Guidebook for Cologne
Food Scene
If you would like to enjoy a really good "Schnitzel" or German recipes. It is only a block away.
Spitz
31-37 PfeilstraßeIf you would like to enjoy a really good "Schnitzel" or German recipes. It is only a block away.
The beer garden and the outdoor restaurant are a must in the summer. The concert venue and their "Studio 672" club are legendary. Plus the park is beautiful.
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Jardín de la Ciudad
40 Venloer Str.The beer garden and the outdoor restaurant are a must in the summer. The concert venue and their "Studio 672" club are legendary. Plus the park is beautiful.
Best Thai in town. It is "only" a fast food place but you should try their starters.
62 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Krua Thai 1 - Belgisches Viertel
40-42 Brüsseler Str.Best Thai in town. It is "only" a fast food place but you should try their starters.
Best restaurant in Cologne, 2 Michelin stars. It is an out-of-this-world experience, I promise. Book in advance.
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Le Moissonnier
25 Krefelder Str.Best restaurant in Cologne, 2 Michelin stars. It is an out-of-this-world experience, I promise. Book in advance.
Great Japanese restaurant only a few steps from my house. It is really small, so you need to make a reservation.
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Momotaro - Japanisches Restaurant
56 BenesisstraßeGreat Japanese restaurant only a few steps from my house. It is really small, so you need to make a reservation.
Only a block away and great Japanese restaurant. On weekends you need to make reservations.
Restaurant Kintaro
16 FriesenstraßeOnly a block away and great Japanese restaurant. On weekends you need to make reservations.
Cologne has tons of breweries but Päffgen has the best local beer. A lot of tourists go there but it is still a great experience and really close...
108 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Brewery Päffgen
64-66 FriesenstraßeCologne has tons of breweries but Päffgen has the best local beer. A lot of tourists go there but it is still a great experience and really close...
My favorite brewery. Less tourists, better local food.
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Haus Töller
96 WeyerstraßeMy favorite brewery. Less tourists, better local food.
I promise, the best filet steak you had in your life. The restaurant is in the basement, has a great interior and you should call for reservations.
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El Gaucho
29-37 HohenstaufenringI promise, the best filet steak you had in your life. The restaurant is in the basement, has a great interior and you should call for reservations.
Jaipur
45 MarzellenstraßeAmazing interior and the place to go in Cologne if you want Indian food.
Best coffee in town plus decent Italian food and several TV sets to watch your football game.
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bar Trattoria Celentano
148 MaybachstraßeBest coffee in town plus decent Italian food and several TV sets to watch your football game.
Montanara
8-10 Venloer Str.Best pizza in my neighbourhood and great service.
Best icecream of your life. My favorite: Chocolate sorbet.
41 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Metzgerei Schmitz
30 Aachener Str.Best icecream of your life. My favorite: Chocolate sorbet.
A café from another time. You might say the same about the crowd but I just love to have old-fashioned dishes here e.g. "Toast Hawai" or "Hühnerfrikassee" or cake with a lot of cream. A must see.
Fassbender
55 SternstraßeA café from another time. You might say the same about the crowd but I just love to have old-fashioned dishes here e.g. "Toast Hawai" or "Hühnerfrikassee" or cake with a lot of cream. A must see.
The burgers are great, it is around the corner and to watch their logistics alone makes you believe in German engineering. My favorite is the Don Vito burger.
58 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Beef Brothers
12 Aachener Str.The burgers are great, it is around the corner and to watch their logistics alone makes you believe in German engineering. My favorite is the Don Vito burger.
This is an amazing place for German cakes and meeting locals, not hipsters but regular people who come here for lunch. Great wallpaper and old-fashioned waitresses. Go, time travel. An insider tip.
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Café Wahlen e. K.
64 HohenstaufenringThis is an amazing place for German cakes and meeting locals, not hipsters but regular people who come here for lunch. Great wallpaper and old-fashioned waitresses. Go, time travel. An insider tip.
Super lecker und super schön : ))) We love it for the food and the sights...
18 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
WALLCZKA
295 Subbelrather Str.Super lecker und super schön : ))) We love it for the food and the sights...
Essentials
Best bakery in town. Try their "Holsteiner Schwarzbrot" if you are into German bread.
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Bäckerei Balkhausen GmbH
27 ApostelnstraßeBest bakery in town. Try their "Holsteiner Schwarzbrot" if you are into German bread.
The closest organic supermarket. This is where the in-crowd goes for groceries on Saturday afternoons.
