Reeperbahn

Absolutely love this place it's got everything that a guy would want on travel. Going to daytime by all kinds of trinkets going at night time let your freak flag fly. I wanna dedicate this post to my friend, Deac Heilig my Ranger buddy and the person I went with last to this place. He is no longer with us, as his war never ended. Love you brother I miss you.

Pretty much the place for the night life in Hamburg. It's probably eight or so block by 4 or so block wide radius. It translates to "Red Light" which implies it as a Red Light District. Much smaller than the one in Amsterdam, this one isn't too bad. There's a main strip where you can walk and drive down both sides of the street. Tons of bars, strip bars, restaurants, fast food, souvenir shops, cigarette shops, casinos, etc. I want to say there were a few hotels there but they didn't look too appealing. The restaurants included sit down ones and fast food. THere's a decent outdoor sausage grill place called Lucille's that is open all hours and is very good.
There are also tons of bars and shops in the side streets off of the main strip.
Of course there is the famed window section of this area as well. It's similar to Amsterdam but here they are all concentrated in a three block or so radius. This area is also forbidden to anyone but men. I'm not sure what happens when a female walks through here but there are signs stating females are not allowed.
There are also ATM's every where here. Overall, I felt like everything was pretty cheap or decent priced, especially for a touristy area.

Probably the highest concentration of ATMs of anywhere I've ever been. Colorful characters, interesting shops, and a little alleyway that I wasn't allowed to go through because I wasn't a man over the age of 18.

After nightfall, the spot with the really good pizza attracts certain ladies.

Ah, the good old Reeperbahn! Yes, this is the red light district, but it's also the bar/pub/concert district! Perfect for a night out on the town.

Whether you're looking for a concert or club, a bar or a pub, this place has everything. Discover some unique and interesting bars off the main pathways in side streets or stick to the major ones on the main road or on the Grosse Freiheit. It's up to you.

Of course you can also pop into any of the numerous sex shops or strip clubs if you feel like it. This area is definitely the hotspot of night life in Hamburg.

Bar hopping is your best bet! Most bars and clubs are open until the wee hours of the morning, which means on a Saturday night you can stay out all night and end your club tour with a trip to the Fishmarket close by where you'll get a fantastic breakfast.

There will be sex workers walking around and quite overtly approaching male patrons just walking around the streets, that's just part of the experience. It's quite a safe place to walk around though as there are crowds everywhere and many establishments have bouncers and security out front to make sure there's not too much trouble.
I'd recommend staying away from the main train stations late at night unless you're travelling in large groups though as there will be a lot of drunk people hanging around there.

The best way to discover this amazing district is to just travel there in the evening and spend all night walking from one bar or club to the next. There is so much to see and do, you won't be disappointed!

Very entertaining couple of strips. Lots of bars and entertainment. Similar to Amsterdam's Red Light District. Only con is that many sketchy individuals hang around the area and prey on vulnerable tourist. Just be on high alert with your valuables as the streets in this area tend to over crowd at night.

Reeperbahn, or the ropeway - something that I learned from Hamburg museum that this is where the people from the old times made hemp rope to use for sailing / ship purposes.

They needed a looooong track to stretch the rope and to wind them and that's how Reeperbahn got its name.

I bet these ropemakers would get a heart attack if they stepped into a time machine and came out now where their ropeway street are full of sex shops and girls live show instead of the old time of quiet rope making, ha ha!

As for me, I found this place to be meh. Since I live in Denmark, there's no shock value to me anymore, this place is just like Istedgade, just bigger and longer (no pun intended here). If you have to pick up "something", then this is the place for you, sex videos, toys, whatever or even weird grunge-clothing or the more normal St. Pauli gears (shirts, sweaters).

Reeperbahn has also numerous souvenir shops, be it general Hamburg souvenirs or the more specific from St. Pauli area. You know what I mean *wiggling eyebrows*

Did I mention that this place has lots of strip bars along the ropeway? Yes, they do.

Two things interesting about red-light district is that they seem to host good Chinese restaurants, just like Magasasa in Istedgade and Man Wah in Reeperbahn, probably the only reason I would come back to this area again in the future.

...and oh, the Christmas market at St Pauli (or Santa Pauli, as they called their xmas market) is something special ;)

You are either going to love it or hate it but if you are visiting Hamburg - you have to visit. Everything from swanky women for hire to great eats. You MUST visit the food truck area which has everything. My colleagues loved it and happy they went ( bucket list type of thing)

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
-Obi Wan Kenobi


Old Ben may have been talking about Mos Eisley, but I reckon he would have thought the same about the Reeperbahn. To be fair, there's not many blasters, and I've not seen much violence, but there's just as many aliens, alcohol and there quite a lot more prostitutes!


Seriously though, I much prefer the bars on the side streets just off the Reeperbahn, especially Hamburger Berg.

I was really underwhelmed by my recent visit to the Reeperbahn. I'm all for a bit of seediness and fun, but in the late afternoon the place seemed more grubby than cheekily filthy. The little area dedicated to the Beatles is a bit depressing - a mini roundabout decorated with life sized wire cutouts of each of the Fab Four that you can stand and have your photo taken behind - but was cheered up a bit by the invasion of an excitable gaggle of tourists following a drag queen tour guide.


The relaxed laws on prostitution mean that visiting men can get quite forcefully hassled by the working girls, to the point where the boys in my group were happy to have women hanging out with them because it meant they didn't have to be constantly fighting off prostitutes (that's how they put it to me anyway), and when I walked along the street on my own late at night I didn't have any trouble so that might prove the point. I felt perfectly safe walking around but I'm a hardened London gal so remember to keep your wits about you as with anywhere you travel.


When darkness falls and the sex shops are lit up with flashing lights the Reeperbahn looks a lot better, but once the novelty of Ooh look, a sex toy shop! has worn off I'm not sure what else there is to do. I suppose it's worth a look but if you're not in to picking up prostitutes, drinking in super seedy clubs or browsing through porn you might want to spend the rest of your night elsewhere.

Id like to add a couple more things to all the reviews. More like warnings.


if you are a girl, DO NOT go to the reeperbahn with moon boots or a waist bag
and whatever u do, do not choose the Burger king as a meeting point with your friends.


when you get to the reeperbahn you'll notice why


otherwise lots of fun!
enjoy