Restaurants: Cologne

Bado-La Poele d'Or, Komodienstrasse 50-52, Telephone 13-41-00

Light and sophisticated nouvelle cuisine. Chef Jean-Claude Bado uses only fresh ingredients to create his famous salmon in lemon sauce or goose salad with wild mushrooms.

Chez Alex, Muhlengasse 1, Telephone 258-10-69

Opened in 1978 this is the finest restaurant in Cologne. With French cuisine moderne chef Rachel Salberstein creates such specialties as mousse of smoked salmon with caviar or lamb marinated in Pauillac.

Weinhaus im Waldfisch, Salzgasse 13, Telephone 257-78-79

This 400 year old restaurant serves traditional German specialties in a time-honored atmosphere.

Goldener Pflug, Olpener Strasse 421, Merheim. Telephone 89-55-09

Located just outside Cologne in the suburb of Merheim this is one of the top restaurants in Germany. Classical German recipes made with only the finest ingredients keep satisfied clients coming back.

Das Kleine Stapelhauschen, Fischmarkt 1-3, Telephone 25-77-862

The specialty is the wine, but the food is excellent. Das Kleine Stapelhauschen is near the cathedral in an office building with an rustic interior featuring a carved Madonna on the wall and a copper coffee urn.

Hanse-Stube, in the Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Domplatz, Telephone 27-01

French cuisine with an slight nod to the health-conscious. Poached salmon in sorrel sauce or veal medallions in a rich cream sauce compliment the fine selection of French Burgundy and Bordeaux wines

Traditional Cologne Style Taverns

Altstadt-Paffgen, Heumarkt 62, Telephone 257-77-65

Brauerei Zur Malzmuhle, Heumarkt 6, Telephone 21-01-17

Brauhaus Sion, Unter Taschenmacher 5-7, Telephone 257-85-40

Em Kolsche Boor, Eigelstein 120, Telephone 13-52-27

Kuppers Brauhaus, mit Biergarten, Alteburger Str. 57, Telephone 37-32-42

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