Bonn

Alter Zoll

The definite place to be on a beautiful summer night in Bonn. Alter Zoll is a large beergarden under an old tree with direct view of the Rhine and a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere. It can become very crowded and take 20 minutes to get your drinks. Many people and especially students also bring their own drinks and sit down on the meadow next to the beer garden. To find it, just follow the crowd at Koblenzer Tor down to the rhine. Payment only possible in cash.

11:00-23:00, but depends on the weather, open only in summer

Blow Up

Dive bar. Speciality is funk and 1960s music. It can get smokey and very hot when crowded.

Cafe Pawlow

Situated in the multicultural Nordstadt, an atmospheric place to have a beer in summer.

Café Miebach

One of the most traditional cafes in Bonn. Not cheap, but good service and excellent cakes. Customers are mostly elderly. In the summer, they offer 300 seats outside directly at the Marktplatz.

Carpe Noctem

Underground rock club with young patrons. Has occasional student parties boasting free entry and half-price drinks. If the club is packed, it will get uncomfortably hot. Dress light.

Closed · opens 10 pm

Che Guevara

Delicious cocktails, good atmosphere. Happy Hour M-Th 18:30-20:30, F Sa 17:00-19:00 and Sunday, Cocktail €5.30.

Mon-Thu 19:00-01:00, Fri Sat 19:00-03:00, Sun 18:00-01:00

Der Kaffeeladen

Café, coffee roastery, next door to Bonner Kaffeeschule (Bonn Coffee School).

Tue Thu Fri 10:00 – 18:00, Wed 11:00 – 18:00, Sat 09:00 – 15:00

Fiddler's Irish Pub

Fiddler's is an Irish pub that serves traditional Irish fare. Events such as weekly Karaoke and Pub Trivia are popular with the student crowd. As a bonus for travelers, a good percentage of the staff will be native English speakers as well.

James Joyce

Irish pub in the city centre, atmospheric, good food, large variety of beers and whiskies, live sports.

Limes Musik-Cafe-Bonn

The Limes is a punkrockers bar, which shows special football (soccer) events of the famous German left football team 1. FC. St. Pauli Hamburg. Events such as concerts or readings are sometimes announced on the website. As a bonus for young travellers and backpackers, the people in the bar are very helpful and open minded.

Mon-Sat from 17:00

Mojito

Small and popular cocktail bar, prices are moderate, they also have pizza and tapas. Very hot in the summer. Happy Hour 18:00-20:00: cocktails €6.90 and pizza from €6.50.

18-?

N8schicht

Open five days a week. Theme parties. Can also get smoky and hot when crowded.

Nyx

Another good place in the Nordstadt, especially in summer when they have a beergarden outside.

Tacos

Popular Mexican bar, Corona beer and great Cocktails. Happy Hour from 17:00-19:30 and 23:30-00:30. Their food is also very good.

Teestube Gschwendner

Not a cafe, but a tea room in a beautiful frame house that hosts the Tea shop Tee Gschwendner. They brew high quality tea on the second floor and also have a small choice of cakes and scones. The shop on the first floor often offers free tea tasting of one or two teas in a Samowar.

Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow

Cafe Cultura

Coffee and other warm beverages, sandwiches and cakes.

Mon-Fri 08:00- 18:30, Sat 09:00-16:00

Café Fürst

Very good coffee specialties and cake, closes at 20:00.

Closed · opens 9 am tomorrow

Olivotti

Ice cream parlour.