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Frühstück · Cologne

Breakfast & brunch cafés in Cologne

All-day breakfast near the Ring, Stullen and brunch plates on Severinstraße, and 07:00 starts in the Altstadt.

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Frühstück means breakfast, and in Cologne cafés it can stretch well past noon. ST. LOUIS Breakfast at Meister-Gerhard-Straße 30 dropped fixed breakfast times altogether: eggs Benedict, pancakes and breads come with specialty coffee and breakfast cocktails, the Mimosa is the signature drink, and there is a summer terrace and a winter garden.1

The Südstadt and the Zülpicher Viertel share the lead for breakfast cafés, followed by Sülz & Klettenberg, the Belgisches Viertel and the Altstadt. Severinstraße runs past three of them: Löwen Café at number 54a, TWO AND A HALF at number 126 and Cup of Sun at number 216.

Local tip: Plan weekend brunch ahead: Nane books tables only through Instagram, and Savoca stops serving breakfast at 12:00.57

Where these cafés are: Zülpicher Viertel (4), Südstadt (4), Sülz & Klettenberg (3), Belgisches Viertel (2), Altstadt (2), Mülheim (1), Deutz & Poll (1).

At a glance

17Cafés listed
15With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Lint No. 7, from 07:00 (Wed–Fri 07:00–12:30 · Sat–Sun 08:00–15:30).
  • Closes latest: Das Zappes, until 00:00 (Daily 17:00–00:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (47%), vegetarian options (41%), bakery café (35%).
Südstadt

Café Boxenstopp

  • Waidmarkt 10-12
  • Wed–Fri 08:30–18:00 · Sat 09:00–18:00
  • Indoor seating
  • Smoking allowed
  • Brunch
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Severinstraße in the Südstadt

Cup of Sun calls itself a specialty coffee and brunch café. Its coffee comes from Sonndag and Holm, its milk from a regional farm and its bread from the Cologne bakery Merzenich, and the kitchen closes at 15:00.2 The January 2026 menu priced Morgen No. 1, with Gouda, a boiled egg, cream cheese, jam and bread, at €10.50, and a Stulle (open sandwich) on sourdough from €10.00.3

Löwen Café at number 54a is the café of Löwenkaffee, which has roasted in Cologne since 1841, and serves breakfast, lunch and cake with its own beans.4 TWO AND A HALF opens at 08:00 from Tuesday to Friday, at 09:00 on Saturday and at 10:00 on Sunday.

Cheesecake is Cup of Sun’s specialty, and the cake range changes weekly. Gluten-free bread is available and some dishes can be made fully gluten-free, though the kitchen is not suitable for people with coeliac disease.2

Around the Ring and Rudolfplatz

ST. LOUIS Breakfast opens 09:00–17:00 on weekdays and until 18:00 at the weekend. Hempies, an all-vegan bistro at Händelstraße 55, starts at 07:30 on weekdays, and Cloud Kitchen at Rudolfplatz 4 serves weekdays 09:00–17:00.

Nane at Hildeboldplatz 15 pairs matcha with pâtisserie and takes reservations only through Instagram.5 On the Hohenstaufenring, Café Wahlen opens at 11:00 from Tuesday to Sunday.

Early starts in the Altstadt and Deutz

Lint No. 7 on Lintgasse is one of the earliest openers: 07:00–12:30 from Wednesday to Friday and 08:00–15:30 at the weekend. Café Boxenstopp on the Waidmarkt opens at 08:30 from Wednesday to Friday.

Across the river, the Park-Café at Auenweg 17 in the Rheinpark replaced the park’s tea house, which was destroyed in the war; the Rheinpark itself was the main grounds of the 1957 Bundesgartenschau, the federal garden show.6 The café opens Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00–18:00.

Klettenberg, Sülz and Mülheim

Savoca Caffè at Gottesweg 139 serves breakfast from 08:00 to 12:00, every day of the week, and its kitchen pauses between 15:00 and 16:00, when only snacks are available.7 Savoca also makes its own ice cream from natural ingredients, without preservatives.7 Café Bauchgefühl on Berrenrather Straße opens at 08:30 on weekdays except Tuesday and at 10:00 at the weekend.

On the right bank in Mülheim, Café Rheinspaziert at Hafenstraße 16 opens at 10:00 from Tuesday to Sunday.

Sources

  1. ST. LOUIS Breakfast: About us, ST. LOUIS Breakfast, accessed October 2026
  2. Cup of Sun: Specialty coffee & Brunch auf der Severinstraße, Cup of Sun, accessed October 2026
  3. Speisekarte (menu, January 2026), Cup of Sun, accessed October 2026
  4. Unser Café in Köln, Löwenkaffee, accessed October 2026
  5. Nane Köln: Matcha, Kuchen, Magic, Zadem / Nane, accessed October 2026
  6. Rheinpark (Köln), Wikipedia (German), accessed October 2026
  7. Savoca Caffè: Öffnungszeiten und Frühstück, Savoca Caffè, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Breakfast & brunch in Cologne: questions

Where can you eat breakfast all day in Cologne?

ST. LOUIS Breakfast at Meister-Gerhard-Straße 30 has no fixed breakfast times: eggs Benedict, pancakes and breads are served all day with specialty coffee, breakfast cocktails and its signature Mimosa. It has a summer terrace and a winter garden, and opens 09:00–17:00 on weekdays and until 18:00 at the weekend.

How much does breakfast cost at a Cologne café in 2026?

At Cup of Sun on Severinstraße, the January 2026 menu priced a breakfast of Gouda, boiled egg, cream cheese, jam and bread at €10.50, and open sandwiches on sourdough started at €10.00. The kitchen there closes at 15:00.

Which Cologne breakfast cafés open earliest?

Lint No. 7 on Lintgasse in the Altstadt opens at 07:00 from Wednesday to Friday, and Hempies, an all-vegan bistro at Händelstraße 55, opens at 07:30 on weekdays. Savoca Caffè in Klettenberg serves breakfast daily from 08:00 to 12:00.

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