Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Hamburg shops, snacks and lunches.

Markets to wander

Fischmarkt Altona ★ 4.7

Sun 15 Mar to 14 Nov 05:00-09:30; 15 Nov to 14 Mar 07:00-09:30120 vendorsaltona

Fischmarkt Altona on Grosse Elbstrasse in Hamburg has run every Sunday morning since 1703 and is the city's defining harbour market, with 70,000 weekly.

Go for: Fish, Souvenirs, Coffee, Live music

Tip: Arrives 05:00 in summer, 07:00 in winter; closes by 09:30 sharp. Auctioneer banter is the show.

Isemarkt ★ 4.6

Tue and Fri 08:30-14:00200 vendorseppendorf

Isemarkt under the U3 viaduct on Isestrasse in Hamburg's Eppendorf and Harvestehude is Germany's largest weekly market by length, running 600 metres.

Go for: Fresh produce, Cheese, Bakery, Flowers

Tip: Tue and Fri mornings only; Friday is busier. U3 Hoheluftbruecke or Eppendorfer Baum drops you in the middle.

Grossneumarkt ★ 4.3

Wed and Sat 08:00-14:0040 vendorsneustadt

Grossneumarkt in Hamburg's Neustadt runs a Wednesday and Saturday market on the historic square, with regional produce, cheese and fish from north German.

Go for: Produce, Cheese, Bakery, Fish

Tip: Smaller and quieter than Isemarkt; the Saturday market closes by 14:00 sharp.

Wochenmarkt St Pauli Spielbudenplatz ★ 4.3

Wed 16:00-22:00, Sat 09:00-17:0050 vendorsst-pauli

The Wochenmarkt St Pauli on Spielbudenplatz in Hamburg runs a Wednesday afternoon street-food market and a Saturday morning produce market on the Reeperbahn.

Go for: Street food, Produce, Wine

Tip: Wednesday is the food-truck and prepared-food day; Saturday is the produce day.

Wochenmarkt Goldbekplatz ★ 4.3

Tue and Fri 12:00-18:0060 vendorswinterhude

Wochenmarkt Goldbekplatz in Hamburg-Winterhude is the borough's twice-weekly Hamburg market, with regional growers and a strong cheese-and-fish line.

Go for: Produce, Cheese, Fish, Bakery

Tip: Friday is the busier day; afternoon timing means later than most Hamburg markets.

Bio-Wochenmarkt Eppendorf Marie-Jonas-Platz ★ 4.4

Sat 10:00-15:00 (also Tue and Thu 11:00-18:30)25 vendorseppendorf

The Bio-Wochenmarkt on Marie-Jonas-Platz in Hamburg's Eppendorf runs a Saturday all-organic farmers market, with regional growers, bakers and a Gut Wulfsdorf.

Go for: Organic produce, Bread, Cheese, Regional sausage

Tip: All-organic stalls; busiest 11:00-13:00. Kellinghusenstrasse U-Bahn is the closest stop.

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