Vincent Vegan is a brunch spot in Altstadt, Hamburg.
Vincent Vegan at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof opened in 2021 and runs a fully vegan fast-food counter from 10:30 daily, with breakfast burgers, kebab fries and milkshakes from a self-serve terminal.
Must order: The vegan breakfast burger; the kebab fries.
Tip: Card payment only. Order at the terminal; you get an animal name when your order is ready.
Address: Hachmannplatz 16, 20099 Hamburg
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.
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 the clock.
Order: The open-faced Mettwurst Brot and the Bratkartoffeln plate.
Tip: Closed daily 14:00 to 17:00; open the other 21 hours. Cash and card both accepted.
EM Breakfast Club on Neuer Pferdemarkt in Hamburg's Sternschanze runs an all-day breakfast menu of bowls, eggs, pancakes and shakshuka from a corner cafe.
Order: The shakshuka with merguez; the bowls with grain and seasonal fruit.
Tip: Walk-in only; weekends fill from 10:00. Vegan and gluten-free options on the menu.
Cafe May runs a daily Hamburg-style brunch buffet across several Hamburg locations, with Franzbroetchen, eggs, cheeses and pastries year-round at fixed €19 to 25.
Order: The full buffet with Franzbroetchen, fresh fruit, cheese, eggs, pastries and quark.
Tip: Weekend brunch fills from 10:00; bookings only for groups of six or more.
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.
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.
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 and a filter-coffee bar.
Order: The lox bagel with cream cheese and red onion.
Tip: Walk-in. Kitchen closes 16:00; coffee runs into late afternoon.
