Restaurant in Hamburg, Germany
One Michelin star, less theatre than rivals.
GLORIE earned its first Michelin star in 2025, making it one of Hamburg's most compelling new additions to the starred tier. A Classic Cuisine restaurant at €€€€ pricing, positioned deliberately away from the city centre on Brandshofer Deich, it suits food-focused diners who want precision and pace over scene. Book four to six weeks ahead minimum.
Yes — and book well ahead. GLORIE earned its first Michelin star in 2025, having carried the Michelin Plate through 2024, which means the kitchen is on an upward trajectory that the guide has now formally recognised. At €€€€ pricing, you are in Hamburg's top tier alongside The Table Kevin Fehling and Restaurant Haerlin, but GLORIE's position at Brandshofer Deich 68 — on the eastern edge of the city, away from the Innenstadt crowd , gives it a different register entirely. This is not a restaurant you stumble across; you go deliberately, and that intentionality shapes the whole evening.
GLORIE operates in the Classic Cuisine register, which in Germany signals precision-led cooking with a formal backbone: structured courses, disciplined saucing, technique that is there to serve the ingredient rather than announce itself. That approach is increasingly rare in a Hamburg scene that has tilted heavily toward Nordic minimalism and modern Mediterranean formats. If you have spent recent evenings at bianc or 100/200 Kitchen and want something with more classical weight behind it, GLORIE is the right answer.
The address at Mittlerer Eingang, Brandshofer Deich places the restaurant close to the Elbe, in a part of Hamburg that feels industrial and quiet after dark. That setting matters for how the evening lands. There is no street-level buzz, no queue of taxis, no ambient noise from neighbouring bars. What you get instead is focus , the kitchen has yours, and you have the kitchen's. For diners who treat a serious restaurant meal as an event rather than a night out, that framing is worth a great deal. Compare this to how KOMU in Munich or Maison Rostang in Paris handle the classic-cuisine format with similar deliberate quietness, and you understand the category GLORIE is playing in.
One practical question for food-focused travellers is whether GLORIE works as a late-evening booking, the kind you take after a full afternoon in the city or after an early show. Classic cuisine restaurants at this price point typically run service until the kitchen closes rather than offering an extended bar programme, but the combination of a deliberate, multi-course format and an out-of-centre location means you are unlikely to feel rushed through dinner. Pacing is built into the format. If your question is whether GLORIE suits a long, unhurried evening that stretches well past 10 PM, the answer is yes , not because of a late-night menu or bar seating, but because the structure of the meal is designed to take time. Factor that into your planning: this is a three-hour booking, not a ninety-minute turn.
For comparison, if you are looking for something with more of a late-night bar energy to close an evening, Hamburg's full bar guide will serve you better as a second stop. GLORIE is the main event, not the nightcap.
Hamburg now has a serious Michelin-starred tier that extends well beyond the obvious names. Oechsle and 100/200 Kitchen are both credible alternatives for creative cooking at similar price levels, and Restaurant Haerlin holds two Michelin stars for those who want to go further up the formality scale. What GLORIE offers that those restaurants do not is the combination of fresh Michelin recognition (the 2025 star carries weight precisely because it is new), a Classic Cuisine identity in a scene dominated by more contemporary formats, and a location that self-selects for guests who are there for the food rather than the atmosphere. If you are the kind of diner who treats a meal at Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn or Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach as the point of a trip, GLORIE belongs on the same list for Hamburg.
The Google rating of 5.0 from a small review base (4 reviews) tells you little at scale, but the uniformity is consistent with a restaurant whose guests are self-selecting enthusiasts. It does not indicate a broad crowd-pleaser; it indicates a place that is landing well with the people who are finding it.
Book GLORIE if you want a Michelin-starred classic cuisine experience in Hamburg that feels less performative than the city's larger-name restaurants. It is the right choice for a food-focused couple celebrating something specific, for a solo diner who wants the full tasting format without distraction, and for any visitor to Hamburg who has already done The Table Kevin Fehling and wants to see what the 2025 star class looks like. Travellers building a wider Germany itinerary can cross-reference GLORIE against Aqua in Wolfsburg, JAN in Munich, or ES:SENZ in Grassau to calibrate expectations across the German starred tier.
Skip GLORIE if you need late-night flexibility, a walkable location in the city centre, or a venue that works without a full tasting-menu commitment. The €€€€ price point and out-of-centre address require deliberate planning. If that suits your travel style, it is close to the leading reason to eat in eastern Hamburg right now. See our full Hamburg restaurants guide for the wider picture, and our guides to Hamburg hotels, Hamburg bars, Hamburg wineries, and Hamburg experiences for planning the full trip.
