BrunchVegetarian and vegan brunch€€EUR 12 to 19st-georgMon to Sat 10:00-22:00, Sun 10:00-21:00Walk-in
Cafe Koppel on Lange Reihe in Hamburg's St Georg runs vegetarian and largely vegan weekend brunch plates and a daily lunch menu from a courtyard cafe.
Order: The vegetarian brunch plate with houmus, dolma and cheese.
Tip: Garden tables in summer; bookings only for groups of six or more.
BrunchFrench brasserie brunch€€EUR 12 to 24altstadtSat and Sun 09:30-14:00Walk-in, group bookings online
Cafe Paris on Rathausstrasse near Hamburg's Rathaus runs a French brasserie weekend brunch, with the art nouveau dining room and a long zinc bar.
Order: The Croque Madame and the pain au chocolat with espresso.
Tip: Weekend brunch from 09:30; the ground-floor saal is the busy room.
BrunchBagel breakfast€€EUR 6 to 14st-pauliMon to Fri 08:00-16:00, weekend 09:00-16:00Walk-in
Mother's Fine Coffee on Davidstrasse in Hamburg's St Pauli has been one of the city's first bagel cafes for two decades, with daily-baked bagels.
Order: The lox bagel with cream cheese and red onion.
Tip: Walk-in. Kitchen closes 16:00; coffee runs into late afternoon.
BrunchBeach-side brunch€€EUR 7 to 15oevelgoenneApr to Oct daily 10:00-20:00Walk-in
Strandperle on the Elbe sand beach at Oevelgoenne in Hamburg runs a summer beach-side cafe with Fischbroetchen, coffee and pilsner deck-chair brunch.
Order: The Fischbroetchen and a bottle of Astra on the beach.
Tip: Open daily Apr to Oct; bus 112 to Neumuehlen drops you a 10-minute walk from the beach.
BrunchVegan fast-food breakfast€€EUR 6 to 12altstadtMon to Thu 10:30-21:00, Fri 10:30-21:30Walk-in
Vincent Vegan at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof opened in 2021 and runs a fully vegan fast-food counter from 10:30 daily. Located in Altstadt. At Hachmannplatz 16.
Order: The vegan breakfast burger; the kebab.
Tip: Card payment only. Order at the terminal; you get an animal name when your order is ready.
BrunchTraditional German breakfast€€EUR 7 to 14sternschanzeDaily except 14:00-17:00Walk-in
Erika's Eck on Sternstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel runs a 21-hour-a-day breakfast and Imbiss menu, with Schnitzel, Mettwurst and Bratkartoffeln around.
Order: The open-faced Mettwurst Brot and the Bratkartoffeln plate.
Tip: Closed daily 14:00-17:00; open the other 21 hours. Cash and card both accepted.