Bonn: Rhineland Gastronomy and Cassius Garten is a food day trips in Cologne.
Editorially verified May 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Experience the Severin district in Cologne's Südstadt on a culinary city tour with exciting stories, local highlights, and five tastings at selected restaurants.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Discover Cologne's wine history on a guided tour with a wine expert. Visit the Cologne Wine Museum, explore the Agnesviertel, and enjoy a guided wine tasting with small bites.
Guided tour · 4 - 4.5 hours
The cheese and wine evening in Cologne-Nippes starts with a champagne, then French cheeses and wines are tasted, accompanied by an experienced sommelier, and a Grand C...
The Ahr Valley is 80 minutes from Cologne; Germany's northernmost Pinot Noir region produces acclaimed Spatburgunder on steep slate terraces.
The Mosel Valley is 105 minutes from Cologne by IC train; steep slate vineyards produce Germany's most mineral Riesling alongside pike-perch at riverside.
Düsseldorf is 35 minutes from Cologne; Altbier at Uerige on Berger Str. 1 and Japan's largest Japanese community outside Japan at the Immermannstrasse.
Münster is 90 minutes from Cologne by direct IC train; the cathedral market sells Westphalian pumpernickel while Pinkus Müller on Kreuzstr. 4 pours Altbier.
Bergisches Land is 40 minutes from Cologne by RE train; the home of the Bergisches Kaffeetafel tradition, a Sunday coffee spread with Waffeln and Roggenbrot.
Aachen is 65 minutes from Cologne by train; Leo van den Daele at Büchel 18 has produced Printen gingerbread since 1655 alongside Aachener Bier.