Cologne is a feeling.

Lively beer garden with container bar and many guests on wooden benches in the open air

International, german, home-style

beer garden/ outdoor dining

Agrippinawerft 30, 50678 Köln

The stylishly furnished Bar Schmitz in Art Nouveau style.

vegan, International

restaurant

Aachener Straße 34, 50674 Köln

A crowd enjoys drinks outside a café with large windows in Cologne.

vegetarian, vegan

bar / lounge

Eigelstein 122, 50668 Köln

In front of the Literaturcafé Goldmund, two people are seated at a table, surrounded by an urban graffiti aesthetic.

german, vegan, vegetarian, International

café

Glasstraße 2, 50823 Köln

A 50s-style café with chandeliers and floral wallpaper.

regional, International

café

Hohenstaufenring 64, 50674 Köln

Kölsch, salad, and schnitzel with fries on a table at the Stapelhaus in Cologne

Vegetarian, Home-style, German

Brewery/brewpub

Frankenwerft 35, 50667 Köln

Interior view of a busy brewery, bathed in warm light.

Home-style, German

Brewery/brewpub

Bahnhofsvorplatz 1, 50667 Köln

There is a cup of coffee and a plate of almond cake on a wooden table. The tableware is porcelain and decorated with flowers.

vegetarian, vegan, International

café

Karolingerring 21, 50678 Köln

People are sitting and standing in the beer garden beneath hanging clusters of purple blossoms

International, vegetarian

beer garden/ outdoor dining

An der Schanz 2a, 50735 Köln

Hands are cutting fried eggs over a salad with balsamic vinegar on a wooden table.

International, vegan, vegetarian, regional

café

Aachener Str. 22, 50674 Köln

People are sitting at an outdoor restaurant on the lakeshore, surrounded by greenery and string lights.

german, vegetarian, vegan, International, Mediterranean

beer garden/ outdoor dining

Volksgartenstraße 27, 50667 Köln

International

Ice cream parlor

Cranachstraße 22, 50733 Köln