QUEER HAMBURG For gay men and women Information and bookings. Tel. +49 (0)40.300 51 300 www.hamburg-tourism.de 1 HAMBURG ➸ Welcome! With its combination of traditional hospi- tality and modern liberality, Hamburg is a paradise for gay men and women. In My perfect day 04 this brochure, and with the help of some of the people who call Hamburg home, Shop till you flop 06 we’ve suggested ways of spending a perfect day in this city. Of course, 24 hours For culture vultures 14 isn’t nearly long enough to discover this gateway to the world, with its huge areas Fabulous fare 22 Night of greenery, contemporary architecture, and endlessly varied and scintillating shift 28 Bed and board 34 nightlife, culture and shopping. Around and about 40 You’ll feel particularly at home in St. Georg, which over the years has earned Events 2011 44 Useful itself the reputation of being Hamburg’s gay village. Located around the main information 46 City station and overlooking the Alster, it’s a microcosm of the city’s beauty and cos- maps 48 Rapid Transit/ mopolitan outlook. Its central focus is the bustling Lange Reihe, a place to shop, Regional Trail 52 people-watch, and party. Enjoy your stay! Hamburg CARD – Hamburg’s discovery card Unlimited travel on public transport and reduced rates at over 150 attrac- tions where you see this sign. For more information, see page 55 or www.hamburg-tourism.de/cards 2 3 MY PERFECT DAY “When I’m not at my own restaurant, After that, I might recover from the the KYTI VOO, I like to meet friends for rigours of bargain hunting with lemon a big breakfast. And the best one I know tart and cappuccino at the mayer café is served at Roman Witt’s Prinsessan in around the corner. And then I’d end up Uhlenhorst, near the Alster. It’s Germany’s back at KYTI VOO on Lange Reihe to first dessert bar, and apart from all kinds finish this relaxing day with a cool drink.” of heavenly sweet treats, they do a great breakfast in a beautiful setting. Addresses: Prinsessan Then I’d get my hair done by Nicole at Hofweg 63 (Uhlenhorst) Bastian Cut & Color in St. Pauli, and Bastian Cut & Color/Otaku Records Jan-Holger Mauss, visual communicator spend hours yakking with her about DJ- Feldstraße 45 (St. Pauli, p. 49, B1) Photo: © Georg Kühn (Artist and freelance dancer at the Hamburg State Opera and elsewhere) ing and the music scene. The front of the Flohschanze antiques and flea salon is a record store, Otaku Records, market Neuer Kamp 30 (St. Pauli, p. 49, and they always have hot electronic B1), Sat 8 am to 4 pm beats pounding out of the speakers, so mayer time flies. Feldstraße 36 (St. Pauli, p. 49, B1) “My favourite place when I’ve got KYTI VOO time off is the Alster.” If it’s a Saturday, I’d head down the street Lange Reihe 82 (St. Georg, p. 50, A1) to the Schlachthof flea market, which I love, because they always have such “My perfect day in Hamburg begins with In the evening, of course, we’d go to a great stuff. breakfast at die kleine konditorei ballet or opera at the Staatsoper, and café. Then my friends and I cycle along end with a nightcap at the Alsterperle the Isebekkanal to the Isemarkt, café.” Europe’s biggest open-air market. On “The time I most Saturdays, we might fill up our baskets Addresses: at the Eppendorf organic market and die kleine konditorei love Hamburg is then go to the Isekai and rent a boat. Lutterothstraße 9–11 (Eimsbüttel) Isemarkt when I can just go One really nice thing to do is a canoe Isestraße (Eppendorf, p. 50, B2), for a wander.” ride across the Alster to the Rondeel- Tues and Fri 8:30 am to 2 pm teich, a small lake that you can only Biomarkt (organic market) reach by water unless you own one of Marie-Jonas-Platz (Eppendorf, p. 50, A1) the villas there. Then we might continue Sat 10 am to 3 pm via the Goldbekkanal to the Stadtpark- Boat and cycle rental see for a picnic on the jetty or in the See pages 17 and 47 meadows. If it’s warm enough, I’d swim Staatsoper a few laps. (Hamburg State Opera) Dammtorstraße 28 (Neustadt) Back at the boathouse, there’s a footpath Alsterperle along the Außenalster to the city centre. Eduard-Rhein-Ufer 1 (Uhlenhorst) I always like to drop in at some of the Claudia Kiesel galleries on Admiralitätsstraße. Organiser of the L-BEACH women’s festival, and owner of the KYTI VOO coffee bar 4 5 Photo: © Sinje Sabine Hasheider After breakfast, fashionistas will want to explore some of the city’s stylish shopping districts, such as the Schanze and neighbouring