I came here for a St. Pauli game and I had a great time. The atmosphere is really fun and loud…read more They sell currywurst, bratwurst, pizza, and also cookies and hot drinks here. The only reason I took off a star is because they DO NOT SELL REAL BEER. Yes, you heard me, they only sell alcohol free beer!! NEEIIIIIIIINNNNNNN. How can this be possible in Germany??? Also, the pretzels would be a lot nicer if they were warmed up and came with a cheese dip. Another note to foreigners, do not leave the stadium after you enter as you cannot get back in.

"We love you San Pauli, we do!"…read more I've been to quite a few St. Pauli games. The atmosphere they get down at the Millerntor is amazing. The football can be quite entertaining, but it isn't of the highest quality. One thing I can say is that you'll almost certainly see some goals. I've watched games from all over the stadium now, standing, seating, VIP seating. I think overall I prefer to stand, you get the best atmosphere that way - however if you do get standing tickets, be sure to get there in plenty of time to grab a good spot. The one time I arrived as the game was starting, I ended up having to stand right at the front, which means behind the fence, which blocks quite a lot of your view. Recently I got to experience the opposite way of watching a game from the VIP area in the new stand. I've got to say that the hospitality is pretty nice. Free beer served by (mostly) attractive young ladies, who deliver beer to your seats throughout the game. There is also an all-you-can-eat buffet and needless to say you get a great view. The atmosphere is a bit stale though. I got the feeling that me and my friends were the only ones singing... After each goal the stadium bounces to Blur's Song 2 (Woo! Hoo!) and they start every game with ACDC's Hell's Bells! Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kjh9lQXLWk

Pretty expensive Irish pub just south of the Reeperbahn. EUR4.50 for a pint of Murphy's Red. Better…read moreto go with the German beers I found out. They sell Erdinger Hefe for EUR3.60 - still not cheap, but more acceptable. Anyway, the place looks like an Irish pub, and sells Irish beer, but it's mostly staffed by Germans. They do however give priority to English football, which is nice to know as not many places in Hamburg do. It has live music on the weekends, but also attracts the British stag-party crowd, which kinda puts me off.

Pretty nice place but it seems nobody told them about the Arthur Guinness Day. At least they got…read moreGuinness :) The staff was nice but the place completely empty. Might give it another try some other time.

I don't know how I managed, but I've been to the Shamrock Pub quite a few times without ever…read moreexperiencing it to be too packed for comfort. When it's crowded, you need to be 'determined' in order to get the beverage of your choice at the bar ... but I never found this to be a major problem. Therefore, the Shamrock is my favorite bar/Kneipe in the Feldstrasse area. (Sure, one could walk to the Neuer Pferdemarkt area or to the Schanzenviertel ... but whenever I ended up at the Shamrock, either I or my drinking companions were too lazy for such a major trip. ;-) ) (I should add that I'm not into sports at all, therefore I don't care whether I'm close to wherever sporting events are being shown at the Shamrock.)

Pretty authentic little Irish pub near Feldstraße U-Bahn and the Hamburger Dom. I wanted to go in…read moreon St. Patrick's day 2008, but there was a cover charge of $10 or something, so I ended up just going to a normal German bar in the schanze :p I actually went in for the first time this week to watch some Champions League football. The landlord, Richard, is definitely the most tech savvy landlord I've ever met, and perhaps one of the most tech savvy in the world. We chatted about things such as SEO tricks! I'll definitely be back for more English football. He said that they'll even show cricket if it's on!

This pub definitely looks like the kind of tourist trap place you'd always avoid as a Brit abroad…read more However, I've accidentally been here about 3 times now in the day (football) and the middle of the night (too drunk to know better) and it's actually really good! Loads of very keen German football fans who will let you know all about the Liverpool result - so, you can't really fault that can you?

This place is legend and folklore if you are a Fulham supporter who made the trip away to Hamburg…read morefor our first game on the European mainland for some 15 years back in 1998. A few fans discovered this tourist trap beside 'the naughty street' in daylight and it became for some ungodly reason the place to be in town prior to the game. I remember wanting to go elsewhere. A small, brickie friendly pub, it was like being in Auf Wierherisen Pet with English workmen drinking after a day of building, plastering, plying and doing what sparkies do. English beers on tap, in bottles included the infamous bottle of dog, Newcastle Brown. As a 14 year old, I have to admit I thought the place was pretty crap, as it is small, cramped, dirty, slightly dusty and dark but I was getting drunk and the company I was keeping of other, older Fulham supporters were funny. After the game (which we won vs Hamburg SV, 2-0) Captain Morgan (Football player Simon, not he of dark rum and piracy fame) asked manager Kevin Keegan if he could let let his hair down with a couple of the lads seeing as it is a different country. On their walk they were spotted in their sparkling new tracksuits and dragged into the London pub where around 100 Fulham fans were celebrating our preseason victory. I can't really say more about what went on here, but I am sure this place has never and will never see a night like it again. The reeperbahn is one hell of a place, but lets just say that Morgan and the boys made it back for breakfast where they were praised for being 'so responsible and only having one drink last night'. Kevin 'King Kev' Keegan thought that the squad had come back as promised before the witching hour and had a full nights sleep before getting up early, slipping the team tracksuit on and getting downstairs for breakfast before riding the coach home. I am not going to tell him that they were in the London pub with the fans till 6am!!! Although, he might read it on Qype now!!!

