Restaurants in Hanover
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Pier 51
One of Hanover's loveliest restaurants, and very romantic at sundown, Pier 51 is walled with glass and juts out over the Maschsee. The menu is strong on fish, although you can also choose pasta or meat. In summer, there's an outside 'Piergarten', decked out with the old-fashioned Strandkörbe (straw basket seats) that you see on German beaches. Book at least a few days ahead if you want a window seat at dinner.
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Hiller
Germany's oldest vegetarian restaurant is such an institution it even has its logo - a carrot - carefully embroidered onto every linen napkin. Despite the modern interior, with swirly green painting and mustard-coloured walls, the atmosphere is quite hushed and the food a tad old-fashioned. That said, come with an appetite if ordering a set menu.
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Sonderbar
This well-styled place has an assortment of Tex-Mex, Spanish and Italian snacks and mains, as well as oven potatoes in the upstairs, upmarket sports bar section (large screens). Downstairs is a lounge. It's aimed at a business and pleasure crowd, and close enough to the station to duck into between trains.
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Georxx
Popular with business-people, office workers, shoppers, tired travellers and even an arty crowd, Georxx has pleasant outdoor seating in summer, a menu offering a taste for everyone (a bit of Asia, a bit of Europe etc) and good lunch specials (€8.50 to €12). Breakfast is a staple, and served until 5pm.
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Biesler
One of the oldest eateries in the city likes to mix the ancient and the modern on its menu. So each day it serves a different traditional German dish, such as roast calves' livers with apple and onion, alongside international fare such as lamb on mushroom 'parfait' with rosemary and fennel.
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Basil
These former stables to the north of town now house a fabulous fusion restaurant, with a high arched ceiling and pressed tablecloths. Imaginative concoctions, such as coffee-marinated duck breast with chicory and pear ragout, are served to an in crowd. Take tram 1 or 2 to Dragonerstrasse.
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Spandau
Retro-'70s Spandau in Hanover's Nordstadt is more like Berlin's Kreuzberg - a place where students from the nearby university and the local Turkish community rub shoulders. The menu is small-ish and features pasta, tofu curry and several more substantial meat dishes.
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Besitos
Locals come to this warehouse-sized place to enjoy the city's best tapas under high ceilings and the watchful eye of gaucho and matador murals on the Mediterranean-coloured walls.
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Maestro
This atmospheric subterranean restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet at lunch daily. Its tucked-away courtyard beer garden (ask the staff) is perfect in summer.
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Mr Phung Kabuki
Boats bob by on the water-based sushi train, but you can order all manner of pan-Asian and wok dishes at this airy, trendy restaurant with an enormous range of spirits.
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Café Konrad
Head to the lesbian and gay hang-out Café Konrad where the staff will be able to fill you in on the scene.
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Os Amigos
This Spanish place is one of several inexpensive options alongside Hauptbahnhof inside the large shopping centre.
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Café Caldo
Head to the lesbian and gay hang-out Café Caldo where the staff will fill you in on the scene.
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