Strand Pauli is one of several beach clubs in Hamburg with a great view of the River Elbe. Near Landungsbrueken just 15 minutes from the Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg's central train station. Here you will find good music, German beer and food direct from the barbecue. Relax on comfortable beach furniture under palm trees with your toes in the sand, which is brought each summer from the North Sea coast.

www.strandpauli.de
Hafenstrasse 89, 20359 Hamburg
+49(0)163 - 733 58 32
Google map: bit.ly/gY6A7t

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The best Irish pub in Hamburg by a mile! Better service, an open fire, a great quiz night, fantastic food and plenty of live music. If you like chess or whisky tastings, there's something for you too!

The Irish Rover, Großneumarkt, Hamburg
www.irishrover.de

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Alex is a great place to meet up with people for a drink or a snack. Sit outside for a great view over the Binnenalster on one side, or watch the shoppers go by on the other.

Alex, Alster Pavillion, Jungfernstieg 54. The nearest subway is Jungfernstieg.

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For those who can't cope without their home comforts or are just looking for somewhere to watch the match on a big screen and partake in the banter, Hamburg has a good number of Irish pubs (authentic and less so) dotted around the city.

Finnegans Wake is on Börsenbrücke, just behind the Rathaus (City Hall), and is everything you'd expect of a city centre expat establishment - fairly deep and cavernous, a decent enough set of draught beers and pub grub, and even a quiz on Sundays. (U-Bahn Rathaus, U-/S-Bahn Jungfernstieg)

The Shamrock on Feldstraße is one of the old stagers and always a comfortable place for a drink or two - wooden interiors, unashamedly smoky air and all. (U-Bahn Feldstraße)

And, of course, there are a couple of Irish pubs to be found along the Reeperbahn (most notably Thomas Read's), though you're better off darting down one of the side streets at the Große Freiheit end and finding yourself a seat at somewhere local, like Rosie's on Hamburger Berg, for an endless supply of bottled Becks and Astra and great music.

As mentioned elsewhere, the Schanzenviertel quarter is a fine old mixture of run-down buildings, punks, hippies, students, immigrants, and some of the best little bars and restaurants - almost anywhere is good for a drink or three, and try Olympisches Feuer on Schulterblatt for a plateful of souvlaki or gyros to fuel your engine before heading out for the night. (U-/S-Bahn Sternschanze)

Finnegans Wake: Börsenbrücke 4; tel: 040) 374 34 33; www.finnegans.com
The Shamrock: Feldstraße 40; tel: (040) 432 77 27 5; www.shamrockirishbar.com
Thomas Read's: 10a Norbistoru (along the Reeperbahn, in the same building as the Erotic Art Museum)
Rosie's Bar: Hamburger Berg 7
Olympisches Feuer: Schulterblatt 63; tel: (040) 435 597

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One of the best beer gardens in the city, on the south side of the Stadtpark.

Südring 44;
Metro stop: Borgweg

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Club playing mainly house. Very expensive drinks and very fussy door staff. If you get in, you'll see a lot of Hamburg's prettiest young things and hear nothing but house music

Opposite Hauptbahnhof (main rail station)

www.goldencut.org

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Nightclub - lots of electro on Fridays (some techno too). Saturdays can be anything from dancehall to hip hop. The atmosphere is great and there's no sign of suits, ties or pretentious punters.

Max-Brauer-Allee 204; www.waagenbau.com

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