My visit to Herr Max without a doubt was one of my Hamburg highlights. Friendly staff, ok prices,…read moreeasy to find, great cakes and an extremely cool interior.
It's hard to name Herr Max's style, but I guess I'd go for something like 'classic abandoned' or 'a long-forgotten castle', but all without making it a dirty or uncomfortable place. Absolutely not. I felt very welcome, and actually didn't notice most of the details - like the handdrawn skulls on every single plate on the wall and wall paper that looks like it's falling off - until I looked at my photos again at home. ;)
They sell ice cream and cakes and although I'm sure the ice cream will taste great as well, I can only say: choose cake! Everything is homemade, looks (and smells) fantastic and the chocolate mousse cake I went for is amongst the best I've ever had. Because as soon as I took a bit, the topping got a bit more liquid and spread out over the whole cake as if it was sauce. SO DELICIOUS.
Oh and they also have free wifi, fast enough to FaceTime (when you're a lonely traveler like I was) ;).