Social Food Support

Nobody should go hungry. If you're in need of food support, there are numerous options for receiving groceries or a hot meal.

Food Support

Food banks

If you’re struggling to make ends meet, you might want to locate the food banks in your area. Here, food items collected by organisations like Hamburger Tafel e.V. are distributed for a small amount of money ─ usually €1-2 per visit. The volunteers at the distribution centres will need to assess your eligibility beforehand. The services are meant for people with low incomes and recipients of social assistance (e.g. Hartz IV, unemployment benefits, pensioners) who spend most of their income on basic necessities. Be sure to check the distribution times for each centre in advance: search the websites below for 'Ausgabe' (lit.: 'distribution') to find times and locations.

Meals and soup kitchens

Various locations around Hamburg, including churches and community centres, serve breakfast, coffee and hot meals for those in need. Meals may cost €0,50 to €1,00 per serving, or be free entirely. The locations also serve as a meeting point where you can talk to social workers or join in social activities.

Be aware that many of the below websites are in German, but services are often available in multiple languages.

City Centre and St. Georg

Name:	Opening Hours:	Address:
Herz As (€0,50 per meal)	Mon, Tue, Thur: from 03:30 p.m.	Norderstraße 50 20097 Hamburg
St. Georg Soup Kitchen	Fri: 11:30 a.m. – 01:00 p.m.	Koppel 1 20099 Hamburg
Hilfspunkt e.V. City	Sun: 09:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 04:00 p.m. – 06:00 p.m.	Högerdamm 23 20097 Hamburg
Hilfspunkt e.V. Hammerbrook	Sat: 08:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Ferdinandstraße 21 20095 Hamburg

St. Pauli

CaFée mit Herz	Daily: 07:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 02:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.	Seewartenstraße 10 Haus 2 20459 Hamburg
Heilsarmee	Tue: 02:00 p.m. – 05:15 p.m. Thu: 02:00 p.m. – 04:45 pm. Fri: 12:00 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. Sun: 03:30 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.	Talstraße 11-13 20359 Hamburg
Haus Bethlehem e.V.	Mon - Wed: 08:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Fri - Sat: 08:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Sun: 02:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.	Budapester Straße 23a 20359 Hamburg

Billstedt

Park-In Treffpunkt Billstedt
Alcoholism and addiction
support centre

Mon:
10:00 a.m. – 03:00 p.m.
Tue & Thu:
01.00 p.m. – 06:00 p.m.
Wed:
01:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.
Sat:
10:00 a.m. – 02:00 p.m.

Oststeinbeker Weg 2 h
22117 Hamburg

Altona

Alimaus

Mon - Fri:
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
03:30 p.m. – 06:00 p.m.
Sat:
01:00 p.m. – 03:00 p.m.

Nobistor 42
22767 Hamburg

Evangelical Reformed Church

Sat:
08:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Palmaille 2
22767 Hamburg

Eimsbüttel

Tagesaufenthaltsstätte Bundesstraße	Mon - Sun: 11:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.	Bundesstraße 101 20144 Hamburg
Kemenate Women’s Centre Women only	Mon, Thur, Sat, Sun: 02:00 p.m. 07:00 p.m. Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 03:00 p.m.	Charlottenstr. 30 20257 Hamburg
Church Community St. Bonifatius	Sat: 01.00 p.m. – 03:00 p.m.	Am Weiher 29 20255 Hamburg
Adventist Community Grindelberg	Mon: 05:00 p.m.	Grindelberg 13 20144 Hamburg

Hamburg North

Hilfspunkt e.V. /
Nachbarschaftstreff
Dulsberg

Sat:
09:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Elsässer Straße 15
22049 Hamburg

Wandsbek

Hilfspunkt e.V. /
Jenfeld-Haus

Sat:
08:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Charlottenburger Straße 1
22045 Hamburg

Bergedorf

Hilfspunkt e.V. /
Haus Christo

Sat:
08:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Friedrich-Frank-Bogen 31
21033 Hamburg

Harburg

Soup Kitchen Harburg	Mon - Fri: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (except school holidays)	Museumsplatz 4 21073 Hamburg
Heiligkreuzkirche Church	Mon - Fri: 09:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	An der Falkenbek 10 21149 Hamburg
Hilfspunkt e.V. / Treffpunkt Heimfeld	Sat: 12:00 p.m. – 14:00 p.m.	Friedrich-Naumann-Straße 9 21075 Hamburg