Hamburg Part 1: Brücke 10

My list of cities in Germany that I have visited is not that long. Well actually pretty short. So far I have been only to Berlin, Cottbus, Düsseldorf, Dresden,… and that’s it ( the list is pretty sad, quite honest). And, the reason why I didn’t visit other cities is quite unknown. Why? Because I said so.

But, there is a city that fascinates me for so long. This city is actually quite popular back in Indonesia and somehow I have always wanted to go there. However, the timing wasn’t never right and the budget was never there (remember, I was a budget student, okay?). And after almost 4 years waiting, dreaming, and imagining going there, I finally visit that city named: HAMBURG!


This Hamburg trip was pretty much spontaneous. Me and my bf decided to not to stay overnight because one day trip Berlin- Hamburg-Berlin is pretty much doable. So without further discussion between us, we bought the ticket to go to Hamburg for 10 euro (for round trip we paid 20 euro) at 6 am in the morning and back to Berlin at 21:45 in the night. Result: super tiring but it was an amazing trip.

I am not gonna tell you how much I spent in this trip since I have some unhealthy obsession to food. I am literally that type of girl who will think twice to spend 15 euro on bus ticket but never complain to spend 20 euro on food. So despite the ticket to Hamburg was pretty cheap, I splurged on the cuisine because YOLO!

Days before my visit to Hamburg, instead of looking spots that I have to visit, my search engine history was populated by: top 10 restaurant in Hamburg,  food that you must to try in Hamburg, cheap food in Hamburg, best restaurant in Hamburg, specialities in Hamburg, how to act in Reeperbahn and so on (the last is pretty much a joke, I guess). And believe it or not, most of the list will lead you to a restaurant where they serve a Fischbröthcen or fish sandwich called “Brücke 10”. As an amateur foodie and a-girl-who-never-say-no-to-good-food, I decided to go there.

Saturday, September 3^rd 2016

It was raining in Hamburg. Somehow I wasn’t that surprised to have rain in September because I was living in Germany where Summer practically doesn’t exist (kidding). I arrived in Landungsbrücken, a place that somehow a promenade next to the Elbe where you can find so many little shops and restaurants. Here, you can see as well huge containers across the river and somehow it felt romantic and stark at the same time. In addition, Landungsbrücken is the area where Brücke 10 was located. That's probably the reason why I was there. The end.

To be honest I was pretty much cranky when I went to Brücke 10 since I was soooo hungry. I didn’t have time to have breakfast since I woke up at 4 am in the morning and ain't nobody got that time for breakfast at 4am (but if you do, you are a champion). With rain pouring Hamburg, I was just in a rush to be in Brücke 10 ASAP. And after walking 10-15 min walking in the rain (luckily Adele didn’t set the rain to fire, bad joke), we arrived there. Without hesitation, we ordered the best seller of the restaurant and one Brötchen that looked that good, Krabbenbrötchen and Stremellachs. Verdict? See below:

Stremellachs

One thing that I can tell, it looked better than it tasted. The smoked salmon with pepper in the Brötchen was pretty much ordinary. I mean I can't lie that the salmon tasted fresh but that’s it. The Brötchen was pretty much dry and I am not sure how to explain it more. It's basically a fish in a bread. That’s it. Overall: 5/10

Krabbenbrötchen

This probably the best seller in Brücke 10. Somehow it sounded like you would have a bread with crab meat but actually you will get a lot of small shrimps. I wasn't sure how they cooked the shrimp either: it's like between boiling or frying. Those tons of shrimps were put between Brötchen that was spread with remoulade before. I have to say it looked like brain, but this time, it tasted better than it looked even though the taste wasn't that WOW. It was quite ordinary but again, what you can expect more from it? Overall: 6/10

Conclusion:

I mean I am not sure whether I can recommend you this place or not. I mean 9,5 Euro Krabbenbrötchen and and 6 Euro Stremellachs were waaaaaaaaaayyyyy too expensive for Fischbrötchen.  I won't mind to spend more money for something really good but this time, it just missed the point. With the experience I got, Brücke 10 is definitely underwhelming. So for you, I will just let you to decide by yourself whether this place is worth the visit. I mean you guys probably pretty much mature enough to decide something, right?? Even you are still not mature enough, you can try this time to be one. So yeah, the choice is all yours.

Where to find Brücke 10:

Brücke 10 Bei den St. Pauli Landungsbrücken 

20359 Hamburg