Hidden gems - Restaurants in Koeln, Germany not to miss (Updated December, 2023)

Hidden gems: Restaurants in Koeln

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Koeln. This list contains 136 places from Restaurant category.

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Chez Gus

Bistro

👍👍 Gus and his staff are the friendliest, while the food of excellent quality!

5.00 (86 reviews) (~0.84 km from centre)

Dos Pedros

Californian restaurant

👍👍 If I could give more stars that would do. The tacos are very tasty, the best from Cologne. Very friendly service and great music 🥰 Drinks must be brought with you. But it's not an issue, so you can sit down here to eat 😉

5.00 (56 reviews) (~2.38 km from centre)

May Food

Restaurant

👍👍 Very tasty kebab with everything the ♡⁠ desires. Crispy bread, great sauces, everything was fresh and tasted great. Plus an Ayran. Perfect

5.00 (13 reviews) (~2.07 km from centre)

The little Paşa

Doner kebab restaurant

👍👍 Top shop was in Cologne over the weekend and I came across the shop at 3:00 in the morning, keep it up

5.00 (7 reviews) (~2.89 km from centre)

Petit Frère

Restaurant

👍👍 Hervorragendes Essen und super Service. Schönes Ambiente und rundum ein toller Abend. Wiederholen wir auf jeden Fall.

5.00 (6 reviews) (~1.19 km from centre)

Tanzschule tanzraum Köln Zentrum

Dance school

👍👍 The dance school is a feast for the eyes, the location is incredibly beautiful and incredibly large, there is enough space for a wide variety of dances. The dance teachers are very friendly and really know what they are doing. The dance school knows what people want it is the best dance school I kn...

4.90 (147 reviews) (~0.51 km from centre)

KALTPRESSE

Juice shop

👍👍 Sehr einfach mit der ubahn zu erreichen! Ich habe die smoothie bowl mit Banane und Heidelbeeren gegessen, sehr cremig und geschmacksintensiv!

$$ $$

4.90 (137 reviews) (~0.67 km from centre)

Çiğköftem - Cigkoftem Ehrenfeld Köln

Vegetarian restaurant

👍👍 Highly recommended, best cigköfte in Cologne. Personally, I really like coming here because of delicious food with good value for money. The staff here are also very friendly and the service and cleanliness are great!

4.90 (118 reviews) (~3.21 km from centre)

Caffettiamo

Cafe

👍👍 Place not to be missed Very welcoming place and very kind staff. I recommend the first courses which are really well made, I had a carbonara. The coffee is also excellent I had a pistachio espresso, a delight

4.90 (110 reviews) (~0.81 km from centre)

The Lemonade Stand

Cafe

👍👍 What a lovely café! Huge and delicious cinnamon scrolls, yum lemonades, great host and good coffee. The Lemonade Stand is a sweet little cafe run by Craig, a lovely Texan host that provides the warmest of welcomes when you arrive. This place is a labor of love, with it sweet little interior, good m...

4.90 (110 reviews) (~2.96 km from centre)

Frau Maaß Herr Schlie

Restaurant

👍👍 One of the best places for lunch in Cologne! 🫶 The menu usually changes daily and has a major seasonal influence. You can choose between full meals or order a selection of salads and complement it with a piece of quiche. The baked treats, which taste great even days later, should not be underestima...

4.90 (95 reviews) (~0.44 km from centre)

The Namos

Restaurant

👍👍 Genau so ein nobles Restaurant hat hier gefehlt. Jetzt ist es da. Hier fühlt man sich sofort wohl. Kaum Platz genommen, wird man schon freundlich begrüßt. Hier ist man wirklich König. Das Essen war hervorragend und wir mussten nicht lange warten. Der Lachs war ein Gedicht. Sehr sauber, bequeme Bestu...

4.90 (94 reviews) (~1.25 km from centre)

"Giovanna Kaffee | Guter Kaffee aus Köln

Cafe

👍👍 I've been wanting to visit this cafe for a long time, and today I finally had the time. The staff were very friendly and attentive, and I could see their passion for coffee on every side of the small cafe. There are also a variety of local magazines that I found really interesting. I will definitely...

4.90 (87 reviews) (~0.24 km from centre)

Restaurant Fabian

Restaurant

👍👍 New lighting concept, super tasty dishes, warm service. An evening couldn't be better. An absolute recommendation even after the X. visit! Great quality of food and drinks and with Laura in service it was a very warm and carefree evening! We are absolutely thrilled with every visit to the Fabian R...

4.90 (76 reviews) (~4.23 km from centre)

Café Art

Cafe

👍👍 Neue Café auf der Iltisstrasse mit viel Charme 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Es gibt auch vegane Köstlichkeiten und es wird direkt beim Latte Macciatto sowie anderen Kaffee's nachgefragt "Kuh- oder Hafermilch". Der Latte Macciatto mit Flavor z.B. Caramel 😋😋😋 yummy yummy. Die Bedienung (glaube der Inhaber) ist sehr...

4.90 (74 reviews) (~3.76 km from centre)

Da Mai (Chinesische Küche)

Chinese restaurant

👍👍 Delicious. Finding vegan dumplings made from organic spelled flour was the first surprise. Next was the salad. It was fresh, diverse in the best sense of the word and came with a blackberry-lavender (!) dressing. The vegan dumplings were filled with spinach and mushrooms. Absolutely delicious. Don'...

4.90 (67 reviews) (~1.41 km from centre)

Dubai sahara libanesisches Restaurant

Restaurant

👍👍 Finally a cozy Lebanese restaurant in Ehrenfeld. The food is authentic and delicious, the staff is attentive and friendly! What could I want more? I can recommend it to everybody.

4.90 (61 reviews) (~3.34 km from centre)

CAFÉ IL PIACERE

Italian restaurant

Easygoing locale turning out rotating Italian seafood & salad menus, plus vegetarian options.

4.90 (57 reviews) (~1.13 km from centre)

cafe sieben narges

Cafe

👍👍 At first we wanted to go next door - luckily not! Cozy, very, very friendly (we were given typical Iranian desserts as a surprise when we asked if there was anything like that here after we couldn't find anything like that on the menu) and the coffee was very tasty. Great, calm atmosphere. The cakes...

4.90 (55 reviews) (~3.59 km from centre)

Piers Kitchen

Restaurant

👍👍 Was here on my second night in Cologne. The children were really hungry and therefore really annoying. My wife still suffers from germanophobia but since we stayed in Pieres Kitchen she is a totally different person. For everyone living in Bristol: This is some of the Best Ratmeat i have ever tast...

4.90 (55 reviews) (~3.75 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Restaurants in Koeln, Germany