Advice on eating!

Hi, i am thinking of going on holiday here over christmas...does anyone know how much it would cost to eat out on average each evening?

Thanks.

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General rule of thumb is that it costs the same in Euros as you pay in pounds in the UK. In a mid-range restaurant you should expect to pay around 50 Euros for a meal for two including house wineor a bier. Although there are a few swish places that will charge you much more. At the other end of the scale you can get a cheeseburger in McDonalds for 1 Euro!

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What kind of cuisine do you prefer? May be I can give you some names of restaurants that aren%26#39;t too expensive.

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I like most types of food, but i would particularly like to go to a restaurant which services good German food but doesn%26#39;t cost more than £10 -£15 pounds per head, is this possible? I would be interested in most other types of restaurants as long as the food is good and it was in the same price range, any ideas?

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So, here are some restaurants with German cuisine which aren’t too expensive. I’ve been to all these restaurants at least once and I enjoyed it very much.

Kartoffelkeller

Deichstrasse 21

20459 Hamburg

http://www.kartoffelkeller-hamburg.de/

Lot’s and lot’s of potatoes especially Bratkartoffeln and the different potatoe salads are very good. The atmosphere in this restaurant is great. All dishes can be combined or shared with your partner.

Daniel Wischer

Spitalerstr. 12

20095 Hamburg

The oldest fish restaurant in Hamburg is in the pedestrian zone near the main station. It may be that you will have to wait for a free table but it worth it. Closes already at 8.30 pm.

Mö-Grill

Not a restaurant but a take-away for the best Currywurst in the North of Germany (can’t really judge the Currywurst in the South  ) There are also other kinds of ‘Wurst’ which are all very good but the best choice is really ‘Currywurst scharf’ (scharf = hot). There are many people from other parts of Germany who always look forward to being in Hamburg and to eating a Currywurst in the Mönckebergstraße. I don’t have a house numer but there are two stands that are called ‘Mö-Grill’ (one on each side of the road). They are near the Möckebergbrunnen and the entrance of the tube station called ‘Mönckebergstraße’. You definitely should go there! The Mönckbergstraße runs parallel to Spitalerstraße (the pedestrian zone near the main station)

Das weiße Haus

Neumühlen 50

Museumshafen

22763 Hamburg

http://www.das-weisse-haus.de/

This restaurant belong to the famous German TV-cook Tim Mälzer (Tim Mälzer is a very good friend of the British cook Jamie Oliver – may be you know him). The restaurant is in the picturesque Museumshafen of Hamburg (the old harbour) and can be reached by boat, starting from Landungsbrücken (it’s really great going there by boat!) Although Tim is quite famous here and the restaurant is located in that area, the prices in his restaurant are ok.

From 12-3 pm you pay between 5,90 Euro and 7,90 Euro for a meal and in the evening there is something called Überraschungsmenü which is more expensive but interesting because you don’t know what you get to eat. You just tell them what you don’t like and then they create something for you (3 courses for 28 Euro and 4 courses for 36 Euro)

As the restaurant is very famous it is advisable to make a reservation (Tel.: 040-3909016)

Dübelsbrücker Kajüt

Elbchaussee 303

Teufelsbrück

22609 Hamburg

Another very good fish restaurant serving traditional Hamburg dishes. It is in the middle of the part of the harbour called Teufelsbrück. You can go there by boat as well. Main courses are between 10 and 16 Euro. Great atmosphere because of the harbour!

Restaurant Opitz

Mundsburger Damm 17

22087 Hamburg

http://www.restaurant-opitz.de/

Traditional German cuisine. Seasonal cuisine. Located in a very nice area of Hamburg

Zu den alten Krameramtssuben am Michel

Krayenkamp 10

20459 Hamburg

http://www.krameramtsstuben.de/index.html

Traditional Hamburg cuisine. The Krameramtsstuben are near the ‘Michel’. In order to get an impression about what Hamburg looked like 350 years ago one should have a look at the Krameramtsstuben. The street in which the Krameramtssuben are is always worth a visit (good to be combined with the ‘Michel’) even without eating there.

Some other very good restaurants (not only German cuisine) are:

Brasilian: Panthera Rodizio (near the Michel)

Ditmar-Koel-Str. 3

20459 Hamburg

www.panthera-rodizio.de/panthera-rodizio/

The interesting thing about this restaurant is the ‚Rodizio’ itself. If you order ‘Rodizio’ you will start with a salad and after that you will get lots of different dishes that were prepared on a spit. They come around with the spits and only stop putting meat on your plate when you tell them to do so. They also serve vegetable and sweet things like bananas, pine apple etc. Have a look at the pictures – I think you’ll get a good impression about how ‘Rodizio’ works. And you really can eat as much as you want for only 22 Euro.

If you are fond of the Portuguese cuisine you should go to the ‘Portugiesenviertel’ which is in the district around the Michel / Dietmar-Koel-Straße as well. There are many very good restaurants and the atmosphere is great!

The best and oldest Indian restaurant in Hamburg is the one in Dillstraße:

Shalimar

Dillstr. 16

20146 Hamburg

http://www.shalimar-hamburg.de/4679.html

A little bit more expensive but absolutely worth every penny! It’s in the university district of Hamburg and the food is absolutely delicious.

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Thank you for that excellent list of restaurants in Hamburg. I particularly like the %26#39;Rodizo%26#39; one, I was in a similar place in prague and it was great fun. We are going to hamburg mid December and if you have any other tips, I would be happy to receive them. we hope to do Xmas markets etc. Regards Mary

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Hi voyager

There are more or less 3 christmas markets in the city of Hamburg. One is in Spitalerstrasse, one on the Gänsemarkt (also a very nice area to go shopping) and one on the Rathausmarkt. The Hanseviertel (shopping centre) is near the Gänsemarkt and it%26#39;s alwyays very nicley decorated as well.

I don%26#39;t know how long you%26#39;re planning to stay here but if you%26#39;ve got some time I%26#39;d recommend to go to Lünburg and/or Lübeck. Lüneburg and Luebeck are very nice little towns with very nice christmas markets:

www.lueneburg.de

www.luene-info.de (only in German language)

www.luebeck.de (only in German language)

http://www.luebeck-tourism.de/

Part of the christmas market in Lübeck is in a church and you%26#39;ll need hours to get in on weekends so it might be better to go there on a weekday.

You%26#39;d need about 30 minutes to get to Lüneburg and about 50 minutes to get to Lübeck by train.

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Hi, Not sure if i replied but thank you for all that info, looking forward to our trip, Mary

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The Shalimar moved!!!

The new address is:

ABC-Strasse 44-47 near Gänsemarkt