Quick reference: Michelin 1 Star (2025); Classic Cuisine; €€€€; Brandshofer Deich 68, Hamburg; book well ahead.
Book at least four to six weeks out, and longer if your dates are fixed. A freshly awarded Michelin star in a city the size of Hamburg reliably tightens availability fast. At €€€€ pricing with a new 2025 star, GLORIE is now competing for the same short supply of Hamburg Michelin-seekers as The Table Kevin Fehling. Do not leave this to the week before your trip.
At €€€€ and with a 2025 Michelin star in the Classic Cuisine format, the tasting menu is the correct way to experience what the kitchen is doing. Classic cuisine at this tier is built around the sequence of a full menu, not individual dishes. If you want a single strong à la carte dinner at a comparable price, bianc gives you more flexibility in format. GLORIE rewards commitment to the full experience.
Specific menu details are not confirmed in our data, and the Classic Cuisine format means the menu will reflect what is in season now. As a general rule at this level and style, the kitchen's judgement on the tasting menu will outperform any individual à la carte selection. Ask the service team what is running currently and follow their lead , that is the correct approach for this category.
Yes, with caveats. A €€€€ tasting menu solo is a significant spend, but Classic Cuisine restaurants at this level are generally well set up for solo diners who are serious about the food. The out-of-centre location and focused atmosphere make it a better solo choice than a busier in-town alternative. If solo dining at this price point concerns you, Heimatjuwel at €€€ is a more accessible option in Hamburg.
Yes , this is one of the cleaner cases in Hamburg's starred tier. A 2025 Michelin star, Classic Cuisine format, deliberate location, and a price tier that signals occasion dining all align. For a birthday, anniversary, or a celebration where the meal is the point, GLORIE is a stronger fit than more casual starred venues. If you want two Michelin stars for a major milestone, Restaurant Haerlin is the Hamburg benchmark at that level.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in our current data. Classic Cuisine restaurants at this tier do not typically offer informal bar dining in the way that modern brasserie formats do. Contact the restaurant directly to ask , but plan for a full table booking as the default.
A Michelin-starred Classic Cuisine restaurant at €€€€ in Germany will expect smart dress as a baseline. No specific dress code is confirmed in our data, but the format and price tier point toward smart-casual at minimum, and smart will not be out of place. Treat it as you would any one-star classic restaurant , avoid anything casual.
Capacity and private dining details are not confirmed in our data. For groups of six or more, contact the restaurant well in advance , Classic Cuisine restaurants at this scale often have limited capacity overall, and a large group booking at €€€€ per head requires coordinating in advance. For larger private events, check whether a private room is available when you enquire.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLORIE | Classic Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Hard | — |
| The Table Kevin Fehling | Creative | Michelin 3 Star | Unknown | — |
| bianc | Modern Mediterranean, Mediterranean Cuisine | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Lakeside | German Lakeside | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Heimatjuwel | German, Creative | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Landhaus Scherrer | Modern European, Classic Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
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Book at least three to four weeks out, and further in advance for Friday and Saturday evenings. GLORIE picked up its first Michelin star in 2025, and demand at newly starred Hamburg restaurants tends to spike immediately after the guide drops. Check the website directly for availability windows.
At €€€€ pricing, GLORIE sits at the top end of Hamburg's restaurant market, and the 2025 Michelin star confirms the kitchen is operating at a level that justifies it. Classic cuisine format means you're paying for precision and structure rather than novelty or spectacle — if that's what you want from a tasting format, the value holds up.
Specific menu details are not available in the public record, so the safest approach is to trust the set format: GLORIE operates in the classic cuisine register, and kitchens at this level typically don't offer meaningful à la carte alternatives alongside a tasting menu. Go with whatever the current menu is rather than arriving with specific dish expectations.
Classic cuisine restaurants at the Michelin-starred level in Germany are generally well-suited to solo diners — counter or small-table seating is common, and structured tasting menus remove the awkwardness of ordering alone. GLORIE's format should work for a solo visit, though it's worth flagging your solo status when booking.
Yes. A first Michelin star in 2025, €€€€ pricing, and a classic cuisine format make GLORIE a credible choice for a birthday, anniversary, or any occasion that warrants a formal, course-driven dinner. It reads as less performative than some of Hamburg's larger-name options, which suits occasions where the meal itself is the point.
Bar or counter dining details are not confirmed in the available record. Contact GLORIE directly before assuming bar seating is an option — at €€€€ pricing and a Michelin-starred level, most seatings are pre-planned and table-allocated.
Classic cuisine at Michelin-starred level in Germany typically expects smart dress — think a jacket for men and equivalent effort for other guests. GLORIE's positioning at €€€€ and its formal cuisine register point away from casual attire. If in doubt, lean formal rather than casual.
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