Hamburg restaurant recommendations

If anyone is looking for a classy (but affordable) restaurant to go to in Hamburg, try this one.

Restaurant-lounge Riverkasematten

Between Fischmarkt and Landungsbrücken S-Bahn station.

Not only a restaurant but also a lounge and terrace looking on the hafen.

Riverkassematten
St. Pauli Fischmarkt 28-32
20359 hamburg
Tel.: 040 30060190

Wish I could go to "Christos & K" - Hamburg's best Greek - tonight.
(Stellinger Weg 47 - Tel 040 43 27 05 56 - it's small so do call!)
I recommend staying with the warm and cold starters...

The warm and cold starters are generally the best option at any Greek restuarant.

Highly recommend "Fusion" at Hotel Side. Food is excellent and there is a good bar too.

"Positano" in Eppendorf is a good local italian too (can't remember the road name).

Ashoka on Budapesterstr. for a nice Indian, in my humble opinion the best in Hmabug, really tasty, good prices and very friendly staff.

Went to Das Weisse Haus last night in Altona/Övelgönne and had their surprise menu. On a Monday night they just give you a bill for the drinks and then ask you to pay what you want to for the food.

On the whole I was pretty impressed.

I don't understand.. so you could give them €0.01 ?

correct - but Tim Mälzer (or Melzer, who cares) might come and give you a black eye instead of an autograph

Well, I guess in principle you could, but most probably they put a lot of effort in making it good so that you actually want to pay for it. It's the same with those free tours that are offered in several cities (Berlin, Munich). You go there thinking that you won't pay anything, but at the end the tour is so good that you actually feel that you want to pay for it. And so you do.

Yep, that's how it works. The food was that good that we paid a decent amount for it. i.e. more than €0,01.

I went to a fantastic restaurant this weekend and it is a must for all Italian food lovers. The place is quite close to the harbour and offers an authentic italian dining experience. Everything is prepared fresh according to your order (so no yukky microwave meals here), it is inexpensive, friendly and most of all delicious. They even have a live talking parrot to entertain you! The italian couple that run the place are wonderful hosts!

Try it out

Osteria Rigoletto
Pastorenstrasse 20
20459 Hamburg

ph (040) 688 74494

Open Tuesdays - Saturdays for lunch and dinner.

Enjoy!

I had no clue I had replied to this thread before.
Anyway, to the point, are there any good places to eat close to the Radisson or the rathaus area (that's about 10 mins walking from the Radisson)?
Maybe something "typical" from Hamburg and not very expensive. Thanks for any suggestions.
And if there's someone interesting in meeting up for eating something tomorrow night around 9 then we could even organise an improvised event.

No suggestions? A good bar maybe with something decent to eat?

sorry, only just saw this.

have not much time now, but Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht at the backside of the Rathaus is nice for a drink and some typical German food (gutbürgerlich = plain fare). In the Rathaus there's Parlament - not exactly cheap, but very nice, very good food, decent cocktails.
On Börsenbrücke there's Finnegan's Wake Irish Pub - my favourite pub, also decent food.
Some other ideas, but I haven't got time, google yourself:
Fleetenkieker, Kartoffelkeller, Cremon (VERY nice, good for Flammkuchen and fish of course).
Touristy: Friesenkeller at Alsterarkaden. Or Deichgraf.

@Panama: By the Radisson is a chicken wings joint with an Australian theme (can't remember the name, maybe Down Under or something like that.) They have lots of different flavors of wings, sauces, etc and it's a great place to have a pint. Inside the Radisson is Trader Vics. It's expensive and the service is atrocious but the food is amazing and so are the cocktails.