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 views.
Signature: Seasonal tasting
Order: The seasonal tasting; ask for a lake-facing table at booking.
Tip: Same lift bank as hotel reception; concierge can hold tables for hotel guests.
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 views.
Order: The seven-course set menu; the lake-view tables fill first.
Tip: Same lift bank as the hotel reception; concierge can hold tables for hotel guests.
Nur Hier's Rentzelstrasse branch in Hamburg-Rotherbaum serves the same wood-oven breads and Franzbroetchen to the University quarter from a small corner storefront.
Tip: Closed Sundays; the morning rush peaks around 08:30. Bench seating outside in good weather.
Worth the queue: Franzbroetchen