Cool, kitsch, tiny bar on the top end of Hamburger Berg - probably the coolest street in Hamburg…read more It's got the obligatory lesbian barmaid, table football, and awesomely weird projection TV of very trippy cartoons. Quite amusingly we had a banging trance DJ laying down the tunes to all 4 of us in the bar last night not busy on Tuesdays, but great fun none-the-less.

I visited this bar on a rainy Saturday evening with some coworkers. We reserved a table ahead of…read moretime, which was a good call. By the time 8 pm came around, the place was starting to get packed. Described to me as a "nerd" bar, I was expecting the decorations on the walls when I arrived. The place was covered with many references to popular video games, movies, and books. It had a very cozy feeling, and you could tell many of the people there were frequent patrons. I was convinced to split a bottle of mead with two friends, which is homemade by the bar. I unfortunately did not like it, finding it too sickly sweet and thick (from the honey) for my tastes. It takes a while to choose from the menu, as it is several pages long with many drink specials and shots, but my simple tequila sunrise was much better. They have a large number of board and card games for patrons to play, and my group greatly enjoyed playing "Cards against Muggles." There's even an old Nintendo 64 in the corner, though I'm sure it's hard to get a spot on that during the night. Word of advice for when you go to the bar: it can get pretty packed up as waves of people all seem to get drinks at once. If you just wait a bit longer, the line will eventually die down, and you can walk right up and order. This place also appears to have hot food, though I did not look at that menu nor try any of it, but it is good to know. Over all I would not mind coming back to this bar. It may invite a fun crowd but the atmosphere is very relaxed. The prices are also reasonable compared to other places. Just be sure to get your seat early or reserve it.

You like tabletop gaming and mead? This is the place for you!…read more A wonderful little basement bar that's full of cliches and atmosphere. From the medieval style kitsch decor to the barrells full of games (literally! the barrells have latched doors and when you open them, boom, plethora of tabletop games inside) this is a theme bar not to be missed! Bring a few friends, grab a table and a board game and enjoy a mead or two. Or come on your own and make new friends! Several of their games have English versions as well and they have Wasabi, which is a quick dice game with instructions in fifteen or so languages. It does get quite crowded on weekends and evenings, but go and have a look anyway, you might be lucky and grab a nice spot. Definitely one of my faves in the city.

this place used to be more fun when there was this huge list of different Absinths to sift through…read moreand fantasize about. But they still keep their craft alive with the more limiting options, ordering Absinth on recommendation. They should *definitely* do something about the lighting situation, far too harsh, cold, bright. This kind of place deserves to feel like an opium cave no brighter than candles around you. Not as popular as it could be, particularly in this prime location.

Absinth bar is back! Hurrah! It was always one of the best and most unique bars in Hamburg and now…read moreafter a year away it has returned bigger and better than ever! If you're familiar with it's old location this is literally more of the same. "More" in that it's much bigger, but it still retains the charm it used to have. With the increased space it seems that they're already attracting more customers, so the place is full most nights. One minor problem in these cold winter nights is that they seriously need to fix the door to make it close itself automatically. Trust me, after 10 minutes of sitting in there on a cold night you'll understand! My review of the old Absinth bar: We were on the way home from Omas. We were going to show our friend around the best bars in the schanze, but then we noticed the Absinth bar. We actually walked past, but then while discussing it briefly, we thought "hey, why not" and went back. The place is tiny, but really well decorated with a beautiful bar full of every kind of Absinth there is. The walls have plaster strategically removed in patches to give it a pseudo-shambolic feel. Not knowing one Absinth from the next we asked for some ordering advice. We were asked do you like it bitter? Do you like it sweet? Bottles were brought to the table and opened for us to sniff. I do wonder whether the service is always so great, because we were the only four people in there! Anyway, for us the service was great. Our chosen drinks were brought on silver plates, with silver spoons holding an absinth dowsed sugar cube. The owner then set alight each cube for us, and explained how to drink our drinks - for our second round there were different instructions for different absinths. All in all a very unique experience, and surprisingly relaxing and tasty.

The Old Dubliner is a pretty nice Irish pub. They have live music every Friday & Saturday, the…read moredrinks are cheap (for an Irish pub in Germany) and the atmosphere is nice when the place fills up (on a Friday this is about 9pm). It's worth mentioning that they only open at 6pm, and for the first few hours it's likely to be dead. There are a few TVs dotted around, but I get this impression that not much sport is shown here. It's more of a music venue than a place to watch English football. From my perspective as someone living in Hamburg, the fact that this bar is in Harburg makes it what it is. When I visited for the first time the other day, one of the most noticeable things was how different the crowd is when compared what I'd expect in Hamburg. There were a lot of 18-20 year olds and then quite a lot of 40-60 year olds and not much in between. It's not a good thing or a bad thing, just an observation. Going back to the prices, a pint of Guiness or Kilkenny costs about EUR3.80. In Hamburg-proper this would be more like EUR4.50-EUR5. Quite a lot cheaper then. It's actually not very hard to get here either, just jump on the S3 or S31 trains in the city centre and you'll be in Harburg in about 20 minutes.

A well run pub with an Irish theme. live music. one of the better bars in Harburg.read more

This really is an exceptional bar. It is neighborhoody, unpretentious, but every aspect is just a…read morestep above. The beer selection is fine (in an old-school, non-craft-beer-aficianado sense). The outdoor seats let you settle back and reflect, and the indoor spots are pleasantly nooky. The servers are keen, able, and cool. A great place to hang.

If you're hungry, don't worry, this place serve you heaps of good food to a great price. Awesome…read moreafterwork place for everyone how wanna have something to eat or just a beer.

The Gunclub is one of a kind. The owner and his staff are very friendly and you will soon learn…read morethat they love music. They will play you music that you have likely never heard before. This is a real bar with really good music and authentic staff and a great selection of drinks. The bar often has DJ´s playing. One on my favorite bars in St. Pauli. It is a sort of insider tip if you want to experience the real St. Pauli spirit. It´s location just off the Reeperbahn is easy and ideal to reach. Hopfenstrasse has several other very authentic bars next to Gunclub. I will be back.

Nice bar with fair prices, good music and a kicker table. The service is friendly and it has a nice…read morefeel to it. The bar is placed in the bar district Hopfenstrasse. There are four bars placed next to each other and they offer everything from surf to punk rock music. The Gun Club often has DJs and the music they play is mostly rock and punk rock. Sometimes you will have really good bands playing there so look at their site for info. http://www.facebook.com/gunclubstpauli Good and central location. Well worth a visit. I will surely be back. Have fun in the Gun Club I had :-).

Ambiance is OK, cocktails are standard and way too pricey. Staff is pretty friendly though.read more