Lakeside is a modern european fine-dining restaurant in Rotherbaum, Hamburg.
Julian Stowasser's two-Michelin-starred Lakeside on the seventh floor of The Fontenay hotel in Hamburg cooks a modern seven-course set menu with outer Alster views.
Must order: The seven-course set menu; the lake-view tables fill first.
Tip: Same lift bank as the hotel reception; concierge can hold tables for hotel guests.
Address: Fontenay 10, 20354 Hamburg
Stefan Faeth's Michelin-starred Jellyfish on Weidenallee in Hamburg's Eimsbuettel runs a fish-led tasting menu, with the kitchen counter as the best seat.
Order: The full tasting; ask about the catch of the day before ordering supplements.
Tip: Take U2 Christuskirche or Schlump; street parking on Weidenallee fills before 18:00.
Stefan Beiter's Michelin-starred SE7EN OCEANS on the second floor of the Europa Passage in Hamburg cooks seafood tasting menus with windows over the Inner Alster.
Order: The seven-course Ocean tasting; the langoustine course is the room's signature.
Tip: Lift access only; enter through the Europa Passage from Ballindamm.
Heinz Wehmann's Michelin-starred Landhaus Scherrer on the Elbchaussee in Hamburg-Altona cooks modern North German, with a bistro wing for lunches.
Order: The Pannfisch in the bistro room, the seven-course tasting in the main dining room.
Tip: Lunch tasting is the better-value entry; book a window table for Elbe views.
Wahabi Nouri's Michelin-starred Piment on Lehmweg in Hamburg's Eppendorf threads French technique with Moroccan spice across a six-course tasting menu.
Order: The full tasting; the lamb course is built around Nouri's Moroccan heritage.
Tip: U3 Hoheluftbruecke is five minutes' walk; tram parking on Lehmweg only after 18:00.
Kevin Fehling's The Table in Hamburg's HafenCity holds three Michelin stars and seats 20 at one cherry-wood table facing the open kitchen on Shanghaiallee.
Order: The full tasting; pairings worth the upgrade.
Tip: One seating per evening at 19:00. Bookings open three months out on Tock; the cancellation list moves on the week.
Christoph Rueffer's three-Michelin-star Haerlin at the Fairmont Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg holds five Gault Millau toques on classical French.
Order: The seven- or nine-course tasting; the seasonal langoustine course is the signature.
Tip: Jacket required for men. Park-side window tables face the Alster; ask for one at booking.
