San Restaurant in Hamburg

5 stars I recently visited San Restaurant in Hamburg and had the pleasure of trying their 제육볶음 (spicy stir-fried pork). As a Korean food enthusiast, I can confidently say that the dish was absolutely delicious and exceeded my expectations. The flavors were authentic, perfectly balanced, and truly satisfying. What made the experience even more intriguing was the unique twist of incorporating German ingredients, such as local green onions and kimchi cabbage, which enhanced the dish in a way I hadn't expected. It was a fantastic fusion of Korean tradition with a local touch. The service was also exceptional—attentive and friendly, making the dining experience all the more enjoyable. As a Korean "pro eater," I can say without hesitation that San Restaurant is a must-try for anyone craving authentic and well-prepared Korean cuisine in Hamburg. Highly recommended!

Absolutely recommended! We spontaneously got a seat in this small restaurant :) the waitress was great, she was great at answering questions about intolerances and looked for suggestions for solutions. The restaurant was small, but incredibly well attended. And the food was simply heavenly, well-marinated but not over-seasoned meat, fresh and crunchy vegetables and the best part: a small bowl of kimchi to try. It was so good that we ordered it again ourselves.

Visited the Korean restaurant 🍴 SAN today. Nice little restaurant. which can be achieved from the long row by one pass in 1 minute. I had a kimchi salad first, and as the main course Korean chicken with a chilly sauce, unfortunately a little bit of the sauce, but it tasted great. I will also eat the bibimbap and the glass noodle salad here, they looked very tasty. Friendly service and value for money are right here. Clear recommendation!

Absolute surprise! Unfortunately, the location is a bit run down and is lost in the colorful long row - but the food was incredibly tasty. The service was also really nice, we were welcomed very nicely. Immediately learned: Corians like germinated coriander! We'll be back

Little hidden insider tip in St. Georg! Nice service, good cuisine, fair prices.

Beautiful, small restaurant, the tables a bit too close together, not far from the main station. Easily accessible on foot. Great, delicious dishes that are also beautifully prepared. As a greeting from the kitchen there is kimchi. The staff was really nice and friendly and pointed out, for example, that the drink I ordered tasted slightly sour and whether that was ok for me and that my bowl was lukewarm. I thought that was very good, so you might be able to change your mind if you don't like it. The prices excellent. I would come again. You should reserve in advance by telephone.

Excellent service, food, and staff

The best bibimbap I've eaten in Hamburg so far.

The food was very tasty. We ordered a lot of different dishes. The most delicious Korean Tteokbokki and Korean fried chicken in Hamburg. I recommend you to visit this cozy place .

Nice little restaurant, with very friendly service and good food. We enjoyed everything, starters, main courses and dessert. I can only highly recommend it.

The baked chicken is super delicious

A small place with big portion of food ☺️. I was there for lunch and ordered Desibulgogi Bibimbap. The food came in few minutes and I was quite happily surprised by the portion size. The food taste was amazing as well. All in all a great place with have a good meal for a very reasonable price 😊 ♥️

bad service from the server and manager. so bad. I will not go there again. 100%. so disappointed.

Super tasty and authentic Korean food at very fair prices. The selection of dishes is well chosen so that everyone will find something here. San also has some dishes for vegetarians! The restaurant is smaller, but very cozy and offers enough seating. That's why we come here very often :)

bibimbap was overall good but unfortunately zucchini was sour

The food is delicious, but the portions are not big and the service is terrible, we sat outside and the waitresses ran out several times and forbade us to drink water from the thermos 🤦🏼‍♀️ despite the fact that we ordered expensive drinks and dishes, I’ve never encountered anything like this

I ordered tteokbokki with cheese added and it tasted good. I wish the broth had been a little thicker and if there had been more green onions, it would have been perfect.

I ordered tteokbokki with cheese added and it tasted good. I wish the broth had been a little thicker and if there had been more green onions, it would have been perfect.

Really excellent! Very very tasty Friendly, courteous staff, Everything very authentic! Pleasant atmosphere! Top!

