The Sunday Fischmarkt borough on the Elbe waterfront: Henssler & Henssler on Grosse Elbstrasse, the Fischauktionshalle dance and brunch hall, and a strong wine-and-fish corridor along the harbour.
The Henssler family's Hamburg sushi room on Grosse Elbstrasse runs a 20-metre open kitchen above the Fischmarkt since 2001, called Cuisine Pacifique.
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.
Heinz Wehmann's Michelin-starred Landhaus Scherrer on the Elbchaussee in Hamburg-Altona cooks modern North German with a bistro wing for lunches.
Signature: Pannfisch, Seven-course tasting
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.
Fischereihafen Restaurant on Grosse Elbstrasse in Hamburg-Altona has cooked classical Hanseatic seafood since 1981, with daily catch from the harbour below.
Signature: Aalsuppe, Plate of fish
Order: The Hamburger Aalsuppe; the Pannfisch with mustard sauce.
Tip: Window-row tables face the Elbe; ask at booking. Open daily 11:30-22:00.
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.
Werner and Steffen Henssler's Hamburg sushi room on Grosse Elbstrasse runs a 20-metre open kitchen above the Fischmarkt, the family's Cuisine Pacifique.
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.
Fischereihafen Restaurant on Grosse Elbstrasse in Hamburg-Altona has cooked classical Hanseatic seafood since 1981, with daily catch from the harbour below.
Order: The Hamburger Aalsuppe; the Pannfisch with mustard sauce.
Tip: Window-row tables face the Elbe; ask at booking. Open daily 11:30-22:00.
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.
Tip: Arrives 05:00 in summer, 07:00 in winter; closes by 09:30 sharp. Auctioneer banter is the show.
Steffen Henssler's cooking school on Neumuehlen in Hamburg-Altona has taught sushi and Californian-Japanese cuisine to home cooks since 2015.
Tip: Book online; the Sushi Secrets course is the entry-level. Henssler himself appears occasionally.