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    The Bird

    3.4 (304 reviews)
    ModerateBurgers, American
    Open 2:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Casual
    Loud
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Burger. Fries. Rotbier.
    Christel L.

    Get a hamburger in Hamburg (the origin city of the hamburger). This was a major priority in my plan when visiting this city. After passing by some other Yelp recommendations, I finally decided to take the train out here before checking out the St. Pauli Christmas Market nearby. It's about a 5-7 minute walk from the train stop. Arriving in the evening, the place was packed. As in, every single seat was taken. I tried to seat myself at the bar, only to be informed that I still had to put my name down because there were slots of reservations. No biggie. I was fine waiting. Except it seemed like I waited for half an hour or more as I watched groups of people walk in and get seated without reservations. Turns out the hostess thought I was also waiting for a dining companion to arrive thus the multiple snubs. Well, that tells you something about going out to eat by yourself at restaurants here. Rare stuff. Anyway, I finally got to sit at the bar and already having familiarized myself with the menu--there is an awesome disclaimer on the front page about what to expect with their food and how to eat it--I ordered a burger, fries, and beer. It was a hefty portion and the interestingly English-muffin-like bun was tiny compared to the patty, but a decent American-esque meal. Service was fine. Given the crowds, the popularity of The Bird speaks for itself. It's a good place to eat some good food and for the locals to get a taste of the stateside stuff. Seemed like a very social scene in there. The most important tip I will offer you is this: CASH ONLY.

    The Filthy Harry
    Lauriane B.

    We went to The Bird with a group of friends to celebrate a birthday. We ordered drinks, burgers and fries. Then, the waitress told us that they were out of fries. It was 8pm and she waited to tell us after our drinks were served, so we couldn't leave. We waited around one hour to get our dishes, and our drinks were almost empty when the burgers arrived. Our meat was a little bit overcooked but the burgers were still tasty. I think that they are the only restaurant making burger with the "rare cooking" authorization, which confirms the quality of the meat.

    That's not a small burger. It's a barbaric amount of chips.
    Joe P.

    Immense burgers here in Hamburg. Well worth the hunt to find the place (middle of a housing estate near St Pauli) for the reward of a super tasty patty. The muffin bun is a bit out of the ordinary, but it does work quite well. The chips are very good too, however the portion size is BARBARIC. have a look at the photo I posted. It's enormous. A great place and some really good craft beer options, again which is usually difficult to find in Hamburg.

    My bird-burger - and lots of fries!
    Annika L.

    After burgers me and my family took a vote: from 1-5, how many stars. So... 2 votes for 3 stars, 1 for 4, and since I was counting votes I got to be indecisive and go for 3,5 stars. Result is 3 stars. Best things first : meat quality seemed fine. Bun is symbolic, has to be there to give you an illusion of something else than meat overload. I got the classic burger and to me it was a bit heavy on the mustard. But otherwise real greasy like expected. And a s***load of fries. Never seen that many fries on one plate before. Actually kind of scary. A bit too much even. And then the bad: what is up with the acoustics in this place? It fills up pretty quickly after 6pm, and with the people comes the noise. And OMG we had to yell to have a conversation. It was almost impossible to hear what the others at the table said. Its ok with noise, but this was ridiculous. I would go there again if asked, but preferably with more beer and less conversation involved.

    Alistair H.

    Here you'll find the best burger in Hamburg, bar none. So 5 stars. However, they could really do with redecorating. It feels more like a conference room than the cosy meaty paradise that it should be. Ah well, I'm sure they'll sort that out in time. Back to the food. They have a range of about 10 burgers, all of which are going to set you back about EUR12, so they're not cheap. They are however freshly made, using fresh meat, which allows the server to ask How would you like that cooked? Rare, Medium-rare. I went for medium-rare, which anywhere else in Hamburg would be a recipe for extreme food-poisoning, but here you just get the great extra taste. Extra props for having two blue-cheese burgers on the menu.

    Da Woiks  (Instagram @EatStatus)
    Eatstatus G.

    Great Burger. I went to a place called Peter Pane my first day in Hamburg and this place blows it out the water. Fresh Ingedients, Fresh Beef, Great combinations, very good burger. The only thing I didnt care for was the long wait for our food, but the place was crowded and understandably so. I recommend this place if you want a Hamburger in Hamburg!

    The "Drunk Ghetto Burger" with a shot of Vodka in the back and "The Jack" with dripping blue cheese in the front.
    Freddy K.