Best Korean restaurant in Hamburg! The food was authentic and very tasty. The service was also very friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was cozy and inviting. An absolute must for lovers of Korean cuisine. Bibimbap is highly recommended!!

The food is good. Unfortunately, the last time I noticed an unpleasant, musty smell. Two women served me. One brought the drink. This was very friendly. The other one wasn't friendly.

Visit for lunch at the Korean Restaurant San in St. Georg, Koppel 76. Delicious dishes, extremely friendly and very attentive. The picture with a fried egg shows the dish that was originally served; without the visible fried egg, the dish is already prepared for eating with soy sauce stirred in, as recommended.

All dishes, from the Yatsche Mandu as a starter, the Yatsche Bibimbap as a main course to the Tteok ice cream as a dessert, were extremely tasty - a highly recommended restaurant.

I liked that very much. A bit out of the way, on a side street, it is quiet, in a good way. Friendly staff. Enjoy your meal. The menu is clear, which I personally think is very good. The food was very good and the price-performance ratio was perfect. Definitely worth a visit.

I’ve been here multiple times. The food is not very authentic and especially the Korean fried chicken is not worth it at all. It’s also inconvenient that they don’t take any card payments .

The food was good/tasty/extraordinary/delicious/a poem/cannot be described in words. – The service/the waitress was very attentive/zealous/bee-like/nimble/busy/selfless and also pretty. – The ambience is top/class/sensational/electrifying... The only annoying thing is looking for a parking space...

We were also recommended here. The food is a 10/10. I'll be honest - I wouldn't have been here without a recommendation, as both the store and the outside area don't look particularly appealing. However, there is a plus point for the quiet location.

Nice service, okay ambience (quiet side street, relatively well-kept). But the food (Ramyun) tasted good and was supposedly a ramen soup spiced up with eggs and vegetables. I don't have to order this in a restaurant for just under €10. The portion is still really manageable.

This is one of my favorite spots in Hamburg. I’ve been in South Korea many times and this is exactly the environment you will find on their restaurants! Love the team and the food! We are now regulars 😍

Saturday 5:45 p.m. got a table without a reservation. Payment in cash only. The food was surprisingly tasty and well seasoned. Great value for money, although there could have been a little more rice. As a greeting from the kitchen there is kimchi.

Insanely delicious cuisine, fair prices, good service

Really good! Small but nice. Oh and important... take cash with you.

Food is nothing special, chicken didn't taste fresh, service takes 10 minutes to bring the second main course. Disappointing

Super unfriendly service, the kitchen closes more than 45 minutes before the actual store closing time — and then you get malicious comments that it's always like that here and that's my problem... so much for hospitality goals 😑

Bulgogi was not good: for me too "grainy", for my partner too tasty. Chicken wings also we had better elsewhere in Germany, here it did not taste fresh. I had to wait for 10 mins to get the bill because the owner had to wait for her colleague to do the task. In general we had better korean meals elsewhere in Germany (and quite plenty of them we tried). I cannot recommended any dishes out of the 3 we had here.

Top top top. Best Korean in town! Family business, cheap, incredibly tasty and authentic.

The food was really incredibly delicious. The price-performance ratio was also great.

Just super tasty and really cozy

My first negative Google review: Deeply disappointed after our visit to San. Instead of the fish cakes we ordered in the soup, there were inedible, strange pieces. Despite returning and reordering, I was charged for the meatballs. When I complained, all I got from the waitress was a cool “That’s not my problem.” Unfriendly service, very disappointing.

Very well eaten and high quality food

I spontaneously had Korean food here with two colleagues after a production here in Hamburg. The staff was very friendly and we liked the food so far. I thought the starters were very good, but I've had much better bulgogi. The portion wasn't that huge either. My colleague's bibimbap, on the other hand, looked richer. Price/performance fits and I would come here again if I am in Hamburg. Attention: payment is only possible in cash - no EC or credit card possible!

