Hamburg has a serious specialty-coffee scene, much of it roasted in the city and concentrated around the Schanze, the Speicherstadt and the leafier northern districts. Elbgold on Lagerstrasse in the Sternschanze and Speicherstadt Kaffeeroesterei on Kehrwieder in the warehouse district anchor the roastery end, while Stockholm Espresso Club and Cafe May in Winterhude carry the daily flat-white trade. Down by the water, Strandperle at Oevelgönne pours coffee on the Elbe beach.
17 cafe places in Hamburg we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Hamburg · Cafe across every city.
Drink Espresso and filter coffee
Elbgold's flagship cafe in the old slaughterhouse on Lagerstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel has roasted and poured specialty coffee since 2004.
Drink Single-origin filter coffee
Speicherstadt Kaffeeroesterei on Kehrwieder in Hamburg's UNESCO Speicherstadt has roasted on traditional drum roasters since 1996, with the cafe pouring.
Drink Filter coffee, single-origin espresso
Public Coffee Roasters on Wexstrasse in Hamburg's Neustadt is the third-wave roaster's original cafe, pouring filter and espresso behind a sage-green.
Drink Scandinavian-light-roast espresso
Stockholm Espresso Club on Peter-Marquard-Strasse in Hamburg's Winterhude pours Swedish-roaster Koppi beans across two small rooms in a quiet Winterhude.
Order The shakshuka with merguez; the bowls with grain and seasonal fruit.
EM Breakfast Club on Neuer Pferdemarkt in Hamburg's Sternschanze runs an all-day breakfast menu of bowls, eggs and pancakes from a corner cafe near Schanze.
Drink House-roasted espresso and cinnamon buns
Nord Coast Coffee Roastery's Eppendorf branch on Eppendorfer Baum pours the Hamburg micro-roaster's beans alongside cinnamon buns, waffles and avocado bread.
Drink Brunch buffet and cappuccino
Cafe May's Winterhude branch on Alsterdorfer Strasse runs a daily Hamburg-style brunch buffet, with Franzbroetchen, eggs, cheeses and pastries from 09:00.
Order The lox bagel with cream cheese and red onion.
Mother's Fine Coffee on Davidstrasse in Hamburg's St Pauli has been one of the city's first bagel cafes, with daily-baked bagels and a small filter-coffee.
Drink Hamburg-style breakfast
Cafe Miller on Detlev-Bremer-Strasse in Hamburg's St Pauli runs a long-standing neighbourhood breakfast and lunch room with daily-changing specials.
Drink Vegan and vegetarian breakfast
Cafe Koppel on Lange Reihe in Hamburg's St Georg runs a fully vegetarian and largely vegan menu from a courtyard cafe inside the Koppel 66 arts building.
Strandperle on the Elbe sand beach at Oevelgoenne in Hamburg has poured pilsner, coffee and Fischbroetchen on the sand since 1979, with deck chairs in summer.
Strandperle on the Elbe sand beach at Oevelgoenne in Hamburg has poured pilsner, coffee and Fischbroetchen on the sand since 1979, with deck chairs in summer.
Order The shakshuka with merguez; the bowls with grain and seasonal fruit.
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 full buffet with Franzbroetchen, fresh fruit, cheese, eggs, pastries and quark.
Cafe May runs a daily Hamburg-style brunch buffet across several Hamburg locations, with Franzbroetchen, eggs, cheeses and pastries year-round at fixed €19.
Order The vegetarian brunch plate with houmus, dolma and cheese.
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 lox bagel with cream cheese and red onion.
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 Fischbroetchen and a bottle of Astra on the beach.
Strandperle on the Elbe sand beach at Oevelgoenne in Hamburg runs a summer beach-side cafe with Fischbroetchen, coffee and pilsner deck-chair brunch.
