Fischfeinkost Delikatessen des Meeres — Restaurant in Hamburg

Mix with the locals and treat yourself to a phenomenal casual weekday lunch or early dinner at Fischfeinkost Delikatessen des Meeres (which roughly translates to: Fischfeinkost delicacies of the sea). This place is absolutely phenomenal! If you’re a foodie, you have to check it out. If you’re not a foodie, you should still check it out. The reviews are super impressive and very well deserved, and popular with the locals it is. Always a great sign, right?

Ok, so here's the deal: you enter the space down a few stairs from the street level. You order your dish and a drink at the counter. The place is made up of a pretty cramped connection of tiny rooms with only a few tall tables around. Some with stools. Most without. But in pleasant weather, the great majority of folks are outside on the open sidewalk umbrella-covered tables that are pretty much full of people either enjoying their food or waiting for their food. When they have a bunch of dishes ready, they put them out on the counter and ring a bell. What? No, I’m not kidding. Then a bunch of customers just swoop right in and grab their dishes. Apparently everyone is a regular and already knows the drill, but I still have no idea how people know who gets what or when that bell ring is for them or not. Just bizarre, but it certainly seems to work. These are very happy diners, for sure. Luckily for me, the counter-lady was really sweet and clued in this rather clueless American when my dish was included in which bell ringing round.

I had ordered the seafood lasagna w/carpaccio. Sounded amazing, and it certainly was. OMG. Happy me! Delic!! Lovely fresh pasta and veggies in a somewhat deconstructed lasagna style with a lot of yummy broth. Somewhat soupy. Just fantastic. The other dish available that day was a swordfish with potatoes on a bed of greens. Looked amazing and appeared to be the most popular. The Chef creates the menu each day of only 1 or 2 dishes, based on the freshest ingredients available in the markets that day. Brilliant! Simple concept. Simple food. Nothing fancy. Just fantastically prepared super fresh big plates of homey food. Everyone brings out their own flatware/napkin/drink to their tables, picks up their own dish from the counter when ready, and self-busses and drops off their dirty plates when they’re done. Highly highly...

Wonderful place where they serve only 2 brilliant dishes everyday. One is constant, that is Bolognese and the second one is pasta or smth else with seafood or fish. Every day they have new dish, and each day it is absolutely delicious! Portions are very big, to you won’t be hungry and the whole meal will cost only 11.5 Euro for you! I am in love with their style of cooking and each time I see a queue of local workers in costumes that choose exactly this restaurant for their lunch! It is self service restaurant with small rooms inside and summer terrace on the street. Self service, when the dish is ready, they ring the bell inside and the cooking takes a little time, because of the menu! If you would like a good place to eat fish or seafood and especially on everyday basis, than obviously you should try...

2025.06.30: we had a lunch here on a beautiful sunny Monday. This place is very unique in Hamburg, instantly became one of my favourite lunchmenu places. It really has a character. They make two dishes each day, one of which, the Spagetti Bolognese, is always the same - as far as I know. Other one was currently some rigatoni pasta with salmon, the sauce was mixture of mustard, but also some tomatoes. The taste was good and you are free to put as much parmeggiano as you want. 11,5 EUR for such a portion that I could barely finish. Really huge portions, maybe you won't even have to have dinner after...