Cologne City Guide - Restaurants

The restaurants below have been listed alphabetically and classed into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over €45)
$$$ (€35 to €45)
$$ (€25 to €35)
$ (up to €25)
These prices are for a three-course meal per person and include taxes but not drinks. Please note that credit cards are not generally accepted in brewhouses.


Brauhaus Sion
Eat in the restaurant section of this traditional large wooden panelled brauhaus sampling hearty local specialities such as reibekuchen (potato pancakes) and sauerbraten (beef marinated in vinegar).

Untertaschenmacher 5-7
Tel: (0221) 257 8540.
Website: www.brauhaus-sion.de  
Price: $-$$

Em Krützche
At Em Krützche, set in a 16th-century house on the river in the Altstadt, you can eat in the same traditional panelled dining room in which Bill Clinton and Tony Blair enjoyed the excellent local and regional cooking.

Frankenturm 1-3
Tel: (0221) 258 0839.
Website: www.emkruetzche.de  
Price: $$-$$$

Haxenhaus Zum Rheingarten
This 800-year old beautifully converted medieval hall-like house in the heart of the Atltstadt offers typical hearty Cologne cooking with homemade Bratwurst and pork specialities.

Frankenwerft 19
Tel: (0221) 947 2400.
Website: www.haxenhaus.de  
Price: $$-$$$

La Vision
Come here for a special occasion on a summer night to savour Michelin-starred classical French and Mediterranean gourmet cuisine on the 11th-floor roof terrace with a great view over the city.

Hotel im Wasserturm, Kaygasse 2
Tel: (0221) 20080.
Website: www.hotel-im-wasserturm.de  
Price : $$$$

Wackes
Long established cosy rustic little weinstube (inn) with gingham table clothes and beams, serving Alsatian dishes, specialising in flammkuchen (the Alsatian take on pizza).

Benesisstrasse 59
Tel: (0221) 257 3456.
Website: www.wackes-weinstube.de  
Price: $-$$