29 german rooms in Hamburg we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Hamburg | German across every city.
Hamburg's German cooking is Hanseatic at heart, harbour food built on fish, Labskaus and slow tavern plates, now stretched to a radical-regional fine-dining edge. Old Commercial Room on Englische Planke in the Neustadt has cooked the canonical city kitchen since 1795, while Bullerei in the Sternschanze and Nil in St Pauli carry the modern German bistro. At the top end, Thomas Imbusch's 100/200 Kitchen on Brandshofer Deich in Hammerbrook cooks two-star regional German over an open stove.
100/200 Kitchen ★ 4.9
hammerbrook · Brandshofer Deich 68, 20539 Hamburg
Thomas Imbusch's two-Michelin-star room on Brandshofer Deich in Hamburg cooks carte-blanche around an open stove between 100C and 200C, sourced regionally.
Bullerei ★ 4.4
sternschanze · Lagerstrasse 34b, 20357 Hamburg
Tim Maelzer and Patrick Ruether's Bullerei in Hamburg's Sternschanze has cooked grilled meats, pasta and modern German in the old slaughterhouse since 2009.
Old Commercial Room ★ 4.4
neustadt · Englische Planke 10, 20459 Hamburg
Old Commercial Room opposite the Michel in Hamburg has cooked Hanseatic harbour food since 1795 and is the city's canonical Labskaus address.
Nil ★ 4.5
st-pauli · Neuer Pferdemarkt 5, 20359 Hamburg
Elisabeth Fuengers and Steffen Hellmann's Nil on Neuer Pferdemarkt in Hamburg's St Pauli has run a modern German bistro over three floors since 1989.
Cox ★ 4.3
st-georg · Lange Reihe 68, 20099 Hamburg
Cox on Lange Reihe in Hamburg's St Georg has run a steady bistro menu of modern German classics across a tight room for over two decades, lunch and dinner.
Piment ★ 4.6
eppendorf · Lehmweg 29, 20251 Hamburg
Wahabi Nouri's Michelin-starred Piment on Lehmweg in Hamburg's Eppendorf threads French technique with Moroccan spice across a six-course tasting menu.
Landhaus Scherrer ★ 4.5
altona · Elbchaussee 130, 22763 Hamburg
Heinz Wehmann's Michelin-starred Landhaus Scherrer on the Elbchaussee in Hamburg-Altona cooks modern North German with a bistro wing for lunches.
Fischereihafen Restaurant ★ 4.3
altona · Grosse Elbstrasse 143, 22767 Hamburg
Fischereihafen Restaurant on Grosse Elbstrasse in Hamburg-Altona has cooked classical Hanseatic seafood since 1981, with daily catch from the harbour below.
Heimatjuwel ★ 4.7
Eimsbuttel · Stellinger Weg 47, 20255 Hamburg
Heimatjuwel in Hamburg Eimsbuttel is the small dining room Marcel Gorke opened on Stellinger Weg. Kitchen leans vegetable-forward modern german.
Old Commercial Room ★ 4.4
neustadt · Englische Planke 10, 20459 Hamburg
Old Commercial Room opposite the Michel in Hamburg has cooked Hanseatic harbour food since 1795 and is the city's canonical Labskaus address.
Bullerei ★ 4.4
sternschanze · Lagerstrasse 34b, 20357 Hamburg
Tim Maelzer and Patrick Ruether's Bullerei in Hamburg's Sternschanze has cooked grilled meats and modern German in the old slaughterhouse since 2009.
Nil ★ 4.5
st-pauli · Neuer Pferdemarkt 5, 20359 Hamburg
Elisabeth Fuengers and Steffen Hellmann's Nil on Neuer Pferdemarkt in Hamburg's St Pauli has run a modern German bistro over three floors since 1989.
Cox ★ 4.3
st-georg · Lange Reihe 68, 20099 Hamburg
Cox on Lange Reihe in Hamburg's St Georg has run a modern German bistro across a tight room for over two decades, with reliable lunch and dinner service.
Erika's Eck ★ 4.0
sternschanze · Sternstrasse 98, 20357 Hamburg
Erika's Eck on the corner of Sternstrasse and Kampstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel has cooked oversized Schnitzel and Imbiss plates from a wood-panelled.