    You fancy a steak but also a burger and can't decide which one you want for dinner? Well there you have it: Grinded premium steak meat between two buns -Bombdelicious my friends! And all of that between 9 and 13 bucks. It's the first time i had a burger with dripping blue cheese sauce - tasty! I'm just amazed by the variety of special stuff those burgers come with...one of us had the "Drunk Ghetto" with a shot of Vodka (cheers). For all the "healthy" ones of us...you can either choose a side of fries OR spinach or ceasar salad. They don't say it specifically on the menu, so you have to ask for it. Oh and for the really tough folks out there, try the Chicken Wings Napalm. But be brave, as it is already saying on the menu "crazy hot"... it will clear your head in a second and gave my friends, quote "hallucinations". I was being a chicken and only had a bite....still needed water though which the waitress already had in stock for us since she saw us puffing. The waitresses were in general very alert. So 5 stars are flying to the bird!

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    Park

    Park

    3.8(87 reviews)
    1.6 kmSternschanze
    €€

    Park Cafe is a funny one in that I can't give it less than a good review, because it is a very good…read morelittle cafe-bar, but at the same time it's almost identical to the 4 or 5 bars surrounding it, and I never go to any of them. I guess the bars on Susannenstraße have found a good thing and are all sticking to it. Park Cafe is a cool, trendy little place. They have a limited food menu, do a good range of coffees and also cocktails. That's about it.

    The Park Cafe was one of the first places in Hamburg which I hit at random to enjoy a social cup of…read morecoffee. When I arrived, it was packed, and it didn't take me long to figure out that one needs to find his or her "niche hour". Park sports a very unique menu - they are very strong with their cocktail offerings (the strongest I've seen outside of a bar or pub), along with traditional warm drinks and an interesting selection of cakes and soups. Their coconut soup seems to be a hit with the crowd, personally, I could find myself at park only for their blueberry muffins. Coffee at Park is a hit or miss. On some days, the coffee is too strong for my liking, on other days, it's distinctly weak. This I'm willing to forgive, however, since Park is and remains one of the best places to meet friends in the Schanze for some good conversation. I must admit, however, that due to the cafe's popular nature, the chances of me going there alone to drink coffee and read a book are extremely slim. The crowd at Park is very diverse and remains diverse throughout the day. Young folks and the older crowd meet at Park during the mornings, afternoons and evenings, and it's not uncommon to see parents sitting at the tables with their children. The "clubbing crowd" seems to mostly frequent Park on Friday nights, presumably to order from the cocktail menu.

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    Grilly Idol

    Grilly Idol

    4.1(98 reviews)
    0.6 kmSt. Pauli
    €€

    Nice little burger haunt that places great emphasis on providing special dietary options in their…read moreburgers. Service was friendly and super-quick, nice! The burgers were pretty good, although I felt that they overdid on the fatty (cheese sauce, mayo) ingredients. Fries very good and the home made lemonade plain, but good. Charging extra for ketchup was a bit unnecessary, and the bathrooms were barely adequate, also lacking an option to dry one's hands.

    Bad. Just bad. Unless you have lost your tastebuds do not eat at Grilly Idol…read more The photos looked good, the reviews were good, had to go try it out. And we were so so so disappointed. Cold Dry Tasteless Spineless Way Overpriced (5€ for Fries) First we waited for an hour until the food came. Then it was one horrible taste experience after another. I ordered the Blue-cheese burger with sweet potato - it was nothing more than nasty and tasteless. Too much blue-cheese sauce, the bacon was thin and the opposite of crispy. The "candied walnuts" were two nuts stuck deep into the tasteless bun. The paddy was dry, tasteless and couldn't hold itself together. To top it all off the burger was cold. Cold meat, cold bun. I was eating with 3 others - all three ordered the Cheeseburger. All three did not finish their food due to disgust. 2 of them ordered the "chilly cheese fries" - the cheese tasted like kraft cheese out of the can (US Reference...) which is fake cheese. The "chilies" didn't help the whole situation, as they looked like they were sloughed onto the cheese directly from the glass they were purchased in. No one asked how the food tasted. No one seemed to care if the customers were happy. I believe they had seen faces like ours before: disappointed and sad that the food was so terrible. We all left the restaurant with rocks in our stomachs, wishing we had never entered this restaurant. Really a shame. I should have taken the hint from the amount of "additives" (Tabasco, spicy chilly sauces etc) that sat ready on the table.

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