Tradition
9 places in Cologne
Bierhaus en d’r Salzgass
A traditional pub in Cologne’s Old Town with roughly 400 years of brewing history – today a stop on the brewery trail, serving Päffgen Kölsch.
Brauerei Päffgen
A traditional Cologne brewpub on Friesenstraße, family-run since 1883 — its unpasteurised Päffgen-Kölsch is served only on tap.
Brauerei zur Malzmühle
since 1858A tradition-steeped Kölsch brewery with a pub on the Heumarkt, in family hands since 1858 and host to famous guests such as Bill Clinton.
Brauhaus Schreckenskammer
A tradition-steeped Cologne brewpub in the northern old town, family-run for generations and serving its own Kölsch.
Em Golde Kappes
A tradition-steeped Kölsch pub in Nippes since 1913, a listed building and carnival guardhouse, relaunched under Cölner Hofbräu Früh after a 2009 insolvency.
Früh em Veedel
A listed brewpub of Cölner Hofbräu Früh on Chlodwigplatz with its own distilling tradition, known locally as the "Invalidendom".
Haus Töller
since 1871A tradition-steeped brewpub in the southern Old Town since 1871, with its original Thekenschaaf counter and a guestbook of famous visitors including Konrad Adenauer and Joseph Beuys.
Päff
A cozy traditional tavern on Friesenwall, founded in 1968 as a jazz club — one of the few places serving Päffgen-Kölsch on tap.
