Guidebook for Cologne

Cat Voss
Guidebook for Cologne

Food Scene

Feynsinn provides you with breakfast, lunch, cakes and dinner or just some coffee specialties. All fairtrade and organic. Cute vintage style, small seating area outside.
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Café Feynsinn
7 Rathenaupl.
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Feynsinn provides you with breakfast, lunch, cakes and dinner or just some coffee specialties. All fairtrade and organic. Cute vintage style, small seating area outside.
The place to be from dusk ’til dawn. Enjoy breakfast in the morning, lunch cakes and dinner in the „Metzgerei Schmitz“ next door or just enjoy watching people while drinking coffee or cocktails.
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Metzgerei Schmitz
30 Aachener Str.
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The place to be from dusk ’til dawn. Enjoy breakfast in the morning, lunch cakes and dinner in the „Metzgerei Schmitz“ next door or just enjoy watching people while drinking coffee or cocktails.
Small, but cute café. Perfect for breakfast. They offer coffee, pastries, cakes, bagels salads...also for take away.
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cafecafe - urban eats & coffee
45 Aachener Str.
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Small, but cute café. Perfect for breakfast. They offer coffee, pastries, cakes, bagels salads...also for take away.
Lovely small café, grandma style with breakfast, coffee, cakes, ice cream and wine. Sometimes also gluten free cakes. Some tables outside
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Miss Päpki
18 Brüsseler Pl.
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Lovely small café, grandma style with breakfast, coffee, cakes, ice cream and wine. Sometimes also gluten free cakes. Some tables outside
Brunch buffet with vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options every day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Best buffet on weekends. You can also sit outside, when the sun is shining...
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Ecco
7-11 Kartäuserwall
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Brunch buffet with vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options every day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Best buffet on weekends. You can also sit outside, when the sun is shining...
Living room atmosphere, perfect to just relax, chit chat and have a coffee and piece of cake, an apple mojito or a glass of wine.
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Villa Mathilde
27 Mathildenstraße
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Living room atmosphere, perfect to just relax, chit chat and have a coffee and piece of cake, an apple mojito or a glass of wine.
Romantic location with wonderful patio in Ehrenfeld. Breakfast, lunch, dinner...€€
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Café Sehnsucht
67 Körnerstraße
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Romantic location with wonderful patio in Ehrenfeld. Breakfast, lunch, dinner...€€
If you love burgers, this is a must see and eat! Just walk to the right, across the street and turn right at the end. You will find the iconic burger manufacturer within 3 minutes walking distance.
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Freddy Schilling – Die Hamburger Manufaktur
34 Kyffhäuserstraße
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If you love burgers, this is a must see and eat! Just walk to the right, across the street and turn right at the end. You will find the iconic burger manufacturer within 3 minutes walking distance.
Fresh, indian and ayurvedic cuisine. Vegan and vegetarian currys, dals etc. complemented by lassis, teas and homemade sweets – everything made with love.
Govardhan
3 Roonstraße
Fresh, indian and ayurvedic cuisine. Vegan and vegetarian currys, dals etc. complemented by lassis, teas and homemade sweets – everything made with love.
Just a few steps away from Pik Thai, SupaSalad offers fresh salads and sandwiches for takeaway. All healthy and organic. Also try their juices.
Supasalad Gertrudenstraße
33 Gertrudenstraße
Just a few steps away from Pik Thai, SupaSalad offers fresh salads and sandwiches for takeaway. All healthy and organic. Also try their juices.
Sweet, sweet, sweet!!! Patisserie and chocolaterie with fancy pastries and cakes. Also perfect to find gifts for your beloved ones. Try their macarons or other sweet pieces of art.
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Törtchen Törtchen - Apostelnstraße
19 Apostelnstraße
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Sweet, sweet, sweet!!! Patisserie and chocolaterie with fancy pastries and cakes. Also perfect to find gifts for your beloved ones. Try their macarons or other sweet pieces of art.
If you are looking for healthy vegan food, this is the place. Currys, Chop Suey, soups, salads, smoothies and now also low carb alternatives. Love it! Try their Tempeh, it’s the best!
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Mei Wok Vegan Ehrenfeld
384 Venloer Str.
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If you are looking for healthy vegan food, this is the place. Currys, Chop Suey, soups, salads, smoothies and now also low carb alternatives. Love it! Try their Tempeh, it’s the best!
Ok, you are more into low calorie food? Then try Foxberry. Frozen Yoghurt at it’s best! But I warn you, once you tried, you are an addict
Foxberry Frozen Yogurt
4 Kettengasse
Ok, you are more into low calorie food? Then try Foxberry. Frozen Yoghurt at it’s best! But I warn you, once you tried, you are an addict
I know, Köln is known for it’s beer and you would like to see a brewery. But if you want to drink your Kölsch with locals and meanwhile enjoy Köln’s best Schnitzel in an original Cologne pub...
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Bei Oma Kleinmann
9 Zülpicher Str.
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I know, Köln is known for it’s beer and you would like to see a brewery. But if you want to drink your Kölsch with locals and meanwhile enjoy Köln’s best Schnitzel in an original Cologne pub...
Tapas, Tapas, Tapas...Good food and wines, nice and cosy. Just round the corner at Rathenauplatz.
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Meister Gerhard
8 Rathenaupl.
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Tapas, Tapas, Tapas...Good food and wines, nice and cosy. Just round the corner at Rathenauplatz.
Also at Rathenauplatz is this uptown restaurant, famous for it’s fusion kitchen. See and to be seen in stylish atmosphere.
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FISCHERMANNS
21 Rathenaupl.
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Also at Rathenauplatz is this uptown restaurant, famous for it’s fusion kitchen. See and to be seen in stylish atmosphere.
Classic, but young and innovative french cuisine. Tarte flambée is a good starter. Cosy and romantic seating.
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Belgischer Hof
54 Brüsseler Str.
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Classic, but young and innovative french cuisine. Tarte flambée is a good starter. Cosy and romantic seating.
Very stylish, but affordable location with delicious fusion food. Good option to start your night out.
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Noa
3 Maastrichter Str.
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Very stylish, but affordable location with delicious fusion food. Good option to start your night out.
Good sushi in a nice and cosy atmosphere. Try to reserve in advance.
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Sweet Sushi
11 Auf dem Berlich
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Good sushi in a nice and cosy atmosphere. Try to reserve in advance.
French cuisine, 16 points gault millau, reservation recommended.
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Restaurant La Société Köln
53 Kyffhäuserstraße
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French cuisine, 16 points gault millau, reservation recommended.
Quiet and beautiful beach club outside. Coffee, cocktails and cakes with a beautiful view on Adenauer lake. Good to relax and calm down or have breakfast on Sundays.
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Club Astoria
3 Guts-Muths-Weg
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Quiet and beautiful beach club outside. Coffee, cocktails and cakes with a beautiful view on Adenauer lake. Good to relax and calm down or have breakfast on Sundays.

