Egon's Hamburg
Sight15 min on foot
The Michel · St. Michael's
Hamburg's landmark. A bright, vast church interior with its very own sense of grandeur and calm · be sure to combine it with the tower — the finest view over the city awaits up top.
Egon's Hamburg
Hamburg
Hamburg
the way I know it
From the Michel in the morning to a harbour cruise with live music · 18 first-hand recommendations. No tourist clichés, just the places I go to myself.
Sight15 min on foot
Old Elbe Tunnel
Nostalgia from 1911 · a striking passage beneath the water, with two lifts for the cars. Walk across and look back from the far bank · it fascinates me every single time.
Sight10 min on foot
Stilwerk
The magnificent old harbour buildings on Große Elbstraße, put to perfect use: design, furniture, lighting and art across five floors · with a café and restaurant on the ground floor.
Sight10 min on foot
The Bunker · St. Pauli
Built as an air-raid shelter in the Second World War · far too solid to demolish. Today it's green, with a hotel, restaurants and a public rooftop terrace: a wartime bunker that has become one of Hamburg's most popular viewpoints.
Excursion30 min · Egon's Sunday
Övelgönne · the gem
The one few tourists ever discover. Start at the Fischauktionshalle — early on Sunday with live music and dancing Hamburgers — then follow the waterfront to the old ships in the museum harbour. Lunch at Lotsenhaus or Hoppes, right on the Elbe.
Excursion15 min · a must
Landungsbrücken
This is where the real Hamburg harbour atmosphere lives · every day, all year round. A fish roll, a beer or coffee and cake — with the best view, as the barges set off minute by minute.
Shopping10 min by S-Bahn
Shopping · Neuer Wall & Mönckebergstraße
From the elegant Neuer Wall via Jungfernstieg to Mönckebergstraße · Hamburg’s finest shopping streets sit right next to each other. Window shopping, then a coffee break overlooking the Alster · the S-Bahn takes you there in 10 minutes.
ExcursionA free day
By bike to Blankenese
Grab a red StadtRad or an e-bike and, in good weather, ride along the Elbe towards Blankenese. Pack a picnic, with the Airbus plant across the water · the climb up the hill to Blankenese is a tough but rewarding challenge.
ExcursionGuided tours
St. Pauli Office
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Restaurant & BarIn-house · ground floor
Egon Lounge & Bar
The best bar? Without a hint of modesty: ours. Hendrik and his colleagues set just the right relaxed, easy-going mood · a cosy atmosphere with music — and now and then a football match on the big TV.
Restaurant & Bar10–15 min on foot
StrandPauli
In the mood for fresh air and a beach-club vibe? Feet in the sand, the big ships right in front of you · indoors and out. There's no more genuine Hamburg done the modern way.
Restaurant & BarFresh fish
Helgoländer Fischstube
If it has to be fresh fish: just head down the hill towards the fish market. Classic and good · the well-loved fish dishes, served in a friendly, professional way.
Restaurant & BarGroße Elbstraße
Hummer Pedersen
For me, by far the best fish bistro in the city — the bistro of the fishmonger himself, whose wholesale business supplies Hamburg's finest restaurants. All of it "first class from the sea". Lunch daily except Sunday · dinner Thu–Sat.
Restaurant & BarWith your feet in the Elbe
Hamburger Elbspeicher
Traditional German cuisine and an Argentinian steak that's always a winner. An old warehouse, bare brick, right on the water · in summer out on the elevated balcony.
Restaurant & BarMexican
El Tequilo
Down the slope, just before the harbour's edge, on the bend, sits what is for me the best place in Hamburg when you fancy Mexican. A passion for good ingredients, a real atmosphere · always fresh, always friendly.
Restaurant & BarItalian · 8 tables
Mimo
A tiny Italian trattoria on a side street off the Reeperbahn · the father himself stands at the stove, and there are only eight tables. And: my favourite pasta in all of Hamburg.
Music & StageWorld-class acoustics
Elbphilharmonie
From small, intimate concerts to the grand halls of the Elbphilharmonie · built for classical music, with acoustics that rank among the world's very best. Nothing less.
Music & StageMusical · every evening
The Michael Jackson Musical
Across the water on the opposite bank, "MJ — The Michael Jackson Musical" is staged every evening. Take the ferry over from the Landungsbrücken · and you're right in front of the stage.
Music & StageFrom Altona pier
Harbour cruise with Olivia Jones
Not to be missed: the musical harbour cruise. Board it right below the EGON HOTEL at the Fischauktionshalle · an hour and a half of party music, great spirits and free samples included.
SportStadium experience
HSV · FC St. Pauli · Barclays Arena
Hamburger SV play at the Volksparkstadion, FC St. Pauli at the Millerntor-Stadion · just minutes from the hotel. Plus the Barclays Arena for handball, ice hockey and the big sporting events.
Trade Fairs & EventsAlways up to date
All trade fairs & events in Hamburg
You'll find the latest overview of trade fairs, concerts and events in the official Hamburg events calendar.
To the events calendar →Image credits · location photos
Location photos via Wikimedia Commons · Stilwerk © Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0 · Reeperbahn © Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fischauktionshalle © Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0 · Große Elbstraße © Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0 · Elbspeicher © Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Theater im Hafen © Steven Lek, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harbour cruise © alex.ch, Zürich, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hamburg Messe © Sterilgutassistentin, GPL · Volksparkstadion © Rob Bye, CC0.
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