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WATERKANT.

Fresh fish from the open show kitchen.
Enter the restaurant waterkant and experience how the best quality fish is prepared in front of your eyes in the open show kitchen. Chef Corey Mulsow and his team turn freshly caught fish and the "Catch of the Day" into creative dishes with intense aromas. The culinary concept is supported by the extraordinary design of British star architect David Chipperfield. The innovative restaurant presents itself in a stylish and communicative manner, inspiring with clean lines and high-quality materials.

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Offering space for up to 115 persons, it offers a relaxed atmosphere in which you easily get into conversation even with a larger group or at a business dinner. Start with an aperitif at the 6-metre-long counter of the waterkant bar or in the comfortable lounge area before letting us treat you to tasty fish dishes while you let your gaze wander across the harbour docks of "Blohm und Voss" through the panoramic windows on the first floor.

Do you feel like having fish? Make the waterkant your "Catch of the Day"!

Tip: meat lovers and vegetarians will find something to their liking as well!

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Raw Sea bass with lemon and spices.
  • Opening hours

    Tue - Sat from 6 pm to 11 pm
    Last order: 21.45 pm

    Closed society:
    Thursday, 07.09.2023

  • Contact

    Fon: +49 (0) 40 31119 - 70 480
    Email: waterkant@hotel-hamburg.de

    Table reservations
    Table reservations are possible here.

  • Delicious Views

    With us you are spoilt for choice. Have a seat and choose from the view onto the harbour and the docks of "Blohm und Voss" or take the view into our open show kitchen in which your fish is just being grilled for you. One thing is sure: The fish is going to taste fantastic no matter in which direction you look.

The restaurant waterkant in pictures

Get a first impression of the restaurant waterkant with our short video.

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Our menu

Have we awakened your appetite for deliciously grilled fish and tasty seafood? In the following you are getting an overview of our offered dishes and beverages.
Please see the PDF-download for a complete menu.

  • Starters

    • Cucumber salad
      Cream | Dil

      € 10,00
    • Chop Chop salad
      roasted nuts | balsamico dressing

      € 12,00
    • Spicy ox tatar
      cured egg yolk | roasted bread

      € 21,00
    • Smoked eel
      herb scrambled egg | toasted brown bread

      € 20,00
    • North sea crabs
      krupuk | orange | hennessy XO cocktail sauce

      € 21,00
    • Crispy pork belly
      „spicy“ pointed cabbage | Yuzu | beech mushrooms

      € 19,00
    • Tuna Tartare
      ponzu | cucumber | edamame | crispy rice

      € 22,00
    • Burrata
      artichoke | chives | cashew

      € 17,00
    • Lobster „maultasche“
      leek ragout | pea | salicorne

      € 27,00 | € 39,00
    • Homemade tagliarini
      fried chanterelle | rocket | blueberry

      € 19,00 | € 29,00
    • Catch of the day
      cauliflower | white wine butter | melissa

      € 20,00 | € 34,00
  • Liquid

    • Lobster Bisque
      sugar snaps | peas | tarragon

      € 15,00
    • Chanterelle soup
      sour cream | brioche-croutons

      € 13,00
    • Bouillabaisse
      Catch of the Day | Scallops | Prawn | Saffronaioli

      € 19,00
  • Grilled Fish

    • Tuna steak
      furikake | spicy red cabbage-kimchi | sweet potato pureee

      € 38,00
    • Panfish
      salmon and cod | romanesco | roasted potatoes | dijon mustard sauce

      € 34,00
    • Halibut with crispy cap
      green asparagus | herb risotto

      € 36,00
    • Turbot cutlet
      cucumber salad | melted potatoes | horseradish

      € 44,00
    • Sole - whole or filleted
      cucumber salad | triplets | lemon beurre blanc

      700gr € 75,00
  • Main courses

    • Wiener Schnitzel from meadow veal
      cucumber salad | truffeled mashed potatoes | cranberries

      € 34,00
    • Entrecôte of „feersich beef“
      café de paris butter | wild broccoli | „Jackson“ potato