Shopping

I know it is not really around the corner, but I would walk miles for this originally italian ice cream parlor! Varieties as basil or indian kulfi sound strange, but are ice cream heaven. Trust me!
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Il Gelato di Ferigo
32 Goltsteinstraße
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I know it is not really around the corner, but I would walk miles for this originally italian ice cream parlor! Varieties as basil or indian kulfi sound strange, but are ice cream heaven. Trust me!
Must see, if you are into designer clothes and the hippest and newest creations from all over the world. Also restaurant and spa...
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APROPOS The Concept Store
12 Mittelstraße
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Must see, if you are into designer clothes and the hippest and newest creations from all over the world. Also restaurant and spa...
Cute store, owned by blogger and trendscout Lena Terlutter. Stroll around and find clothes, shoes, accessories or some gimmicks. She just opened a new store with home accessories next door (BBloves).
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Boutique Belgique
29 Brabanter Str.
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Cute store, owned by blogger and trendscout Lena Terlutter. Stroll around and find clothes, shoes, accessories or some gimmicks. She just opened a new store with home accessories next door (BBloves).
Germanys finest address for sneakers. Looking for a special edition Nike or Adidas - they will have it! Must see!
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THE GOOD WILL OUT
31 Richard-Wagner-Str.
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Germanys finest address for sneakers. Looking for a special edition Nike or Adidas - they will have it! Must see!
Your next door clothing store. Mid price range, not that special, but always nice to look around.
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Thousands of flying fish
16 Roonstraße
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Your next door clothing store. Mid price range, not that special, but always nice to look around.
If you like hunting for 2nd hand treasures, do it here. Just round the corner, they have a large offer of clothes, bags and shoes.
Secondhand-Entlarvt
6 Zülpicher Str.
If you like hunting for 2nd hand treasures, do it here. Just round the corner, they have a large offer of clothes, bags and shoes.
Ok, some men love shopping, too. Looking for something special? Try Monsieur Courbet ;-)
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Monsieur Courbet
49 Maastrichter Str.
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Ok, some men love shopping, too. Looking for something special? Try Monsieur Courbet ;-)
In need of an affordable taylor made suit or a new shirt? Michael will help you ;-)
monsieur agnes
3 Meister-Gerhard-Straße
In need of an affordable taylor made suit or a new shirt? Michael will help you ;-)
Cakes, sweets, chocolates - everything in this store is a little piece of art. Great gifts or - if you need one - wedding cakes.
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Madame Miammiam
39 Antwerpener Str.
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Cakes, sweets, chocolates - everything in this store is a little piece of art. Great gifts or - if you need one - wedding cakes.
Finest chocolates and coffee. Take your piece of heaven home with you...
Hernando Cortez Schokoladen e.K.
23 Gertrudenstraße
Finest chocolates and coffee. Take your piece of heaven home with you...

