Eat:
Dusseldorf - Furusato - The joyful taste of home
Great place to enjoy Japanese home cooking. I love their kara-age (fried chicken), gyoza (potsticker dumplings) with coriander and their incredible korroke (potato croquettes).
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Koln - Bibimbap - Korean home cooking
Small family restaurant with Korean home cooking. My husband had the Bibimbap (his first) and I had the Bulgogi. Delicious! For desert we had the Hotteok pancakes served with ice cream and mochi shown below. We were so famished when the bibimbap and bulgogi was served, we dug in and forgot to take any photos. Sorry.https://bibimbab-brabanter.de/
Koln - Ludwig Museum Restaurant - Great lunch deal
Just around the corner from the central station, this restaurant café of the Ludwig Museum offers a surprising lunch deal. For under 10 euros, we enjoyed roast pork with lashings of sweet savoury sauce served with delicious roast potatoes. The meal even included one non-alcoholic beverage. On a sunny summer day, diners can sit out on the terrace which is tucked away in the back of the museum. Despite the proximity to the station and the heavy traffic, the restaurant provides an oasis of tranquillity. You don’t need to pay museum entrance fees to lunch here.http://www.ludwig-im-museum.de/
Koln - Brauhaus Fruh - German brewery classics
This is a great place to hunker down for down-to-earth traditional German cooking. My favourite is the formidable eisbein, boiled pork shank served with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. They also have specialities such as herring (seasonal dish) or raw tartar steak served with fried onions, cream cheese and herbs, And of course they have a number of dishes featuring sausages. A good warm meal costs between 10 to 15 euros. Since I’m not a beer drinker, I can’t say much about their main product. Yet judging from the litres being consumed by other guests, I think their beer is also excellent. On a personal note, I forgot to photograph my eisbein. By the time I remembered, all that was a left on my plate was the bone. I did take photos of the salad with herring and the steak tartar with fried onions...but the photos don't quite convey how good these two dishes were. If you're in the area of Koln and the cathedral, just give this place a try.http://www.frueh-am-dom.de/brauhaus.html
See:
A must go place for chocoholics. Not only do you get information on the history of cacao and the manufacturing process, but you also get to indulge yourself in the museum cafe. Go for the extra dark chocolate cake which is literally death by chocolate! Don't forget to swing by the museum gift shop for more chocolate.
Sleep:
Modern and clean. We had a superior room with the lake view. There is also a very large underground car park. The lake and park added tranquility and had one resident swan named Dimitri. It was nice seeing him going about his business each day in the lake and park.
Savoy Hotel Koln 4 star
I stayed here for luxury weekend getaway to celebrate the 40th birthday of a close friend. Is a posh designer hotel with a lot of attention for artwork. They have valet parking and are right next to the station. Not cheap but we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
