Northern Hamburg includes the lake of Aussenalster, the city's airport and a lot of greenery in-between.

Get in

If you are arriving in Hamburg by plane, you'll most likely land at Fuhlsbüttel Airport, some 8km north of downtown Hamburg. The airport is connected to Hamburg's urban rail network by the S1 line. Several S- and U-bahn lines go up to northern Hamburg, although the southern part of the area this guide comprises are accessible by foot from central Hamburg and St. Georg. The AKN railway connects the northwestern parts of the city directly to Altona.

See

Elephant feeding in the Hagenbeck Zoo

• 1 Stadtpark. Has a pretty good Planetarium situated in an old water tower in the middle of the park. (updated Mar 2015)
• 2 Alstervorland. At the Außenalster (updated Mar 2015)
• 3 Hagenbecks Tierpark. Hamburg's Zoo. Admission: €20, children 4–16 years: €15, family: €60-70, with Tropen-Aquarium: €30, children: € 21, family: €85-98. 
• 4 Ohlsdorfer Friedhof. One of the world's biggest graveyards. (updated Mar 2015)
• 5 Synagoge Hamburg. Situated in the traditionally Jewish Grindel neighbourhood. (updated Mar 2015)
• 6 Imam-Ali-Mosque. Biggest of all mosques in Hamburg. Centre of the religious and cultural life of the huge Iranian community. The Imams of Hamburg happen to have played important roles in Iran's religious and political everyday life since their installation in the 1950s. (updated Mar 2015)

Museums

• 7 Museum für Völkerkunde (Museum of Ethnology), Rothenbaumchaussee 64. (updated Mar 2015)

Eppendorf

Eppendorf is the oldest "Dorf" (town) of Hamburg. In Eppendorf you will find a lot of well cared for 19th century houses making the quarter an eye-catcher. As a good alternative to the city center you will find in Eppendorf a nice collection of shops - a lot of them very individual. Focus is on clothes and shoes. Don't miss the "Isemarkt" - Europe's longest open market, every Tuesday and Friday 8am-2pm under the U3 subway driveway between Hoheluftbrücke and Eppendorfer Baum between the two lanes of the Isestraße.

Do

The obvious thing to do is to take a ride around the Alster on one of the leisure boats and enjoy the greenery and elegant buildings around it.

Buy

Northern Hamburg does not provide the shopping opportunities that the city centre or St. Pauli do. Corner shops provide all the necessities with a few regular specialty shops in between, and there are some suburban shopping centres, designed for car-driving customers, such as the Nedderfeld Center.

Eat

Budget

• 1 Der Etrusker, Grindelhof 45 (Hallerstraße (U1)), ☏ +49 40 4101305. 12:00 - 00:00. Small and quite crowded Italian restaurant in the "Grindel" district near the university. Excellent Italian classics (pizza, pasta, etc.) for reasonable money. A lot of Italian restaurants as alternative to the left and right if you don't get a table. For dinner: make sure your are early (before 7pm) or make a reservation (only by phone). 

• 2 La Monella, Hallerplatz 12 (Hallerstraße (U1)), ☏ +49 40 - 45 61 62. Mon-Fri: 12:00-15:00 & 18:00-23:00, Sat: 18:00-23:00. Hamburg's first vegetarian Italian restaurant. Small menu with Italian standards. Daily menu with dishes made of regional ingredients. Good place for a very delicious vegetarian lunch on a budget. Dinner slightly overpriced. 

Mid-range

• 3 Alster Cliff, Fährdamm 13 (On the west side of the Außen-Alster), ☏ +49 40 442719. Nice place to stop for coffee and cake or a meal with a good view on the Alster lake. Lunch food (salad, pizza, pasta) are of average quality and above average price. 
• 4 La Mirabelle, Bundesstraße 15. French cuisine, fresh four or five course meal, changing daily, including wine at approximately €55. (updated Mar 2015)
• 5 Restaurant Kalliopea, Neue Wöhr 14 (close to S1 station Neue Wöhr), ☏ +49 40 6310596, fax: +49 40 18055240, Kalliopea@web.de. Traditional Greek food. Mains ca €15. (updated Mar 2015)

Drink

• 1 ZaZa-Bar, Mühlenkamp 10 (Winterhude district), ☏ +40 40 27880135. Small bar in a trendy neighbourhood that serves good drinks and has an interesting crowd of customers: some shoppers that celebrate their latest fashions, office workers that cool down, night owls that warm up, and quite few people who live in the area and just drop in for a drink. Has chairs outside. Happy Hour from 5PM-9PM and all night on Mondays. (updated Mar 2015)

Sleep

Budget

Camping

• 1 Camping Buchholz, Kieler Straße 374 (Stellingen), ☏ +49 40 5404532. All year round. (updated Mar 2015)

• 2 Knaus Campingpark (formerly known as Campingplatz Schnelsen-Nord), Wunderbrunnen 2, ☏ +49 4075594225. From April to October. (updated Mar 2015)

Mid-range

• 3 Courtyard Hamburg Airport, Flughafenstraße 47, ☏ +49 40 5310 20. The traditional country manor style Courtyard located close the airport. 

• 4 Lindner Park Hotel Hagenbeck, Hagenbeckstr. 150. A 4-star hotel less than 3km from the Hamburger Sportveiren. A comfortable hotel, convenient for football fans, featuring a fitness room and sauna. (updated Mar 2015)

Splurge

• 5 Grand Elysee, Rothenbaumchaussee 10. Despite not being affiliated with any of the American hotel chains, Hamburg's largest hotel of over 500 rooms trie to emulate the 1990s American idea of a luxury hotel. The hotel serves a large on-site conference centre and features extensive spa and wellness facilities. (updated Mar 2015)

Connect

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