Restaurant in Hamburg, Germany
Michelin-recognised grill, easier to book than expected.
Bootshaus Bar & Grill holds back-to-back Michelin Plates (2024, 2025) and a 4.7 Google rating from over 900 reviews, making it one of Hamburg's most consistent grill destinations at the €€€ tier. Booking is straightforward by the standards of the city's serious dining options. Worth it for food-focused visitors who want quality sourced meat without the commitment of a full fine-dining format.
Getting a table here is easier than you might expect for a Michelin-recognised grill restaurant in Hamburg. Booking difficulty sits at the easy end of the scale, which is genuinely useful to know when you are weighing it against harder-to-access options in the city. The more relevant question is whether a €€€ meats-and-grills venue on Am Kaiserkai 19, in Hamburg's HafenCity district, delivers enough to justify the price tier. Based on a 4.7 rating across 906 Google reviews and back-to-back Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025, the answer is yes — provided fire-driven cooking and quality sourced meat is the format you want.
Bootshaus Bar & Grill sits at a specific intersection that matters for your decision: it is serious enough about its cooking to hold a Michelin Plate two consecutive years running, yet accessible enough that you do not need to plan weeks in advance or commit to a lengthy tasting menu format. For food-focused visitors who want a substantive dinner without the choreography of Hamburg's multi-course fine-dining rooms, that positioning is genuinely useful.
The cuisine type — meats and grills , tells you something important about the sourcing logic at work here. A grill-centred kitchen lives or dies by raw material quality. The fat cover on a dry-aged cut, the breed and provenance of the beef, the skill in temperature control and resting: none of that is recoverable if the sourcing is weak. The Michelin Plate designation, which signals a kitchen producing food of notable quality rather than a starred level of technical complexity, is meaningful in this context. It indicates that the fundamentals are in order, and that judges found the cooking credible at this price level. For a meats-focused restaurant, that matters more than it would at a venue built around, say, elaborate sauce work or pastry craft.
HafenCity, the neighbourhood where Bootshaus sits, is Hamburg's most architecturally considered modern district , former industrial harbour land redeveloped into a dense mix of residential, commercial, and hospitality uses. Am Kaiserkai addresses the waterfront directly, which means the location adds a practical dimension worth factoring in: this is a reasonable choice if you are staying in HafenCity or the Elbphilharmonie area, and a deliberate detour from the Altstadt or Eimsbüttel. Plan for it rather than treating it as a drop-in.
The price range at €€€ places Bootshaus in the middle tier of Hamburg's serious dining options. You are above the casual end of the market but below the €€€€ fine-dining bracket occupied by venues like The Table Kevin Fehling or Restaurant Haerlin. For a Michelin-recognised grill, that is a reasonable position. Comparable European meats-and-grills destinations operating at serious quality levels , such as Carcasse in Sint-Idesbald or Damini Macelleria & Affini in Arzignano , tend to command premium pricing precisely because quality sourcing at volume is expensive. The €€€ tier here implies the kitchen is absorbing meaningful ingredient costs without pushing into luxury-restaurant pricing.
The 4.7 rating from 906 reviews is a trust signal worth taking seriously. Volume matters: a 4.7 from 906 reviews is more informative than a 4.9 from 40. The breadth of that sample suggests consistent execution across a large number of covers, which is a harder thing to sustain at a grill restaurant than at a smaller tasting-menu operation where every element is controlled and pre-prepared. Grilling at scale demands consistency in sourcing and technique in equal measure.
For food-focused visitors to Hamburg who want to understand the city's dining range, Bootshaus offers a useful data point that complements the fine-dining end of the market. If you are building an itinerary that includes a meal at 100/200 Kitchen or bianc, a dinner at Bootshaus provides a different register: direct, product-led, and grounded in sourcing quality rather than technique complexity. That contrast is worth having across a multi-day visit. You can also explore the full Hamburg restaurants guide to map out the broader options, or check the Hamburg hotels guide if you are still planning accommodation near HafenCity.
One practical note on timing: hours are not published in our current data, so confirm opening times before travelling, particularly if you are considering a Sunday dinner or an early weekday visit. The easy booking difficulty means you are unlikely to face a long lead time, but calling ahead remains sensible for larger groups or specific seating requests.
