The Fisch Market Hamburg or the Hamburg Fish Market is a legend, and one of the most famous attractions for the people coming to Hamburg. The place has a variety of fresh seafood, tropical flowers, native as well as exotic fruits and nuts, teas from around the world, etc. The place is an oh-so-heavenly for every food enthusiast in the world. From fish to flowers to clothes to souvenirs, the stalls contain everything, and it’s amusing to stroll around and watch the lively and energetic vendors welcoming the people with their unique methods and attracting them.
Every Sunday, the market starts when its cue for the night owls and early birds begin to show up at 5:00 am. By 6:00 am in winters the market is flooded with various sellers, buyers, people having breakfast of fish sandwiches, crab, herring, hot and cold refreshing beverages from various stalls. The breakfast on galleries with a great view of action and bustling in Altona Fish auction hall and music full of life in the mornings feel like a Saturday night. People come after partying from Reeperbahn and visit here to revive their spirits with their favorite fish sandwiches and coffee with the German pop, country, western, and jazz music buzzing in their ears. From 300 years, this tradition is going on and it still does, with about 70,000 locals and tourists who are the early morning people and people who haven’t slept at all!
The vendors creatively arrange their fruits like cherries, bananas, kumquats and other fruits which come straight from the farm, while other vendors are busy arranging eels, cacti, shellfishes and other products directly coming from river Elbe. The noisy town with the loud echoing of vendors and the lively music in the background every week feels like the city conducts a kind of festival every week and the joyous customers tempted to buy everything and vendors entertaining to sell everything, have a lovely time around.
Location
The Fischer Market Hamburg or the Fish Market of Hamburg is located in St Pauli in the city of Altona near the Hamburg Harbor. One can easily travel through various transport accommodation provided or just walk through the Reeperbahn, which is also in St Pauli, famous for the street night with numerous bars, pubs, and nightclubs. People directly visit here from their active partying at night in Reeperbahn and continuing the party in Fish Market with their delicious breakfast and beverage and the best music. The river Elbe dominates the south part. The exact location of the fish market is Grosse Elbstrasse 9, Fischmarkt 2A, 22767, Hamburg, Germany. One can park their private vehicles on Edgar-Engelhard-Kai and in van der Smissen Street nearby.
Weather:
The city falls into the place of oceanic climate which is influenced by the closeness to the port and the marine air which initiates from the Atlantic Ocean. The wetlands which are adjacent also enjoy the marine temperature weather. The winter comes with the usual measurable snowfall which is rare, usually occurring once or twice annually. The climatic conditions influence the opening time of the market. Thus, the market times vary in winter that is 7 am to 9:30 am from 15th November to 14th March whereas in summers i.e. from 15th March to 14th November and on Sundays, it opens from 5 am to 9:30 am.
The hottest months observed in Hamburg are June, July, and August with the high temperature of 20.1 degrees Celsius to 22.5 degrees Celsius (68.3-72.5 degrees Fahrenheit). The coldest months observed here are December, January, and February, with the lowest temperatures ranging from -0.3 degrees Celsius to 1 degrees Celsius (31.5 to 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
History:
The Hamburg Fish market was initially meant the old fish market on Hamburg-Altstadt. It had nothing to do with the famous Altona Fish market. During the 70s of the 19th century, the Hamburg suburban St. Pauli Auction Hall moved closer to Altona for attractive fishing.
In the years 1894 to 1942, the city built the hall on the embankment where the fisherman docked in Elbe River, so as to agree with the Hamburg’s customs with Deutsche Reich to keep the fishing trade alive. The beautiful hall was inspired after the Roman market hall with basilica having two aisles, a center transept, and crossing dome, which inspired the design of Christian church. Forty-eight years later, the lovely industrial hall burned in flames due to the bombing. After the war, a makeshift roof was built, and the building was temporarily repaired. The auctions were halted in the mid-1950s, and the fishmongers, gallery offices, fish tanks and stands below, etc. followed. By the early 70s, the hall stood completely destroyed and empty to the eyesore. Annihilation was unavoidable, with funds already allotted.