Was quiet but everything we ate was totally delicious

We just visited this restaurant- with no reservations and even though it was a busy time the staff founds us a table. The food was wonderful, very tasty, authentic and the service was very friendly and fast! Unfortunately we forgot to give tips- the staff really deserved it! I highly recommend this place if you want original and authentic Korean food!

A very nice evening with very good food and drink. I was very politely made aware of the spiciness of the dish I had chosen and was given a description of what to expect. Apparently people have often been disappointed. I was very excited. :) Thank you.

Super delicious food, top!!! Come back soon Unfortunately only cash payment.

The food actually just tasted spicy. I didn't get full for 14 euros including a drink.

The portions at lunch are very small. Satisfactory in taste. The young waitress was very friendly.

Laut der Aussage des koreanischen Freundes schmeckt es dort mit am authentischsten. Er war sehr begeistert und geht dort gerne hin, was auch auf mich zutrifft. Die Bedienung ist sehr freundlich, dass essen recht schnell serviert und schmecken tut es auch sehr gut. Der Preis stimmt aus meiner Sicht auch. Sehr zu empfehlen!

Este restaurante fue una verdadera sorpresa. En un pasillo, escondido a 20 metros de la calle, es difícil de ver y fácil de pasar por alto. Solo un pequeño anuncio pegado de una pared te indica que pasillo adentro hay un restaurante. La atención fue adecuada, el servicio muy rápido y la calidad de los platos bastante buena. Recomendado.

Ich war heute zum ersten Mal da und muss sagen, dass mich das Essen absolut überzeugt hat! Das letzte mal hatte ich sundubu jiggae in Korea gegessen und es war genauso lecker wie ich es in Erinnerung hatte!! Die beiden Damen im Service waren auch total nett und haben obwohl wir keine Reservierung hatten, Platz für uns gemacht. Ich komme gerne wieder !

Mit meiner Frau hier im Restaurant San Koreanisches essen Probiert, es hat uns sehr gut geschmeckt,Personal war auch sehr herzlich und Freundlich. Das Essen war sehr frisch und ansprechend angerichtet. Als Vorspeise haben wir 2 verschiedene Teigtaschen/Rollen Probiert diese waren schön ausgebacken und knusprig. Auf Empfehlung haben wir 2 Hauptspeisen ausgewählt, alles war sehr ansprechend angerichtet. Es hat uns sehr geschmeckt.

Sehr leckers Korean Fried Chicken!

Einfaches Lokal mit leckerem koreanischen Essen und fairen Preisen. Hier gibt es für gute 10€ ein reichhaltiges Mittagessen. Besonders zu empfehlen sind das Bibimbap und das Korean Fried Chicken. Dazu wird für den ganzen Tisch noch Kimchi serviert.

Simple and efficient, but not the best Korean in Hamburg. In summer they have a big terrasse outside in a calm street to enjoy the sun, which is nice. Not a lot of vegetarian options.

Toller Koreaner, top Service und leckeres Essen

Das San bietet eine hervorragende koreanische Küche. Ich hatte ein Bibimban mit Schweinefleisch, ein Gedicht! Auch das Sobulgogi mit Rindfleisch, sehr gut. Für die Qualität der Gerichte ist der Preis, gerade in einer Stadt wie Hamburg, günstig. Der Service ist ausgesprochen aufmerksam und freundlich. Das Lokal recht klein aber gemütlich. Kleiner Abstrich in der Gesamtnote, keine Kartenzahlung!

Kleines Restaurant in einer Nebenstraßen in der Nähe von Hbf. Die Frau die unsere Bestellung aufgenommen hat war super nett und hat uns professionell beraten. Die Preise für die Gerichte sind echt gut. Waren zu zweit für drei Hauptgerichte, Getränke und Trinkgeld 50€ gelassen. Ambiente von einem normalen Restaurant kein koreanisches Stil. Man kann nur Bar zahlen, keine Kartenannahme. Parken ist schwierig aber möglich.

