Chin Burger is a xi'an street food restaurant in Belgisches Viertel, Cologne.
Chin Burger at Friesenplatz in Cologne serves Xi'an Chinese street food including hand-pulled biang biang noodles and roujiamo meat sandwiches from Shaanxi.
Must order: Roujiamo, the Xi'an meat-in-bun sandwich, and the spiced lamb biang biang noodles
Tip: Casual counter service; no reservations. The lunchtime queue is worth joining.
Address: Friesenplatz 11, 50672 Koln, Cologne
Coco Viet on Brüsseler Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel offers affordable Vietnamese street food: pho, banh mi and spring rolls prepared fresh daily.
Order: Banh mi with char siu pork and pickled daikon, one of the best-value lunches in the Belgian Quarter
Tip: Very small room; takeaway also available. Lunch only or arrive early in the evening.
Shaka Zulu on Limburger Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel serves South African-inspired sharing plates with braai-style grilled meat and chakalaka.
Order: The Communal Meal with braai-style grilled meat skewers, chakalaka relish and pap
Tip: Order the Communal Meal for the table rather than individual plates; the sharing format reflects how the food is meant to be eaten.
District 10 on Brabanter Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel serves creative Vietnamese street food with inventive appetisers and regional specialties.
Order: Crispy Vietnamese spring rolls with nuoc cham dipping sauce and fresh herb plate
Tip: Located on Brabanter Strasse with several other restaurants; District 10 stands out for the creative starters.
Mandalay in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel is one of Germany's very few Burmese restaurants, serving family Myanmar recipes and fermented tea leaf salad.
Order: Tea leaf salad with fermented Shan tea, crunchy beans and toasted sesame
Tip: Open evenings only; arrive by 19:00 or book ahead as the small room fills quickly.
Tanoshii on Brabanter Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel offers classic nigiri and maki alongside creative Asian-European fusion rolls and warming pho.
Order: Creative fusion rolls and warming Vietnamese pho alongside the traditional nigiri
Tip: Close to Rudolfplatz U-Bahn stop. Book ahead for weekend evenings.
Coco Viet on Brüsseler Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel offers affordable Vietnamese street food: pho, banh mi and spring rolls prepared fresh daily.
Order: Banh mi with char siu pork and pickled daikon, one of the best-value lunches in the Belgian Quarter
Tip: Very small room; takeaway also available. Lunch only or arrive early in the evening.
Shaka Zulu on Limburger Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel serves South African-inspired sharing plates with braai-style grilled meat and chakalaka.
Order: The Communal Meal with braai-style grilled meat skewers, chakalaka relish and pap
Tip: Order the Communal Meal for the table rather than individual plates; the sharing format reflects how the food is meant to be eaten.
District 10 on Brabanter Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel serves creative Vietnamese street food with inventive appetisers and regional specialties.
Order: Crispy Vietnamese spring rolls with nuoc cham dipping sauce and fresh herb plate
Tip: Located on Brabanter Strasse with several other restaurants; District 10 stands out for the creative starters.
Brauerei Päffgen in Cologne's Friesenviertel is the last independent house brewery in the city, founded by Hermann Päffgen in 1883; still hand-brewing.
Order: Päffgen Kölsch served at the bar with Tatar on dark bread; the only correct way to start an evening here
Tip: Reservations by phone only from noon. Beer exclusively from the barrel. The Brauhaus is open from 12:00 daily.
Mandalay in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel is one of Germany's very few Burmese restaurants, serving family Myanmar recipes and fermented tea leaf salad.
Order: Tea leaf salad with fermented Shan tea, crunchy beans and toasted sesame
Tip: Open evenings only; arrive by 19:00 or book ahead as the small room fills quickly.
Tanoshii on Brabanter Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel offers classic nigiri and maki alongside creative Asian-European fusion rolls and warming pho.
Order: Creative fusion rolls and warming Vietnamese pho alongside the traditional nigiri
Tip: Close to Rudolfplatz U-Bahn stop. Book ahead for weekend evenings.
