Gaffel am Dom ★ 3.9
Gaffel am Dom at Cologne's main station forecourt pours Gaffel Kölsch from 10-litre table taps facing the Cathedral; Friday sing-alongs from 22:30.
Brauerei Paeffgen is a bar in Agnesviertel, Cologne.
Brauerei Paeffgen bar on Friesenstrasse is the city's oldest independent Brauhaus; hand-brewed Kölsch served by kobes from the historic chestnut garden.
Address: Friesenstrasse 64-66, 50670 Koln, Cologne
Gaffel am Dom at Cologne's main station forecourt pours Gaffel Kölsch from 10-litre table taps facing the Cathedral; Friday sing-alongs from 22:30.
Brauhaus Sion bar at Unter Taschenmacher in Cologne's Altstadt has poured Kölsch since 1318 in a lovingly renovated room; quieter than Früh am Dom.
Spirits Bar on Maastrichter Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel specialises in spirits by the glass with over 200 whiskies, gins and rums on the shelf.
Stadtgarten Open-Air Bar on Venloer Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel is the cultural venue's outdoor beer garden; live music nights and summer Kölsch.
Hellers Brauhaus on Roonstrasse in Cologne's Kwartier Latäng is an organic Kölsch brewery and bar; Heller Kölsch from the tank in a lively student.
Früh am Dom bar at Am Hof near Cologne's Cathedral pours Früh Kölsch from 08:00; the city's second-largest brewery pub with a terrace facing.