Guidebook for Cologne

Prof. Dr. Heike
Prof. Dr. Heike
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 Pfeilstraße
If 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.
145 locals recommend
Stadtgarten
40 Venloer Str.
145 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Krua Thai 1 - Belgisches Viertel
40-42 Brüsseler Str.
62 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Le Moissonnier
25 Krefelder Str.
11 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Momotaro - Japanisches Restaurant
56 Benesisstraße
10 locals recommend
Great 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 Friesenstraße
Only 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 locals recommend
Brewery Päffgen
64-66 Friesenstraße
108 locals recommend
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...
My favorite brewery. Less tourists, better local food.
8 locals recommend
Haus Töller
96 Weyerstraße
8 locals recommend
My 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.
6 locals recommend
El Gaucho
29-37 Hohenstaufenring
6 locals recommend
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.
Amazing interior and the place to go in Cologne if you want Indian food.
Jaipur
45 Marzellenstraße
Amazing 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 locals recommend
Bar Trattoria Celentano
148 Maybachstraße
19 locals recommend
Best coffee in town plus decent Italian food and several TV sets to watch your football game.
Best pizza in my neighbourhood and great service.
20 locals recommend
Montanara
8-10 Venloer Str.
20 locals recommend
Best pizza in my neighbourhood and great service.
Best icecream of your life. My favorite: Chocolate sorbet.
41 locals recommend
Metzgerei Schmitz
30 Aachener Str.
41 locals recommend
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 Sternstraße
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.
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 locals recommend
Beef Brothers
12 Aachener Str.
58 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Café Wahlen e. K.
64 Hohenstaufenring
13 locals recommend
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.
Super lecker und super schön : ))) We love it for the food and the sights...
18 locals recommend
WALLCZKA
295 Subbelrather Str.
18 locals recommend
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.
19 locals recommend
Bäckerei Balkhausen GmbH
27 Apostelnstraße
19 locals recommend
Best 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.
14 locals recommend
basic
47-53 Venloer Str.
14 locals recommend
The closest organic supermarket. This is where the in-crowd goes for groceries on Saturday afternoons.
Beautiful spa with seven different saunas.
105 locals recommend
Neptunbad
1 Neptunpl.
105 locals recommend
Beautiful spa with seven different saunas.
Best cheese in town and right arond the corner.
Käsehaus Wingenfeld GmbH
117 Ehrenstraße
Best 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 locals recommend
Museum of Applied Art Cologne
7 An d. Rechtschule
48 locals recommend
Great 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 Engelbertstraße
DVD 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 locals recommend
Museum of East-Asian Art
100 Universitätsstraße
35 locals recommend
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.
Legendary venue for electronic, experimental music, and the contemporay jazz scene.
9 locals recommend
LOFT
30 Wißmannstraße
9 locals recommend
Legendary venue for electronic, experimental music, and the contemporay jazz scene.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cocktails come with good DJs.
52 locals recommend
Spirits
63 Engelbertstraße
52 locals recommend
Great cocktails come with good DJs.
Small club with really interesting DJs. Check out their program on Facebook.
7 locals recommend
Roxy
2 Aachener Str.
7 locals recommend
Small club with really interesting DJs. Check out their program on Facebook.
Great bar to start your night out.
43 locals recommend
Barracuda Bar
44 Bismarckstraße
43 locals recommend
Great bar to start your night out.
Legendary gay bar in the "Bermuda triangle". Super friendly staff.
Schampanja
43 Mauritiuswall
Legendary 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 locals recommend
Arty Farty
15 Maastrichter Str.
14 locals recommend
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 Friesenwall
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.

Shopping

You want to watch rich people spending money for fashion? Check it out...
17 locals recommend
APROPOS The Concept Store
12 Mittelstraße
17 locals recommend
You want to watch rich people spending money for fashion? Check it out...
One of the best record shops on this planet. Legendary!
A Musik
28-30 Kleiner Griechenmarkt
One of the best record shops on this planet. Legendary!
Great record store in the basement of a fashion shop. Highly recommended.
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 Mauritiuswall
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.

Sightseeing

This street has the best Turkish restaurants in Cologne.
6 locals recommend
Weidengasse
Weidengasse
6 locals recommend
This 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 locals recommend
Ehrenfeld
46 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Metropolis Cinema GmbH
19 Ebertpl.
90 locals recommend
This cinema runs foreign language films, mostly English though. Most of them have subtitles.
Best off-movies in town. Small but great programming.
23 locals recommend
Filmpalette
15 Lübecker Str.
23 locals recommend
Best off-movies in town. Small but great programming.
My favorite yoga studio. Ask me about their teachers and courses.
Lord Vishnus Couch
23 Aachener Str.
My favorite yoga studio. Ask me about their teachers and courses.