Germany · Harbour, Kiez and highballs
Hamburg
Hamburg has the Kiez, the harbour and one of the best bars in the world. Between Le Lion and the Golden Pudel Club lies only a short taxi ride, but a whole world.
Hamburg drinks with attitude. The city has Le Lion, the bar where the Gin Basil Smash was invented in 2008, and the Reeperbahn, the strip that has not calmed down since the Beatles. In between lie Eppendorf highball bars, rooftops with a harbour view and a beach on the Elbe where you watch container ships glide past with a beer in your hand.
St. Pauli is more than the Große Freiheit. Avoid the main street and turn into the side alleys and you find the bars that make Hamburg: the Golden Pudel Club on Hafenstraße, the Kleines Phi on Feldstraße, the bunker with Uebel & Gefährlich.
The best Hamburg evening begins by the water, moves to a bar with a doorbell and ends on the Kiez. And if you get up early, you go on to the fish market.
The night profile
- Cocktail
- €14
- Beer
- €5
- Club entry
- €15
- Taxi at night
- €16
North German casual. On the Kiez anything goes, in the rooftop bars and at Le Lion one shirt or blouse more.
The night in Hamburg
From the first hour to the last.
May to September for the Elbe beach and rooftops; the harbour birthday in May and the Reeperbahn Festival week in September are the busiest dates.
- 18:00Elbe beach
Strandperle in Övelgönne: beer, sand and container ships in the evening light.
- 20:00View
Clouds on the 23rd floor of the Dancing Towers or 20up in the Empire Riverside.
- 22:00Cocktail
Le Lion (ring the bell) or Boilerman highballs, then Kleines Phi.
- 01:00Kiez
Golden Pudel Club or Uebel & Gefährlich in the bunker.
- 05:00Fish market
Sundays from 5 am: fish rolls, live music and the last creatures of the night.
St. Pauli
Reeperbahn, Hafenstraße, Feldstraße: clubs, pubs, Kiez and culture.
City centre
Le Lion on Rathausstraße, hotel bars and classic cocktails.
Eppendorf
Boilerman Bar and the quiet elegance of the north.
Övelgönne and HafenCity
Strandperle on the Elbe beach, StrandPauli and Sonnendeck by the water.
Schanze
Studenty, loud, cheap, late.
The addresses
9 bars in Hamburg.
Cocktail barHamburg · City centre
Le Lion – Bar de Paris
The bar that invented the Gin Basil Smash
Cocktail barHamburg · Eppendorf
The Boilerman Bar
Highballs instead of high gloss
Rooftop barHamburg · St. Pauli
Clouds – Heaven’s Bar & Kitchen
23rd floor of the Dancing Towers
Beach clubHamburg · Övelgönne
Strandperle
Beer on the Elbe beach, ships passing by
ClubHamburg · St. Pauli
Golden Pudel Club
The little house on Hafenstraße
ClubHamburg · St. Pauli
Uebel & Gefährlich
Club in the bunker on Feldstraße
Hotel barHamburg · St. Pauli
20up
20th floor, the harbour in panorama
Cocktail barHamburg · St. Pauli
Kleines Phi
Colour in the glass, music in the room
Beach clubHamburg · St. Pauli
StrandPauli
Sand at the harbour, ferries in front of you
Good to know
Tips for Hamburg.
- Le Lion has a doorbell and no reservations for walk-ins, so come early (from 7 pm) or during the week.
- The Strandperle is closed in rain and full in sun; the riverbank beside it is free.
- From the Kiez to the city centre it is a 25-minute walk along the Elbe, one of the most beautiful routes in town at night.
- Sunday morning at the fish market is part of a Hamburg night.
Frequently asked questions
Which bar in Hamburg is a must?
Le Lion. The bar invented the Gin Basil Smash, is dark, quiet and one of the best in Europe. Ring, wait, walk in.
Is the Reeperbahn still good for a night out?
Yes, if you treat the Große Freiheit as scenery and drink in the side streets: Hafenstraße, Hein-Hoyer-Straße, Feldstraße.
When is the fish market open?
Sundays from 5 to 9.30 am in summer, from 7 am in winter.
