Best places: German restaurants in Cologne, Germany

Cozy traditional tavern for home-style cuisine & regional specialties, plus schnapps & German beers.

Traditional pub rustling up steak, schnitzel & pork chops with fried potatoes, plus Kölsch on tap.

Informal brewpub with a homey, vintage interior serving traditional fare, beer & other drinks.

Cozy eatery adjoining a puppet theater, offering hearty international plates in a warm environment.

Kölsch beer & classic dishes like pork knuckle & potato pancakes in a historic 19th-century venue.

Time-tested, nostalgic pub offering Kölsch beer & homestyle German fare, with a focus on pork chops.

Inventive pan-European cuisine with meat & vegetarian tasting menus in an airy modern setting.

👍👍 A lovely traditional German pub/restaurant with a limited but delicious selection of national cuisine. The guy who served us is super friendly, even though he doesn't speak English well enough we managed to communicate. Keep in mind no card payment, had to walk 10 mins to the nearest bank ATM to wi...

Cheery, colorful pub with a patio, providing beer, cocktails & a selection of finger foods.

👍 Nice pub for the area with local flavour. Food is good for the standard you expect in a pub. Service was lovely.

👍 🔆 05/28/2020 Giant schnitzel, plenty of fries. I chose Jägerart, mushrooms, herbs very tasty. The consistency was a little thin, however, could have been a little better. The fries were too thin and too cross for my taste. Cheap price, clean business space, clean toilets. Good service and that in...

👍👍 Update: Been there again, beautifully decorated for Christmas. Solid Slavic cuisine! After a few slight failures when it came to restaurants (see profile), we went to bRauns. Recommended by a neighbor 😊 So the bRauns is somehow a mix of a pub and a restaurant. The menu wasn't that huge, but the foo...

Down-to-earth, bistro-style restaurant with a terrace, serving salads, thin-crust pizza & burgers.

Cozy, traditional restaurant with sidewalk seats & hefty portions of local specialties.

👍👍 This place was incredible. I've had the chance to eat at a few different Michelin star restaurants and the experience here is more than what you'd expect from a typical 1 Michelin star restaurant. Superb experience with an incredible menu to match a wonderful atmosphere.

Rustic, meaty Rhineland specialties accompanied by Kölsch beer at a buzzing neighborhood bar.

Robust Rhineland specialties, including schnitzel, sausages & Kölsch beer, at a rustic brewery.

👍👍 We arrived after midnight starving. Even though the employee didn't speak English at all we were able to order, but we got a different dish. And yet, one of the tastiest meals we had in the city. Delicious doner in a generous amount accompanied by French fries and vegetables. We also ordered a s...

Rustic brewhouse offering generous traditional dishes & beers, plus a seasonal menu.

👍 The food here was delicious and the selection was adequate. Unfortunately, it took a little too long with the drinks. The service was friendly.