Food & Drink – Cologne

Culinary delights in Cologne

Cologne is renowned for its remarkable wealth of places to eat and drink. With everything from gourmet restaurants to its famous brewpubs, the city certainly caters for every taste. Cologne has Germany´s highest ratio of bars to people as well as  many first-rate restaurants. Cologne’s restaurants cater to every taste – be it fast food, international cuisine, gourmet menus or home-style cooking: Cologne is a feast of culinary delights. With more than 100 former “Kölsch“ beer breweries, Cologne can also look back on a long beer-brewing tradition. Enjoy a glass of the light, top-fermented Kölsch beer in one of the typical Cologne brewery taverns.

Em Krützche

This venerable building in the old town alongside the Rhine, nearby the Cathedral and the Philharmonic Orchestra, houses a traditional restaurant consisting of several beautifully decored dining rooms, serving classical Cologne and Rhenish cuisine. Fresh Bitburgr Pils beer is served here from the tap and was enjoyed by former US President Bill Clinton as well as former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder when thy visited "Em Krützche" during the G8 Summit held in Cologne 1998.

StäV - Ständige Vertretung Restaurant and Bar

Finally the restaurant StäV was opened in it´s "original hometown" Cologne late 2008. And there is a story behind this opening in Cologne, come in and find out about it. In the old days local people refered to this place as "the red chapel" because the political party that was ruling Cologne for decades meet here to make decisions before city council was informed. Today Stäv Köln certainly is a unique old town restaurant, decorated with framed pictures and memoribilia of Germany´s political history from 1945 till today. Great local and German cuisine, fresh Gaffel Kölsch beer and the very special flair guarantee a unique dining and drining experience in the hear of the old town on the banks of the river Rhine.

taku at the Excelsior Hotel Ernst

“taku“ is Japanese and means guesthouse. The house of Asian delights at Cathedral square is famous for its fine Asian cuisine and timeless elegance. Chef Claudia Schröter and her team prepare sophisticated courses of the Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Malaysian cuisine. Several times she was awarded a prize for her authentic and creative courses. One of taku’s specialties is the large offer of wine and sake. Restaurant manager and sommeliere Sonja Winkels combines the exquisite sake with your menu or recommends matching wines. Service at taku is unobtrusively attentive. On demand, you will be comprehensively informed about exotic meals and beverages.