Alt Melaten - Adria Restaurant - Köln

We discovered this spot while staying in a nearby apartment recently. This district is off the beaten track but still has easy access to city transit.Although the Adria is a small restaurant with virtually no street presence (due partly to current construction on this block), it is a real gem. The food is excellent, service is terrific, the atmosphere is relaxed and very friendly .

Wonderfully friendly people here, although NO English menu or English-speaking servers/host. Quaint neighborhood atmosphere where the locals go. We had a tasty onion soup & the host sent over sweet, fruity after-dinner cordials.

I had an excellent diner. A nice cordon bleu and the best fries I've ever had. Do you know those restaurants with pictures of plates where the amount of fries is almost hiding the main course? I usually throw the fries aside first and go to the steak beneath. But here, the fries are so damn good that I couldn't stop eating them. What did they fry them in, goose fat? Extremely nice! The cordon bleu was well filled with cheese and just as good! There's only one downside. The only accept cash like so many restaurants in Germany. That is annoying for me, since I can't do cash because I am here for business and I need receipts and such. They let me walk for 1km after dinner, just to find an ATM. Germany in general is way behind on cards and internet technology. I have better things to do with my time. Just charge me if you don't want to pay the fee to the debit card issuer.

We discovered this spot while staying in a nearby apartment recently. This district is off the beaten track but still has easy access to city transit. Although the Adria is a small restaurant with virtually no street presence (due partly to current construction on this block), it is a real gem. The food is excellent, service is terrific, the atmosphere is relaxed and very friendly .

My husband has been eating here for almost 40 years, and it has become a “must” whenever we’re in Cologne. They couldn’t be friendlier, and the food never disappoints. Not a trendy hotspot, but definitely worth the visit!