The Best Bars in Cologne
Housed in a historic old town house in the centre of town, the small bar is not only an oasis of calm with nostalgic charm, but also a place of good taste. Volker Seibert offers his guests a first-class selection of champagnes, highballs, classic cocktails and his own fantastic creations.
Stephan Hinz is a gastronomic great in Cologne, with his chic and cosy bar a place for good drinks and good conversation. Most of the ingredients for the innovative and creatively mixed drinks are home-made: always a little exotic, sustainable and of the best quality. To go with it, the finest bar food.
"Hiraka Moina Tai" is the name of one of the innovative cocktails, made with cardamom, vanilla, apricot, coconut, citrus and rum, which brings a little Sri Lanka feeling to the cathedral city. If you want to delve deeper into the subject, book a tasting session or one of the interesting workshops in the friendly bar.
A real neighbourhood bar that combines a cosy ambience with a relaxed atmosphere. The selection of drinks is first-class - from after-work drinks to rare spirits and high-end cocktails, everything is on offer here, accompanied by small dishes on request. In good weather, the terrace is the place to be.
The art of fine drinks has been cultivated with style in this chic bar since 2009, in a tastefully designed ambience and celebrated by experienced bartenders who mix classic and new innovative cocktails from the best ingredients. A good selection of wines and champagnes is also on offer.
It is not only the authentic Arabic cuisine that is the trump card here but also the warm hospitality that makes this chic restaurant a gastronomic hotspot in the cathedral city. The varied fine cuisine is accompanied by selected wines and classic cocktails including non-alcoholic options.
A hint of Asia wafts through the extravagantly styled bar, where you can indulge in perfect Far Eastern cuisine, accompanied by unusual drinks and cocktails with a touch of Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong. A great concept that skilfully redefines bar classics with first-class mixology.
Simon Bach regularly organises exclusive cocktail courses in a private setting. Otherwise, since 2019 you can sample his 21 imaginative creations in his chic, cosily styled bar - with or without alcohol. Cocktail boxes are available for home use, from which six cocktails can be mixed.
Drinks with fresh citrus flavours and exciting savouriness combinations are the flagship of this chic cocktail bar. The best spirits and first-class ingredients are professionally mixed here, and the flavours and styles of the drinks and cocktails are hidden behind a colour code on the attractive menu.
The bartenders in the stylish, rustic location skilfully juggle the best products and home-made ingredients and bring imaginative creations to the glasses. Of course, the trendy bar also serves classics from around the world. Plus a wide range of beer, wine and Champagne.
This small Cologne bar is one of the most popular in the entire cathedral city. In the chic ambience with crystal chandeliers and mirrors, fans gather to watch Dominique Simon's team skilfully mix drinks and cocktails from the best ingredients. At the weekend, the DJ brings the bar to the boil.
A friendly neighbourhood bar in the best sense of the word. A wide variety of people of all ages come together at Rosebud and enjoy not only the relaxed and informal atmosphere, but above all the first-class range of drinks and cocktails. Or a freshly tapped Kölsch to start the nightlife.
The panoramic view over the rooftops of Cologne alone is worth a detour to this rooftop bar on the water tower. A fresh Kölsch beer is of course also served in the cosy ambience decorated with plants, and the extensive menu offers attractive drinks and cocktails from the New and Old (bar) World.
The traditional grand hotel next to Cologne Cathedral is also home to a bar that has been one of the best in the city for years. The friendly bartenders not only offer the classic international range as well as exquisite and exclusive champagnes. They also mix their own creations in the chic ambience.
The stylish boulevard café is transformed into a modern restaurant and cocktail bar in the evening. The down-to-earth cuisine is not only accompanied by selected wines, the repertoire from the international bar scene also offers first-class classics and innovative original creations.
In the elegant ambience with comfortable leather furniture and dim lighting, there is hardly anything left to be desired when it comes to drinks and cocktails. And when they do, the friendly bartenders always have the solution in the mixer and create exciting newcomers with memorable certain ageing potential from first-class ingredients. A place to be in the cathedral city.
The friendly bartenders in the hotel bar mix all the drinks that are famous on the international bar scene in front of the guests. There is also plenty of choice when it comes to non-alcoholic drinks, with the non-alcoholic cocktails particularly creative in their recipes.
New York style and Cologne charm, this chic bar in the Belgian Quarter combines both. The stylish ambience is the perfect backdrop for drinks and cocktails from the international premium segment. If you want to delve deeper into bar culture, book one of the entertaining cocktail courses.
In the chic Ehrenfeld bar, connoisseurs order one of the excellent cocktails mixed by experienced professionals, which are among the best in the city. Owner Tobias Mintert also offers an attractive range of classic seafood such as oysters, fish soup, vintage sardines and, of course, crevettes roses.
Located in the vibrant Ehrenfeld district, this bar decorated with thousands of plastic roses and wing chairs is a popular hotspot for sociable evenings with music and events. Not only does it offer a good selection of international beers, the range of cocktails is also very attractive.