Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Hamburg for grown-ups.

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Where to drink

10 places

Le Lion Bar de Paris

  • ★ 4.8
  • Classic cocktail bar
  • €€€
  • Altstadt

Drink Gin Basil Smash

Le Lion Bar de Paris on Rathausstrasse in Hamburg's Altstadt is Joerg Meyer's classic cocktail room since 2007 and the cradle of the 2008 Gin Basil Smash.

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Tower Bar Hotel Hafen Hamburg

  • ★ 4.3
  • Hotel bar with views
  • €€€
  • St Pauli

Drink Classic cocktails

Tower Bar on the top floor of the Hotel Hafen Hamburg on Seewartenstrasse runs a 360-degree harbour view over the Elbe, the Michel and the Hamburg skyline.

Lounge & Bar 20up

  • ★ 4.3
  • Rooftop hotel bar
  • €€€
  • St Pauli

Drink Cocktails with skyline views

Lounge & Bar 20up on the 20th floor of the Empire Riverside Hotel in Hamburg's St Pauli sits 90 metres above the Elbe with views over the harbour.

Clouds Heaven's Bar

Drink Sundowner cocktails

Clouds Heaven's Bar on the 23rd floor of the Tanzende Tuerme on Reeperbahn in Hamburg's St Pauli sits 75 metres up with terrace views over the Elbe.

Goldfischglas

Drink Gin and absinthe-led classics

Goldfischglas on Bartelsstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel is a long-running neighbourhood cocktail bar with classic and house cocktails from a small.

Zum Silbersack

  • ★ 4.1
  • Reeperbahn dive bar
  • €€€
  • St Pauli

Drink Pilsner and Korn

Zum Silbersack on Silbersackstrasse off the Reeperbahn in Hamburg's St Pauli is one of the quarter's longest-running dive bars, a working-class room.

Katze

  • ★ 4.0
  • Neighborhood bar
  • €€€
  • St Pauli

Drink Cocktails and DJ nights

Katze on Hamburger Berg in Hamburg's St Pauli is a long-running neighbourhood bar with DJ nights, cheap cocktails and a smoking room into the small hours.

The Chug Club

  • ★ 4.4
  • Tequila and mezcal bar
  • €€€
  • St Pauli

Drink Chugs (mini-cocktails) and tasting flights

The Chug Club on Taubenstrasse in Hamburg's St Pauli is Betty Kupsa's agave-spirit shrine, with stained-glass windows, a church-like back bar and a long list.

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