The best street food venues of type "Asian Cuisine" in Cologne
This simple and charming snack bar focuses on organic home-cooked broths, handmade pasta and meats. For those who like it a little spicier: chilli oil is available. The small menu with momos, noodle soups and salads is constantly being supplemented with specials. Wonderful.
You no longer have to travel to China for authentic hand-pulled noodles. A trip to Neumarkt is enough, where delicious biángbiáng - with braised beef or pork, for example, but also pak choi - as well as excellent jiaozi and baos are on the menu.
The well-known NiHao has reopened in the former Veggie Vu. The joint venture between the two snack bars offers vegan Vietnamese dishes such as tofu with peanut sauce as well as Chinese evergreens such as pork belly in Szechuan sauce or Hong Kong duck specialities.
This somewhat run-down Thai snack bar on the busy Barbarossaplatz will probably never win a beauty award, but the cuisine is incredibly authentic. Original Thai, with a choice of spiciness: beef soup, tom yam, crispy pork belly and pad Thai.
Authentic Chinese cuisine beyond sweet and sour pork and wan tan. Traditional dishes with beef tripe or pork intestines are worth a try, but the noodles from Shaanxi province, which are pulled in the open kitchen, are particularly tasty.
Not just an insider tip since being featured on Kitchen Impossible. Nowhere else in Cologne - within walking distance of the main railway station - can you eat such authentic Chinese food: spiced duck tongue, fried crab, beef offal in a spicy sauce or (tip!) mapo tofu, with or without minced meat.
When a little Thailand craving strikes, a large portion of Pad Thai with prawns in the small snack bar on Venloer Straße will help. The Khao Man Gai, steamed chicken on rice with vinegar-chilli sauce and coriander, is also very authentic. Few high tables, cramped seating.
A chinese snack bar with a simple but fantastic ambience that specialises in homemade noodle dishes, soups and Chongqing-style dumplings. A hot tip: the skewers are also available as chicken hearts, liver, lotus root and dried tofu.
A stylish Korean restaurant within walking distance of the main railway station and cathedral - open daily, including Sundays. The portions are large, the spiciness is pleasant and the atmosphere is authentic. With K-pop music playing in the background, you can eat bulgogi, kimchi pancakes and ganjang chicken.
Wan tan with prawn filling? Yes, please! The dumplings served with broth, chilli oil and soy sauce are homemade from scratch, just like the hand-pulled noodle specialities with or without meat, and impress with their bite, freshness and plenty of authentic flavours.
Hot pot for the adventurous. The Chinese street food restaurant on the Ring scores points with its enormous variety of ingredients, including familiar favourites such as chicken, pak choi and shrimps, but also fondue ingredients that are rather unusual in our part of the world, such as chicken feet, lotus root and tofu skin.
Vegan sushi with a show. The Asian fusion restaurant located at the Eigelsteintorburg does not hold back with clouds of dry ice smoke. Great for fans of trendy food, crispy rolls and colourful drinks, not for traditionalists. The many tapas are a nice addition.
From purely plant-based to flavourful flexitarian, the formerly purely vegan snack bar has expanded its menu to include dishes with fish, meat and seafood and also offers fresh sushi alongside Vietnamese classics - phở, bánh mì, summer rolls, etc.
The concept of the street food spot, which specialises in various Asian flavours, includes a mix of traditional dishes and smart creations, such as popcorn chicken. The Thit Kho Tau, slow-braised pork in caramel sauce, is highly recommended.
Behind the eccentric ramen and cocktail bar is Little Link owner and mixologist Stephan Hinz. No wonder that high-end drinks are served with the sometimes slightly crazy ramen creations like Punky Tonic with yuzu raspberry gin and shiso with popcorn tan tan ramen with beef.
Korean street food in a functional, austere ambience. The juicy, crispy fried chicken (warning: spicy) is the main appeal, as well as the bibimbap with its harmonious vegetable-meat-rice ratio. The stews are also good. Advance booking recommended.
Vietnamese street food in a pastel-coloured snack bar atmosphere. As in the Düsseldorf locations, rich ingredients - pork belly, beef brisket - are layered with crunchy vegetables and chilli lime mayo in crispy baguettes. Of course, there are also phở.
Crispy bánh mì in different variations are the bestsellers at this iconic mini restaurant - for example with pork neck and duck liver pâté or crunchy vegetables and lemongrass tofu. The homemade phở can be upgraded with veal tongue, beef balls and marrow bones.
Vietnamese fast food restaurant in a prime city centre location. The speciality: All the dishes are vegetarian and vegan. The organic tofu - in curries, noodle soups and glass noodle salads - adds bite and protein. The homemade coconut hoisin sauce served with the rice paper rolls is to die for.
Located near the main railway station, this small snack bar scores with its dumpling expertise. The various sheng jian bao dumplings, a combination of mini baozi and potstickers, are particularly delicious. The various soups are also worth a try.