Cafe de Paris

If you are in Hamburg and you have the time, you have to have breakfast at Cafe de Paris. Be early because they're waiting in line. We went to Hamburg on a business trip and made the stop on our way to the train station. Because we knew we had to travel for a long time and the curry wurst in the refreshment room is NOT something you want to eat for a second time, we went for the full breakfast including a glass of champagne.

It is a lovely place, with breakfasts from all over the world in a room that looks like your in Paris. 

Twiske

Wanting to get out of the city and go for a stroll among the goats and cow's? Twiske is the place to go. You can reach it by bus or by bike and ferry. It really is a nice ride if the weather is good. Only half an hour or so by bike from the ferry behind central station. It's a nice place to walk around, have a cup of coffee and, if the weather is really nice, you can take a swim in one of the lakes and have a picnic in the grass.

We unfortunately choose a rainy day for our walk, got really soaked bacause we didn't see that shower coming. Nevertheless, it wasn't cold so getting wet wasn't that bad.

Fifteen

It's important to once in a while take some time together and bring the little one to grandma and grandpa. We started our evening with some beers at Brouwerij 't IJ, one of my all time favorites. A small brewery in an old mill. On a warm day like today the terrace is packed, they only sell beer and some small snacks like peanuts or some cheese and close at 8 o clock. That's a good thing because we are already late for our reservation at Fifteen (and a little bit lightheaded after to of their heavy beers)

At fifteen we're warm welcomed by the hostess and shown to our table. Which I find very odd because it's a very slow night and I really don't understand why she's not letting us pick our own table for only about 20% of the restaurant is filled. Now we're in the middle of a huge space, surrounded by empty tables. The girl that serves us tonight is very sweet, still learning but that's ok. I start with a salad of a fresh and soft buffalo mozzarella with beets and a very nice balsamic vinegar. Very good, this starter alone would be a reason to come back. The Vitello Tonato is also very nice, with some grilled fresh Tuna added besides the Tuna mayonnaise. 

As a main I'm having the linguine with mussels and tomatoes, the dish is nice, but the soup bowl shaped plate is undoable. The Tagliatelle with Rabbit is delicious, will definitely be trying to make some nice pasta with stew myself. 

Deserts are not good. Very salty and not very tasty. I will certainly visit fifteen again for the nice starters and mains, but will just have a cup of coffee for desert.