Tadim Damak
Tadim Damak on Venloer Strasse in Cologne's Ehrenfeld is open 24 hours; lahmacun and chicken shish at any hour; the most reliable late-night feed.
Where to eat in Cologne after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
After-hours picks
10 places
Ferkulum
Ferkulum on Zülpicher Strasse in Cologne's student quarter is open until 04:00 on Fridays and Saturdays; the benchmark late-night pork gyros pita.
Antep Mangal
Antep Mangal on Venloer Strasse in Cologne's Ehrenfeld is open until 05:00 on Fridays and Saturdays; authentic Gaziantep-style charcoal lamb and chicken.
Eat your way around Ehrenfeld
3 of the late-night eats on this list are in Ehrenfeld. So are these tours and tastings.
Pommes Imperivm
Pommes Imperivm at Heumarkt 59 in Cologne's Altstadt serves Currywurst mit Pommes from a late-night counter open until 03:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.
Kebapland
Kebapland on Venloer Strasse in Cologne's Ehrenfeld is the city's most praised Turkish charcoal mangal; open until midnight daily, later at weekends.
Habibi Falafel
Habibi Falafel on Zülpicher Strasse in Cologne's Kwartier Latäng is open until 02:00 most nights; a fully loaded falafel wrap for under €5 at any late hour.
Oruc Kebap
Oruc Kebap on Heinsbergstrasse in Cologne's Kwartier Latäng serves charcoal-grilled Turkish kebap until 02:00; late opening nightly and a dependable stop.
Grabz Smashburger
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- Belgisches Viertel
Grabz Smashburger on Brüsseler Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel is open until 01:00 on Fridays; American smash burgers after the Belgian Quarter bars.
Mevlana Restaurant
Mevlana on Keupstrasse in Cologne-Mülheim is open until 02:00 most nights; the city's most acclaimed döner runs late to serve the Keupstrasse neighbourhood.
Brauerei Paeffgen (late)
Brauerei Paeffgen on Friesenstrasse stays open until 00:30 on Fridays and Saturdays, the last Kölsch in the city's oldest independent house brewery served.
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