Discover our locals' 136 hidden gems in Cologne

At Hennes Finest Pfeffer, you can also find tasting sets and gift boxes (which include recipes), as well as the punchy Red Boat Fish Sauce 40°N.

"Bärenstark" in Berlin will convince anyone about how vegan fast food can be just as tasty as regular burgers, fries etc!

In Sri Lanka, as well as in India and Southeast Asia, they ferment the juice of the coconut flower to make a drink called toddy, hence the name of the bar.

Delicato is a wholesale grocer with high-quality Italian products such as cold cuts, bronze-cut pasta & oil. But not only that: it is also a kitchen bar!

Next to saving some money, the most important is: You are saving food that would have been otherwise thrown away because of either the best-to-date or how it looks.

"Goodchild Café" in Cologne makes the best croissants in town. There's no brunch without a pain au chocolat, but the selection here is endless...

"KölnTriangle" provides what in my opinion is the best view of Cologne, at least in my opinion. You can see the Dome and so much more!

"Die Mehlwerkstatt" in Cologne is unlike other bakeries: here they still make the dough themselves. Everything is freshly made, warm and delicious...

Lichtspiele Kalk is an independent cinema with an 87-seat screening room and it shows not only contemporary movies but also children’s and classic movies.

What struck me the most were the frescoes in the three apse ceilings by Hermann Gottfried. These powerful frescoes bring colors and dynamism to the church.

To maintain this habitat open and thus preserve the associated species - there is a shepherd with goats and sheep. There are also free tours you can join!

Knippschild Werk 2 is a rather small family-run restaurant with 30 seats inside and 18 seats in the biergarten, and multiple kinds of Schnitzel!