Hanover
Top Places to Visit
Sprengel Museum
Sprengel Museum, Kurt-Schwitters-Platz, (any tram to Aegidientorplatz then walk 10 min to the direction of the lake, or Bus 131 from Kröpcke to stop Maschsee/... more
Top Places to Eat
Extrablatt
Extrablatt, This is a franchised restaurant easily found in several cities in Germany. They serve burgers, pizza, and wraps. Reasonable prices. For the one in ... more
Maredo
Maredo, Georgstr. 38, +49-511-323148. A chained steak-restaurant famous for its beef variation.
Café Mezzo
Café Mezzo, Lister Meile 4, +49-511-314966, fax: +49-511-3884677. Normally crowded with students during lunch and dinner time. Reservations should be considered... more
Masa
Masa, Georgstr. 50b. Afghan food. You may want to opt for the carpeted floor than the tables. Located next door to the coctail bar "Loft".
Top Shopping Places
Karstadt Sport
Official merchandise for World Cup 2006 or Hanover 96 soccer team is sold in Karstadt Sport in Kröpcke.
Galeria Kaufhof
Big department stores such as Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt can be found in Kröpcke.
Hugendubel
Check Hugendubel in Kröpcke for popular English books. Another large bookstore is Lehmanns in Georg Strasse near Steintor.
Sportscheck
For sports equipments go to SportScheck or Karstadt Sport.
Galerie Luise
For elegant boutiques, Galerie Luise (Luisenstr.) is the best option.
Rossmann
Rossmann and Douglas provide most body care products. Rossmann also offers a good and cheap photo printing service. There is a Rossmann shop left in the Central...
Top Places for Nightlife
Herrenhäuser Premium Pilsener
Try the local beer,Herrenhäuser Premium Pilsener
Sausalitos
Sausalitos, Osterstraße 38,tel: +49-511-3530919. Mexican restaurant that has a great variety of cocktails. Usually full during happy hour which last until 8PM.
Lütsche Lage
Lütsche Lage is a typical alcoholic drink made of beer and korn drinken simultanuously from two seperate glasses.
Loft
Loft Georgstrasse. 50b (you will have to go through an alley to find it) +49-511-3631376. Serves original and different Afgani dishes. Opens at 12AM, and has a ...
Osho Discothek
Osho Discothek, Raschplatz 7L. One of the oldest clubs in Hanover but has been revamped on several occasions to keep with the times. Most notable feature is the... more
Escenario
Escenario, Nikolaistr. 12. (Close to Cinemaxx Nikolaistr.) Happy hour 4:30-8PM (Cocktails €3,95). Tuesday is Ladies Night (i.e. Prosecco for €1-1,50).
Top Activity Places
Hannover Scorpions
Hannover Scorpions [20] is Hanover's professional ice hockey club in Germany's premier division (DEL).
Christmas Markets
Christmas Markets (Weihnachtsmarkt) can be found in front of Central Station, in Kröpcke, in Old City (Altstadt), and in List (street name "Lister Meile"), and ... more
Cebit
CeBIT [21] at the EXPO area. An annual event lasts several days in March. The biggest computer-related exhibition in the world. Very interesting for tech lovers...
Rubber Duck Race
Rubber Duck Race (Entenrennen). (Tram 10,17 stop: Clevertor); Tram 3,7,9 stop: Markthalle). Date for 2007 was July 7. A fun one day event, especially for the ... more
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest, Schützenplatz. second biggest oktoberfest in the world.
