I know why everyone recommends Frau Möller! Well deserved!…read more A bit gruff and very crowded at lunch, but for good reason. Ice cold delicious beer and hot authentic local German food. Our waitress was fluent in English and made us feel welcome in a "so you're not from around her, but that's okay, sit here" kind of way.... Very pleasant! The beer was plentiful and ice cold, and we had the Wienerschnitzel (I know... cliché, but oh so good!), and it came out fast, hot and delicious. Also, for French Fries fans... these were thin, hot and crispy! (Not a big fan of soft fries/chips). Right near the train station for a meal before you travel, or while you're waiting to check into your hotel. We'll be back!

This place only accepts cash, and there is no cash machine on site. A staff woman said there was…read moreone on the street nearby but I never found one. Oh well, that's one way to piss off a potential new customer!

Now I am drunk and smell like shit because it's allowed to smoke inside this extremely tiny bar,…read morebut I love the place. It has its own character, accepting every living soul and sharing whatever you want to share. Nothing to eat, full bar or at least most demanded drinks are served there. Bad for kids. I saw some dogs inside, but it's up to you, dear dog owner. Lots of friendly and talkative people. Bring your dear friends here, but if you're lonely, you will find your company inside.

What a great little bar. Old clocks along with a really quirky great bartender. When you get…read morepassed the COVID vaccine check the atmosphere is great nice Cold Holstein beer and you just want to move to the neighborhood so you can drink here every Thursday night.

This place is right around the corner from me. I found it because I wanted a place to run to in…read moreorder to grab a beer when someone stopped by. It was initially an emergency back-up if there was no beer in the fridge. Well, now it's a favorite after having been in town for two months. It's pretty much what we call in the States a "dive-bar". This can have both a negative and a positive connotation. In regards to Dreyer, it's positive. I love this place because it's everything a bar should be where you want to hang out and grab a beer. I don't need all the designer crap most new bars add to their "Innenausstattung". I want some comfortable chairs, a long "Theke" and interesting people. The bartender here (and owner I presume) as well as his wife (I presume) look like they've worked here their whole lives (maybe after short stints working at the docks). BUT, they are the two nicest people you could meet (even though the bartendar is huge and looks like he'd kick your a$$ if you met him in a dark alley). Plus, the people sitting around the bar (who seem to be there every night) sure are characters. One cool feauture is that the owner seems to collect clocks and there's something like 110 of them spread throughout the bar. A nice litte touch which you don't figure out the first night you're there. Anyway, this place is great and definately not your run of the mill watering hole. Check it out if you're up for something different which doesn't remind you of every other bar you've sat in the last couple of beers.

Klimperkiste is a cosy little bar in a part of town where such places are a rarity. That alone gets…read moreit 5 stars from me. The beer selection is mostly standard, but they do also have Duckstein which makes me favour the place even more. Credit for me finding the place must be given to my old German teacher, Schaida. Apparently it's been a favourite of hers since she was a student at Hamburg uni. I don't think it's changed much over the years.

A great, quirky, little pub hiding in the same street as Hofbrau and opposite the big casino…read more Unpretentious with some interesting beers and nice cocktails.

From the owner: Das Kow2 ist einfach eine ganz normale gemütliche Kneipe, in…read moreder jeder willkommen ist! Bei uns treffen sich Paare und Einzelpersonen, die gerne leicht frivol ausgehen und das Sehen und Gesehen werden anregend, erregend und prickelnd finden. Es gibt keinerlei Dresscode oder ähnliches. Jeder ist bei uns willkommen. Ob nun im Rollkragenpullover und langer Hose oder im kurzen gewagten Röckchen und durchsichtiger Bluse. Schief angeschaut wird bei uns niemand, wobei wir grundsätzlich ein gepflegtes Erscheinungsbild voraussetzen. Wer alleine an einem Tisch sitzt hat meist selber Schuld. Gäste, die uns besuchen, sind in der Regel sehr offen und kontaktfreudig. Seht Ihr also jemanden/ein Paar, der/das Euch sympathisch erscheint, dann geht einfach mal an den Tisch und fragt, ob Ihr Euch dazu setzen könnt. Dies ist der einfachste Weg neue spannende Kontakte zu knüpfen. Keine Angst vor einzelnen Herren! Alle unsere Gäste wissen sich zu benehmen - auch die Singleherren.

Of all the bars in Hamburg, this is the only place I visited twice while I was there. The first…read morenite it was really quiet, & I made friends with this couple who were staying in the hotel above us, & at one point we all got a little misty-eyed at the same song on the radio. When I went back for a last time before leaving the next morning there must have been an opera letting out nearby, because the place was thronged with well-dressed 60-somethings ordering enough tropical cocktails to sink Tahiti. The bartender was this sassy gal from Munich I think she said, & she was clearly putting in the paces to keep up, but when it all died down us survivors had some shots of kümmel & I walked off into the nite feeling pretty dang fine. Had one hell of a hangover on the airplane, though. Choices! :-] CR

From the owner: Ob Kaffeespezialität oder frisch gezapftes Bier, ob Cocktail oder Aperitif…read more.. ...unsere BAR 14 lädt zum Entspannen und angeregtem Plausch mit Freunden oder Kollegen ein. Lasst die Hektik des Alltags bei einem Getränk eurer Wahl hinter euch und genießt die angenehme Atmosphäre in unseren gemütlichen Sitzecken oder an der Theke mit Blick auf ein überdimensionales Panoramabild des Hamburger Hafens.