Within Germany's wider grill and meat-focused dining scene, Bootshaus competes in a category where quality varies sharply. The Michelin Plate puts it well above the average steakhouse tier, and the continued recognition in both 2024 and 2025 suggests this is not a single-year anomaly. For context on how Germany's leading Michelin-recognised kitchens range across formats, venues like Aqua in Wolfsburg, JAN in Munich, or Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn sit at the starred end of the spectrum. Bootshaus is not competing at that level, nor is it priced as if it were. It is a Michelin Plate restaurant doing serious grill work at a price point that makes the proposition defensible for most occasions.
For Hamburg-specific steak comparisons, Butcher's American Steakhouse operates in a broadly similar category at a lower price tier , useful if budget is the deciding factor. Bootshaus sits above that register in both ambition and recognition.
| Detail | Bootshaus Bar & Grill | The Table Kevin Fehling | Heimatjuwel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price tier | €€€ | €€€€ | €€€ |
| Booking difficulty | Easy | Hard | Moderate |
| Cuisine format | Meats and Grills | Creative tasting menu | German / Creative |
| Michelin recognition | Plate (2024, 2025) | 3 Stars | 1 Star |
| Location | HafenCity | HafenCity | Altona |
Address: Am Kaiserkai 19, 20457 Hamburg. Hours not currently confirmed , verify before visiting. No dress code data available, but €€€ pricing and Michelin recognition suggest smart casual is appropriate. See the Hamburg bars guide and Hamburg experiences guide for planning around your dinner.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bootshaus Bar & Grill | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | €€€ | — |
| The Table Kevin Fehling | Michelin 3 Star | €€€€ | — |
| bianc | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Lakeside | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Heimatjuwel | Michelin 1 Star | €€€ | — |
| Landhaus Scherrer | Michelin 1 Star | €€€€ | — |
Comparing your options in Hamburg for this tier.
Given the €€€ price point and two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025), dress on the smart side — think collared shirts or a neat blouse rather than trainers and jeans. This is a grill restaurant, not a white-tablecloth tasting room, so there is room for polished casual. When in doubt, overdress slightly; you will not look out of place.
The venue is a bar and grill format, which typically handles groups better than a small tasting-menu restaurant would. For parties of six or more, check the venue's official channels through their booking channel in advance to confirm table configurations. Smaller groups of two to four should have no trouble securing a standard reservation.
The kitchen is focused on meats and grills, so that is where the Michelin Plate recognition sits — order accordingly. A meat-forward main is the core of the experience here; the grill section of the menu is the reason this place holds two consecutive Michelin Plates, not the sides or starters. Do not visit looking for a fish-forward or vegetable-led meal.
At €€€, Bootshaus lands in the range where you are paying for quality ingredients and cooking that has earned back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025. For a grill restaurant in Hamburg, that is a meaningful signal. If your priority is meat and fire done seriously, the price holds up. If you want a full multi-course progression, look at a tasting-menu venue instead.
Bootshaus Bar & Grill is a meats and grills operation, not a tasting-menu format. If a structured multi-course progression is what you are after, The Table Kevin Fehling is Hamburg's answer to that format at the highest level. Bootshaus is the right call when you want serious grill cooking in a bar-restaurant setting, not a sequenced chef's menu.
Yes, with one caveat: set expectations correctly. This is a Michelin Plate grill restaurant at €€€, which means it delivers a credible, quality-focused meal rather than a ceremony-heavy fine dining experience. For birthdays or celebrations where the mood matters as much as the cooking, the bar-and-grill format works well. For a milestone that calls for white-tablecloth formality, Landhaus Scherrer or The Table would be a closer fit.
For a step up in format and ambition, The Table Kevin Fehling is Hamburg's reference point for tasting-menu dining. Landhaus Scherrer offers a more classic, room-and-service-led experience at a comparable or higher price tier. Heimatjuwel and bianc are worth considering if you want something more contemporary and mid-size. Lakeside suits a different mood entirely — lakeside setting with a broader menu. Bootshaus is the pick when grilled meat, a waterfront address at Am Kaiserkai, and a more informal atmosphere are the priority.
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