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Cafés in Hamburg galão by the harbor
A galão on Ditmar-Koel-Straße, a Franzbrötchen on Eppendorfer Baum, roasters on Lagerstraße and a beach kiosk below the captains’ houses of Övelgönne.
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Hamburg’s everyday coffee began at work. From the middle of the 19th century, plain canteens for dock and shipyard workers, called Volkskaffeehallen or Kaffeeklappen, passed food and coffee through a hatch (Klappe) and served no alcohol, because employers wanted less schnapps on the quays.1 The association that ran them in Hamburg dates from 1887, still had 18 halls in 1959 and went bankrupt in 1975 under the name Hafen-Rast.1
The galão arrived with the Portuguese, who came from the late 1950s and above all after the 1964 recruitment agreement, first to jobs in the port and Altona’s fish trade. About 9,000 people with Portuguese roots live in Hamburg, more than in any other German city.2 Their pastelarias (pastry cafés) are found in the Portugiesenviertel by the harbor and in Eimsbüttel.3
Specialty coffee followed. Annika Taschinski and Thomas Kliefoth opened Elbgold’s first café on Mühlenkamp, and the company now roasts on Lagerstraße in the Schanze.45 Public Coffee Roasters opened on Wexstraße in April 2014, and Nord Coast on Deichstraße in 2015.67
Start with a Stadtteil
Hamburg by area
Hamburg has seven Bezirke (boroughs) and 104 Stadtteile (quarters).15 Cafés cluster between the Alster and the Elbe, from the Altstadt west through St. Pauli and the Schanze to Ottensen, and north along the canals of Winterhude and the streets of Eppendorf.
Speicherstadt & HafenCity
A coffee museum in an 1896 warehouse, daily roasting on Kehrwieder and cafés by the Elbphilharmonie.
27 cafés
Altstadt & Neustadt
The Alsterpavillon, a tiled café by the Rathaus, the Portugiesenviertel and roasters on Deichstraße and Wexstraße.
124 cafés
Sternschanze
Galão on Schulterblatt, Elbgold’s roastery on Lagerstraße and early coffee by the Rote Flora.
29 cafés
St. Pauli
Marktstraße in the Karoviertel, the green bunker on Feldstraße and roasters off the Reeperbahn.
57 cafés
Ottensen
Ottenser Hauptstraße, roasters on Bahrenfelder Straße and beach kiosks at Övelgönne.
55 cafés
Eimsbüttel
Pastelarias on Lappenbergsallee, cafés along Osterstraße and Eppendorfer Weg, and the park Am Weiher.
72 cafés
Eppendorf & Hoheluft
Eppendorfer Baum and the Isemarkt, cake on Eppendorfer Landstraße and the Burg roastery on Eppendorfer Weg.
73 cafés
Winterhude
Mühlenkamp and Gertigstraße, Alster boat jetties, the Stadtpark and the street where Elbgold began.
76 cafés
Or start with what you need
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Specialty coffee
Roasteries from Kehrwieder to Eppendorfer Weg, and espresso bars on Eppendorfer Baum, Deichstraße and Hoheluftchaussee.
16 cafés
Frühstück
Breakfast & brunch
Late breakfasts on Neuer Pferdemarkt, Osterstraße and Marktstraße, many served until 14:30 or 15:00.
31 cafés
Draußen sitzen
Outdoor seating
Kiosks and terraces on the Alster, the Elbe beach at Övelgönne and the Stadtpark, plus Eimsbüttel's sidewalk tables.
330 cafés
Konditoreien
Bakery cafés & Konditoreien
Konditoreien in Eppendorf and Barmbek, Portuguese pastelarias in the Schanze and Eimsbüttel, and Franzbrötchen from 04:00.
72 cafés
Vegan & vegetarisch
Vegan & vegetarian
Plant-based cake on Lappenbergsallee and in Ottensen, vegan donuts on Jungfernstieg, and oat milk at no extra charge.
164 cafés
WLAN
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi cafés on Deichstraße, Lange Reihe and Emilienstraße, from 07:30 starts to 23:00 closings.
