Best Bars in Sternschanze, Hamburg
Dive bars, brewery taprooms, alternative energy — Hamburg's most concentrated alternative zone.
Sternschanze is Hamburg's most concentrated alternative bar neighbourhood. The Schanzenviertel — between St. Pauli and the university — combines squatter-house heritage with the densest dive-bar grid in northern Germany.
Eight Sternschanze picks for a non-touristy Hamburg evening.
The best bars in Sternschanze
Rote Flora
Schulterblatt heritage squatter-house turned cultural centre. Cheap drinks, live music, full Hamburg counter-culture.
Aurel
Marktstraße all-day café-bar. Coffee from 8am, drinks from 6pm, the Sternschanze neighborhood institution.
Strandperle
Övelgönne Elbe-side beach bar. Sand floor, summer institution, the Hamburg summer evening default.
Schanzen Stern
Schanzenstraße cheap-drinks dive. Late-night, full Sternschanze energy.
Cowboys
Schanzenstraße American-themed dive. Cheap shots, late-night, full Hamburg late-night.
Schanzenstern
Bartelsstraße alternative brewpub. House-brewed beers, full Schanzenviertel local-feeling.
Hadley's
Sternschanze cheap-cocktails dive. Cheap drinks, full Sternschanze student energy.
Mathilde Bar
Sternschanze cocktail bar with strong program. Strong cocktails, intimate room, the Sternschanze cocktail destination.
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