Where to drink well in Hamburg by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Hamburg. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
The Weinbar at the three-star Haerlin restaurant in the Fairmont Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg pours German and Burgundy fine wines with the kitchen's small plates from 18:00.
Signature pour: Egon Mueller Scharzhofberg Riesling
Wine focus: German and Burgundy fine wine
Food: Hanseatic snacks and Haerlin small plates
Tip: Walk-up bar seats available; the wine list shares the dining-room cellar.
Kiosque between Schanze and St Pauli is the Italian wine bar Fabio Haebel reopened in the former Baegeri bakery. Around 150 labels, sourdough pizza and pasta, recognised on the Star Wine List 2026.
Signature pour: Italian by-the-glass selection rotating weekly
Wine focus: Around 150 labels mixing big names, small producers and natural wines
Food: Italian bar food, sourdough pizza, pasta
Witwenball on Weidenallee is the Sternschanze wine bar and kitchen pouring an Austria-and-Germany list. Natural wines run alongside German-French plates in a high-ceilinged former corner pub.
Signature pour: Austrian Gruner Veltliner by the glass
Wine focus: Austria and Germany-led list with natural-leaning bottles
Food: German-French kitchen, sharing plates and mains
Il Garage in Hamburg Ottensen is the former garage Christian and Philipp turned into a wine bar on Kleine Rainstrasse. Off-mainstream bottles, Austrian naturals, and cheese boards in a relaxed corner room.
Signature pour: Austrian naturals from Christian and Philipp's roster
Wine focus: Off-mainstream Austrian, German and French naturals
Food: Cheese and salami plates
The Schnack and Naturwein Bar inside Hobenkoook on Stockmeyerstrasse pours unfiltered naturals from small sustainable growers. Small regional snacks plus fresh oysters in a former Oberhafen warehouse.
Signature pour: Northern German growers by the glass
Wine focus: Unfiltered, unpasteurised naturals from small sustainable producers
Food: Small regional snacks, oysters from AusterRegion