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Popular Nightlife | Other Nightlife Tips | All Tips (104) Around Cologne's "Alter Markt" there are lots of breweries and bars. Take a train to Cologne's main station and go by foot 10 or 15 minutes and you will arrive at the "Alter Markt" and you can go from bar to bar and meet a lot of interesting people and enjoy fresh beer - KOELSCH - as long as you want to!
just as you want to Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Alter Markt, Cologne "Old Town"
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Papa Joe's is my favourite spot in whole of Cologne, it is the place where I've spend my two Colognese nights before going to sleep. The club is situated in Buttermarkt, which is a foot from my hotel. Unfortunately I couldn't take the picture inside the club, but trust the atmosphere is hot hot hot.
What you'll find here is tons of beer and very good live classical jazz music performed by the local gropus. The place is overcrowded, the inside temperature must be over 30C degrees, you can't avoid elbow but who cares about. The inside atmosphere is extremely friendly, totally relaxed and everobody is enjoying being a part of an happy crowd. Do not miss it when in Cologne.
No dress code! Leave a Comment Theme: Live MusicAddress: ButtermarktDirections: Right next to the Grosse St. Martin
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Cologne's most famous brewery with the typical Cologne spirit! You can eat and drink there very good - if you find a place. At the weekend it's so overcrowded, that you can only find a place for standing - if you're lucky! But it doesn't matter, because you don't have to order your drinks...the "Koebesse" are running around through the rooms all the time and they have many glasses in their hands. You can take one and pay immediately and then - enjoy it! Cheers!
Casual Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: Am Hof, near the Cathedral and the main station
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Brewery is of course the most popular nightlife spot in Cologne. There are great number of breweries all over the old core of the town and yet, it is almost impossible to get the free table on Fridays or Saturdays evenings. In those most popular you have to book it in advance.
Besides all kind of beers, domestic and imported, here you can have very good and inexpensive food. This are, of course, traditional beer dishes simple to make, very tasty and abundant in portions. Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and Drinking
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Beer drinking in Koln is a very different kettle of fish compared to British beer drinking. In England we are used to seeing as many as a dozen hand pumps on a bar with a range of ales, lagers and stouts that come by the pint.
In Koln, most bars serve up only one kind of beer and that only comes in dinky cylinders. Having said that, the local 'kolsch' is generally excellent and you usually enjoy the benefit of table service.
And in another twist, the Pfaffen does not have a bar! We came tripping in and headed straight through, looking for a bar, and ended up having to scoot aside as a barrel came rolling through. They tapped the barrel there on the floor and began frantically siphoning off the beer. Basically, you grab a table and the waiter's attention. He trots over with a tray full of kolsch and slings a batch around. He'll keep them coming, all night if you like, whilst running a tally on your beer mat.
It's a beautiful place with stained glass windows and chunky wooden furniture. It was very busy Saturday night, but we came back for a quiet Sunday lunchtime tipple. The food looks good as well. Highly recommended!
Open 11am until 1am, closed Mondays.
Repeat after me: "Ich hatten gern stangen Kolsch!" (Get me a stein of Kolsch!). Bitte!
One of the smarter pubs, but there is no doorman. Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: Heumarkt 62, 50667 KolnDirections: The Heu-markt is below the town hall, on the southern fringe of the Aldstadt (old town). It opens out onto the busy main road leading off the Deutzer bridgeWebsite: http://www.xs4all.nl/~patto1ro/kolnpubs.htm
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Das Ding (transl.: "the thing") calls itself a dance club for students. But the crowd is a mixture of students and other party people. Great music mix. From disco classics to charts and r'n'b hits. A great location for flirting. And they have special nights with cheap drinks. Saturday is Whiskey/Coke night. A mix for just 1 Euro. On other days they have prosecco nights or other special deals. Entry fee is around 3 Euro, I think. Leave a Comment Theme: NightclubAddress: Hohenstaufenring 30-32Phone: +49 (221) 95 25 677Directions: at the Zuelpicher Platz directly at the tram stationWebsite: www.dingzone.de/ Other Contact: E-Mail: info@dingzone.de
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My most favorite bar in Cologne. The Poco Loco is designed in a mixture of Caribean, Spanish and high-tech flair. The cocktails and the choice of beers is great. Food is tasty, too. The crowd is stylish. Lots of beautiful people. Of course that kind of atmosphere has its price. Drinks cost a little more than average here. Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingDirections: at the Ring close to the RudolfplatzWebsite: www.pocoloco.de Other Contact: info@pocoloco.de
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Brauhaus Sion is another typical Kölsch brewpub and very conveniently located in scenic part of the old town down by the river. Two things that make these places so great is you can go in and stand at the bar (unlike most places in Germany) and Kölsch comes in small glasses (only .20 liters) so you can try many of them in one day! Sion's version was one of the drier ones and it had a great loud atmosphere as its patrons obviously enjoyed the products of the brewery.
One of Cologne's more down to earth pubs so I felt fine in jeans. Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: Unter Taschenmarcher 5Phone: 257 85 40Directions: on a nice street between the cathedral and market square.Website: www.brauhaus-sion.de
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We called in Papa Joes for a couple of beers as we could hear some lively music coming from inside.
As we went inside we realised the tunes were coming from two mechanical musicians playing behind the bar what appeared to be an accordian and tuba.
It gave the place plenty of atmosphere, worth a visit if you’re passing.
They also served food but we didn't try any while we were there.
Sorry the photo isn’t very good but it was very dark inside. Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: Alter Markt 50-52Website: www.papajoes.de
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During my second night in Cologne, I enjoyed a nice chat with two young German women and an Irish bartender in The Corkonian Irish Pub in the Alter Markt. I ordered a Kölsch, and it was served in a large glass (not a traditional 200ml Kölsch Stange).
The Corkonian is a friendly Irish pub in a great location. Experience Kölsch, Irish-style.
No special dress requirements
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