      300gr € 46,00
    • Lamb ossobuco
      saffron polenta | glazed beans | orange gremolata

      € 35,00
    • Mushroom-potato croquette
      almonds | tofu and leek cream | porcini mushroom | cremini

      € 24,00
  • Dessert & Cheese

    • Limoncello Tiramisu
      cantuccini | pistachio

      € 13,00
    • Chocolate Crème Brûlée
      banana sorbet | macadamia

      € 12,00
    • Lavender cheesecake
      blueberry | oats

      € 12,00
    • Honey waffle & apricot
      ice cream | caramel chocolate „valrhona dulcey“

      € 14,00
    • Cheese selection from the „Backensholzer Hof“
      fruit bread

      € 18,00
  • Aperitif

    • Chandon Garden Spritz

      10 cl € 12,00
    • 10 Beaufort Wildberry

      15 cl € 12,00
    • Sekt Geldermann SUPERB brut

      10 cl € 8,00
    • Crémant Aimery Rosé, Limoux

      10 cl € 12,00
    • Select Spritz the origonal from venice

      20 cl € 12,00
    • Lillet Wildberry

      15 cl € 12,00
    • Kir Royal

      10 cl € 18,00
    • Hugo

      15 cl € 10,00
    • Champagner Bollinger Special Cuvée brut

      10 cl € 15,00
    • Champagner Bollinger Rosé

      10 cl € 18,00
    • Martini Vibrante Tonic Wildberry non-alcoholic

      20 cl € 12,00
    • Tanqueray 0.0% non-alcoholic tonic or wildberry

      20 cl € 12,00
    • Select Bitter Aperitif

      5 cl € 6,00
    • Martini Bianco

      5 cl € 8,00
    • Sherry Don Zoilo W&H Collection Fino Dry

      5 cl € 8,00
    • Sherry Don Zoilo Amontillado Dry 12 Years Old

      5 cl € 8,00
    • Sherry Don Zoilo W&H Collection Cream 12 Years Old

      5 cl € 8,00
    • Pernod

      5 cl € 8,00
    • Royal Oporto White Port

      5 cl € 8,00
    • Royal Oporto Tawny

      5 cl € 8,00
  • Sekt & Champagner

    • Sekt Geldermann SUPERB brut

      0,75 l € 39,00
    • Crémant Aimery Rosé Limoux

      0,75 l € 48,00
    • Bollinger Special Cuvée brut

      0,75 l € 95,00
    • 1,5 l € 189,00
    • Perrier Jouët Grand brut

      0,75 l € 95,00
    • Dom Perignon Vintage 2013

      0,75 l € 380,00
    • Bollinger

      0,75 l € 115,00
    • Moët & Chandon

      0,75 l € 95,00
    • Ruinart

      0,75 l € 120,00
    • 1,5 l € 245,00
  • White wine

    • 2016 Riesling "Waterkant Edition"
      "Oestricher Rosengarten" Großes Gewächs Wegeler, Rheingau, Germany

      0,2 l € 16,00
    • 0,75 l € 49,00
    • 2022 Grauburgunder EDITION >> F <<
      Geils Sekt- & Weingut, Rheinhessen, Germany

      0,2 l € 12,00
    • 0,75 l € 38,00
    • 2022 Weißburgunder
      Dreissigacker, Rheinhessen, Germany

      0,2 l € 13,00
    • 0,75 l € 40,00
    • 2020 Riesling
      Wegeler | Moselle | Deutschland

      0,2 l € 12,00
    • 0,75 l € 38,00
    • 2020 Sauvignon Blanc Réserve Heritage 118
      Gérard Bertrand, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

      0,2 l € 12,00
    • 0,75 l € 38,00
    • 2022 Chardonnay "Mendoza“
      Alamos, Mendoza, Argentina

      0,2 l € 13,00
    • 0,75 l € 40,00
    • 2020 Riesling "Graacher“ feinherb
      Wegeler, Mosel, Germany