Karolinenviertel. These have lots of small boutiques, studios and Shopping other local niche specialists rubbing shoulders with big international clothing chains. ˇ If your tastes are less exclusive and more down- to-earth and alternative, try the maze of shopping streets in Ottensen. Or, for something cooler and more luxuriously elegant, there’s Eppendorf, Winter- hude, and the Lange Reihe in St. Georg. The biggest selection is slap bang in the middle of town: the famous Mönckebergstraße, the pic turesque Jungfernstieg and arcades such as the venerable Hanse-Viertel and the much more modern Europa-Passage. On the following pages, we’ve assembled just a small selection of Hamburg’s shopping delights. Shop till you Info at your fingertips ➼ www.hamburg- flop tourism.de/shop Maygreen: casual fashion for women who care about the environment 6 7 FASHION For him and her Fortuna As hip and individualistic as the Karolinenviertel itself, a combination of sporty male attire and playful, feminine women’s wear. ➼ Marktstraße 15 (Karolinenviertel, p. 48, B2), Tel. 40 18 68 72, Mon–Fri 12 noon Herr von Eden: the store is as stylish as the suits to 7 pm, Sat 11 am to 6 pm Hamburg Exclusive Hamburg for people with exquisite tastes. Download free or order at Fortuna makes men and women happy ➼ www.hamburg- FASHION tourismus.de/catalogues FKK In spite of its name (the initials stand for For him Freikörperkultur, or naturism), FKK spe- cialises in slinky dresses and trousers, casual jackets, suits and shirts. For years, Herr von Eden Hardenberg designers Stefan Harm and Tobias Jopp Tailored smart-casual vintage-style suits. Inge Gräfin von Hardenberg, a real live have been designing well fitting, weara- ➼ Marktstraße 33 (Karolinenviertel, countess, sells unusual, mainly sporty- ble fashion for people with style. ➼ p. 48, B2), Tel. 439 00 57, Mon–Fri casual menswear. ➼ Schanzenstraße Hegestraße 21 (Eppendorf, p. 50, A2), 11 am to 8 pm, Sat 11 am to 6 pm 85 (Sternschanze, p. 48, A2), Tel. 46 00 90 41, Mon–Fri 11 am to 7 Tel. 35 39 88, Mon–Fri 11 am to 8 pm, pm, Sat 11 am to 5 pm Bob Sat 11 am to 7 pm Boys Boys Boys Big shop, white leather sofa, expensive- Head down the blue-neon-lit stairs for a looking carpet, international labels. Bob treasure trove of gotta-have t-shirts, knows exactly what men like and what trousers, shirts and pullovers. Despite looks good on them. its name, the fashions are unisex. ➼ Kirchenallee 19 (St. Georg, p. 50, ➼ Neuer Kamp 19 (Karolinenviertel, A2), Tel. 88 30 52 98, Mon–Fri 11 am p. 48, B2), Tel. 52 59 03 69, Mon–Fri to 7 pm, Sat 10 am to 6 pm 12 noon to 7 pm, Sat 12 noon to 6 pm Dirndl, Hamburg-style, by FKK International fashion and accessories at Bob in St. Georg 8 9 FASHION FASHION For her Accessories Juno-Nord Craft2eu Understatedly classic, figure-flattering Treasures with a difference, made by women’s wear in muted colours. designers and craftspeople from all over ➼ Marktstraße 136 (Karolinenviertel, the world. ➼ Eppendorfer Weg 231 p. 48, B2), Tel. 38 66 46 17, Tues–Fri 12 (Eppendorf, p. 50, A2), Photo: Nele Gülck noon to 7 pm, Sat 12 noon to 6 pm Tel. 48 09 28 22, Mon–Fri 12 noon to Handmade pieces at Juno-Nord 7 pm, Sat 11 am to 4 pm Maygreen Fantastically funky fairtrade fashion. ➼ Große Rainstraße 17 (Ottensen, Lovers Lane Optics p. 48, B1), Tel. 39 10 99 00, Mon–Fri Wie es Euch gefällt This fashion-conscious optician’s range 11 am to 7 pm, Sat 11 am to 5 pm includes the perennially popular Its name means As You Like It, and Hamburg Eyewear collection. you’ll like it. Nina Wirtz’s store in the ➼ Juliusstraße 16 (Sternschanze, p. Schanzenviertel sells unusual, romantic 48, A2), Lange Reihe 96 (St. Georg, and eminently wearable clothes made p. 50, A1), Tel. 18 01 68 99, Mon–Fri by herself and other young local design- 12 noon to 8 pm, Sat 11 am to 6 pm ➼ ers. Juliusstraße 16 Kappalerie (Sternschanze, p. 48, A2), Traditional and modern headwear made Tel. 51 90 99 77, Mon–Fri 11 am to and sold by Katja Wolframm in the 7 pm, Sat 11 am to 5 pm Levantehaus shopping centre. ➼ Mönckebergstraße 7, Levantehaus first floor (Altstadt, p. 49, B1), Tel. 27 86 60 26, Mon–Fri 10 am to 7 pm, Sat 10 am to 6 pm 10 11 SPECIAL OFFERS Hamburg – never a dull moment This great northern metropolis offers endless variety and excitement. Discover it for yourself with our special offers! SISTER ACT Enjoy with us the most recent all singing, all Something special dancing musical comedy SISTER ACT at the TUI Operettenhaus Hamburg.