Guidebook for Hanover
Drinks & Nightlife
Schwarzer Bär
Schwarzer BärCAPITOL - Livekonzerte
LUX - Musikklub
Schwarzer Bär 7
7 Schwarzer BärBar for relaxed people.
GiG Linden
1 Lindener Marktpl.Café, pub, bistro, sometimes jazz music
Thielenpl. 2
2 ThielenplatzSimply a nice bar - everyone likes it!
Deisterstraße 24
24 DeisterstraßeLive music club
Place to chill at the junction of Leine river and Ihme river. Recommended for warm summer nights.
Weddigenufer 29
29 WeddigenuferPlace to chill at the junction of Leine river and Ihme river. Recommended for warm summer nights.
Roof top beach bar - April until October only. The downtown alternative to "Strandleben".
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Schöne Aussichten 360° Beachclub Hannover
7 RöselerstraßeRoof top beach bar - April until October only. The downtown alternative to "Strandleben".
Food Scene
Lindener Marktplatz
Lindener MarktplatzBar - bistro - smoker's area - vegetarian food available
Peasant's market - Wochenmarkt
Tuesday morning (smaller) and Saturday morning (bigger)
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Lindener Marktplatz
Lindener MarktplatzPeasant's market - Wochenmarkt
Tuesday morning (smaller) and Saturday morning (bigger)
MarktCafé
5 Lindener Marktpl.Wonderful place to have your coffee and cake
Blumenauer Str. 3
3 Blumenauer StraßePortuguese café.
Limmerstraße 25
Café / bar with a Dutch touch!!!
If you want a really good Turkish meal.
During summer great terrace along the river side.
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Tandure
17D DeisterstraßeIf you want a really good Turkish meal.
During summer great terrace along the river side.
Turkish coffee house. Every day the unexpensive breakfast buffet offers a huge choice of food. Recommendation!!!
Efendi Bey Pâtisserie & Café
7 MünzstraßeTurkish coffee house. Every day the unexpensive breakfast buffet offers a huge choice of food. Recommendation!!!
Limmerstraße 1
1 LimmerstraßeCombination of bar/bistro and self-service laundry!!
Beergarden with a view.
And don't miss to take a walk through the old, old cementary nearby!
Am Lindener Berge 29
29 Am Lindener BergeBeergarden with a view.
And don't miss to take a walk through the old, old cementary nearby!
Blumenstraße
BlumenstraßeGermany's oldest vegetarian restaurant. Nowadays a chique vegan place-to-be.
Rudolf-von-Bennigsen-Ufer 51
Café, bar, restaurant on the Maschsee lake.
Stephanusstraße 8
8 StephanusstraßeIce cream parlour with in-house production. A dream!
Café and tea room (speciality: Ostfriesentee), very small, very cozy. During Summer with a large terrace.
Ballhofpl. 2
2 BallhofplatzCafé and tea room (speciality: Ostfriesentee), very small, very cozy. During Summer with a large terrace.
Generally, currywurst and burgers are seen as fast-food. Curry-Culum however offers these dishes on a high quality level. Own recipes. Vegetarian alternative are also avaiable. Simply yummie!
Rückertstraße 17
17 RückertstraßeGenerally, currywurst and burgers are seen as fast-food. Curry-Culum however offers these dishes on a high quality level. Own recipes. Vegetarian alternative are also avaiable. Simply yummie!
Calenberger Straße 11
From schnitzel to cake - everything is vegan in this small trendy restaurant!
Lichtenbergplatz 2
2a LichtenbergplatzVinothèque and bistro. Beautiful location.
Straightforward restaurant, fusion cuisine, mostly organic ingredients, nevertheless unexpensive.
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Am Küchengarten 11A
11A Am KüchengartenStraightforward restaurant, fusion cuisine, mostly organic ingredients, nevertheless unexpensive.
THE place for breakfast! Also good for pizza, pasta, beer or coffee and cake.
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Cafe Safran
39 Königsworther Str.THE place for breakfast! Also good for pizza, pasta, beer or coffee and cake.
BACK-FACTORY Linden
8 Schwarzer BärClose and cheap bakery with café
Bäcker Göing
91 Hildesheimer Str.Close bakery with café
Old-fashioned café and patisserie in the city center. Sometime crowded, but always worth a visit!
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Holländische Kakao-Stube
2-3 StändehausstraßeOld-fashioned café and patisserie in the city center. Sometime crowded, but always worth a visit!
Pizzas, burgers and salads with a Persian touch
#DreiEck Linden - Pizza, Burger, Salate, Mittagstisch & mehr
9 Blumenauer Str.Pizzas, burgers and salads with a Persian touch
Arts & Culture
Eleonorenstraße 18
18 EleonorenstraßeMusic club - cozy live events
Kestnergesellschaft
11 GoseriedeImportant exhibitions of contemporary art
Sprengel Museum Hannover
1 Kurt-Schwitters-PlatzMuseum for contemporary art, always worth a visit
Opernplatz 1
1 OpernplatzOpera and ballet house
Prinzenstraße 9
9 PrinzenstraßePlayhouse/theatre
Neues Haus 1
1 Neues HausUniversity for Music, Drama and Media Hannover. Offers often concerts for small money.
Zur Bettfedernfabrik 1
For the lovers of Argentine tango.
