A Sauvignon Blanc on the pontoon? Or maybe a beer on the pier? Just a step off the ferry, and you’ve got a prime seat for some freighter-watching. At the Blankenese ferry dock, it feels like sitting right on the water – on the land side the Elbe beach and the Treppenviertel, on the water side the wide view across the river. FischClub serves up fresh catches, while Ponton op’n Bulln offers North German classics. The soundtrack comes from the bow waves of the container giants, gently splish-splashing against the jetty.