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice outdoor location in summer, sea view, very crowded on weekends, but good atmosphere to meet real Cologne people...
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Aachen Pond Beer Garden
Richard-Wagner-Straße
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Nice outdoor location in summer, sea view, very crowded on weekends, but good atmosphere to meet real Cologne people...
The kitchen is not a real highlight, but the seating is nice outside and good to start your evening in summer and drink some cocktails as it is in the middle of the city. Later party at club 672.
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Hardin ng Lungsod
40 Venloer Str.
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The kitchen is not a real highlight, but the seating is nice outside and good to start your evening in summer and drink some cocktails as it is in the middle of the city. Later party at club 672.
Beach club with a stunning view over the river Rhein and Cologne as it is situated on the other side of the city. Lie down in your sun chair or daybed and enjoy a few drinks while watching the dawn...
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km 689 Cologne Beach Club
1 Rheinparkweg
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Beach club with a stunning view over the river Rhein and Cologne as it is situated on the other side of the city. Lie down in your sun chair or daybed and enjoy a few drinks while watching the dawn...
Next to km 698, also great view and at the river. Have their famous brunch on Sundays or just a drink at night.
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Rheinterrassen Köln
1 Rheinparkweg
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Next to km 698, also great view and at the river. Have their famous brunch on Sundays or just a drink at night.
Step out the door and fall into this bar, right at the opposite side of the street. Voted Germanys best bar by Playboy. Good cocktails, nice atmo.
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Rosebud Bar Cologne
20 Heinsbergstraße
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Step out the door and fall into this bar, right at the opposite side of the street. Voted Germanys best bar by Playboy. Good cocktails, nice atmo.
Top bar in Cologne. Like to experience a real old fashioned, but stylish bar with the best barkeepers and drinks? Walk left, turn to the right, walk down a few steps and you are there!
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Shepheard
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Top bar in Cologne. Like to experience a real old fashioned, but stylish bar with the best barkeepers and drinks? Walk left, turn to the right, walk down a few steps and you are there!
Always good for a drink or two and then head for the next bar or club in the belgian quarter.
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Lorbass Bar & Lounge
34 Antwerpener Str.
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Always good for a drink or two and then head for the next bar or club in the belgian quarter.
Club/bar mix with an also very mixed crowd. Relaxed atmosphere and therefore always crowded.
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Zum Goldenen Schuss
38 Antwerpener Str.
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Club/bar mix with an also very mixed crowd. Relaxed atmosphere and therefore always crowded.
Club/gallery/bar - whatever. Good crowd, nice location. Try it out.
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Arty Farty
15 Maastrichter Str.
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Club/gallery/bar - whatever. Good crowd, nice location. Try it out.
Built like a big apartment, this "community" is a meeting point for a mixed party crowd on weekends. Like playing pingpong or just drinking beer? Everything is possible...
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CaféBar | die wohngemeinschaft
39 Richard-Wagner-Str.
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Built like a big apartment, this "community" is a meeting point for a mixed party crowd on weekends. Like playing pingpong or just drinking beer? Everything is possible...

Arts & Culture

Newest club in Cologne, owned by the shepheard bar. Chic, mysterious, good DJs and still a secret spot. Dance or just enjoy their fantastic cocktail creations. Just 20m away...
The Cage
6 Rathenaupl.
Newest club in Cologne, owned by the shepheard bar. Chic, mysterious, good DJs and still a secret spot. Dance or just enjoy their fantastic cocktail creations. Just 20m away...
Lounge and club, no entry, but chic atmosphere, so dress up at least a little bit to pass the door.
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Ivory
12 Limburger Str.
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Lounge and club, no entry, but chic atmosphere, so dress up at least a little bit to pass the door.
Relaxed clubbing in an old station concourse. Very relaxed and easy going.
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Zum scheuen Reh
2 Hans-Böckler-Platz
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Relaxed clubbing in an old station concourse. Very relaxed and easy going.
Relaxed club next to belgian quarter and all interesting bars. Younger crowd, charts and electric music.
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Reineke Fuchs
50 Aachener Str.
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Relaxed club next to belgian quarter and all interesting bars. Younger crowd, charts and electric music.
If you are still on the road at 4 p.m. and have no place to go, head to this bar/club. famous for its after parties...
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Sixpack
33 Aachener Str.
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If you are still on the road at 4 p.m. and have no place to go, head to this bar/club. famous for its after parties...

Everything Else

Need to work out? Welcome to the fitness club I am working on weekends...
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HealthCity All Inclusive Köln Stadtgarten
8 Spichernstraße
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Need to work out? Welcome to the fitness club I am working on weekends...
Like the atmosphere of a premium club and spa for your workout? Neptunbad is the best club in Cologne.
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Neptunbad
1 Neptunpl.
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Like the atmosphere of a premium club and spa for your workout? Neptunbad is the best club in Cologne.
Need a massage after hardcore shopping or sightseeing? Chaba is also open on Sundays. Classic Thai and wellness massage.
CHABA Thai Massage & Spa
3-5 Zülpicher Pl.
Need a massage after hardcore shopping or sightseeing? Chaba is also open on Sundays. Classic Thai and wellness massage.