Fischereihafen Restaurant is a hanseatic seafood restaurant in Altona, Hamburg.
Fischereihafen Restaurant on Grosse Elbstrasse in Hamburg-Altona has cooked classical Hanseatic seafood since 1981, with daily catch from the harbour below.
Signature dishes: Aalsuppe, Plate of fish
Must order: The Hamburger Aalsuppe; the Pannfisch with mustard sauce.
Tip: Window-row tables face the Elbe; ask at booking. Open daily 11:30 to 22:00.
Address: Grosse Elbstrasse 143, 22767 Hamburg
The Henssler family's Hamburg sushi room on Grosse Elbstrasse runs a 20-metre open kitchen above the Fischmarkt since 2001, called Cuisine Pacifique. Werner Henssler now leads with sons Toni (head chef) and Rocky after Steffen Henssler exited the business end of 2024.
Signature: California sushi rolls, Teriyaki Faroe salmon
Order: The California-style maki and the teriyaki Faroe salmon.
Tip: Walk-up counter seats open at 18:00; arrive before to skip the wait.
Heimatjuwel in Hamburg Eimsbuttel is the small dining room Marcel Gorke opened on Stellinger Weg. Vegetable-forward cooking with seasonal regional sourcing earned a Michelin star and a Green Star in the 2025 German guide.
Signature: Vegetable-led tasting menu, Seasonal regional courses
Bistro Carmagnole in Hamburg's Sternschanze cooks French bistro classics off a daily blackboard on Juliusstrasse. The side-street room has been running since around 2014 and still takes walk-ins only.
Signature: French bistro classics, Daily blackboard plats
Kevin Fehling's three-Michelin-star room in Hamburg's HafenCity seats 20 at one cherry-wood table facing the open kitchen on Shanghaiallee. Tue to Sat.
Signature: Seasonal tasting, Langoustine
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 cooks classical Hanseatic and modern French on the Alster.
Signature: Langoustine course, Seasonal tasting
Order: The seven- or nine-course tasting; the langoustine course is the signature.
Tip: Jacket required for men. Ask for an Alster-side window at booking.
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.
Signature: Carte-blanche tasting, Open-stove cooking
Order: The full tasting; everything is regional.
Tip: Third floor of a warehouse, lift on the right. Sister room Glorie downstairs runs a la carte.
The Henssler family's Hamburg sushi room on Grosse Elbstrasse runs a 20-metre open kitchen above the Fischmarkt since 2001, called Cuisine Pacifique. Werner Henssler now leads with sons Toni (head chef) and Rocky after Steffen Henssler exited the business end of 2024.
Signature: California sushi rolls, Teriyaki Faroe salmon
Order: The California-style maki and the teriyaki Faroe salmon.
Tip: Walk-up counter seats open at 18:00; arrive before to skip the wait.
