Fischbrötchen, Hamburg, Germany

During our trip to Hamburg one of the stops was the historical warehouse district, Speicherstadt and also the new extension to Hamburg the Hafencity. Here you get the contrast of the historical warehouses and modern tall buildings on the other side to house the ever growing population of Hamburg.

As we were exploring the part of the city where the new Hamburg Philharmonic is going to be built we stopped along one of the Fischbrötchen (eng. fish bread) stalls along the river. Obviously being in a port city, it's always great that you can get snacks like this easily.

Salmon fish bread. The cured salmon was pretty salty but went well with the bread and sauce.

It was a mighty fine day for a stroll out in town. Enjoy some of the pictures we took of the surrounding area.

The new Hamburg Philharmonic under construction.

One of the many nice canals on our way to Speicherstadt.

St. Katherinen Church

The historical Spericherstadt

Unique building in Hafencity

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Karofisch, Hamburg, Germany

One of the beautiful things about living by a portside city is the availability of fresh sea produce. We made sure to take full advantage of that during our visit to Hamburg, and had fish for almost every meal. 

One of the best stops during this whole trip was to Karofisch and it was a total surprise too. Karofisch is a casual, diner-type restaurant and while it does not have the most impressive looking restaurant or setting, the amount of care gone into cooking a good fish shone. 

Mixed seafood platter with 5 types of fish, scallops, calamari and prawns.

The exterior of the restaurant. 

Fresh fish on display

The mini "army" of chefs. They are a small group but each seems to know what they are doing and do it rather efficiently.

Blue and white is the theme around here but I don't think they are Greek...

A salad to start. Simple with a slightly sweet and tangy sauce.

Garlic bread

The KAROMIX. (€14.90) Serving includes salmon, pollack, ling, tilapia, shark catfish, scallops, calamaris and prawns

Served with potatoes of your choice and vegetables. We went for grilled potato on this one.

Whole trout with roast potatoes and grilled vegetables. (€9.90)

Moist and succulent!

Definitely the best restaurant during our short stay here.

Verdict: We were served in humble surroundings but the star of the show here was the well cooked fish and it definitely warrants a second visit should we travel to Hamburg again.

Opening times: Facebook page says "always open" but I figure that should mean 12 noon to 11pm

Price: 30€ for two persons.

Location: Feldstraße 32, 20357 Hamburg, Germany

Tel: +40- 88237532

Website: Karofisch Facebook page

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Matsumi Japanese Restaurant, Hamburg, Germany

Recently, we made a trip to the port city of Hamburg for a short trip. After a quick search, we stumbled upon Matsumi, a Japanese restaurant nearby the places we were visiting for the day. Matsumi serves set lunches at reasonable prices, so it is a good way to sample their offerings without spending a fortune.

Una-don. Beautifully grilled eel served over rice. 

Entrance to the restaurant

Tables are small but well-suited to the customer base, mostly groups of 2 or small families. They also have tatami rooms that seat bigger groups of 10-14 pax.

Pickled vegetables as an appetiser

The bar area where the chef dishes out the sushi.

Shake-Teri-Don. Grilled salmon served on rice with vegetables and a miso soup. Fish was beautifully cooked and vegetables had a good bite to them.

The eel was soft and flavoursome, and the dish also comes with a miso soup.

After a meal, you can take a stroll along the Botanical Gardens aka Planten un Blomen. It is a beautiful garden with various flowers from all around the world. Well worth a visit for the plant lovers.

Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday; Lunch 12.00 pm - 2.30pm, Dinner 6.30 pm- 11.00pm. Sundays and Mondays closed. Open on public holidays from 6.30pm

Price: 32€ for two persons.

Location: Matsumi, Colonnaden 96, 1st Floor, 20354 Hamburg, Germany

Tel: +49 040- 34 31 25

Website: http://www.matsumi.de/


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