During the years 1943 and 1984: In 1978 the director of urban planning report for the area of the Fish Market and Flood control proposed the restoration and release of the hall for the usage of the market. After four years, the work was ready to initialize, and the old plans and pictures were brought from the documents to refer to the new scheme. The gable, roof and dome had to be rebuilt with the special touch for both public as well as private events. The present day, the morning visitors are frequently come over to enjoy the hall. The tourists also enjoy the significant economic and social function held here and are charmed with its architectural beauty and the ocean waters.
Surroundings
The surroundings carry the fresh and lively air and the never sleeping city give the same amount of enthusiasm at nights. A leg can be swung in the morning in Fischauktionshalle in the live music in the mornings. The night owls spend their nights on the Reeperbahn Street where there are various pubs, clubs and never ending street night life. People directly come from Reeperbahn Street on Sunday mornings to the fish market to revive their soul with some coffee and their favorite fish sandwiches and other breakfasts and continue their partying mood. The people during the day also visit Park Fiction, Hafenstaße, the old Elbtunnel or the Portuguese quarter. Also, in the surrounding area, people often visit the Docklands, the timber port, Christian Church and of course the Altona Town Hall. One can also go on a cruise from the Cruise Center Altona or meet up the people visiting here. The Fischauktionshalle Altona located in the heart of the city and port of Hamburg holds various events as a celebration of companies, gala or banquet, and many other social gatherings. People from various parts of the globe visit these places and enjoy the rich cultural heritage of the place.
Traveling the area:
The city provides various private and public accommodations for cheap, convenient and reliable traveling around. The well-designed railway stations and tracks connect with every corner of the city so that the people can get to places in no time. The well-developed transport system with frequent buses as well as the buses which are running all night will take you to your desired area. This makes it one of the most ideal places to spend your vacation with your family and friends.
If you want to go to the Fischmarkt Hamburg you can take S1, S3 which are the underground metros in the city at the Reeperbahn station or U3 stop piers is also an overground metro option available, both run from 5 am to 1 am approximately in the central city while the busses run all night long.
Once you get down to Reeperbahn station the buses with Route 112 Fischmarkt is available to take you to the Fishing Market in Hamburg. If you want to travel to various places like Altona Fish Market, there are also ferries 61 or 62 available which directly take you there, with S1 or S3, U3 to Landungsbrücken. So, reaching this place is quite easy and comfortable, making it one of the major tourist attractions in this part of the world.
Why visit?
The Fish Market, as the name says is not just the fish market in the city. Everything is sold there, tropical flowers, exotic fruits, mouthwatering street food, noodles, sausages, etc. The friendly competing barkers who charm the customers with their talks and call a 60-year-old lady as a little girl, making her blush and buy the things immediately is amusing to watch. The artfully decorated fresh fruit baskets are tempting to buy and even if you are not here with the intention to buy anything, it is always an entertainment to watch the show put up by vendors trying to sell the products. They all have unique and jovial personalities and make your day filled with fun. Along with shopping, there one can chill with hot and cold beverages, Sunday brunch and breakfast and listen to various bands. The activities both indoor and outdoor are incredibly entertaining, and the atmosphere is crazy with lots of fun around. The indoors with the bands playing their songs, people enjoying their beer gives the feel of Saturday nights instead of Sunday mornings. This tradition running from past 300 years never fails to surprise us and gives a feel of festival and fun every weekend. Visiting this place with your family and friends is one of the best things you can do to have a great time.
Major attractions:
• Reeperbahn is the red light street famous for its nightlife in the city with many bars, pubs, and clubs for the party animals, staying up all night.
• Port of Hamburg: is on the River Elbe, the largest port and famed as the Gateway to the world.
• St. Pauli’s Piers: is in the port of Hamburg and the biggest landing place between the lower harbor and Fischmarkt and is the main tourist magnet.
• The Altona Town Hall and Fish Market: The splendid architecture and outstanding beauty of the ocean waters will leave people mesmerized. You can visit this place with your spouse and kids and enjoy exploring the place.
What else around?
• Hamburg Rathaus
• Hafencity
• Moenckebergstrasse
• Speicherstadt
• Alster
• Deichstrasse
• Planten un Blomen