Hamburg: Speicherstadt Food Tour, 7+ Tastings & Labskaus
Eat your way through Hamburg's historic Speicherstadt and old town, tasting Franzbrötchen, Fischbrötchen, Labskaus and a mystery Secret Dish with a local guide.
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Tip: Ratskeller Bremen under the Town Hall is the canonical Knipp address; cellar wine list runs since 1405.
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Elphi Plaza and HafenCity Culinary – The Food Tour
3-hour culinary city tour through the HafenCity, ending at the Störtebeker on the Elbphilharmonie Plaza. Five different specialties to taste.
Hamburg: BLOCKBRÄU Brewery Tour with Beer Tasting
Discover Hamburg's BLOCKBRÄU brewery at the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken. Tour the brewhouse, taste two freshly tapped beers, and enjoy a pretzel right on the Elbe waterfront.
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Sylt ★ 4.5
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.
Tip: Dittmeyer's Austern-Compagnie in List runs farm tours and tastings; book ahead in season.
Helgoland ★ 4.4
Helgoland, 3 hours by catamaran from the Landungsbruecken in Hamburg, is Germany's only deep-sea island, with the Helgolaender Knieper crab claws.
Tip: Knieper season runs Apr to Sep; Hotel Atoll on the harbour serves the best at the dockside.
Travemuende ★ 4.2
Travemuende, on the Baltic 1 hour from Hamburg, runs harbour seafood restaurants serving Baltic turbot, eel soup and the Luebeck marzipan tradition.
Tip: Atlantic Hotel terrace looks out over the Baltic; Stoever's Fischhandel near the harbour does Fischbroetchen.
Lueneburger Heide ★ 4.2
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.
Tip: Wilsede's Imkerei Suckow runs honey tastings; Heidschnucke lamb on most village tavern menus.
Luebeck ★ 4.6
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.
Tip: Niederegger's first-floor cafe and museum on Breite Strasse is the canonical visit; train continues to Travemuende on the Baltic.