Oberhafen-Kantine is a german restaurant in Hafencity, Hamburg.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The Currywurst; the schnitzel with Brathaehnchen sauce.
Tip: The whole building leans about 8.7 degrees after decades of tidal undermining; the floor is wedged. Closed Mondays; Sunday lunch service.
Address: Stockmeyerstrasse 39, 20457 Hamburg
Deichgraf on the historic Deichstrasse in Hamburg's Neustadt cooks traditional Hanseatic dishes on the city's oldest canal-side street, rebuilt.
Order: The Labskaus with Rollmops; the Aalsuppe with raisins.
Tip: Ask for a window table on the Nikolaifleet canal side. A single beam from the pre-fire building survives in the Fleetdiele dining room.
Gsellmanns in Hamburg Eimsbuttel runs an elevated bistro on Eppendorfer Weg. Priced at €€€. Kitchen leans modern european bistro. At Eppendorfer Weg 98.
Signature: Daily-changing bistro plates, Regional and seasonal mains
Bistro Carmagnole in Hamburg's Sternschanze cooks French bistro classics off a daily blackboard on Juliusstrasse. Priced at €€€. At Juliusstrasse 18.
Signature: French bistro classics, Daily blackboard plats
Old Commercial Room opposite the Michel in Hamburg has cooked Hanseatic harbour food since 1795 and is the city's canonical Labskaus address.
Order: The Original Hamburger Labskaus with fried egg, herring, beetroot and gherkin.
Tip: Open daily; lunch tables more available than dinner. Cash welcome but cards accepted.
Tim Maelzer and Patrick Ruether's Bullerei in Hamburg's Sternschanze has cooked grilled meats and modern German in the old slaughterhouse since 2009.
Order: The dry-aged rib-eye and the seasonal handmade pasta.
Tip: Daily 12:00-23:00. Tables on the courtyard fill first in summer.
Werner and Steffen Henssler's Hamburg sushi room on Grosse Elbstrasse runs a 20-metre open kitchen above the Fischmarkt, the family's Cuisine Pacifique.
Order: The California-style maki and the teriyaki Faroe salmon.
Tip: Walk-up counter seats open at 18:00; arrive before to skip the wait.
