Cologne Restaurants

Tips from our local restaurant spotters in Cologne!

Our local guides help you to make a choice. They know the best non-touristy restaurants. From an authentically Italian to a trendy vegetarian or even a traditional English cuisine. For foodies the options in Cologne are limitless.

Spotted by Locals
Delicato Cologne

Delicato – Italian wholesale grocer & bar

By: Justine Vandendorpe
Trattoria Salento Cologne

Trattoria Salento – Intimate Italian restaurant

By: Justine Vandendorpe
Daisys Tearoom and Garden Cologne

Daisys Tearoom and Garden – Full English breakfast

By: Justine Vandendorpe
Knippschild Werk 2 Cologne

Knippschild Werk 2 – My favourite Kölsch gastropub

By: Justine Vandendorpe
Alte Metzgerei Cologne

Alte Metzgerei – Best burgers in town

By: Justine Vandendorpe
Bai Lu Noodles Cologne

Bai Lu Noodles – Amazing Chongqing cuisine

By: Justine Vandendorpe
Le‘zzet Cologne

Le‘zzet – Best Turkish breakfast in Chorweiler

By: Julia Krakau
Pizzeria Totò e Peppino Cologne

Pizzeria Totò e Peppino – Attention, pizza lovers!

By: Lea Renner
Bärenstark Cologne

Bärenstark – Vegan fast food

By: Lea Renner
Antica Pizzeria Nennillo Cologne

Antica Pizzeria Nennillo – Pizza Napoletana in Köln

By: Lea Renner
Kunstbruder Cologne

Kunstbruder – The restaurant in an art gallery

By: Lea Renner
Anna Lakshmi Cologne

Anna Lakshmi – Welcome to Sri Lanka

By: Lea Renner
Café Buur Cologne

Café Buur – Breakfast all day long

By: Lea Renner
Mashery Hummus Cologne

Mashery Hummus – Köln Aviv

By: Lea Renner
MakiMaki Sushi Green Cologne

MakiMaki Sushi Green – Sushi goes vegan

By: Lea Renner
Chum Chay Cologne

Chum Chay – Vietnam in Cologne’s backyards

By: Lea Renner
Brauhaus Scholzen Cologne

Brauhaus Scholzen – That’s Cologne

By: Lea Renner
Brauhaus Johann Schäfer Cologne

Brauhaus Johann Schäfer – Brewery Next Generation

By: Stephan Wehrle

Our Local Spotters in Cologne

Our handpicked locals live & love in Cologne and speak the local language.

  • Justine Vandendorpe photo

    Justine

    ​I find people living in Cologne easygoing and friendly, and I very much enjoy the Kölsch culture.
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  • Lea Renner photo

    Lea

    I love traveling and I love eating local. Every week I go to a new restaurant in Cologne!
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  • Rabea Ottenhues photo

    Rabea

    ‘Home is where the dome is’. Cologne is open-minded like probably no other German city.
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  • Stephan Wehrle photo

    Stephan

    No friend visits me in Cologne without seeing a new interesting spot I've discovered recently!
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  • Marcel Krueger photo

    Marcel

    I'm a writer and translator, and love to write about history and travel, or the two combined...
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  • Julia Krakau photo

    Julia

    Geographer and city-addict! Natives from Cologne love their city - it’s a great place to be!
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  • Gol Ebrahimpour-Mirzaie photo

    Gol

    I wish I owned a café, a hostel or bed & breakfast. Cologne is my hometown and a lovely small city!
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