Great beer selection. They even have Maisel IPaA. the mixed drink selection is excellent. Seating…read moreis amazing, with seats outside and inside. The music is top notch.

What can I say about Paddy's. A bit of a love-hate relationship. The bar is quite small and always…read morecrowded when there are games on but still one of the better places in Hamburg to watch the games; in my case there are the premier league and champions league. There are 3 screens available and on champions league nights with simultaneous games on, it is quite awesome. 30 mins in and I've been standing the whole time, I start to feel the hate part of the relationship. The bar is frequently visited by loads of english speakers. You will her more english than german whilst here. My tips are to probably get in early and get a table if game day. Drink wise, you've got your standard irish drinks and a paddys ale is always available which is quite good. Also available are nut and pizza is available for purchase. I am yet to try the pizza but do you really want to eat pizza at a bar?

The Jolly Roger is a bit of a St. Pauli institution! As soon the the stadium across the road…read moreempties this place becomes St. Pauli fan central! The jolly roger seems to me like it was an old-fashioned St. Pauli pub which over the years has been transformed into a cool football dive bar. After a Friday evening game, this is the place to be!

This is the quintessential St. Pauli football pub, populated by 95% brown/black shirts and 5% green…read moreshirts from Glasgow. Go here if you like its crowd. *Don't go here if you don't like the smell of tobacco, need a clean bathroom, or are a fan of HSV or any major European football club.

This place is the closest I've felt to being in an English pub over here in Germany, tho thankfully…read morewhen they show live football there's no sign of any overbearing English pricks. With a nice range of alcohol, really cosy atmosphere, and always friendly bar staff I'm happy to call it my local.

I really like this little venue on Hamburger Berg. I've been in here randomly a few times and…read morealways been blown away by the quality of the live acts that you can see for nothing. Last night was no exception, with the excellent Timo Breker and Dominique Marquee playing to an enthralled crowd. I've attached a short clip of Timo in support - check him out! The vibe is very laidback, there's the obligatory table football, which is amusing lit by a hairdryer, and lots of comfy sofas. The stage is basically a 4cm raised platform in the bar, so, you're going to meet the band after the gig! The only minor downside is the beer only being a stark choice of Astra, Jever, or Becks. So, Becks it is then! Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz0nCcIAIko

- pooca is great for live music…read more - pooca has a poor selection of beer. When you combine the two points above you make a good, but not great, bar. The place is great for free indie gigs, they are on literally all the time. Sometimes it's busy, sometimes not. The decor is pretty cool with stencilled art painted onto every surface. They also have a little table football table tucked in one corner, EUR1 for two plays. I'd say pooca is a midweek bar. The beer is a bit too rubbish, and the place is a just a bit too small for the weekends.

I've been to see St. Pauli many times, and I've been to HSV's stadium to see the UEFA Cup final…read more However, while I love St. Pauli, and the HSV stadium is impressive, it's hard (and sometimes expensive) to get tickets. That, and the discovery that there was a team around the corner from my flat made me inquisitive enough to come along to watch Altona 93 this past weekend. Altona are currently close to the top of a regional league in the 5th tier of German football. Apparently this stadium holds 8,000, but I can't really imagine it! On the day 541 turned up. There were quite a lot of children, and amusingly also quite a lot of dogs on the terraces. A standing ticket is EUR6 and a seat is EUR9. I was quite impressed that they actually have a proper covered stand with seats. There were numerous beer stands around, and a few stands selling bratwurst and fries. In fact, there was a bar in the middle of the main terrace. Even more impressively this bar had leather sofas! Random. Yes, yes, but how was the football? Well, not that great, but we saw two good goals. Altona tried to play good football rather than physical football and at the end of the second half there was a comedy red-card incident. One of the away team's central defenders made a bad challenge on one of the Altona strikers. It probably would have been a yellow card were it not for the fact that the defender quickly got to his feet and then blasted the ball into the prone striker's face! Much fighting ensued all quite entertaining. The beer and food prices weren't bad either. A pint was EUR2.80 and a big plate of currywurst & fries EUR4. All in all a pretty fun afternoon out. I'll probably be back.