Cafes
Café Göttlich
One of the traditional student cafés, cozy, often crowded, with some of the best cafe latte in town. In summer, the seats outside are the places to see and to be seen
Café Blau
Mainly visited by students, this café is in the entrance hall of a public swimming pool. It is kind of "cult" to go there, famous caffe latte, good breakfast offers.
Cafetiero
Very good coffee specialties, the interior is rather modern, closes already at 8.
Brasserie
: Large café, brasserie, restaurant. Good brunch on Sundays. Unfortunately it's closed and will never open again.
Miebachs
One of the most traditional cafes in Bonn. Not cheap, but good service and excellent cakes. Customers are mostly elderly. In the summer, they offer 300 seats outside directly at the Marktplatz.
Café Fassbender
Café Fassbender is known for its cake. It is a pastry shop and a café. Often very crowded. It is a great location for middle-aged or older people to visit.
Arco
: Very good breakfast offers, large breakfast for 2 incl. coffee for 8,90 â¬, friendly service.
Schokoladen
is located close to the central station. This small café offers excellent chocolate-based drinks. Freshly made with melted chocolate and milk you can enjoy it hot, cold or mixed with coffee or other drinks. You can also have an amazing chocolate fondue with fresh fruits and cookies.
Einstein Cafe
The Einstein Cafe boasts excellent espresso, comparable to Starbucks. One of the few branches of the Berlin-based chain outside of Berlin.
Teestube Geschwendner
Not a cafe, but a tea room in a beautiful frame house that hosts the Tea shop Tee Geschwendner. They brew high quality tea on the second floor and also have a small choice of cakes and scones. The shop on the first floor often offers free tea tasting of one or two teas in a Samowar.
Bars
Hausbar
bar and restaurant with house music. Very popular and rather fancy and stylish, some say wannabe, do not dress too casually or you might have problems getting in. Beautiful view of the rhine.
James Joyce
Irish pub in the city centre, atmospheric, good food, large variety of beers and whiskies, live sports.
Che Guevara
Delicious cocktails, good atmosphere. Happy Hour Mon-Th 18.30-20.30, Fr&Sat 17-19 and Sunday, Cocktail 5,30 â¬.
Mojito
Small and popular Cocktail bar, prices are moderate, they also have Pizza and Tapas. Very hot in the summer. Happy Hour 18-20: Cocktails 3,90 ⬠and Pizza 4,50 â¬.
Cafe Pawlow
Situated in the multicultural Nordstadt, an atmospheric place to have a beer in summer.
Nyx
Another good place in the Nordstadt, especially in summer when they have a beergarden outside.
Fiddler's Irish Pub
Fiddler's is an Irish Pub that serves traditional Irish fare. Events such as weekly Karaoke and Pub Trivia are popular with the student crowd. As a bonus for travelers, a good percentage of the staff will be native English speakers as well.
Alter Zoll
The definite place to be on a beautiful summer night in Bonn. Alter Zoll is a large beergarden under an old tree with direct view of the Rhine and a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere. It can become very crowded and take 20 minutes to get your drinks. Many people and especially students also bring their own drinks and sit down on the meadow next to the beer garden. To find it, just follow the crowd at Koblenzer Tor down to the rhine.
Tacos
Popular Mexican Bar, Corona beer and great Cocktails. Happy Hour from 17-19.30h and 23.30-00.30h. Their food is also very good.
Indochine Buddha Bar
Stylish Cocktail bar and restaurant in a basement with chilled lounge music.
Clubs and discos
Blow Up
Dive bar. Speciality is funk and 60's. It can get smokey and very hot when crowded.
Carpe Noctem
Underground rock club with young patrons. Has occasional student parties boasting free entry and half-price drinks. If the club is packed, it will get uncomfortably hot. Dress light.
Drei Raum Wohnung
Loosely translates to "Three Room Apartment". Very interesting joint with two completely different atmospheres depending on where you are. The ground floor is a stylish lounge with mixed drink specialties that caters to the slightly older theater crowd. The basement has an open dance floor, cheap beer specials and a live DJ. The basement also has a "bedroom" and "living room" with seating to get away from the dance floor for a rest. The real crowd shows up here late with the dance floor usually not filling up until after 23:00.
N8schicht
Open five days a week. Theme parties. Can also get smoky and hot when crowded.