The Portugiesenviertel Hamburg is a Mediterranean flair in the heart of Hamburg
Even though there is sometimes a 'STIFF BREEZE' blowing from the nearby Elbe, the numerous tables on Diemar-Koel-Straße are well occupied. If you want to enjoy Mediterranean cuisine, you can't miss the Portuguese Quarter.
The Hamburger Portugiesenviertel is a neighborhood in the southern part of Hamburger Neustadt.
It is bordered in the west by the harbor gate (U/S-Bahn station Landungsbrücken) and in the east by the Neustädter Neuer Weg.
The northern border is the Venusberg.
The streets Johannisbollwerk and Vorstellen, located directly at the harbor, are the southern end of the district.
The architecture of the district is dominated by buildings from the Wilhelminian era and from the turn of the century.
Ditmar-Koel-Straße, named after a Hamburg mayor from the Renaissance period, is the main street of the Portuguese Quarter.
Today's Portuguese Quarter was originally characterized by small businesses, dock workers and companies in the shipping industry.
If you ignore the location of the district, shipping and the port no longer have a significant influence.
However, the Nordic sailors' churches and some shipping companies are still based.
These companies are the shipping companies “Nord” Klaus E. Oldendorf, the Schulte Group, the Bugsier shipping company and the shipping company Petersen & Alpers, which was founded in 1793.
These companies are located on the southern edge of the Portuguese Quarter.
The only remaining company in the ship chandlery industry is the iron shop Chr. Weimeister.
The harbor pharmacy, founded in 1768, still supplies medical equipment for seagoing ships.
Traditionally, small businesses, especially restaurants, were and are strongly represented in this district.
The presence of numerous “harbour bars” gave what is now known as the Portuguese Quarter the name “The Coast” in the 1950s and 1960s.
In the 2000s there was a significant increase in catering establishments, so that in 2011 there were around 40 cafés and restaurants.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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