Kã¶lsch
Früh am Dom
; am hof 12 â 14 just south of the cathedral, behind the domhotel; phone: +49 221-2613 - 211; (http://www.frueh.de/main.html). frã¼h am dom is a great place to try the local kã¶lsch brew.
Lommerzheim
Siegesstrasse 18 in kã¶ln-deutz across the railway bridge (http://de.wikipedia.org/w...)
Brauhaus Gaffel
; alter markt 20-22; phone: +49 221-257 7692; (http://www.gaffel-haus.de/); hours: daily: 11 am - 1 am;
Brauerei Malzmühle
Heumarkt 6 (http://www.muehlenkoelsch...); hours: daily: 10 am - 10 pm; visited by bill clinton
Club
Bar Orange
"Bar Orange" - on Sudermannplatz, near Ebertplatz. Great atmosphere and great cocktails, or just a beer and a lively chat with Milan, the resident philosopher, or Rainer and Arash, experts on local goings on.
Apropo
* (http://www.club-apropo.de/), good partys on fridays and saturdays with soul, funk, disco and hip hop in a cosy venue located in im dau 17 ulrepforte or severinstrasse metro easy guests from 20 years on.
Alter Wartesaal
* (http://www.wartesaal.de/) nifty bar and disco right beside the central station: various events & exclusive parties
#TAUSEND Bar
(http://www.tausendbar.de/), aachener strasse 57 moltkestraãe metro: various events & music, nice bar styled by design students from the kã¶ln international school of design kisd.
Blue Lounge Bar
(http://www.blue-lounge.com/), on mathiasstrasse, lesbian bar. off-shoot of the very successful party mentioned above.
Die Werkstatt
* (http://www.werkstatt-koeln.de/) houses clubs and concerts in an industrial area in ehrenfeld.
Underground
* (http://www.underground-co...) on vogelsanger str. 200, metro station venloer str./gã¼rtel. famous for concerts and partys with rock, metal, punk and alternative music. guests vary between 15 and 45.
Art Of House Party
(http://www.art-of-house.de/) once a month, the second or third saturday at stadtgarten in venloer strasse 40 hans-bã¶ckler platz metro: nice and really crowded house party, guests around 25.
Bodycheck Party
(http://www.bodycheckparty.de/), every second saturday at the filmhaus kã¶ln on maybachstrasse 111, metro station hansaring. house, techno, always very good video projections.
3Klang
(http://www.artheater.de/), on ehrenfeldgã¼rtel 127, metro station venloer str./gã¼rtel. every third friday, 2200-0500.
Blue Lounge Party
(http://www.blue-lounge.co...), every third saturday, at the bã¼rgerhaus stollwerck in dreikã¶nigenstrasse 23. starts at 2200, tickets 5 â¬. percussion-, brazil-, balearic- and deep house, techno, trance. a must for people who like this kind of music.
Agenda Suicide Club
* (http://www.myspace.com/ag...) monthly club, moves around a lot. plays acid, electro, indie and much more.
Basswerk Session
(http://www.basswerk.de), bi-monthly, the second saturday at gebãude 9 (http://www.gebaeude9.de), deutz-mã¼lheimer strasse 127-129 tram 3 or 4, stop at kã¶lnmesse/osthallen, 2300--0500. long-running and popular drum 'n' bass party in a defunct funky factory hall. resident djs often invite renowned guest djs from the international d'n'b fringe. alternates bi-monthly with the similar "phonogenic" party in the same venue.