      0,2 l € 12,00
    • 0,75 l € 38,00
    • 2022 "Sweeten the day" sweet
      Pine | Baden | Germany

      0,2 l € 12,00
    • 0,75 l € 38,00
    • 2020 Riesling "Wiltinger Old Vines
      Nik Weis, St. Urbans-Hof, Mosel, Germany

      0,75 l € 49,00
    • 2020 Riesling "vom grauen Schiefer"
      Clemens Busch, Mosel, Germany

      0,75 l € 52,00
    • 2022 Pinot Gris "Favourite Sin
      J.W. Villa Huesgen, Palatinate, Germany

      0,75 l € 39,00
    • 2021 Pinot Gris "Oberbergener Bassgeige
      Franz Keller Baden, Germany

      0,75 l € 52,00
    • 2020 Pinot Blanc "Kirchberg
      Klumpp Baden, Germany

      0,75 l € 55,00
    • 2021 Pinot Blanc
      Terlan Winery, South Tyrol, Italy

      0,75 l € 42,00
    • 2021 Chardonnay "Walsheimer Silberberg
      Karl Pfaffmann Palatinate, Germany

      0,75 l € 38,00
    • Chardonnay
      Omina Romana Rom, Italy

      0,75 l € 162,00
    • 2021 Chardonnay
      Dreissigacker Rhine Hesse, Germany

      0,75 l € 42,00
    • 2020 "Bourgogne Blanc" Chardonnay
      Couvent des Jacobins AOC, Louis Jadot Burgundy, France

      0,75 l € 58,00
    • 2018 Chardonnay
      Weingut Black Stallion Estate, Napa Valley, Kalifornien, USA

      0,75 l € 65,00
    • 2021 Chardonnay
      Koonunga Hill, Penfolds, Australia

      0,75 l € 42,00
    • 2022 Sauvignon Blanc "Flintstone"
      Lergenmüller Palatinate, Germany

      0,75 l € 45,00
    • 2021 Sauvignon Blanc
      Domaine Gibault, Touraine, France

      0,75 l € 40,00
    • 2018 Sauvignon Blanc "Quartz
      Terlan Winery, South Tyrol, Italy

      0,75 l € 162,00
    • 2021 Sancerre Blanc
      Pascal Jolivet Loire, France

      0,75 l € 62,00
    • 2021 Grüner Veltliner
      Glatzer, Carnuntum, Austria

      0,75 l € 38,00
    • 2021 Gavi DOCG del Cumune di Gavi
      Bersano, Piemont, Italy

      0,75 l € 43,00
    • 2021 Gavi di Gavi
      Fontanafredda, Piemont, Italy

      0,75 l € 40,00
    • 2021 Chablis
      Louis Jadot Burgundy, France

      0,75 l € 85,00
    • 2020 Puligny Montrachet
      Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France

      0,75 l € 275,00
    • 2018 Chardonnay & Pinot Blanc
      Rings Palatinate, Germany

      0,75 l € 35,00
    • 2021 "Lugana" Santa Christina
      Zenato, Veneto, Italy

      0,75 l € 43,00
    • 2018 Riesling Auslese "Wehlener Sonnenuhr"
      Wegler, Moselle, Germany

      0,1 l € 12,00
    • 0,75 l € 40,00
  • Red wine

    • 2021 Primitivo di Manduria "Familia"
      Amani, Apulian, Italy

      0,2 l € 12,00
    • 0,75 l € 38,00
    • 2020 Pinot Noir Oberrotweiler „Schwarze Erde“
      Landerer, Baden, Germany

      0,2 l € 13,00
    • 0,75 l € 40,00
    • 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
      Glenelly, Stellenbosch, South Africa

      0,2 l € 13,00
    • 0,75 l € 40,00
    • 2020 Montepulciano d‘Abruzzo
      Tenuta Ulisse | Abruzzo | Italy

      0,2 l € 13,00
    • 0,75 l € 40,00
    • 2018 "Nocturne
      Pinot Noir, Merlot Geil's Sekt & Weingut, Rheinhessen, Germany

