Cologne (DE)
Lovely shisha bar with nice service: Private Mansion (4. August 2021)
I had walked into the Private Mansion before and it turned out that it’s actually quite a nice shisha bar. I went for the “Shisha Double Apple” (EUR 8.00) which is rather cheap and it is also quite good. Rosa, the waitress, does a great job at making sure that you get what you want […]
A great dining experience with an interesting surprise menu with an Indian twist: Restaurant Der 4. König (5. August 2021)
Finding a place which offers a nice food experience in a good setup for a decent price isn’t all that easy. But “Der 4. König” kind of offers exactly that. The evening started with three different types of bread and spread (bockshape baguette with red wine, raisins baguette and wheat baguette, chili/garlic dipp, wild garlic […]
Delicious Asian cuisine definitely above expectation: Restaurant ZEN (4. August 2021)
The Restaurant ZEN offers a nice selection of Asian dishes – I started with “Edamame (hot, salted, green soy beans)” (EUR 4.50) which are good but a bit expensive for edamame. The “Gyoza (fried dumplings, stuffed with chicken)” (EUR 7.50) are actually quite good and I liked a lot that they are served with two […]
Lovely lunch experience with tasty fegato alla Veneziana: Restaurant Distinto (3. August 2021)
Sometimes you just need a quick break to make sure you get something to eat before you almost starve. The Distinto offers that – quick, good, and fair in price service for lunch. They have a nice set of lunch menus but I decided to go à la carte and went for the “Fegato alla […]
Traditional Cologne experience: Restaurant Deutzer Brauhaus (2. August 2021)
Sometimes you just want something hearty – and then a brewery is really the place to go. The Deutzer Brauhaus is perfect for that. They had kind of a seasonal menu where I found “new Dutch matjes filet served with red onions, black bread and butter” (EUR 8.90) which was good but also quite intense […]
Nice steakhouse with swift service: Restaurant Toro Negro (1. August 2021)
The Toro Negro is a steakhouse which offers that – steaks. And good ones. I arrived around 9.15pm and the place was almost empty where I almost felt something like pity for them. The upside for me personally was that I was attended super quickly, got my sparkling water, and got served my “filet steak […]
A truly Greek experience – with tasty food and some waiting time: Restaurant Oasis (28. July 2021)
We had walked past the Restaurant Oasis a few times so it was time to give it a shot. The place is really packed and you really need to be a bit patient until things get moving. Once they do and you get served the menu, it is definitely a place where you get plenty […]
Decent hotel restaurant experience by the river shore: Restaurant Grissini (27. July 2021)
Sometimes hotel restaurants are actually quite a good solution. This is the case with the Restaurant Grissini which is located right in front of the hotel close to the river bank and is part of the hotel. The selection of dishes is relatively limited but still nice and they have fair selection of dishes like […]
