So whats the best beer hall in Hamburg? Any tips on places I should hit up in the couple days before we head to Wacken?
Aside from the beer halls you can always head to the Kiez, where you find lots of pubs, bars, and stuff. You shouldn't miss it, it's a real go at night.
You can reach the Kiez (Street name is "Reeperbahn") by subway, just take the exit "Landungsbrücken" (S1 line) oder "Sankt Pauli" (should be the U1 or U3 line). Subways are pretty good in Hamburg actually.
On the Kiez you have several Irish pubs at the Hans-Albers-Platz with decent live folk music at the weekends. For example, there's the Academy pub.
If you're in for some disco like bar, there's of course the "Thomas Read". There's also the Headbanger's Ballroom, which is a Metal bar with live program. Here's a flyer with adress and program:
You can also have a look at the street "Große Freiheit", which is right at the Kiez. There're some metal statues of the Beatles at the Spielbudenplatz, and there's the Grosse Freiheit street. In there you find more bars, a Dollhouse
and the "Grosse Freiheit 36" with the "Kaiserkeller" in the basement. It used to be okay around there.
So, plenty to do.
I thought you weren't allowed to go before Wednesday.
