Must Sees in Hamburg

Must See Sites:

Kunsthalle Hamburg, Miniatur Wunderland, Elbe Tunnel, Speicherstadt UNESCO Site, Planetarium, and Elbphilharmonie.

Restaurants:

Frau Moeller (German Food)

Lange Reihe 96, 20099 Hamburg, Germany

+49 40 25328817

NOM vietnamese fusion food (Vietnamese Food)

Zeughausmarkt 17, 20459 Hamburg, Germany

+49 40 50097120

Quan Do (Vietnamese Food)

Georgsplatz 16, 20099 Hamburg, Germany

+49 40 32901737

Karo Fisch Restaurant (Mediterranean Food)

Feldstrasse 32, 20357 Hamburg, Germany

+49 40 88237532

OZ Urfa (Turkish Food)

Steindamm 43, 20099 Hamburg, Germany

+49 40 28055700

Maybe the tourist website is too obviously?
https://www.hamburg.com/must-sees/
https://www.hamburg.com/sights/

Lot of suggestions for food places. Depends on cuisine preferences and money.

Local dishes: Fischbrötchen for lunch and for dinner lobscouse (Labskaus) and Rote Grötze as desert.

Hi,

Any priorities? Historical sites, historical museums, WW2 and Nazi sites? Good that you are visiting Hamburg, the cultural center of North Germany.

For the last couple of years (but not before), Rick Steves Germany has included a Hamburg chapter.

I would also throw in the Rathaus (It is both the city and state seat of government and I found it really interesting to look at) and St Nicholas' Church (You can take an elevator up to the top and get a good aerial view of the city as well as a narrative of the reason why it is still a ruin). If you are there early on Sunday morning rumor has it the Fish Market is the place to be. Our plane was delayed and arrived after the Sunday market ended. We ate not too far from the Fish Market and it was nice to sit near the Elbe and watch ships go out to sea. I tried Eel Soup (which was really good!) and Herring (which was not my favorite) I am glad I tried both. I also wanted to go to the Spice Museum, but we were so jet lagged that we hit a wall before making it there. We did find Beetles Platz which was a little bit anticlimactic.

I want to go back to Hamburg and spend more time there. It was so different than the south of Germany.

"It's so different than the south of Germany." How very true!!

That's only part of the charm, attraction, and the beauty of being in North Germany.. Plus the cuisine and the beers too.,,,Becks (and all its variations), Flensburger Pils, Holsten, Jevers, etc.

Thank you for the suggestions everyone! This is a great list. I wish we had more time, but this is a bit of a whirlwind of a trip working around some concerts we are going to, so our free time will be limited.

I wasn't interested in Minatur Wunderland to begin with but since my husband is 80 going on 42, it was a must and I have to say it's one of the best things I've seen in Germany. We probably spent about 3 hours there, which sounds crazy, but it's actually really cool.

Do spend plenty of time researching neighborhoods and strolling, too. We had a flat in a residential neighborhood and just really enjoyed hanging out in the area and ate wonderfully. When we stumbled upon the Reeperbahn walking into the city center it was kind of like when we first went to Amsterdam staying in the Jordaan and finally hit the real "city center" and red light district - ugly and unpleasant. To me, Hamburg felt like a smaller Berlin with similar neighborhood-y feels throughout various parts of the city so research, research, research for the best results.

I missed the Fischmarkt while there (because I'm not an early riser and we didn't stay out late enough to catch it as the end of our "night") but my foodie friends really recommend the experience and unique atmosphere.