      0,75 l € 41,00
    • 2020 Pinot Noir
      Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand

      0,75 l € 75,00
    • 2020 1924 Double Black
      Cabernet Sauvignon, 1924 Delicato Family Vineyards, Lodi, USA

      0,75 l € 42,00
    • 2018 Saint Emilio
      Merlot/ Cabernet Franc Château des Laurents Puisseguin Puisseguin-Saint Emilio, France

      0,75 l € 69,00
    • 2017 Castillo Clavijo Reserva
      Tempranillo, Graciano Criadores de Rioja, Rioj, Spain

      0,75 l € 42,00
    • 2017 Syrah
      Stark-Condé, Stellenbosch, South Africa

      0,75 l € 62,00
    • 2018 Malbec Argentino
      Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina

      0,75 l € 152,00
    • 2018 "Dark Knight
      Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese Castello di Gabbiano, Tuscany, Italy

      0,75 l € 39,00
    • 2017 "Amarone
      Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara Allegrini, Valpolicella, Italy

      0,75 l € 99,00
    • 2019 Valpolicella Ripasso
      Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella Costa Arènte, Venice, Itlaly

      0,75 l € 48,00
    • 2020 Heritage 1650 La Clape
      Carignan, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Gérard Bertrand, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

      0,75 l € 45,00
    • 2020 „Le Serre Nuove“
      Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Tenuta dell ´Ornellaia, Tuscany, Italy

      0,75 l € 190,00
    • 2020 Château Labégorce Margaux
      Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon Bordeaux, France

      0,75 l € 155,00
    • 2018 Château LeVieux Pressoir
      Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Saint Emilion, France

      0,75 l € 65,00
  • rosé wine

    • 2022 „Greta Rose“
      Emil Bauer, Pfalz, Germany

      0,2 l € 12,00
    • 0,75 l € 38,00
    • 2022 Whispering Angel
      Château d'Esclans, Provence, France

      0,75 l € 42,00
  • Beer

    • Moravia Pils

      0,25 l € 5,00
    • Alsterwasser

      0,25 l € 5,00
    • Astra Urtyp

      0,33 l € 5,00
    • Holsten

      0,33 l € 5,00
    • Holsten (non-alcoholic)

      0,33 l € 5,00
    • Erdinger Hefeweizen (light)

      0,5 l € 7,00
    • Erdinger Hefeweizen (ldark)

      0,5 l € 7,00
    • Erdinger Hefeweizen (non-alcoholic)

      0,5 l € 7,00
  • Alkoholfreie Getränke

    • Gerolsteiner Mineralwasser naturell

      0,25 l € 4,00
    • 0,75 l € 9,00
    • Gerolsteiner Mineralwasser medium

      0,25 l € 4,00
    • 0,75 l € 9,00
    • Gerolsteiner Mineralwasser sprudel

      0,75 l € 9,00
    • Red Bull

      0,25 l € 5,00
    • Coca Cola | Coca Cola light | Coca Cola Zero

      0,2 l € 4,00
    • Fanta | Sprite

      0,2 l € 4,00
    • Mezzo Mix

      0,2 l € 4,00
    • Schweppes Dry Tonic Water

      0,2 l € 4,00
    • Schweppes Bitter Lemon

      0,2 l € 4,00
    • Schweppes Ginger Ale

      0,2 l € 4,00
    • Schweppes Soda Water

      0,2 l € 4,00

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FAQ Restaurant waterkant

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  • What are the opening hours?

    The restaurant waterkant will be open from Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm to 11pm.

  • How do I reserve a table?

    Table reservations can easily be made here.

  • Can I come by with a larger group of people?

    We gladly welcome your friends, colleagues or family. Please send your group request to waterkant@hotel-hamburg.de.

    Please note that we serve a preselected menu for groups larger then 10 people, because we want to make sure everybody gets their food at the same time.

  • Are there alternatives without fish?

    Yes, besides fish we serve delicacies for meat lovers and vegetarians.

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