Hamburg City Travel Guide—— Sternschanze and Karoviertel

The Sternschanze district is a city in the west of Hamburg and is heavily influenced by the subcultures of the 1970s and 1980s. The Karoviertel neighbourhood of Sternschanze is relatively small, but equally maverick and has undergone many changes over the past 20 years. Nowadays, coffee shops, bars, and trendy fashion shops are gathered here, and some hedonistic small shops can be seen here, advocating an ecological and sustainable lifestyle.

Food strategy

1. Restaurant Nil

The restaurant is located on the fourth floor, mainly featuring seasonal and regional delicacies, and supports slow food e.V. On Sundays, the restaurant offers a set meal for four or more people, including pre meals, main meals and desserts. But make an appointment in advance!

Address：Neuer Pferdemarkt 5

Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 18: 00-00: 00, Friday to Sunday 17: 30-00: 00

Official website：www.restaurant-nil.de

Contact number：040 4397 823

2. Happenpappen

This small restaurant offers different vegetarian lunches every day, and a variety of burgers and burger bowls in the evening for diners to choose from. On weekends, breakfast (sandwiches and oatmeal) is available no matter how late. The delicious cakes are also served all day. All meals are fresh homemade and vegetarian and healthy!

Address：Feldstraße 36

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 12: 00–22: 00, Saturday 10: 00–22: 00, Sunday So 10: 00–17: 00

Official website：www.happenpappen.de

3. Karo Beach

This is the first zero waste beach club in Germany. All tableware and glasses in the restaurant can be recycled. Even straws are made of wheat straw. In this way, a lot of garbage is avoided from the source. In summer, children can bathe in the sun, play bocce, beach volleyball, or dig sand pits. Note: The club is only open during the summer.

Address：Neuer Kamp 31

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 12: 00–22: 00

Official website：www.karo-beach.de

Contact number：040 468992 413

Shopping strategy

1. Vunderland

Here, even the more discerning customers can buy high-quality exquisite clothing. Animal products made of leather, fur, and animal hair are prohibited here. Customers can also buy some well-made handmade jewelry and other daily necessities.

Address：Marktstraße 137

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 11: 00–19: 00

Official website：www.vunderland.de

2. Sophie the Cat

Sophie the Cat specialises in quality footwear, bags and accessories. Most of the famous and other designer brands in the store are made by traditional European companies using high-quality raw materials.

Address：Marktstraße 15

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 12: 00–18: 30, Saturday Sa 11: 00–18: 00

Official website：www.sophiethecat.de

3. Mimulus

Since 1994, Mimulus on Schanzen Street has provided customers with a variety of natural cosmetics from all over the world, and provided friendly and practical suggestions based on customers' different skin textures and needs.

Address：Schanzenstraße 39a

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10: 00–18: 30, Saturday 10: 00–15: 30

Official website：www.mimulus-kosmetik.de

Leisure strategy

Planten un Blomen Park

The Planten un Blomen Park is located in the eastern part of the Karoviertel district. The Planten un Blomen Park between the Hamburg Convention and Exhibition Center and Millertor is the green heart of Hamburg. This 47-hectare traditional park with Hamburg's old botanical gardens and tropical houses is one of the largest Japanese-style landscape gardens in Europe. Here you can stroll for hours, enjoy the beauty of the plants, and sit around so that your soul can be sublimated. In addition, a children's playground with water rides and a water-light music fountain opens from early May to late August, making it a great place for kids to play.

Official website：www.plantenunblomen.hamburg.de