The best tips for the nightlife scene in Hamburg

Just out for a beer, or not going home until the sun rises?

Reeperbahn! This is most people's first association when they think of Hamburg. But for those who want to celebrate or go dancing, there are many more possibilities: Dance and live clubs, stylish cocktail bars or cult pubs. Discover the best insider tips from the scene and have a nice evening in Hamburg!

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Freundlich + Kompetent

Live club
Bar

New location - consistent cult concept. The bar "Freundlich + Kompetent", formerly located in Winterhude, moved into its new 240 sqm premises on the ground floor of the Mundsburg Center in January 2015. In addition to the bar, there are regular club events, concerts and cosy crime scene evenings. A visit to the cult bar is worthwhile! The bar is open daily from 5 pm to open end.

Freundlich + Kompetent

Hamburger Straße 13
22083 Hamburg

Golden Cut

Live club

Between the main train station and the Alster, Hamburg’s wealthier party-folk meet here on weekends for R'n'B, black and house music.

Golden Cut

Holzdamm 61
20099 Hamburg

Goldfischglas

With its long bar and mini-disco, Goldfischglas has developed in recent years into a popular meeting place in the middle of the Schanze district.

Goldfischglas

Bartelsstraße 30
20357 Hamburg

Große Freiheit 36

Live club
Bar

Die Große Freiheit 36 - one of the legendary clubs of the Reeperbahn. Opened in 1985 under its present name, the "Freiheit" is still a venue for grandiose parties and concerts.

Große Freiheit 36

Große Freiheit 36
22767 Hamburg

Herzblut St. Pauli

Herzblut: A fitting name, meaning "lifeblood", since the people of St. Pauli have partying in their hearts. A cross between a club, restaurant and cocktail bar is the ideal starting point for a night of partying on the Reeperbahn.

Herzblut St. Pauli

Reeperbahn 48-50
20359 Hamburg

Kleines Phi

Heart, experience and intellect - this is the secret recipe for a successful bar in Hamburg. At least for the Little Phi in Hamburg. There are not only cocktails and snacks, but also a lot of good humour and a lot of people to get to know.

Kleines Phi

Feldstraße 42
20357 Hamburg

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Laundrette

By far the most unusual café in Hamburg can be found in Ottensen: the Laundrette. The special thing about this café is that you can actually do your laundry here.

Laundrette

Ottenser Hauptstraße 56
22765 Hamburg

Mojo Club

Live club

When then Mojo Club opened at the beginning of the 1990s, it was the "place to be" because it definitively enshrined club culture in Hamburg.

Mojo Club

Reeperbahn 1
20359 Hamburg

Nikki Tiger

Live club

Stylish, different, in: In May 2018, opened the Japanese-inspired Nikki Tiger opened in the same spot as the former popular Ego and Villa Nova electro-clubs.

Nikki Tiger

Talstraße 9
20359 Hamburg

Pony Bar

Live club

Founded by a student initiative, the Pony Bar is much more than just somewhere to drink. In the evenings, the café turns into a pub that serves not only beer, wine and Cuba Libre, but also offers a varied cultural programme.

Pony Bar

Allende-Platz 1
20146 Hamburg

Prinzenbar

Live club
Bar

Churning out electro parties, indie evenings and great concerts - this is how Prinzenbar has always attracted its guests to Kastanienallee.

Prinzenbar

Kastanienallee 20
20359 Hamburg

The Chug Club

The Chug Club is a real enrichment of the Hamburg nightlife: in the happy mixture of puffy-cosy club and sophisticated bar culture, you can experience wholly new, surprising moments of indulgence away from hard-core parties and the masses.

The Chug Club

Taubenstraße 13
20359 Hamburg

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