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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Interview by Paul Sullivan

A local’s guide to Hamburg: concerts, cocktails and dockyard cuisine

Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie celebrated its fifth anniversary this year. Our local correspondent Alexander Krichel regularly performs there.
Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie celebrated its fifth anniversary this year. Alexander Krichel regularly performs there. Illustration: Hennie Haworth/The Guardian

Food

If you’re into trying traditional food and are feeling very brave, you’ll want to try labskaus. Originally created to set sailors up with all the nutrition they needed, the dish does not look particularly appealing. Once you’ve got over its appearance (or simply closed your eyes), this mixture of corned beef, onions, potatoes, beetroot and eggs is actually very enjoyable. My go-to place for labskaus served with fried eggs and rollmop herrings is Oberhafen-Kantine in the new HafenCity district.

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