Super leckeres Essen! Perfektes Kimchi. Sehr zu empfehlen die Soja- und die Chilisoße zu nehmen ;)

Netter kleiner Laden. In noch kleinerer Seitenstraße. Also kaum Trouble. Aber dadurch nur Plätze im Restaurant. Essen wurde schnell vom Netten Service an den Tisch gebracht. Und war sehr Lecker hatten das Fried Chicken So Bulgoggi und So Bibimbab. Preise sind Bodenständig und nicht abgehoben wie in den Tourie Ecken. Kommen gerne wieder. Karte wie in den meisten Koreanischen Restaurants überschaubar.

Im Restaurant hat es nach Bleichmittel und leicht nach Schimmel gerochen. Wir haben fast 5 min am Tresen gewartet bis eine Bedienung kam und unsere Bestellung im leeren Restaurant aufgenommen hat. Die Preise sind gut und das essen ist lecker aber leider waren in zwei meiner Korean fried chicken Portionen Haare im Teig eingebacken - das geht gar nicht! Wir gehen da jetzt erstmal nicht wieder hin :/ sehr schade!

Sehr leckeres, kleines Restaurant, mit einem freundlichen Service. Kommen gerne wieder.

Very nice authentic Korean food. Super friendly service. I can recommend any dish on the menu and my kids also love it.

The food was very delicious, nice service and friendly atmosphere. It is worth to try definitely. The missing star is for a medium to warm beers, and the non runny eggs.

Amazing food! also very good prices. Perfect for a good lunch or an authentic dinner experience

Essen top, die Atmosphäre war vergleichbar wie die mit einem Klosterbesuch. 😂 Aber ansonsten...Top Service. Komme gerne wieder. 😊 감사합니다!

Everything suuuuper tasty. The fried chicken especially was heavenly.

Sehr leckere authentische koreanische Küche. Das Kimchi und Bibimbab sind sehr zu empfehlen!

So happy this is in the neighbourhood. A cosy place on a quiet street. Larger on the inside than it seems, and fills up for dinner pretty well. -Food is great. We always get the tteobokki, chicken, and glass noodles with beef, with extra kimchi. Sometimes I also just come by to get the kimchi. The fried chicken is my favourite so far from other nearby options. Consistently delicious. -Staff super nice and last time literally remembered our usual order. -Simple atmosphere, nothing wrong, nothing overly exciting. Outdoor seating is nice during summer as it’s a very quiet street. Will always return for more tteobokki!

Das Essen war sehr lecker, wir empfehlen die Gerichte mit Reis / Nudeln und Rindfleisch. Das Ambiente draußen ist nicht schön, da die Stühle vor einer Werkstatt stehen, jedoch ruhig. Wichtige Info derzeit, only Cash.

Excellentes Essen, freundliches, aufmerksames Personal und gute Preise. Sehr zu empfehlen!!!

A very small Korean place but full of flavour. The kimchi they give you from the start is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. no other words needed. We ordered bibimbap and ramyun, oh what a feast for our senses. We also had korean fried chicken. The rice in the bibimbap was soft, fluffy and well integrated with the rest of the ingredients. The vegetables were exceptional. The ramyun was also remarkable, the broth could use a bit more seafood flavour in my opinion but it doesn't let you down, oh no, quite the contrary. The service was incredibly fast and kind. The one and only "bad" thing is that they only take cash, that is unfortunate and in our century in a city the size of Hamburg, unforgivable, to say the least.

한식당에 김치찌게가 없어서 조금 당황했지만, 그래도 다른음식들이 맛있고 직원분들이 아두친절하심 반찬은 김치만 주셨는데, 김치가 맛있음 손님이 많아서 음식이 나오는데 시간이 좀 걸리는편 그리고 카드가 핀이 안되고 현금만 결제가능

Der Service ist freundlich. Getränke & Essen wurden schnell geliefert. Ich hatte das Bibimbap, was lecker war. Einzig die Portionsgröße fand ich im Vergleich zu anderen Restaurants kleiner.