Basically, a British corner shop removed from any small town in the UK and transplanted into…read moreHamburg. Pretty bloody essential, as one could go mad here having to drink German 'tea'. You can also pick up most of the ingredients for a full English breakfast, real crisps, and....wait for it... bitter! Yes indeed, for a paltry EUR3.60 you can savour a bottle of Theakston's Old Peculiar, a Tim Taylor's Landlord, or a Moorhouses' Old Speckled Hen. Makes living in Germany seem not half as bad really...

There's nothing like it anywhere in Hamburg: Robert Berridge's used bookshop selling only English…read morebooks. Mr. Berridge himself reminds me of a hobbit, and if hobbits were capable of living in complete chaos, they'd feel right at home in this shop. Overfilled, dusty and musty, the cheap (and mostly dangerously leaning) shelves are packed in no particular order with used books in English, in wildly varying states of decomposition. However, despite the haphazard state of his shelves, Mr. Berridge has surprised me time and time again by laying his hand on the book I'm looking for within seconds. If the shop were slightly cleaner and more organised, it'd get a five, but it's simply the only place to go for a large selection in Hamburg, so a three will have to do. As for the attached "English Foods" shop, I can't really judge. I've never been impressed enough with English cuisine to bother going in it, but I guess it'd be a comfort for poms over from the island.

Ok supermarket with all you need - BUT - they do not accept international credit-cards! Not funny…read morewhen you have a wagon full of items and no cash ...

This butcher's shop is a dream come true for the aspiring amateur chef - not only is the staff very…read morefriendly (and doesn't treat one like an idiot, a trait as common in the meat business as in DIY stores, for some reason), but the quality is absolutely top notch, as well. Granted, there are cheaper ways to get some meat between your teeth, but to me trust is more important than low prices or some random "organic" badge. Fleischerei Harms is a family-run business without a dozen branches or (often skin-deep) "lifestyle appeal", so one would expect them to be able to concentrate on getting their meat right. The top quality tenderloin and roastbeef (plus a very tasty sauce remoulade that puts many a delicatessen's offerings to shame) I bought there confirmed this notion.

From the owner: Kommen Sie vorbei oder bestellen Sie schon vorab via Telefon. Bei uns erhalten Sie Fleisch und…read moreWurstwaren von Tieren ausgesuchter Höfe Deutschlands mit besonders artgerechter Haltung und Fütterung. Wir waren größtenteils selber vor Ort und haben uns überzeugt. Unsere Wurstwaren produzieren wir mit Würzmischungen aus selbst zusammengestellten Rohgewürzen ohne Zusatz von Glutamat, Gluten und Laktose. Beim Partyservice kochen wir die Gerichte selber, ohne Fertigmischungen; eben so, wie man es von Oma noch kennt. Man schmeckt einfach den Unterschied... Unsere Convenience-Gerichte werden nach dem gleichen Prinzip gekocht und brauchen von Ihnen zu Hause nur erwärmt werden. Wir haben unseren Kochvorrat mit vorgegartem Essen für Sie wieder aufgefüllt, nachdem wir zum Jahresende fast ausverkauft waren. Also kommen Sie vorbei solange der Vorrat reicht.

I visited the fish market dozens of times early in the morning on my own behalf and as a tour…read moreguide. There are two ways of experiencing it: 1. The "night owl" principle In a drunken state: then you proceed through, freeze yourself in the morning in wet and cold weather and still find everything cool: the live music in the old fish auction hall is booming, you make fun of the barkers and bask a little in it to be seen as "the walking cliché" by the sober tourists who are carted up in endless columns of buses. A procedure that I used to like to practice, but which I can no longer hold out today. 2. The "early bird" principle When sober: get up at night and join in early in the morning; and look at the whole drunken bagagé from the corner of the eye of the sober, well-rested person. Two contrary states of aggregation so close together. That too can be an experience. I like to use this variant with my older guests and when the opportunity arises, I also combine them so that I can pre-order and pick up the feed animals for my snakes from my small animal breeders. In the meantime, the fish market - despite Aale-Dieter and all the other typical barkers - has become a market like any other. With themed T-shirt stands, leather goods dealers and travel agents who can polish your car, sharpen your knife, your miracle tonic and the like. want to bring to the man. For some years now, the market has lived more from its cult and image than from the uniqueness of being fish market in Hamburg at an inhospitable time. Need to go there? Unless you're keen on 5kg biscuits, a giant bag full of already shrink-wrapped fish, half a dozen potted plants or a bast basket with kilos of fruit - all at a supposed bargain price and in an amount that nobody can use anyway.

Fantastic morning! Was easily the funnest outdoor market I've been to. Delicious fried fish too!read more

From the owner: der größte asiatische Laden in Lübeck, Lebensmittel aus China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam und…read moreIndia etc. die unterschiedlichen frischen asiatischen Gemüse jede Woche.