Cologne Südstadt Culinary – The Food Tour｜Germany

Unique culinary city tour

Experience the Severin district in Cologne's Südstadt up close on this unique culinary city tour. Over the course of three hours, our cheerful and well-trained tour guides will show you impressive places and tell you exciting anecdotes. In between, you will stop at five selected venues and enjoy various delicacies.

The tour guide will take you on a city tour with a difference: in a family-style atmosphere, we will talk, laugh, and eat our way for three hours through one of the liveliest and most colorful trendy districts of Cologne, experiencing the Südstadt authentically and up close.

We start right in the heart of the district, at Chlodwigplatz: right in front of the Severinstorburg. Your guide will first feed you with appetizing culinary background information about the individual snacks, but of course it's also all about Kölsch beer. After all, the brewing culture here in the Südstadt has a centuries-old tradition. After these first exciting anecdotes, your stomach will surely start to rumble – so off to the first culinary stop.

From now on, the exciting insider stories about the history and culture of this extraordinary and unique part of Cologne will alternate with delicious international specialties. It goes all the way to America and back. Many a surprise awaits you – both culinary and historical. This also applies to long-established residents of Cologne, even those from the Südstadt! On this city tour, no stomach remains hungry and no question remains unanswered.

You will experience the full range of Südstadt: passing by colorful second-hand stores, quirky comic book stores, and Lukas Podolski's kebab stand. Once we arrive at the Severinstorburg, it's finally time for a Cologne must: we're going to the brewery, including an original Kölsch snack.

After that, we'll cheerfully move on, shedding light on the pros and cons of the latest developments in this district, between tradition and modernity, between students and high earners, Cologne veterans and hip newcomers. What does Südstadt mean to the people of Cologne? What's so special about the wrong side of the Rhine? And what the heck was Giacomo Casanova doing here in the Elendskirche in 1760…?!
A district of contrasts – and you're right in the middle of it.

Finally, you can decide whether you want to set off on your next adventure in Cologne or end the walking tour with a relaxing coffee or beer. The neighborhood's pub and restaurant owners are looking forward to seeing you!