Beef & Reef

This restaurant serves, as the name already reveals, a great variety of fish and meat dishes that – accompanied with tasty sides – prove that the German kitchen is not only about sausages and schnitzel. While the wine selection is well chosen and impressively wide, the extra gin menu on top invites you to try out different drinks from all over the world.

• Web:

  www.beefandreef.de

• Address:

  Oesterleystraße 1, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 551 543 567 38

• Opening hours:

  Tue-Sun 5pm-11pm

• More info:

  Kitchen closes at 9:30pm.

Broyhan House

At one of the oldest half-timbered houses of Hannover, with historic arches and a terrific atmosphere, Broyhan House serves a typical Bourgeois German cuisine that should not be missed out. With substantial dishes and best-brewed beers, this restaurant indeed make for a great experience of both local life and food traditions.

• Web:

  www.broyhanhaus.de

• E-mail:

  info@broyhanhaus.de

• Address:

  Kramerstraße 24, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 323 919

• Opening hours:

  Mon-Son 11:30am-closing

Gondel

This restaurant serves a innovative version of the traditional German kitchen, and while the dishes are of high quality as to their fresh ingredients, they also are interpreted in a fully new way by a creative chef. While the staff shares its passion for good food and drinks, the atmosphere spreads new ideas when it comes to the experience of culture and lifestyle.

• Web:

  www.restaurant-gondel.de

• E-mail:

  info@restaurant-gondel.de

• Address:

  Georgstraße 36, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 301 867 67

• Opening hours:

  Tue-Wed-Fri 5pm-closing. Sat 7pm-closing. Sun 6pm-closing

Restaurant bell' ARTE

For more than 20 years already, this restaurant serves fresh and innovative dishes with Italian influences within a fancy, yet cosy atmosphere. Head here for also enjoying a fantastic view over Lake Maschsee, before or after visiting its housing company, the Sprengel Museum.

• Web:

  www.bellarte.de

• E-mail:

  info@bellarte.de

• Address:

  Kurt-Schwitters-Platz, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 809 333 3

• Opening hours:

  Tue-Sun 11am-11pm. Sun 11am-9pm

• More info:

  Kitchen hours are Tue-Sun 11:30am-9pm and Sun 11:30am-8pm.

Weinstube Leonardo

While its classic menu is influenced by Italian flavours, and executed with fresh and aromatic ingredients, the wine tasting allows you to, in addition, try out different dishes and wines expertly paired up.

• Web:

  www.weinstube-leonardo.de

• E-mail:

  ristorante@weinstube-leonardo.de

• Address:

  Sophienstraße 6, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 321 033

• Opening hours:

  Mon-Fri 12pm-2:30pm and 6pm-10:30pm. Sat 6pm-10:30pm

Craft Beer Bar

This bar will take a beer lover's admiration to a whole new level, as it offers more than 50 regularly changing bottled beers as well as no less than 24 different craft beers on tap. While this venue formerly used to be an insider tip, it is now one of the favourite pubs among tourists and locals alike.

• Web:

  www.craftbierbar.de/hannover

• Address:

  Ballhofplatz 7, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 357 175 1

• Opening hours:

  Mon-Sat 4:30pm-closing

Lister Turm

There is no better place for enjoying the summer in Germany than a traditional beer garden, where beers and local food are served in a great atmosphere that is always welcoming and most rousing. Lister Turm, as one of the oldest and most popular beer gardens in Hannover, also attracts with a huge variety of beers and dishes, and a rich history of serving beers for more than 100 years.

• Web:

  www.lister-turm-biergarten-hannover.de

• E-mail:

  info@lister-turm.de

• Address:

  Walderseestraße 100, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 168 424 02

• Opening hours:

  Mon-Sat 8am-11pm. Sun 9am-7pm

Pier 51

Right next to the lake Maschsee, Pier 51 invites you to enjoy both mild summer evenings on their terrace as well as cosy nights in their interiors by serving Mediterranean dishes and flavourful drinks of all kinds. Thanks to its warm and welcoming atmosphere, your stay here will feel like a holiday within your holiday.

• Web:

  www.pier51.de

• E-mail:

  info@pier51.de

• Address:

  Rudolf-von-Bennigsen-Ufer 51, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 807 180 0

• Opening hours:

  Daily 12pm-12am

• More info:

  The kitchen is open 12pm-2:15pm and 6pm-9:15pm.

24 Grad Kaffeerösterei

This small cafe does not only focus on both coffee and service of very high quality but also on fair and sustainable conditions for coffee farmers around the globe. Roasting in their very own venue, the staff is very highly skilled, and they will happily help you to choose from the huge variety of drinks as well as guide you through a coffee workshop that displays the whole process from bean to drink.

• Web:

  www.24grad.net

• E-mail:

  info@24grad.net

• Address:

  Engelbosteler Damm 52, Hannover

• Opening hours:

  Mon-Fri 8am-7pm. Sa 9am-7pm. Son 11am-7pm

Efendi Bay

This patisserie serves delicacies from the Middle East that will make your mouth water. While baklava is among the most known, and probably also most popular sweets, go ahead and bravely choose from the huge selection of other treats that are made with love, and served with a smile.

• Address:

  Münzstraße 7, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 175 07

• Opening hours:

  Son-Thu 7am-11pm. Fri-Sat 7am-1am

Hippo Bio Vegan

This organic-certified cafe serves sweet and savoury dishes, and their menu shows at first sight that an entirely vegan menu does not have to be dreary. The colourful interior and the flavourful treats invite to enjoy either breakfast or lunch while mingling with customers and chatting with friends. As they focus on Asian flavours, prepare yourself for curries and Thai salads, among others.

• Address:

  Marienstraße 38, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 459 810 45

• Opening hours:

  Tue-Fri 11:30am-6pm. Sat 10am-6pm. Sun 10am-5pm

Holländische Kakaostube

Since 1895, this cafe serves unique confectionery and pastries that are – all homemade, 'mit Meisterhand' – baked with well-selected ingredients, and quite some time for most pleasant details. One of their specialties, the 'Baumkuchen', is definitely worth a try while all the other treats should not be missed out as well.

• Web:

  www.hollaendische-kakao-stube.de

• Address:

  Ständehausstraße 2-3, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 304 100

• Opening hours:

  Mon-Fri 9am-7:30pm. Sat 9am-6:30pm

Pâtisserie Elysée

This French pâtisserie is a sweet tooth's paradise, as the huge selection of tartes, tortes and pastries will immediately take you in, and up to a candy cottoned heaven. As 'qualité est priorité', the desserts and sweets are always freshly made with the finest ingredients, such as fresh fruits and high-in-cocoa chocolate, while their hot drinks will also satisfy with a variety of tastes.

• Web:

  www.patisserie-elysee.de

• E-mail:

  mail@patisserie-elysee.de

• Address:

  Joachimstraße 6, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 511 940 108 50

• Opening hours:

  Mon-Fri 8am-6pm. Sat 9am-6pm. Sun 11am-5pm

Teestübchen

Since 1970, the family Bohnecke serves a selection of more than 40 well-chosen types of tea along with their famous cakes all made according to well-guarded guarded family recipes. Serving their delicacies in silver teapots and warmers as well as on most precious china, this cafe features a sophisticated yet cosy ambiance that – in the evening – can also be enjoyed with local wines and smaller snacks.

• Web:

  www.teestuebchen-hannover.de

• E-mail:

  info@teestuebchen-hannover.de

• Address:

  Ballhofplatz 2, Hannover

• Phone:

  +49 551 363 168 2

• Opening hours:

  Son-Wed 10am-11pm. Thu-Sat 10am-1am