Fischereihafen Restaurant ★ 4.3
altona · Grosse Elbstrasse 143, 22767 Hamburg
Fischereihafen Restaurant on Grosse Elbstrasse in Hamburg-Altona has cooked classical Hanseatic seafood since 1981, with daily catch from the harbour below.
Oberhafen-Kantine ★ 4.1
hafencity · Stockmeyerstrasse 39, 20457 Hamburg
Oberhafen-Kantine on Stockmeyerstrasse in Hamburg's Oberhafen has cooked tavern food in a lopsided 1925 timber building since the harbour-worker era.
Deichgraf ★ 4.2
neustadt · Deichstrasse 23, 20459 Hamburg
Deichgraf on the historic Deichstrasse in Hamburg's Neustadt cooks traditional Hanseatic dishes on the city's oldest canal-side street, rebuilt.
100/200 Kitchen ★ 4.9
hammerbrook · Brandshofer Deich 68, 20539 Hamburg
Thomas Imbusch and Sophie Lehmann's 100/200 Kitchen on Brandshofer Deich in Hamburg holds two Michelin stars and the Green Star for radical-regional sourcing.
Landhaus Scherrer ★ 4.5
altona · Elbchaussee 130, 22763 Hamburg
Heinz Wehmann's Michelin-starred Landhaus Scherrer on the Elbchaussee in Hamburg-Altona cooks modern North German, with a bistro wing for lunches.
Piment ★ 4.6
eppendorf · Lehmweg 29, 20251 Hamburg
Wahabi Nouri's Michelin-starred Piment on Lehmweg in Hamburg's Eppendorf threads French technique with Moroccan spice across a six-course tasting menu.
Erika's Eck ★ 4.0
sternschanze · Sternstrasse 98, 20357 Hamburg
Erika's Eck on Sternstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel runs an Imbiss room that has fed working-shift and post-club Schanze crowds since the early 1980s.
Zur Ritze Curry ★ 4.0
st-pauli · Reeperbahn 136, 20359 Hamburg
Zur Ritze Curry on Reeperbahn in Hamburg's St Pauli runs a currywurst counter attached to the boxing bar Zur Ritze, open Tue to Sat from 16:00-03:00.
Oberhafen-Kantine ★ 4.1
hafencity · Stockmeyerstrasse 39, 20457 Hamburg
Oberhafen-Kantine on Stockmeyerstrasse in Hamburg's Oberhafen serves tavern food in a 1925 timber harbour-worker building that leans visibly 8.7 degrees.
Deichgraf ★ 4.2
neustadt · Deichstrasse 23, 20459 Hamburg
Deichgraf on the historic Deichstrasse in Hamburg cooks classical Hanseatic dishes on the city's oldest canal-side street, with a single beam.
Bruecke 10 ★ 4.6
st-pauli · Bei den St Pauli-Landungsbruecken 10, 20359 Hamburg
Bruecke 10 on the Landungsbruecken in Hamburg sells Fischbroetchen at €4 to 7 from a harbour-side kiosk counter, the city's defining cheap-eats lunch.
Zur Ritze Curry ★ 4.0
st-pauli · Reeperbahn 136, 20359 Hamburg
Zur Ritze Curry on Reeperbahn in Hamburg's St Pauli runs a currywurst kiosk attached to the boxing bar Zur Ritze, with currywurst and Pommes at €5 to 8.
Erika's Eck ★ 4.0
sternschanze · Sternstrasse 98, 20357 Hamburg
Erika's Eck on Sternstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel serves large-portion Schnitzel and Mettwurst sandwiches around the clock at €10 to 14.
Edelcurry ★ 4.3
neustadt · Grosse Bleichen 68, 20354 Hamburg
Edelcurry on Grosse Bleichen in Hamburg's Neustadt runs premium currywurst at €6 to 12 with eight house sauces from mild Jaipur to ultra-hot King Chili.
Oberhafen-Kantine ★ 4.1
hafencity · Stockmeyerstrasse 39, 20457 Hamburg
Oberhafen-Kantine on Stockmeyerstrasse in Hamburg's Oberhafen serves currywurst and Schnitzel at €9 to 14 in the lopsided 1925 timber harbour-worker building.