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    Café May

    3.8 (145 reviews)
    InexpensiveBreakfast & Brunch, Cafes
    Closed 7:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Hipster
    Casual
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    Chocolate baileys cake with hot chocolate
    Eva K.

    This is a lovely place on the side street of Reeperbahn - you wouldn't know that you are in the infamous red light district of Hamburg until you look outside the window where the neon signs advertise for sex shops and various of sex-related items for sale to specific audience (to put it politely). Oh well, we all need to stop for coffee and cake for some point and Cafe May's chocolate baileys cake is recommended cure if you feel weary after looking at the harsh lights advertising GIRLS or SEX, or combination or both along Reeperbahn. Ha ha. We went here to kill time between our earlier museum visit at Hamburg museum and dinner at Man Wah later. We got ourselves two hot chocolates and the cake and sat in the back room full of cosy sofas overlooking the empty street facing a gay sex shop :P There were books on the shelves and some board games, so I suppose you could do a lot of fun here that doesn't involve whatever your friends thinking when you're telling them you're going to Reeperbahn. They also offer brunch / breakfast - so ask more over the counter about it.

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    13 years ago

    Great bar with self-service. Beer for 2.20 €, at the end of the night there was free cake and croissants!

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    9 years ago

    good coffee and a buffet for breakfast on Sunday, really good service and tourist friendly!

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    9 years ago

    Went there yesterday. The buffet was perfect, the service very good, and it was a very comfy place. I will defiantly recommend it!

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    12 years ago

    There was a lot of people but we got a table pretty fast. Good food, a buffet with a lot of different things.

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    In the eye of the storm of craziness that is Reeperbahn, café May offers some well needed shelter.

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    Gretchens Villa - Pflaumen-Streusel mit Sahne

    Gretchens Villa

    3.9(124 reviews)
    1.2 kmKarolinenviertel, St. Pauli
    €€

    Quaint little spot. Perfect for a latte and a cake. Very good spot to sit and relax. Nice selection…read moreof baked goods and coffee is not too strong. There is a WC in the back which was very clean.

    Ich war mit meiner Schwester & Mutter am Samstag hier frühstücken. Aufgrund frühzeitiger…read moreReservierung haben wir einen richtig schönen Tisch am Fenster bekommen (im Gretchens Lädchen). Unsere Bedienungen waren wider aller Befürchtungen super freundlich und richtig süß. Da kann ich mich den Erfahrungen anderer Yelper hier glücklicherweise nicht anschließen. Jetzt zum Essen: Tolle Auswahl an Frühstücksoptionen! Meine Wahl bestand aus 2 Scheiben Vollkornbrot, 1 Körnerbrötchen, 2 Scheiben Putenbrust, 2 Scheiben Serrano Schinken, 2 kleine Scheiben Salami, Frischkäse, Butter, süßer Senf, Apfel-Zimt Marmelade, Bananenquark mit Müsli und Obst und eine gute und vielseitige Portion Gemüse. Das alles für 7,90€ Richtig super! Dazu habe ich noch für 3,90 Rührei mit Tomaten und Schnittlauch bestellt. War super gemacht, schön locker und nicht zu fettig, aber für meinen Geschmack etwas zu lasch. Salz- & Pfeffermühlen stehen aber auf den Tischen. Fazit: absolut empfehlenswert! Die Liebe zum Detail zeigt sich nicht nur an der tollen Einrichtung im Vintage-Stil, sondern auch an der Zusammenstellung der Mahlzeiten. Kommen gerne wieder!

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