Kölscher Kaviar (Mettwurst mit Zwiebeln): where to eat it

Kölscher Kaviar (Mettwurst mit Zwiebeln)

The self-deprecating nickname for smoked raw pork sausage (Mettwurst) on dark bread with raw onion rings. Cologne's answer to luxury; the caviar reference is both ironic and affectionate. Found on every Brauhaus menu as the cheapest snack option. A working-class staple that has never left the city's food culture despite the arrival of actual caviar at Ox and Klee.

Where to eat it: 3 restaurants across 1 city.

Where to eat kölscher kaviar (mettwurst mit zwiebeln)

Kölscher Kaviar (Mettwurst mit Zwiebeln) in Cologne

Brauerei Paeffgen ★ 4.1

€agnesviertelMon-Thu 10:00-midnight, Fri-Sat 10:00-00:30, Sun 10:00-midnight

Brauerei Paeffgen on Friesenstrasse in Cologne is the last independent house brewery in the city, founded by Hermann Päffgen in 1883; still hand-brewing.

Friesenstrasse 64-66, 50670 Koln

Brauhaus Putz ★ 4.1

€neustadt-suedMon-Sun 11:00-midnight

Brauhaus Putz on Engelbertstrasse in Cologne's Südstadt is a neighbourhood Brauhaus serving Kölsch, Halve Hahn and Rhenish classics in a traditional interior.

Engelbertstr. 67, 50674 Koln

Hellers Brauhaus ★ 4.1

€€neustadt-suedMon-Sun 12:00-midnight

Hellers Brauhaus on Roonstrasse in Cologne's Kwartier Latäng is an organic Kölsch brewery; Heller Kölsch brewed without additives in a student neighbourhood.

Roonstr. 33, 50674 Koln

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