Guidebook for Cologne

Ann-Lee
Guidebook for Cologne

Food Scene

Our favorite coffee shop in the neighborhood, excellent Cappuccino, German cake (kuchen) and belgian waffles, and comfortable couches in a nice atmosphere. http://www.villamathilde.de/
Mathildenstraße 27
27 Mathildenstraße
Our favorite coffee shop in the neighborhood, excellent Cappuccino, German cake (kuchen) and belgian waffles, and comfortable couches in a nice atmosphere. http://www.villamathilde.de/
I normally wouldn't recommend eating at hotels, but there's a really nice outdoor cafe area, with a view of the famous cathedral. It's worth it to get a beer and a light snack to enjoy the view.
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Hyatt Regency Cologne
2A Kennedy-Ufer
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I normally wouldn't recommend eating at hotels, but there's a really nice outdoor cafe area, with a view of the famous cathedral. It's worth it to get a beer and a light snack to enjoy the view.
Food is nothing special, go for a beer and enjoy the view of the river Rhein and the 'Dom' (cathedral).
OASIS
1 Kennedy-Ufer
Food is nothing special, go for a beer and enjoy the view of the river Rhein and the 'Dom' (cathedral).
Really good chinese restaurant, my parents even liked it, which means it's good! A bit on the expensive side, but quantity of food is large so go in a group.
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Great Wall
37 Komödienstraße
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Really good chinese restaurant, my parents even liked it, which means it's good! A bit on the expensive side, but quantity of food is large so go in a group.
One of my favorite restaurant/cafes in Cologne. They are known for their baked goods (breads, German cakes/pies/tarts), but the food is excellent as well. Get the Gulash in a sourdough bowl.
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Bastian's
3-5 Auf dem Berlich
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One of my favorite restaurant/cafes in Cologne. They are known for their baked goods (breads, German cakes/pies/tarts), but the food is excellent as well. Get the Gulash in a sourdough bowl.
Highly recommend this place. One of the best asian restaurants in town. Almost everything I've had on the menu is good. Owner/wait staff are friendly & service is good.
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Warung Bayu
5 Brabanter Str.
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Highly recommend this place. One of the best asian restaurants in town. Almost everything I've had on the menu is good. Owner/wait staff are friendly & service is good.
My favorite tapas place. Always crowded so there might be a wait, they don't take reservations, but if you go early (before 7 or 8), it's easier to get a table. Highly recommend!
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Meister Gerhard
8 Rathenaupl.
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My favorite tapas place. Always crowded so there might be a wait, they don't take reservations, but if you go early (before 7 or 8), it's easier to get a table. Highly recommend!
Cafe/restaurant in Ehrenfeld, Cologne's 'hip' neighborhood. Creative menu, great place for breakfast or lunch, bright & airy space, nice garden, slightly more expensive though.
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Café Sehnsucht
67 Körnerstraße
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Cafe/restaurant in Ehrenfeld, Cologne's 'hip' neighborhood. Creative menu, great place for breakfast or lunch, bright & airy space, nice garden, slightly more expensive though.
Cologne is not ideal for sushi since it's so far from the ocean, but if you're craving it this place is the best! Affordable and the fish is fresh.
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Sweet Sushi
11 Auf dem Berlich
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Cologne is not ideal for sushi since it's so far from the ocean, but if you're craving it this place is the best! Affordable and the fish is fresh.
A few minutes walk from the apartment, Russian tapas! Order from the tapas menu rather than the main dishes. Interesting 'communist' decor.
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HoteLux
10 Von-Sandt-Platz
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A few minutes walk from the apartment, Russian tapas! Order from the tapas menu rather than the main dishes. Interesting 'communist' decor.
Really good Turkish food that's not a fast food-style döner place. They don't have beer or wine, but you can bring your own.
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Mangal Restaurant
62 Weidengasse
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Really good Turkish food that's not a fast food-style döner place. They don't have beer or wine, but you can bring your own.
Their menu always has interesting sounding dishes, and I always want to try something different but then end up getting the "Bio" (organic) burger.
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Café Feynsinn
7 Rathenaupl.
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Their menu always has interesting sounding dishes, and I always want to try something different but then end up getting the "Bio" (organic) burger.
"Fast food" Italian. Not exactly authentic but still good and cheap. It's self-serve though and you have to wait in line for your food.
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VAPIANO
87-89 Constantinstraße
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"Fast food" Italian. Not exactly authentic but still good and cheap. It's self-serve though and you have to wait in line for your food.
Nice place to eat outside when the sun is out. Menu ranges from pizza, flammkuchen to german schnitzel.
Rosenstock
2 Mindener Str.
Nice place to eat outside when the sun is out. Menu ranges from pizza, flammkuchen to german schnitzel.
If you have some time, this fish house is a great way to end a walk or a bike ride along the Rhein. A rustic little place off the main road. They have lots of fish dishes but also burgers.
Poller Fischerhaus
46 Weidenweg
If you have some time, this fish house is a great way to end a walk or a bike ride along the Rhein. A rustic little place off the main road. They have lots of fish dishes but also burgers.
When the sun is out, great place to relax and have a beer by the Rhein. From the apartment, you can walk to the Rhein and then follow the path (turning right across the small drawbridge) all the way.
rhein+wiese | Essen mit Aussicht
When the sun is out, great place to relax and have a beer by the Rhein. From the apartment, you can walk to the Rhein and then follow the path (turning right across the small drawbridge) all the way.
My current favorite place in the neighborhood. Modern turkish food in a pleasant, cozy setting. It's self-serve, so prices are cheaper. Really nice place to have lunch or a glass of wine.
Kennedyplatz
Kennedyplatz
My current favorite place in the neighborhood. Modern turkish food in a pleasant, cozy setting. It's self-serve, so prices are cheaper. Really nice place to have lunch or a glass of wine.
Non-traditional brauhaus offering microbrewed beers and interesting takes on traditional German brauhaus food, highly recommend!
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Braustelle
2 Christianstraße
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Non-traditional brauhaus offering microbrewed beers and interesting takes on traditional German brauhaus food, highly recommend!
This and the Great Wall are one of the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Entrees are large and a bit pricey though, meant for family style eating.
Tang Wang Köln
4 Maximinenstraße
This and the Great Wall are one of the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Entrees are large and a bit pricey though, meant for family style eating.

