I've only been to Bunker Ulmenwall once, but I found it to be a very interesting establishment. The…read morebar is underground in what was once a bunker. The underground setting seems appropriate for a jazz bar, as that music was once banned and had an underground following in Germany. There was live music performed the night I visited, which I thoroughly enjoyed. From my understanding, there is live music regularly and slam poetry nights. Drinks were a bit pricey, which is why I stuck to drinking beer that night. I'd recommend checking out this bar at least once even if jazz music and poetry are not really your thing.

Mellow Gold is as you may have guessed from the name a mellow establishment. It's a nice, quiet…read moreplace to grab an afternoon coffee or drink as it doubles a cafe and bar. At night, especially on the weekend, the bar gets full, but it does not get obnoxiously over packed with bar hoppers. It's within walking distance of Jahnplatz, the train station and other bars. The modern look of the bar's interior sets it apart from other bars/cafes in the city.

From the owner: Von Frühstück, Mittagessen, kleinen Snack zwischendurch, Kaffee und Kuchen oder was leckeres am…read moreAbend. Das alles gibt es im Mellow Gold. Oder verbringt einen entspannten Abend in gemütlicher Atmosphäre, bei leckeren Drinks und in guter Gesellschaft. Mehrmals im Jahr finden Live Music Events statt mit Bands aus der ganzen Welt. Ebenso wie Kunstaustellungen - Coffee Bar meets Kultur, das ist das Mellow Gold. Wir freuen uns auf Euren Besuch!

I love Domicil! Very intimate interior, great jazz music and cool ticket booth upstairs…read more I like to come for a drink and some small plates (they do Tapas Night on Thursdays) or for a concert upstairs. Everything is served in a very elegant manner and the wine comes with a complimentary glass of bubbly water. One of few bars in Dortmund I love coming back to!

I played here couple of times with the german jazz fusion trio called GUT. It's a very good…read morelocation for live music and probably the best place in Dortmund for especially jazz music.

Andy Classen's Stage-One-Studio is one of the most established recording studio in all of Europe…read more Scene heroes like Tankard, Belphegor, Legion of the Damned, Krisiun or Ryker's have recorded some of their best albums here. But the Stage One Studio is also an established address for newcomers, who are always welcome to record their demo's or first albums here, usually ensuring them to quickly get a record label. Everyone has their chance to record their sound with Andy Classen - whether famous metal band, unknown newcomers or even "less-noisy" bands.