This is a trad German pub just off the Reeperbahn. Well worth checking out to see the crowd of…read morelocals, the mass of wood panelling and the priceless tracks in the Jukebox. If you're English - you won't have heard of any of them! Cheap too. Very very cheap in fact - Astra is around 1.80 euro.

Not as cheap as it used to be - the beer is quite averagely priced now. Still, Zum Silbersack is…read morestill a pretty cool bar to visit if you're in the area. It's mostly always busy and has a very old-school atmosphere. Unfortunately this also includes being ultra-smokey

Had a fun time here. An "honest" bar with fun staff and a relaxed atmosphere. A bit off the beaten…read morepath and I wouldn't of ever found it without my friends inviting me there. Definitely more chilled out than the nearby Schanze. Good drinks, decent seating and by 10/11pm quite full with the kind of people I am happy to surround myself with. Definitely not the "shi shi" Hamburg crowd. More a mix of normal, alternative, scene type crowd. Stays open fairly late and usually full.

If you're in Ottensen at 5am and want to go to a lively bar, well, you don't have many choices…read more Familien Eck would be one though. Maybe one of the reasons is that it's pretty tiny, so it doesn't need that many people to be lively :) It's basically a dive bar, and a fair percentage of the crowd will probably be quite alternative/punky looking. Everyone is nice though, and the drinks are a reasonable price. One noteworthy thing is that to save space they have the DJ working almost on the ceiling! It's hard to describe, so you'll just have to see for yourself.

This was one of the nicest, most relaxed, dark and dingy bars I found in Hamburg, I was in the city…read morefor a week on my own and was comfortable to read my book in here and have a couple of beers or white wines without feeling conspicious. The staff were friendly, the DJ was relaxed and varied, there's even thai snacks brought round to your table. One of the least pretentious bars in the area.

Last time I was there, Der Clochard was a 24/7, shabby, dirty, dark bar…read more Loved it ! You got everything you might want there ! Drunk people, cheap beer and dirty wooden tables, with a "nice" view on the street from the fenced terrace. Located on the fist floor, it's worth a look and having a couple of Astras with friends. It really is one of the ultimate spot late at night if you're slightly to really drunk. You know, the place has that special something...

Always pop in for a few cheap beers when I'm in Hamburg. As previously stated it is dark and shabby…read morebut its a whole lot of fun. Will be popping in again when I'm in town next month, no doubt..

I walked into this bar a few moments hoping to buy a few drinks before walking the alte elbe tunnel…read moreand was greatly entertained by the kind bartender and awesome juke box, from the classic vintage jams, to the new pop songs, this juke had it all. and considering the bartender and i were the only ones at the bar on this lonely evening at 6pm, i had a hell of a time jammin to that juke box!!!!

If you're into your music, and you like drinking, you could do a lot worse than hop into Eldorado…read more I don't know how, but everytime I come in there's always something I really like that is obscure (Andrew Bird anyone?!), and also new stuff that I've never heard of. They must give the bar staff some sort of musical taste test before they get a job here. Anyway - the place is pretty dirty and scruffy, and you can still smoke inside, and there's no outdoor seating. But I love it for the tunes. So it's a 5.

Eldorado is a basement bar, with cool music and an unpartitioned smoking room. It's a pretty smokey…read morebar. So long as you don't mind the smoke, then it's a pretty cool place to have a relaxing drink.