Le Fonque

It’s vinyl and strictly vinyl at Le Fonque, one of the longer-standing survivors of the fast-gentrifying Sternschanze. Behind its black and red façade on the Juliusstraße, it’s a small, smoky place, where the low soft seats and red-tinged lighting lend a suggestive shimmer to the nightly bliss of funk, soul, boogie and ice-cold Astra. Seven nights a week, live DJs play at the bar beside a bountiful bouquet of fresh lilies. With its great tunes, reasonably priced drinks and stalwart neighbourhood vibes, Le Fonque is a popular hang-out for Hamburg locals, both young and young at heart. For late-night munchies, locals love Ericka’s Eck around the corner.