 12:00, Sat Sun from 09:00
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Fischereihafen-Restaurant
Große Elbstraße 143. Excellent view of parts of the port and the river Elbe. Many celebs have dined here, including English royals.
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
Fleetschlösschen
Fish dishes, frikadellen and labskaus on the menu, in other words local cuisine.
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Joker
Great for a quick bite before going out in the area. Try the Oriental Chicken!
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
Kartoffelkeller
Large range of dishes with potatoes at their heart, including lots of traditional German dishes, e.g. Herring and Potatoes.
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Kombüse
Mexican meets Hamburg punk/alternative. Excellent fresh ingredients. Vegan & veggie options (but also meat for the carnivores), with a huge range of hot sauces. Prices are low (€10.50 or less as of April 2015) and portions are huge.
Closed · opens 4 pm tomorrow
EatNorth
La Monella
Hamburg's first vegetarian Italian restaurant. Small menu with Italian standards. Daily menu with dishes made of regional ingredients. Good place for a very delicious vegetarian lunch on a budget. Dinner slightly overpriced.
Mon-Fri 12:00-15:00 & 18:00-23:00, Sat 18:00-23:00
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Lokmam
It is not without reason that a lot of Turkish people love this place. Take the S11/S31 subway and get out at Sternschanze. From there Lokmam is seven minutes away.
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Lühmanns Teestube
Friendly local café. Light fare and local specialties, wonderful pies, and baked goods. Their Cornish tea with fresh scones is worth trying.
Mon-Fri 09:00-23:00, Sat 09:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-23:00€5-15 (March 2015)
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
Mama Mia
Cozy Italian restaurant known for its welcoming atmosphere, friendly service, and authentic homemade pasta.
Mon-Sun 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
EatEast
McBoat
McDonald's Drive-thru for boats
The only McDonald's that you can order your meal (on its app) and have it delivered to the shores while paddling along the canal. The meal is prepared fresh in the restaurant right next to the shoreline.
Open 24 hours but closed in winter
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
Old Commercial Room
Rauch's Restaurant
Founded in 1795, this upscale restaurant is best known for fish dishes and labskaus (Northern German variant of hash).
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Pamukkale Grill and Restaurant
One of the oldest Doener stores in Hamburg. Operates a takeaway bistro and a restaurant.
EatEast
Restaurant Cox
Trendy restaurant with consistently good international cuisine, often local German dishes
Dinner including wine is approximately €30-40. They have a value lunch deal (two course menu for €11)
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Ristorante Borsalino
Sternstraße 125, three minutes from S-Bahn station Sternschanze in the trendy neighbourhood of Schanzenviertel. Pizzas start from €6, fresh pasta is around €7-10 (try Pasta Mista), the meat dishes are delicious (it is right next to the "Schlachthof"-Slaughterhouse) and the four course menu is at €19.50. From 12:00-15:00 they serve a lunch menu for €6.50. Reservations recommended.
Mon-Fri 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-00:00; Sat 18:00-00:00
EatSouth
Rollercoaster Restaurant
schwerelos
This "Rollercoaster-Restaurant" is somewhat of a gimmicky place. Your food arrives through a "rollercoaster" in a closed pot. Some of it even does a loop in front of you. Portion size is on the small side and prices are normal.
mains €9-16
EatAltona-St. Pauli
St. Pauli Fischmarkt
For Germans, it's a classic to eat bread with fish on St. Pauli Fischmarkt, especially very early in the Sunday morning (meaning 05:00 - 09:30) when visiting Hamburg. If for breakfast or as an after-party snack may depend on your inner clock, but if you are a fresh fish lover it is absolutely worth it since this fish was just fished during the night in Nordsee.
EatEast
Zollenspieker Fährhaus
Big restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating and a bar. They have many different menus to choose from; mainly Mediterranean and Northern German cuisine. The complex also includes a hotel and a spa.
EatSouth Not mapped
Aomame
Asian fusion-kitchen, tapas and bowls, many vegan options, decent prices, good food.
EatNeustadt-Altstadt Not mapped
Vapiano
A chain, Vapiano serves Italian food, in a trendy, friendly atmosphere. By the entrance you will get a "credit card", you show when you order food in the different kitchens. You pay when you leave.
Fill your boots for around €20
EatEast
Al Lido
Excellent Italian and Pizzeria
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
Altstädter Stube Willig
Altstädter Str. 17
EatEast
Batman Döner
Steindamm 58
EatEast
Bergedorfer Schlosscafé
Castle café on the inner yard of Bergedorf Castle.
Closed · opens 9 am tomorrow
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Bullerei
Modern and cool steak restaurant.
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
Casa Rita
Herrengraben 72
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
Erdapfel Hamburg
Burchardstraße 10
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Falafel factory
Schanzenstraße 101
€2.60-3.10 (March 2015)
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Falafelstern
Schanzenstraße 111
price €3-3.50 (March 2015)
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
Fischfeinkost Delikatessen des Meeres
Colonnaden 104
EatEast
Geelhaus
Menu changes frequently, fresh food, creativity.
Daily 18:00-23:00, some meals until midnight
EatAltona-St. Pauli
Köz Urfa
Paul-Nevermann-Platz 2-4
Open now · closes 3 am tomorrow
EatNeustadt-Altstadt
La Croque
Markusstraße 17

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Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Hamburg (CC BY-SA 4.0).