Essentials

the closest grocery store, less than 10 minute walk
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REWE Rahmati
29-37 Hohenstaufenring
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the closest grocery store, less than 10 minute walk
Organic grocery store
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denn's Biomarkt
95 Deutzer Freiheit
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Organic grocery store

Everything Else

There are several banks, a post office and 2 pharmacies (Apotheke) on Deutzer Freiheit, the main shopping street in Deutz
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Deutzer Freiheit
Deutzer Freiheit
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There are several banks, a post office and 2 pharmacies (Apotheke) on Deutzer Freiheit, the main shopping street in Deutz
Great for an on-the-go lunch, very filling and cheap. When I'm missing Cali, this is as close to a cali-mexi style burrito as I can get!
Friesenwall 16-18
16-18 Friesenwall
Great for an on-the-go lunch, very filling and cheap. When I'm missing Cali, this is as close to a cali-mexi style burrito as I can get!
If you like sauna then experiencing a German sauna is a must. My husband and I usually spend the whole day here, it's hands down the nicest sauna in Cologne.
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넵튜니아 디모판타
1 Neptunpl.
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If you like sauna then experiencing a German sauna is a must. My husband and I usually spend the whole day here, it's hands down the nicest sauna in Cologne.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great German Brauhaus with a huge garden area out back. The wheat beers (weißen) are really good.
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HELLERS Brauhaus
33 Roonstraße
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Great German Brauhaus with a huge garden area out back. The wheat beers (weißen) are really good.

Shopping

One of my 2 favorite stores with Swedish fashion, features different young designers, quite affordable.
Weekday
76-78 Ehrenstraße
One of my 2 favorite stores with Swedish fashion, features different young designers, quite affordable.
My favorite clothing store in Cologne! Swedish fashion, the jewelry here is great too, interesting stuff using materials like leather and metal.
COS
80 Königsallee
My favorite clothing store in Cologne! Swedish fashion, the jewelry here is great too, interesting stuff using materials like leather and metal.