61 cafésSpeicherstadt & HafenCity 27 cafés
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Bake & Soda
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Barrossa Kaffeebar
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- Takeaway
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- Smoke-free indoors
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See the full listAltstadt & Neustadt 124 cafés
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4 Walls
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Alissa Eis
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Amber Café
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See the full listSt. Georg 35 cafés
Café Berliner Tor
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Cafe Gnosa
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- Open late
Café Koppel
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Sternschanze 29 cafés
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A never ever ending love story
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- Brunch
blanco coffee
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Café Augenblicke im Jesus Center
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CAFE BY DOKUWA
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- Partial wheelchair access
Café klatsch
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See the full listAltona 36 cafés
Café Lagos
- Outdoor seating
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- Partial wheelchair access
- Open late
Café Schmidt
- Outdoor seating
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- Vegetarian options
- Smoke-free indoors
- Bakery café
Café Winklers
- Outdoor seating
- Card payment
- Open late
Ottensen 55 cafés
Black Delight
- Outdoor seating
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- Partial wheelchair access
Cafe Centrale
- Indoor seating
- Partial wheelchair access
- Open late
Cafe Schmidtchen
- Outdoor seating
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- Wheelchair access
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See the full listEimsbüttel 72 cafés
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1407 Breakfast Club
- Outdoor seating
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- Brunch
Adam Cafe City
- Outdoor seating
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- Partial wheelchair access
- Open late
Baffo d'oro
- Outdoor seating
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- Open late
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See the full listEppendorf & Hoheluft 73 cafés
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Ændré
Almaz
belum.coffeebar
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See the full listRotherbaum & Harvestehude 67 cafés
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Breakfastdream
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Café Blattwerk
Winterhude 76 cafés
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Bean There
- Wi-Fi
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- Toilets
- Bakery café
Café Ein & Alles
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- Partial wheelchair access
- Bakery café
- Brunch
Café Fabric
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See the full listUhlenhorst 28 cafés
Avi
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Café Mama Silvia
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- Toilets
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- Brunch
Café Näscherei
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- Brunch
Barmbek 34 cafés
Albatros Café
- Outdoor seating
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Bartels Breakfastclub
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Conditorei Ulrich Münch
- Outdoor seating
- Cash only
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- Bakery café
Hohenfelde, Borgfelde & Eilbek 18 cafés
Alstercafé
Café Brooks
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- Partial wheelchair access
- Bakery café
Cafe Josephin's
- Indoor seating
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Hammerbrook, Hamm & Rothenburgsort 23 cafés
Maria's Café
- Cash only
- Partial wheelchair access
- Open by 6am
Maya Kaffeehaus
- Outdoor seating
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- Card payment
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mee-sa
- Outdoor seating
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- Partial wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Bakery café
Bahrenfeld 12 cafés
Becking Kaffee
- Outdoor seating
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Das Honighaus
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
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- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
Gewächshaus-Hamburg
- Outdoor seating
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Stellingen & Lokstedt 9 cafés
Mc Queen
- Outdoor seating
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Langenfelder Frühstücksecke
