Haebel

A chic sliver of a restaurant in the gritty-cool pocket of St. Pauli, Haebel serves imaginative German-Nordic-French cuisine in airy, modern surrounds with touches like tall candlesticks and a neon installation art work that reads “Believe in Unicorns.” Each dish is thoughtfully prepared in the open kitchen and incorporates fresh, local ingredients in surprising ways. A recent meal included thinly sliced carrots swirled over mascarpone and beet-flavored sorbet atop crushed meringue.