Altona & Ottensen Guide in Hamburg

Until the 20th century, small handicraft workshops and workers' bars in the backyard of every family spread all over the city. The Altona & Ottensen became one of Hamburg's most dynamic and popular landscaped districts. Compared to other districts in Hamburg, the architecture is more closely spaced. The Elbe River crosses the southern part of the city, not too far from the Port of Hamburg. Although there’s not lack of hustle and bustle in Altona & Ottensen, it is still a liveable and lovely area for many families. Many young designers with inspiration, ideas and own products have moved into the old workshops in the backyard and are looking forward to the life here.

Food Guide

1. Café LilliSu

In Café LilliSu, all drinks are handmade. Delicious coffee, and almost all other products are healthy organic food. The menu is adjusted according to the season, and all dishes are made with the best seasonal agricultural products. You can enjoy breakfast outside if it’s a sunny day.

Location: Große Rainstraße 18

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9: 00-19: 00； Saturday and Sunday 10: 00-19: 00

Website: www.lillisu.de

Phone number: 040 3902 491

2. Coffee Roastery Torrefaktum Kaffeeröstere

Coffee Roastery Torrefaktum Kaffeeröstere is certified organic and you can enjoy it here. This trendy coffee bar promotes environmental coffee-to-stay, and customizes coffee for guests according to personal preference. If you like the flavor of coffee here, you can also take our monthly coffee magazine (Kaffee-Abo) home.

Location: Bahrenfelder Straße 237

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8: 00-19: 00； Saturday 10: 00-18: 00

Website: www.torrefaktum.de

Phone number: 040 39893 770

3. Ice-cream parlor Eisliebe

Twelve flavors of ice cream! Two flavors updated daily! All ice cream is freshly made from local ingredients. In addition, we also offer ice cream cakes, sandwich ice cream and almond dumpling ice cream. Every summer, half of the Ottensen people will line up here. A few years ago, its second branch opened in Eimsbüttel (Hamburg).

Location: Near Reitbahn 2

Opening hours: 12: 00-20: 30 every day from March to October

Shopping Guide

1. Single Products Store Stückgut

"Zero waste"-Avoid waste as comprehensively as possible: The first unpackaged store in Ottensen district revolved around this idea. You can buy organic products with the best quality from local suppliers here. As the store's owner put it: "The product itself is the most important". The products here abandon excessive packaging, and its pure quality is paramount.

Location: Near Felde 91

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10: 00-19: 00； Saturday 11: 00-17: 00

Website: www.stueckgut-hamburg.de

2.Woodwork workshop Hafenholz Holzmanufaktur

The furniture and upholstery here perfectly combine classical handmade art with modern creativity. The raw materials of all products are from the remaining wood processed by the industrial port of Hamburg, which perfectly realizes the recycling of materials. In addition to single products, the two bosses of the workshop sometimes make advanced small series of products.

Location: Borselstraße 9

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 7: 00-17: 00

Website: www.hafenholz.de

Entertainment Guide

1. Altonaer Balkon

Located on the corner of Palmaille Street, and in Geesthang Park behind Altona City Hall, Altonaer Balkon is perhaps the largest balcony in Hamburg. Overlooking from the balcony, the beautiful scenery of the Elbe Container Port and Terminal in different weather is breathtaking. At the same time, it is also the favorite meeting place for city residents and tourists. Tourists can picnic here and watch boats coming and going. You can touch the authentic Hamburg here.

Location: The entrance is located in Klopstockstraße street or Kaistraße street

2. Cultural center Fabrik

This is another cultural and communication center in the city with more than 45 years’ history. Its influence extends far beyond the cities of Altona and Hamburg. Not only there are many concerts and parties, many citizens also hold and attend art lectures here. During the day, Fabrik offers a variety of free creative projects for children and young people throughout the year. In winter, flea markets and food markets are regularly open here.

Location: Barnerstraße 36

Ticket pre-sale and office opening hours: Monday to Friday 10: 00-18: 00

Website: www.fabrik.de

Phone number: 040 391 070

3. Volkspark Altona

Volkspark Altona in the northern part of Altona is Hamburg's largest park, which is actually a little-known secret. The park is located in a gentle hilly area, full of beautiful old trees and tree-lined paths, which attract many tourists to wander here. There are a variety of recreational, educational and recreational activities in the park for people to enjoy, such as admiring the rich variety of perennial shrubs, ornamental shrubs, rare shrubs and private gardens in the historic school garden. The Dahlia Garden on Stadium Street (Volkspark Altona Stadium) is famous throughout Europe, with more than 600 varieties and a total of more than 11,000 plants.

Among the permanent cross-cultural plantations in Hamburg's Altona area, there is a public nursery filled with vegetables and cash crops, beehives and a "sweet forest" planted with more than 100 fruit trees and shrubs.