Braustelle — Restaurant in Cologne

Braustelle is a great little brewery with a fine offering of several house-made craft beers. It is a cozy place that occupies the ground floor of a 5-story concrete and brick building. Over the street-corner entrance is an engraving of their name. Just inside is an angled 3-sided wooden bar with a central stainless steel tap tower. On the left are just a few tables, and their is a larger space on the right with more tables. The floor is dark wood and the walls are orange-brown decorated with colorful paintings. Past the tables on the right is their very small brewhouse with two short cylindrical brewing vessels. Not a large operation but they make really good beers. Naturally in Koln, their flagship beer is a Kolsch served in a small glass. It is good and is accompanied by its brothers - a Weizen, Alt, and a Hibiscus infused ale called Pink Panther. A chalkboard on the wall over the bar lists a few other rotating beers on tap, and they have a total of 7 in all. It is a good family of beers. The staff works diligently to keep the glasses full, constantly pouring beers. They also have a kitchen that produces a nice brewpub menu of pub starters, salads, sausages, sandwiches, and a few larger dishes. Some folks come here for the food, but most tables are filled with happy friends sharing conversation over the fine beers. Upbeat background music is playing, which is overwhelmed by the many voices and clanking of beer glasses at the bar. It is a warm, cheerful place worth a visit to try...

If you're ever in Köln, you need to go to Braustelle in Ehrenfeld. They have a tasty Kölsch and craft beer (although I generally enjoy Altbier, this one was not so much my thing; however their pale ale was very smooth and flavorful), plus the food is delicious and an very affordable. They have a brezel made from used beer malt that has a very unique and enjoyable flavor. What I absolutely recommend as a must is the Ehrenfelder Schnitzel. Iierts a Schnitzel topped with a thick blood sausage, glazed onions, Altbier sauce and your choice of Spätzle, dumpling (and a big one), or backed...

Everything in this place is good, but the service deserves a special star, it's excellent! I had never experienced this kind of service in Germany before where we never had empty glasses while staff being extremely nice, polite and proactive. I even asked if they had special training and they said no so I guess they are treated very nicely and like to work there.

Became my favorite bar in Cologne instantly won I and my friends as customers, we'll be back! The food is...