Hamburg

4 real restaurants, cafés, bars, markets and food experiences, from inexpensive to special occasion.

4 places to eat and drink in Hamburg

A seafood dish (illustrative photo)
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Brücke 10 Fischbrötchen

Restaurant · Landungsbrücken

£ Inexpensive

A quay-side stand for Fischbrötchen, the local fish-sandwich speciality, beside the harbour.

Known for: Fischbrötchen

Under about £15 per person

Local favourite Good for Families · Groups

A cup of coffee at a café (illustrative photo)
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Café Paris

Restaurant · Rathausstraße

££ Mid-range

A Parisian-style brasserie with a stunning tiled interior in an old butcher’s shop.

Known for: French brasserie classics

About £15–30 per person

Good for Families · Groups

German sausages (illustrative photo)
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Old Commercial Room

Restaurant · Englische Planke

£££ Higher-end

A traditional Hamburg tavern serving Labskaus, a sailors’ dish, in a wood-panelled 1795 room.

Known for: Labskaus, north German cooking

About £30–50 per person

Local favourite Good for Couples · Groups

A seafood dish (illustrative photo)
Illustrative photo

Fischauktionshalle

Food experience · Altona

££ Mid-range

The historic fish-auction hall, home to the Sunday fish market with live music and breakfast.

Known for: Sunday fish market breakfast

About £15–30 per person

Local favourite Good for Couples · Groups

£ to ££££ is an approximate guide to price level and the per-person range is an estimate, not live pricing. “Good for” is a rule of thumb. Opening times and menus change: check with the venue before you go.

Local dishes to try in Hamburg 3
  • Fischbrötchen

    A fish sandwich from the harbour

  • Labskaus

    A sailors’ dish of corned beef, potato and beetroot

  • Franzbrötchen

    A cinnamon pastry, the city’s bakery signature

Food markets & tastings in Things to Do 1