10 splurge places in Hamburg, editor-picked. Tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Hamburg. All Hamburg food.
10 places
Order The full tasting; pairings worth the upgrade.
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.
Order The seven- or nine-course tasting; the langoustine course is the signature.
Christoph Rueffer's three-Michelin-star Haerlin at the Fairmont Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg cooks classical Hanseatic and modern French on the Alster.
Order The full tasting; everything is regional.
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.
Heimatjuwel in Hamburg Eimsbuttel is the small dining room Marcel Gorke opened on Stellinger Weg. Kitchen leans vegetable-forward modern german.
Order The seven-course set menu; the lake-view tables fill first.
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.
Order The full tasting; the seafood course leads.
Petit Amour on Spritzenplatz in Hamburg's Ottensen reopened in late 2023 under Eike Iken and Monique Lingg and held its Michelin star again in 2025.
Order The full tasting; the lamb course is built around Nouri's Moroccan heritage.
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 Pannfisch in the bistro room; the seven-course tasting in the main dining room.
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 full tasting; ask about the catch of the day before ordering supplements.
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 seven-course Ocean tasting; the langoustine course is the room's signature.
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.
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