Germany Guide
North Rhine-Westphalia
Drinking
1 
Bar am Kaiserteich Ständehausstr. 1 
0211/17 13 20 The cocktail bar at K21 is one of the most stylish in the city, with bubble-inspired decor creating the impression that you're sitting at the bottom of a giant drink. Also serves food.
2 Im Füchschen Ratinger Str. 28 0211 137 470 Civilized Hausbrauerei with excellent beer, traditional atmosphere and affordable food, with main courses from €8.50.
3 Nachtresidenz Bahnstr. 13 0211/136 57 55 
www.nachtresidenz.de . Huge city-centre club in a converted cinema, playing house, Latin, soul and disco and with a "dress to impress" doo policy.
4 Zum Schiffchen Hafenstr. 5 0211/132 421 A touch more refined than most of the Alstadt Brauhäuser, serving Frankenheimer Alt; its proudest boast is that Napoleon stopped by in 1811.
5 Zum Schlüssel Bolkerstr. 41–47 0211/82 89 50 Vast traditional Altstadt Hausbrauerei serving hearty regional food alongside the Altbier; main courses from around €9.
6 Zum Uerige Berger Str. 1 0211/86 69 90 Labyrinthine, atmospheric Altstadt Hausbrauerei that spills outside in summer. It's not sophisticated, but the bitter Altbier is good and there's simple food to mop it up.