Germany Guide
Hamburg
St Georg
1 
Cox Lange Reihe 68 
040/24 94 22 The first home of haute cuisine in St Georg and as popular as ever. Leather banquettes and crisp white tablecloths make a nod to French brasserie styles, and the short menu brings interesting global flavours to contemporary German cooking. Opening time: Closed lunch Sat & Sun
2 Golden Cut Holzdamm 6 040/85 10 35 32 Pan-European and Asian cuisine in an über-cool retro-modernist lounge bar; think vintage chairs, bronze-petalled tulip lamps and minimalist sofas. Diners bypass the famously picky door policy for the associated club, though still dress to impress. Opening time: Closed lunch Sun– Tues
3 Sgroi Lange Reihe 40 040/28 00 39 30 The sophisticated gourmet address of St Georg, where star chef Anna Sgroi crafts Italian-influenced cuisine; mains cost around €34, which makes the €26 lunch menus good value. Opening time: Closed Sat & Sun lunch and all day Mon
4 Zaunkönig St Georgs Kirchhof 3 040/24 67 38 Serves contemporary light takes on German classics – arguably the best food on this quiet square.
5 a.mora An der Alster, Atlantic-Steg On the quay before the Atlantic hotel, this unites views over the Aussenalster with lounger-style eating from the hip Bar Hamburg team. Heaven for brunch on sunny weekends.
6 Café Gnosa Lange Reihe 93. The quaintly old-fashioned café of 1930s vintage is the wellspring of St Georg's gay community; a good first port of call for the Hamburg scene.
7 Literaturhaus Café Schwanenwik 38 040/220 13 00 Outstanding breakfasts, light lunches then a serious evening à la carte – expect dishes like gnocchi with monkfish and a tomato-olive pesto – all served in glamorous neo-Baroque rooms lit by glass chandeliers that are stylish without ever showing off. Good bar, too. Opening time: Closed lunch Sat & Sun