From the owner: Soweit wir wissen, ist mindestens seit der Wiederaufbau nach dem Krieg das Hauses am Ubierring 19…read moreeine Gaststätte. Anfangs eine gut bürgerliche Lokalität, wurde die Qualität der Gaststätte mit der Zeit immer schlechter. Vor Mitte der 70er Jahre übernahmen Reiner und Ernie die "Ubierschänke" und machten aus ihr eine der damals beliebtesten Szenekneipen der Kölner Südstadt. Während im Stollwerk der Hauskampf tobte, kümmerte sich Reiner vor allem um Jazzmusik und Liveauftritte. Die Ubierschänke erhielt eine kleine Bühne, eine recht begrenzte Konzession von der Stadt und machte sich als Jazzkneipe einen guten Namen. Ernie betrieb die "Schänke" alleine weiter bis Ende 1997. Im Dezember 1997übernahmen Günter Zabel, Roger Leinhardt, Andreas Kaiser und Detlef Weisweiler die Ubierschänke. Vor 2002 "stieg" Conny Sigel noch ein. Conny - ein alter Freund von Günter und Detlef aus der Jugendzeit -.weiter lesen? .. ubierschaenke-koeln dot de

I went for a KState Game, the staff was so friendly and helpful despite the fact that I didn't…read morespeak any German at all. Normally foreigners get ignored or treated bad, didn't happen here!

Great place to watch an NFL game. The beer was good and the owner was very accommodating.read more

Good dive bar. We stumbled in on a trivia night on Monday. Good times. Drinks are cheap as are most…read moreplaces in Germany. Pretty centrally located near Chlodwigplatz too.

Nice little dive bar with a kicker table if you are around chlodwigplatz in the weekdays. I am not…read morea big fan of punk rock , but they usually play that - still I don't mind when I'm with friends. They've got Augustiner and grevensteiner beer - so that's a plus! Who wants to drink Kölsch or Becks right?

Ich war Tourist in Köln und wollte diese Bar auf ein paar Bier betreten, aber der Wachmann ließ…read moremich nicht. Er sah aus wie ein KZ-Aufseher. Es ist enttäuschend zu wissen, dass einige Bars und Clubs in Köln ausländische Männer diskriminieren.

I loved this bar. When I wandered in here with the motley crew that I was with I felt like I was at…read moreany of my favorite bars on 2nd Ave in NYC. Graffiti on the walls: check Cheap cheap beer: well, it's Germany so...check Great staff: check. I had a great time drinking inside and outside of the bar and enjoyed the bathroom graffiti as well. I will def be comin back when I visit Cologne again.

Small nice good Music :)read more

One thing that I have discovered as I have been wandering around Koln is that their small beers are…read moreactually really, really small. In fact they are probably butcher-sized (not that I have found any pubs in Australia that actually serve butchers). I actually quite like these small beers, though for some reason I would prefer a little more. Anyway, this bar is pretty much dedicated to the guy that geeks the world over love and admire. In fact, if you are a geek, and you are in Cologne then this is a bar that you should check out. I knew about it, but didn't actually know where it was, that is until I was wandering through the back alleys of the old city and discovered it. Okay, it isn't hugely geeky, it just has a heap of pictures of Einstein covering the wall, but it's still pretty cool.

Great little dive bar. Friendly staff, fresh Kolsch and some local snacks... Off the beaten path in…read morea touristy section of Cologne...