Food destinations within easy reach of Hamburg. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Luebeck ★ 4.6

45 min by trainDirect train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof; 45 minutes by RE or Eurocity

Famous for: Marzipan, Niederegger, Hanseatic merchant cuisine

Luebeck, 45 minutes north of Hamburg by train, is the marzipan capital of Germany, with the Niederegger company on Breite Strasse making marzipan since 1806.

Luebeck

Bremen ★ 4.4

1.5 hours by trainDirect IC train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof; 1 hour 15 minutes

Famous for: Bremer Knipp, Buntje, Hanseatic stew tradition

Bremen, 1.5 hours west of Hamburg by IC train, is the city of Bremer Knipp (oat-and-pork sausage), Buntje (offal stew) and its own Hanseatic stew tradition.

Bremen

Sylt ★ 4.5

3.5 hours by trainDirect IC from Hamburg-Altona via the Hindenburgdamm; 3 hours 30 minutes

Famous for: Sylter Royal oysters, smoked Sylt eel, Friesische Lammkeule

Sylt, 3.5 hours from Hamburg on the IC over the Hindenburgdamm, is the North Sea oyster island, with Sylter Royal oysters from the Dittmeyer farm in List.

Sylt

Helgoland ★ 4.4

3 hours by ferryHalunder Jet catamaran from Landungsbruecken; 3 hours one-way, Apr to Oct

Famous for: Helgolaender Knieper (crab claws), Knieperjagd, North Sea lobster

Helgoland, 3 hours by catamaran from the Landungsbruecken in Hamburg, is Germany's only deep-sea island, with the Helgolaender Knieper crab claws as the signature.

Helgoland

Travemuende ★ 4.2

1 hour by trainRE from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof via Luebeck; 1 hour to Travemuende Strand

Famous for: Baltic Steinbutt, Aalsuppe, Luebecker Marzipan

Travemuende, on the Baltic 1 hour from Hamburg, runs harbour seafood restaurants serving Baltic turbot, eel soup and the Luebeck marzipan tradition.

Travemuende

Lueneburger Heide ★ 4.2

1.5 hours by train and busTrain from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Lueneburg; bus to Wilsede or Bispingen

Famous for: Heidehonig (heather honey), Heidschnucke lamb, smoked trout

Lueneburger Heide, 1.5 hours south of Hamburg, is the heather-honey and Heidschnucke (Heath lamb) heartland, with smoked trout from the river Seeve nearby.

Lueneburger Heide
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