Düsseldorf, Germany — Food and Dining
Restaurants in Düsseldorf, Germany
Restaurants
Recommended restaurants
Der Sylter Fischkutter
Superb fresh fish and seafood at bargain prices on a serve-yourself basis means this promenade restaurant-stall, with a front-seat view of the Rhine, is always packed.
Rhine Promenade
Tel: None.
Price: €
En De Canon
Just off the riverfront, this cosy and charming historic house (built in 1725) is just the place for a traditional Rhineland meal (Düsseldorf steak is a specialty) with a delightful, sheltered and leafy biergarten for warm weather.
Zollstrasse 7
Tel: (0211) 329 798.
Price: €€€€
Fisch Haus
This smart and modern, yet traditionally decorated, black-and-white tiled fish restaurant with lots of outdoor tables is said to serve the best fish and seafood dishes in town.
Berger Strasse 3-5
Tel: (0211) 854 9864.
Website: www.fischhaus-duesseldorf.de
Price: €€-€€€
La Copa
This attractive and bustling little tapas bar, with outside tables, serves up the authentic atmosphere and taste of Spain.
Berger Strasse 4
Tel: (0211) 323 8858.
Price: €€-€€€
Zum Schiffchen
Napoleon visited this venerable ale house (a bust of the Little General marks ‘his corner'), no doubt partaking of the kitchen's superior brand of Düsseldorf comfort food; it has an attractive outdoor terrace.
Hafenstrasse 5
Tel: (0211) 132 421 or 132 422.
Website: www.brauerei-zum-schiffchen.de
Price: €€
Nightlife
A night out in the Altstadt means a drink or two (at least!) in one of the city’s many brauereigaststätten, venerable beer halls/pubs, often with many rooms, that brew their own beer on the premises and serve hearty portions of traditional German food. The largest and most famous of these is Uerige at Berger Strasse 1. Opposite is the smallest bar in town, Et Kabüffke Killepitsctube at Flinger Strasse 1, famed for Düsseldorf’s very own liqueur, killepitsch. Another recommended beer hall is In Goldenen Ring at Burgplatz 21.
Good live music venues are Dr Jazz at Flinger Strasse 11, a cosy little subterranean jazz bar with live music nightly, and Dä Spiegel at Bolker Strasse 22 for rock bands.
The Media Hafen docks are has some of the trendiest restaurants and nightspots in town. At Club MK2, Kaistrasse 4, you can chill out at the after-work club (1700-1900) or dance all night on the terrace overlooking the harbor to the sounds of R&B, house, ‘black music’ and Latin. The very popular Club 3001, Franzius Strasse 7, was the original club at the docks, and is larger than MK2, accommodating over 2,000 revelers.
