Hamburg's hipster food borough: Tim Maelzer's Bullerei in the old slaughterhouse, the Elbgold cafe, Ratsherrn brewery and a half-kilometre grid of ramen, Vietnamese and Turkish counters.
Tim Maelzer and Patrick Ruether's Bullerei in Hamburg's Sternschanze has cooked grilled meats, pasta and modern German in the old slaughterhouse since 2009.
Signature: Steak from the grill, Pasta on Mondays
Order: The dry-aged rib-eye and the seasonal handmade pasta.
Tip: Daily 12:00 to 23:00. Tables on the courtyard fill first in summer.
MOMO Ramen on Margaretenstrasse near Hamburg's Sternschanze is the only ramen room in Germany listed in the Michelin Guide, with house-made noodles and regional broths.
Signature: Shoyu ramen, Sapporo ramen
Order: The Shoyu ramen; the spicy Sapporo bowl in winter.
Tip: Walk-in only; queues build between 19:00 and 21:00. Vegan ramen on the menu.
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
Tim Maelzer and Patrick Ruether's Bullerei in Hamburg's Sternschanze has cooked grilled meats and modern German in the old slaughterhouse since 2009.
Order: The dry-aged rib-eye and the seasonal handmade pasta.
Tip: Daily 12:00 to 23:00. Tables on the courtyard fill first in summer.
MOMO Ramen on Margaretenstrasse near Hamburg's Sternschanze is the only ramen room in Germany listed in the Michelin Guide, with house-made noodles and regional broths.
Order: The Shoyu ramen; the spicy Sapporo bowl in winter.
Tip: Walk-in only; queues build between 19:00 and 21:00. Vegan ramen on the menu.
Erika's Eck on the corner of Sternstrasse and Kampstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel has cooked oversized Schnitzel and Imbiss plates from a wood-panelled corner tavern for over four decades.
Order: The Schnitzel mit Bratkartoffeln; the open-faced Mettwurst Strammer Max at the bar.
Tip: Hours vary by day: Mon 17:00 to 23:00, Tue and Wed open from 07:00, Fri runs through continuously and weekends split between an early-morning shift and an evening shift. Cash and card both accepted.
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
Elbgold's flagship cafe in the old slaughterhouse on Lagerstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel has roasted and poured specialty coffee since 2004.
Signature drink: Espresso and filter coffee
Tip: Open 07:30 weekdays, busiest 09:00 to 11:00. The mezzanine seats more often have free tables.
EM Breakfast Club on Neuer Pferdemarkt in Hamburg's Sternschanze runs an all-day breakfast menu of bowls, eggs and pancakes from a corner cafe near Schanze U-Bahn.
Signature drink: All-day breakfast and oat-milk lattes
Tip: Walk-in only; weekends fill from 10:00. Vegan and gluten-free options on the menu.
Elbgold's roastery and flagship cafe on Lagerstrasse in Hamburg's Sternschanze has roasted specialty coffee in a former meat-packing hall since 2004.
Tip: Roastery viewing windows at the back; whole-bean retail and subscriptions available at the counter.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
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
Goldfischglas on Bartelsstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel is a long-running neighbourhood cocktail bar with classic and house cocktails from a small wooden bar.
Signature drink: Gin and absinthe-led classics
Food: Snacks only
Tip: Open from 19:00. Walk-in only; weeknights easier than Friday or Saturday.
Bun's Streetfood on Schulterblatt in Hamburg's Sternschanze grills sandwiches in brioche-style buns with rotating fillings, plus bowls and house iced teas.
Try: Grilled brioche buns and bowls
Order: The Spicy Korean Chicken Bun with house iced tea; one of the rotating bowls.
Tip: Walk-in only; busy from 19:00 Fri and Sat. Card only at the counter.
Ratsherrn Brauerei on Lagerstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel is one of the pioneers of the city's craft beer movement, with the brewery and the Craft Beer Store alongside.
Tip: Brewery tours run Thursday, Friday and Saturday; book ahead via ratsherrn.de. Closed Mondays.
Kimo Falafel on Schanzenstrasse in Hamburg's Sternschanze runs crisp deep-fried falafel sandwiches and platters at €3 to 8, with hummus, baba ghanoush, halloumi and walnut spread piled on.
Try: Falafel sandwich with hummus and salads
Tip: Open until 00:30 weekdays and 05:30 weekends. Cash and card both accepted; vegan options across the menu.
Erika's Eck on Sternstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel serves large-portion Schnitzel and Mettwurst sandwiches around the clock at €10 to 14, the Hamburg working-shift Imbiss.
Try: Schnitzel mit Bratkartoffeln
Tip: Closed daily 14:00 to 17:00. Cash and card both accepted; portions large enough for two.
MOMO Ramen on Margaretenstrasse near Hamburg's Sternschanze runs a full ramen menu at €12 to 16, the only ramen room in Germany listed in the Michelin Guide.
Try: Shoyu ramen
Tip: Walk-in only; queues build between 19:00 and 21:00. Vegan ramen on the menu.
EM Breakfast Club on Neuer Pferdemarkt in Hamburg's Sternschanze runs an all-day breakfast menu of bowls, eggs, pancakes and shakshuka from a corner cafe.
Order: The shakshuka with merguez; the bowls with grain and seasonal fruit.
Tip: Walk-in only; weekends fill from 10:00. Vegan and gluten-free options on the menu.
Erika's Eck on Sternstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel runs a 21-hour-a-day breakfast and Imbiss menu, with Schnitzel, Mettwurst and Bratkartoffeln around the clock.
Order: The open-faced Mettwurst Brot and the Bratkartoffeln plate.
Tip: Closed daily 14:00 to 17:00; open the other 21 hours. Cash and card both accepted.
Erika's Eck on Sternstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel runs an Imbiss room that has fed working-shift and post-club Schanze crowds since the early 1980s, with an oversized Schnitzel as the house plate.
Try: Schnitzel and Mettwurst
Tip: Hours vary by day: Mon 17:00 to 23:00, Tue and Wed open from 07:00, Thu late, Fri runs through, weekends split morning and evening. Cash and card accepted.
Knust on Neuer Kamp in Hamburg's Karolinenviertel runs indie, rock and singer-songwriter shows in a 600-capacity room from a former slaughterhouse since 1976.
Tip: Cloakroom mandatory; the courtyard terrace runs in summer. Most shows 20:00 to 23:30.