Photos of Hamburg Fish Market

The fish market in the St. Pauli district has been a Hamburg custom since 1703, and it still symbolizes the daily life and spirit of Hamburg. Over a beer, locals of all ages and professions mingle with curious non-locals. As long as you don't ask too much, you can buy almost anything here, fish burgers, fried sausages, cheese, fruit, tulips, cheap sweatshirts, whatever you want! More to see at the adjacent Fish Auction Hall (Fischauktionshalle). It's like there's a live band singing classic versions of old German pop songs with lyrics that everyone seems to know. In the latter part of the fish market, the beer is splashing and the smell of sausages is in the air, and outsiders will find it eerie, as if it is 8pm instead of dawn. This is Port City Burger, a burger that comes alive early in the morning.