Kunstverein Hannover
2 SophienstraßeEsteemed art association. Exhibitions!
Many of our guests ask for the distance to the university; that's why we list it here. The main building is an old castle, and you can see it from the guestroom window.
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Leibniz Universität Hannover
1 WelfengartenMany of our guests ask for the distance to the university; that's why we list it here. The main building is an old castle, and you can see it from the guestroom window.
Many guests ask for the distance to the University of Music, Drama and Media. That's why we list it here. It is situated close to the city center in the outskirts of our in-town forest.
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Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover
1 Neues HausMany guests ask for the distance to the University of Music, Drama and Media. That's why we list it here. It is situated close to the city center in the outskirts of our in-town forest.
Swiss Life Hall
8 Ferdinand-Wilhelm-Fricke-WegShopping
You will love this book shop!
It has a wide range of article but specially focusses on feminism, philosophy, children's books, gay/lesbian literature.
Stephanusstraße 12-14
12-14 StephanusstraßeYou will love this book shop!
It has a wide range of article but specially focusses on feminism, philosophy, children's books, gay/lesbian literature.
Famous Hannover Flea Market (Flohmarkt) - very crowdy and popular, every Saturday morning at the shores of the Leine river.
Am Hohen Ufer
Am Hohen UferFamous Hannover Flea Market (Flohmarkt) - very crowdy and popular, every Saturday morning at the shores of the Leine river.
Ernst-August-Galerie
5 HerschelstraßeHannover's biggest indoor shopping mall
Nice shopping street with a lot of old buildings around. Partly a pedestrian zone.
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Lister Meile
Lister MeileNice shopping street with a lot of old buildings around. Partly a pedestrian zone.
Limmerstraße
LimmerstraßeVery vivid and crazy kind of shopping street
Stephanusstraße
StephanusstraßeGorgeous boutiques for cloths, vine, interior design, shoes, toys etc.
Essentials
Stephanusstraße 12-14
12-14 StephanusstraßeOne of those great shops for organic food in this district.
Limmerstraße 3
3 LimmerstraßeSupermarket for organic food and non-food
Supermarket with a wide range of convenience food. Open until midnight (Monday til Friday; on Saturday it closes at 23:30h)!
Schwarzer Bär 4
4 Schwarzer BärSupermarket with a wide range of convenience food. Open until midnight (Monday til Friday; on Saturday it closes at 23:30h)!
Calenberger Straße 47
Small, owner-run shop for organic food.
The Hannover Medical School is one of the world's leading university medical centres. It takes 25 minutes by tram (1 change) to get there from our place.
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
1 Carl-Neuberg-StraßeThe Hannover Medical School is one of the world's leading university medical centres. It takes 25 minutes by tram (1 change) to get there from our place.
Sightseeing
Our town hall looks like a castle for the citizens of Hannover. A special recommendation: Take the unique curved (!) elevator to the top of the building and have the most beautiful look all over the city!
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Het Nieuwe Stadhuis
2 Trammpl.Our town hall looks like a castle for the citizens of Hannover. A special recommendation: Take the unique curved (!) elevator to the top of the building and have the most beautiful look all over the city!
Ballhofplatz
BallhofplatzTheater from 17th century
Lichtenbergplatz
LichtenbergplatzSome people say, it's the most beautiful plaza of Hannover; check yourself!
Beautiful building with a huge dome, accompanied by a nicely decorated park.
HCC Hannover Congress Centrum
1-3 Theodor-Heuss-PlatzBeautiful building with a huge dome, accompanied by a nicely decorated park.
This baroque garden (annex Herrenhausen castle and museum) is the core of the famous Herrenhausen Gardens. Must see!
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Herrenhäuser Tuinen
4 Herrenhäuser Str.This baroque garden (annex Herrenhausen castle and museum) is the core of the famous Herrenhausen Gardens. Must see!
Entertainment & Activities
Limmerstraße 50
50 LimmerstraßeArthouse cinema and life shows.
A wonderful venue with a great history since 1908.
Ihmepassage 10
10 IhmepassageExcursion boats start here for trips on Ihme and Leine rivers.
Sophienstraße 2
2 SophienstraßeMunicipal arthouse cinema.
Zoo Hannover has revolutionised the European zoo world; a conventional municipal zoological gardens has evolved into the tourist highlight of the state capital of Lower Saxony.
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Avonturen Zoo Hannover
1 AdenaueralleeZoo Hannover has revolutionised the European zoo world; a conventional municipal zoological gardens has evolved into the tourist highlight of the state capital of Lower Saxony.
Stadium and open air concert arena - so close to our home!
Bruce Springsteen, Genesis, Madonna, U2, Herbert Grönemeyer, there is more than football in this arena!
Robert-Enke-Straße
Robert-Enke-StraßeStadium and open air concert arena - so close to our home!
Bruce Springsteen, Genesis, Madonna, U2, Herbert Grönemeyer, there is more than football in this arena!
Stadionbad
5 Robert-Enke-StraßeBig natatorium, great 60s architecture.
Fairground of superlatives. It takes approx. it takes 45 minutes from our place to there by Stadtbahn (1 change at Kröpcke).
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Messegelände
MessegeländeFairground of superlatives. It takes approx. it takes 45 minutes from our place to there by Stadtbahn (1 change at Kröpcke).