City Area Portrait: St. Pauli, Habour & the Reeperbahn
CITY AREA PORTRAIT Welcome to St. Pauli, Harbour & Reeperbahn!
This is where Hamburg's heart beats. On Hamburg's city coast, the Elbe and the harbour, you can sit on bollards and look at ships or simply let the rough wind blow around your nose. Just a few metres further on, in the heart of the St. Pauli district, you can experience the "sinful mile", the Reeperbahn, known all over the world. If you don't like one after the other, you can simply take a stroll through the streets far away from the Reeperbahn and indulge yourself with culinary delights.
Hamburg's water station. Landungsbrücken
The floating dock - called the "Landungsbrücken" (landing stages) – is 700 metres long. Harbour tours and the HADAG steamers to Finkenwerder, Oevelgönne and Blankenese leave from this water "station". Impressive luxury cruisers also dock here from…
930 metres of nightlife & entertainment Reeperbahn
Not even one kilometre in length, and yet rich in contrast: the Reeperbahn is bright and shrill, vibrant and down-to-earth – and so much more than just “the sinful mile”. A hotspot for live music and famous for its party atmosphere, the legendary…
The home of FC St. Pauli Millerntor Stadium
The Millerntor stadium in Hamburg is a stadium that offers much more than only soccer. The FC St. Pauli is like no other club representing its district and unites the people of Hamburg far beyond the sport.
Port of Hamburg
About 8,000 ships from all over the world call at Europe's second largest port. From Hamburgs cruise ship terminal to the historic Speicherstadt and the jetties to the modern container port - it smells like freedom and distant countries here.
Outstanding German civil engineering Alter Elbtunnel
When the old Elbe Tunnel, also called St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel, opened in 1911, it was a technical sensation. Today, it is a nostalgic and lovingly tended piece of Hamburg history – and has already celebrated its 100th anniversary.
On the go with Jenny
One day in St. Pauli, Harbour & Reeperbahn
Hardly anything belongs to Hamburg more than the port. We take you on a tour through St. Pauli, the port and the Reeperbahn.
How it became what it is today
Myth of St. Pauli
St. Pauli - The sinful district, known for the Reeperbahn and as a legendary entertainment hot spot. But how has this reputation developed? As a place for undesirable trades and a space for revelry, the Hamburgeer Berg was given the status of "St. Pauli-Vorstadt" in 1830. This laid the foundation for the myth of St. Pauli.
Where is what on the sinful mile
Guide to the Reeperbahn
Venues, clubs and bars for night owls: Where is what? What do I wear? What else can you experience in the neighbourhood? We'll give you all the tips.
SHOPPING, EATING, DRINKING Discover restaurants & shops
Nowhere else it is as loud and colourful as on the Kiez and in St. Pauli. Here you will find the real Hamburg highlights and experience the unique flair of this cosmopolitan city.
Alt Helgoländer Fischerstube
- Restaurant
- German cuisine
- Hamburg originals
Modern-traditional fish restaurant in a prime location on Hamburg's fish market. The kitchen team conjures up creative interpretations of true Hamburg classics in a maritime ambiance. Vegetarians also get their money's worth.
Alte Liebe Clubhouse
- Café/Bistro
- €€€
Old love doesn't rust, at least not in the clubhouse in the heart of St. Pauli. The bar on the Reeperbahn convinces with charm and style.
Ashoka
- Restaurant
- Indian
- €€€
When chef Jaspal Singh practises the cooking of his homeland at Ashoka, fans of authentic Indian cuisine enjoy making the trip here.
ASTRA Brewery Pub
- Restaurant
- German cuisine
- €€€
The famous ASTRA brewery is back on the Kiez.
Blackline Café
- Café/Bistro
- €€€
To coffee junkies and breakfast fans: In the Blackline Café the scent of fresh coffee specialities and homemade delicacies is in the air. At two locations, café owners make the dreams of connoisseurs and gourmets come true.
Blockbräu
- Restaurant
- German cuisine
The BLOCKBRÄU brewery is located centrally in Hamburg's port district. Here you can get freshly brewed beer and food to suit it, directly from the brewery's own kitchen. From the terrace, you get a great view of the colourful thronging dockland and port scene.
Kiez Culture & Culinary Delights
Sustainable Highlights
Impressions of Hamburg’s colourful entertainment and red-light district, the Reeperbahn, the ‘mile’ that never sleeps, characterise the city’s image in people’s minds across the globe. Yet, St. Pauli has so much more to offer than just one big party! People from all walks of life, from the most diverse cultural and social backgrounds, live here side by side.
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