Cologne’s Nightlife and Entertainment

Cologne's nightspots are concentrated in four distinct quarters. Most obvious of these is the area around Gross St. Martin in the Altstadt, in the southwestern zone, the Quartier Lateng, the Südstadt, or St. Severins Quarter featuring the most stylish bars and cafes and the more relaxed Belgisches Viertel, just to the west of the centre. Very few of the night cafes and bars open before 9pm, but they compensate for this fact by staying open until the small hours of the morning. Concerts, theatre plays, operas or ballet performances are held nearly every evening.

Stiefelknecht

This trendy gay bar is built to resemble a construction site.

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