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basic
47-53 Venloer Str.The closest organic supermarket. This is where the in-crowd goes for groceries on Saturday afternoons.
Neptunbad
1 Neptunpl.Beautiful spa with seven different saunas.
Käsehaus Wingenfeld GmbH
117 EhrenstraßeBest cheese in town and right arond the corner.
Best dry cleaner in Cologne. You can wash your clothes, buy new ones and have a coffee. Great crowd too.
RockOn
74 Brüsseler Str.Best dry cleaner in Cologne. You can wash your clothes, buy new ones and have a coffee. Great crowd too.
Arts & Culture
Great 50s architecture. The museum's café is a fabulous spot to meet with friends and have casual business meetings.
48 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Museum of Applied Art Cologne
7 An d. RechtschuleGreat 50s architecture. The museum's café is a fabulous spot to meet with friends and have casual business meetings.
DVD rental: Ask for recommendations, the stuff is super friendly and really knows what is interesting.
Traumathek
45 EngelbertstraßeDVD rental: Ask for recommendations, the stuff is super friendly and really knows what is interesting.
The beautiful museum hosts my favorite café. You overlook the small lake and eat fabulous cakes. The whole experience has some kind of Woody-Allen-Manhattan-feeling to it.
35 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Museum of East-Asian Art
100 UniversitätsstraßeThe beautiful museum hosts my favorite café. You overlook the small lake and eat fabulous cakes. The whole experience has some kind of Woody-Allen-Manhattan-feeling to it.
Legendary venue for electronic, experimental music, and the contemporay jazz scene.
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
LOFT
30 WißmannstraßeLegendary venue for electronic, experimental music, and the contemporay jazz scene.
Drinks & Nightlife
Spirits
63 EngelbertstraßeGreat cocktails come with good DJs.
Small club with really interesting DJs. Check out their program on Facebook.
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Roxy
2 Aachener Str.Small club with really interesting DJs. Check out their program on Facebook.
Barracuda Bar
44 BismarckstraßeGreat bar to start your night out.
Schampanja
43 MauritiuswallLegendary gay bar in the "Bermuda triangle". Super friendly staff.
Seems that Cologne's best newcomer club might be emerging here. Great lighting, friendly crowd and a powerful fog machine that makes everyone look fab. Go fly.
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Arty Farty
15 Maastrichter Str.Seems that Cologne's best newcomer club might be emerging here. Great lighting, friendly crowd and a powerful fog machine that makes everyone look fab. Go fly.
Best cocktails in city and right around the corner. They also have a small but gorgeous patio for the summer. Open from 5 pm until 2 am.
Friesenwall 33
33 FriesenwallBest cocktails in city and right around the corner. They also have a small but gorgeous patio for the summer. Open from 5 pm until 2 am.
Shopping
You want to watch rich people spending money for fashion? Check it out...
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APROPOS The Concept Store
12 MittelstraßeYou want to watch rich people spending money for fashion? Check it out...
A Musik
28-30 Kleiner GriechenmarktOne of the best record shops on this planet. Legendary!
Groove Attack
49 Maastrichter Str.Great record store in the basement of a fashion shop. Highly recommended.
Andreas and Andi run the best fashion store in town plus they are super friendly and know a lot about the creatives behind the brands.
Heimat Modehandel GmbH
76-78 MauritiuswallAndreas and Andi run the best fashion store in town plus they are super friendly and know a lot about the creatives behind the brands.
Sightseeing
This street has the best Turkish restaurants in Cologne.
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Weidengasse
WeidengasseThis street has the best Turkish restaurants in Cologne.
Ehrenfeld is a colorful, diverse neighborhood. Students, artists, Turkish and African families vivify the Venloerstraße (from Innere Kanalstraße beyond Ehrenfeldgürtel) and its side streets. Explore!
46 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ehrenfeld
Ehrenfeld is a colorful, diverse neighborhood. Students, artists, Turkish and African families vivify the Venloerstraße (from Innere Kanalstraße beyond Ehrenfeldgürtel) and its side streets. Explore!
Entertainment & Activities
This cinema runs foreign language films, mostly English though. Most of them have subtitles.
90 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Metropolis Cinema GmbH
19 Ebertpl.This cinema runs foreign language films, mostly English though. Most of them have subtitles.
Best off-movies in town. Small but great programming.
23 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Filmpalette
15 Lübecker Str.Best off-movies in town. Small but great programming.
Lord Vishnus Couch
23 Aachener Str.My favorite yoga studio. Ask me about their teachers and courses.