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Café Wonne und Segen
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Coffee Fellows
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- Altstadt & Neustadt 7
- Eppendorf & Hoheluft 1
- Hammerbrook, Hamm & Rothenburgsort 1
- Ottensen 1
- Rotherbaum & Harvestehude 1
- Speicherstadt & HafenCity 3
- St. Georg 3
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Espresso House
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- Altstadt & Neustadt 6
- Barmbek 1
- Eimsbüttel 1
- Ottensen 1
- Rotherbaum & Harvestehude 3
- Speicherstadt & HafenCity 1
- St. Georg 1
- Winterhude 1
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Starbucks
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- Altstadt & Neustadt
- Elbphilharmonie Kultur Café Starbucks, Barkhof 3
- Starbucks Deutschland, Gänsemarkt 21
- Großer Burstah 50Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:30–19:00
- Hermannstraße 22Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat 08:00–20:00 · Sun 11:00–18:00
- Neuer Jungfernstieg 5Mon–Fri 07:30–20:00 · Sat 07:30–21:00 · Sun 08:30–21:00
- Rathausmarkt 5Daily 08:00–19:00
- Barmbek
- Hamburger Str. 19-49
- Speicherstadt & HafenCity
- Ueberseeboulevard 7 20457 Hamburg
- St. Georg
- St. GeorgDaily 06:00–22:00
- Glockengießerwall 8Daily 05:00–22:00
- St. Pauli
- Dag-Hammarskjöld-Platz 15
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Copenhagen Coffee Lab
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- Altstadt & Neustadt
- Mönckebergstraße 27Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
- Poolstr. 34
- Barmbek
- Fuhlsbüttler Straße 132Daily 08:00–18:00
- Eimsbüttel
- Osterstraße 80Mon–Fri 07:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
- Eppendorf & Hoheluft
- Copenhagen Coffee Lab - Eppendorf, Eppendorfer Landstraße 4
- Ottensen
- Bahrenfelder Str. 181
- St. Pauli
- Neuer Kamp 31Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00 · Sat 08:00–18:00 · Sun Closed
- Sternschanze
- Kleiner Schäferkamp 58Daily 07:00–19:00
- Winterhude
- Mühlenkamp 39Daily 07:00–19:00
- Poßmoorweg 6Daily 07:00–21:00
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Elbgold
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- Altstadt & Neustadt
- Schauenburgerstraße 50
- Eppendorf & Hoheluft
- Eppendorfer Baum 26
- Ottensen
- Elbgold Ottensen, Ottenser Hauptstraße 35
- Sternschanze
- Lagerstraße 34CMon–Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat 09:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00
- Winterhude
- Mühlenkamp 59Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat 08:00–19:00 · Sun 09:00–19:00
- Mühlenkamp 6
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Café May
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- Barmbek
- Von-Axen-Straße 2Daily 07:00–18:00
- Eimsbüttel
- Lappenbergsallee 30
- St. Pauli
- Hein-Hoyer-Straße 14
- Winterhude
- Alsterdorfer Straße 84a
Chain
Katzentempel
- Altstadt & Neustadt
- Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 32Daily 10:00–21:00
- Eimsbüttel
- Kleiner Schäferkamp 24
- Speicherstadt & HafenCity
- Katzentempel Hamburg Hafencity, Überseeboulevard 2
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Public Coffee Roasters
- Altstadt & Neustadt
- Wexstraße 28Mon–Fri 08:30–18:00 · Sat 10:00–17:30
- Eimsbüttel
- Lappenbergsallee 43
- Winterhude
- Mühlenkamp 6
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LAP Coffee
- Altstadt & Neustadt
- Gerhofstraße 32Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00 · Sat 08:00–18:00 · Sun 08:00–17:00
- Rotherbaum & Harvestehude
- Eppendorfer Baum 9
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Black Bean
- Altstadt & Neustadt
- Colonnaden 39
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Joe & The Juice
- Altstadt & Neustadt
- Große Bleichen 35
Before you sit down
How coffee works in Hamburg
Say “Moin” when you walk in: one works as a greeting at any hour of the day or night, and “Moin, Moin” already counts as chatter.8 At Caravela on Gertigstraße the menu gives both languages: an espresso is also a bica, the galão, Portugal’s milky coffee, is listed with latte macchiato, and a small galão with a pastel de nata (custard tart) comes as a set.9
Filterkaffee (drip coffee) can come in two sizes: in August 2025 Café Auszeit on Horner Weg charged €2.40 for a Tasse (cup) and €2.80 for a Pott (mug).10 The city’s pastry is the Franzbrötchen, and bakeries vary it: Zimt & Zucker on Brodschrangen lists chocolate and pumpkin versions.11 Hamburg Tourismus puts the Elbgold café on Eppendorfer Baum and the café in the Planetarium on its list of ten good addresses for one.12
Tips are welcome rather than expected at the counter. In a 2025 survey for the till maker Lightspeed, 32% of German respondents said a tip was normal in a café, up from 25% a year earlier, but only 9% at self-service and 18% for orders at the counter; a quarter felt pressured by preset tip buttons on card terminals.13
Plan an afternoon coffee early: most Hamburg cafés close by 18:00 or 19:00, and about three in ten stay shut on Sundays.
