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T15 Hamburger Fischbrötchen

Fried-fish’wich, from Fisch & Co.

Into the north on day E14, proximity to both North and Baltic Seas, and the history of the Hanseatic League mean that Hamburg is well-known for its “Fischbrötchen”: literally, any kind of fish or seafood fitted or stuffed into a bread roll. This is my goal, this will be my “fish’wich” of the day.

I’m around the Nikolaifleet (Nicholas canal), and I’m in front of recommended Fisch & Co., a small place that delivers a lot of fish inside the little bistro, and a number of fish-rolls for takeaway. I have a look, but can’t decide between two. I ask the woman who’s just opened the doors if she would go smoked salmon or fried fish. She’s big on the latter, and who am I, to deny the very first fish-fry of the day.

Crispy & crunchy outside, flaky and juicy inside; great fish-to-crust ratio. If I’m not careful, I might just get a second one, “to go” of course …

*At upper-right are Fischbrötchen “to go”: I was stuck between Räucherlachs and Backfisch.*

*Inside the cozy bistro; I’m customer number 1 of the day*.

*Backfisch-Brötchen (fried fish in a roll, with remoulade and onions), and a Fritz-Limo Apfel-Kirsch-Holunder (apple cherry elderberry)*.

*Almost fits in one hand. I sat outside on a bench, looking out towards the brick warehouses in the Speicherstadt.*

*The perfect size for a (Backfisch-) Fischbrötchen.*

From Hamburg’s central station (Hauptbahnhof), the U3 line goes west to Rödingsmarkt station, from which the walking distance is under 0.5 km to Fisch & Co.

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 22 May 2024. I was neither sponsored nor supported for the visit to the establishment under discussion. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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In the northern part of Hamburg lies Europe’s largest cemetery at over 400 hectares (almost 990 acres) with over a quarter-million graves and almost 1.5 million burials since 1877. I went in search for a couple of names and found a couple more, to air out my lungs and stretch out my legs after a lengthy day on the train (from Trier).