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9 wine bar places in Cologne we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cologne | Wine Bar across every city.

Cologne's wine bars have grown beyond the brewhouse culture, with a clear lean towards natural and low-intervention bottles. Tanica on Engelbertstrasse and Onda Natural Wine Bar on Brusseler Strasse, both in the Belgisches Viertel, lead the modern scene, with Bar Rix on Friesenwall pouring natural wines nearby. HENNE.Weinbar on Pfeilstrasse in the Altstadt rounds out the city's serious by-the-glass options.

Tanica ★ 4.8

€€€Wine barBelgisches Viertel

Tanica on Engelbertstrasse in Cologne's Kwartier Latäng is a natural wine bar and bottleshop listed by Star Wine List; kitchen serves small plates.

Phaedra ★ 4.7

€€€Wine barNeustadt Sued

Phaedra on Elsassstrasse in Cologne's Südstadt is a wine bar with 650-plus references covering classic and natural producers; Greek-inspired small plates.

HENNE.Weinbar ★ 4.5

€€€Wine barAltstadt

HENNE.Weinbar on Pfeilstrasse near Cologne's Neumarkt is Michelin Guide-listed for its carefully selected natural and classic wine list by glass or bottle.

Bar Rix ★ 4.4

€€Wine barBelgisches Viertel

Bar Rix on Friesenwall in Cologne is a natural wine bar hosting Tuesday and Wednesday evening tastings; a focused list of low-intervention wines from small.

Essers Gasthaus ★ 4.3

€€€Wine barEhrenfeld

Essers Gasthaus on Ottostrasse in Cologne's Ehrenfeld is an Austrian wine-focused gasthaus with an award-winning wine list and seasonal alpine-Rhineland.

Epicerie Boucherie ★ 4.1

€€Wine barNeustadt Sued

Epicerie Boucherie on Elsassstrasse in Cologne's Südstadt is a French-style wine shop and bar serving vin naturel by the glass alongside charcuterie plates.

Onda Natural Wine Bar ★ 4.0

€€Wine barBelgisches Viertel

Onda Natural Wine Bar on Brüsseler Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel specialises in Basque and Spanish natural wines alongside pintxos and seasonal.

Bar Rix Natural Wine ★ 4.3

€€Natural Wine BarBelgisches Viertel

Bar Rix on Friesenwall in Cologne hosts free natural wine tastings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; a low-key room for discovering small European producers.

Epicerie Boucherie ★ 4.2

€€Wine barNeustadt Sued

Epicerie Boucherie on Elsassstrasse in Cologne's Südstadt is a French wine shop and bar serving vin naturel alongside charcuterie; a hidden find in a quiet.

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