What coffee costs in Hamburg
| Drink | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Bica / Espresso Espresso in a Portuguese café | €2.00–2.10 Gertigstraße and Schulterblatt, May 2026 |
| Galão Portuguese milky coffee, small / large | €2.80 / €4.00–4.40 Same two cafés, May 2026 |
| Cappuccino Cappuccino | €2.80–4.20 Gertigstraße and Schulterblatt, 2026; Horner Weg, 2025 |
| Filterkaffee Drip coffee, cup / mug | €2.40 / €2.80 Horner Weg, August 2025 |
| Pastel de nata Custard tart | €1.50 Gertigstraße, May 2026 |
Menu prices as of 2025–2026: Caravela on Gertigstraße (May 2026) and Pastelaria Transmontana on Schulterblatt (May 2026), two Portuguese cafés, and Café Auszeit, a neighborhood café on Horner Weg (August 2025).91410 Caravela’s cappuccino comes in two sizes, €2.80 and €4.00.9
Sources
- Kaffeeklappe, Wikipedia (German), accessed October 2026
- Von Portugiesen in Hamburg: 60 Jahre, 60 Geschichten (press release, February 2025), Archäologisches Museum Hamburg / Stadtmuseum Harburg, accessed October 2026
- Portuguese Hamburg people in Eimsbüttel (Martin Kempe), Geschichtswerkstatt Eimsbüttel / Geschichtswerkstätten Hamburg, accessed October 2026
- Elbgold: Hamburg’s pioneering coffee roaster never sits still (October 1, 2022), The Coffee Vine, accessed October 2026
- elbgold, Hamburg Tourismus, accessed October 2026
- Public Coffee Roasters: eine Tasse Individualität (André Krüger), Hamburg Tourismus, accessed October 2026
- 3 Cool Coffee Shops to Visit in Hamburg (Tanya Nanetti, November 16, 2022), Barista Magazine, accessed October 2026
- Hamburger Schnack: norddeutsche Sprichwörter und ihre Bedeutung (Julia Haas), Hamburg Tourismus, accessed October 2026
- Speisekarte von Caravela Gertigstraße (updated May 21, 2026), speisekarte.de, accessed October 2026
- Speisekarte von Café Auszeit, Horner Weg 68 (updated August 13, 2025), speisekarte.de, accessed October 2026
- Speisekarte Zimt & Zucker Hamburg (updated May 20, 2026), speisekarte.de, accessed October 2026
- Einfach lecker! Top 10 Adressen für wirklich gute Franzbrötchen (Julia Haas), Hamburg Tourismus, accessed October 2026
- Trinkgeldverhalten in Deutschland im Wandel (September 12, 2025), Hogapage, accessed October 2026
- Speisekarte von Pastelaria Transmontana, Schulterblatt 86 (updated May 22, 2026), speisekarte.de, accessed October 2026
- Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
FAQ
Cafés in Hamburg: common questions
How much does a coffee cost in Hamburg?
On 2026 menus, an espresso cost €2.00–2.10 in Portuguese cafés on Gertigstraße and Schulterblatt, a small galão €2.80 and a cappuccino €2.80–4.20. A pastel de nata was €1.50 at Caravela on Gertigstraße. In August 2025 a neighborhood café on Horner Weg charged €2.40 for a cup of filter coffee and €2.80 for a mug.
Which neighborhood of Hamburg has the most cafés?
Altstadt & Neustadt and Winterhude have the most cafés, followed by Eppendorf & Hoheluft. In the center, cafés range from the Alsterpavillon on the Jungfernstieg to the Portugiesenviertel by the harbor; in Winterhude they line Mühlenkamp and Gertigstraße.
What is a galão and where do you drink one in Hamburg?
A galão is Portugal’s milky coffee, which Caravela on Gertigstraße lists with latte macchiato. About 9,000 people with Portuguese roots live in Hamburg, more than in any other German city, and their pastelarias are found in the Portugiesenviertel by the harbor and in Eimsbüttel. In May 2026 a small galão cost €2.80 on Schulterblatt and on Gertigstraße.
What was a Kaffeeklappe in Hamburg?
A Kaffeeklappe, or Volkskaffeehalle, was a plain canteen for dock and shipyard workers that passed food and coffee through a hatch and served no alcohol. Hamburg’s association for these halls dates from 1887 and still ran 18 of them in 1959, before going bankrupt in 1975.
Do you tip in cafés in Hamburg?
A tip is welcome but not required. In a 2025 survey for Lightspeed, 32% of German respondents considered a tip normal in a café, up from 25% in 2024, while only 9% did at self-service and 18% for counter orders. A quarter said preset tip buttons on card terminals made them feel pressured.
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