Drink

Blue Shell

Small old dance and night club, loud and crowded. Rock concerts, music contests, poetry slams, parties, bar sounds.

Listing from Wikivoyage: Cologne, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tue–Sat 17:00–; shop Mon–Thu 08:00–16:00