Papa Joe's Em Streckstrump
For live jazz, head to the tiny Papa Joe's Jazzlokale, where there's never a cover charge.
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For live jazz, head to the tiny Papa Joe's Jazzlokale, where there's never a cover charge.
This classic, kitschy, roaring twenties–style Altstadt Biersalon plays oldies from Piaf to Porter.
In summer, head straight for the Stadtgarten and sit in the biergarten for some good outdoor Gemütlichkeit (coziness). At other times of the year it's still worth a visit for its excellent jazz club. Stadtgarten also runs a beer garden with cheap, tasty eats in the shaded Rathenauplatz park, by Cologne's synagogue.