Cologne Südstadt Culinary, The Food Tour
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Cologne's established street food: thick, roughly textured potato pancakes fried in hot fat until the exterior is crisp and the interior soft. Served with apple sauce or pickled-turnip syrup.
Reibekuchen are the Rhenish potato pancakes, called Rievkooche in the Kölsch dialect. The dish entered Cologne kitchens with the wider arrival of potatoes from the 18th century and became a market and Brauhaus staple. The Rievkoochbud kiosk in the Altstadt is the canonical city-centre operator; the weekly Wochenmarkt stalls and the Christmas markets in December multiply the city's daily output. The traditional partner is Rübenkraut, the dark Rhenish pickled-turnip syrup.
3 editor picks for Reibekuchen (Rievkooche) in Cologne, ranked by editorial score. All Cologne signature dishes · Reibekuchen (Rievkooche) across every city.
Reibekuchen at Nippesser Wochenmarkt ★ 4.5
nippes · Wilhelmplatz, 50737 Koln
Reibekuchen at Nippesser Wochenmarkt at Wilhelmplatz costs €3-4 per pancake; thick, crispy potato pancakes from the most authentic neighbourhood market.
Brauerei zur Malzmühle ★ 4.3
altstadt · Heumarkt 6, 50667 Köln
Brauerei zur Malzmühle on Cologne's Heumarkt has brewed Mühlen Kölsch since 1858 and once served Bill Clinton; consistently fresh pours in the Altstadt.
Rievkoochbud ★ 4.2
altstadt · Vor Wieden 3, 50676 Köln
Rievkoochbud at Vor Wieden in Cologne's Altstadt has fried thick, crispy Reibekuchen potato pancakes for over 60 years; the most famous kiosk.
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