رستوران صدف یکی از بهترین رستوران‌های ایرانی در کلن است. محیطی تمیز، دل‌انگیز و صمیمی با پرسنل…read moreبسیار خوش‌برخورد و حرفه‌ای دارد. غذاها عالی و با کیفیت بالا هستند، مخصوصاً کباب برگ و کوبیده که بسیار خوشمزه و تازه‌اند. تجربه‌ای لذت‌بخش و کاملاً توصیه‌شده!

First of all: downgraded from 2 to 1 star, because the owner asked Yelp to remove the negative…read morecomment. Here is what I wrote a couple years ago: Doesn't really matter if it is Persian or Iranian, the food is on the edge. Even thought the veggies appear to be fresh the meat tastes, if at all, quite old. Fries are definitely not part of the restaurant's special cuisine. The other extras are of medium quality, some are worse. Even the ketchup is of poor quality. If this is your first encounter with Persian/Iranian cuisine don't be too disappointed. If you find the right place Persian/Iranian food can be quite tasty.

I finally found a wonderful Persian restaurant after only a couple months of living in Europe and…read moreit was in Cologne of all places! Not that I was looking particularly hard or anything but the one place I tried in Paris a while ago was so "meh" and since I have family who is always looking for an excuse to cook kabob for me that I hardly ever look for places. But today after the Bayern game when this restaurant came up on Yelp as in the area, I had to try it. Especially since it bares the same name as one of Iran's most well known kabob restaurants. For appetizers we ordered the most-o-mooseer (sour yogurt with garlic), salad shirazi (tiny diced salad of onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes in lemon juice, oil, and vinegar), and naan-o-sabzijaat (fresh baked Persian flat bread with a plate of fresh herbs, a quartered white onion, small pieces of feta cheese, and sliced radishes. All were very traditional and good although the portions were smaller than I'm used to. There was also no garlic in the yogurt though. Think they forgot and gave me regular yogurt. For the main course we had 3 different Soltani dinners: joojeh, chenjeh, and regular. The regular came with a skewer of lamb barg which is usually a thin cut of the filet. This was good but a little chewier than others and you knew you were having lamb. I didn't try the joojeh (chicken) but the chenjeh (chunks of beef and spelled very weird in German on the menu) was the best meat of all. The koobideh which is always the second skewer on a soltani plate was great. The dinner was wrapped up with Persian tea. No, this wasn't the best kabob or the best ambiance but something about the familiarity of the food, the people, and the culture made this dinner perfect for a cold and wet night. I wish I had tried the desserts...

Delicious Persian food in Cologne. As a Iranian, I've grown up with mommas cooking my whole life…read moreand it is nice to walk in and instantly get the smell of fresh soltani and the different kebabs. The mixed grill, fessenjun, and gorma sebzhi are the most traditional dishes and this is how to judge a Persian restaurant. They absolutely nailed it here and the amount of food you get for paying a few more euros in comparison to the other Persian restaurants in the city is not worth it. This is my go to spot if I'm craving some homemade Persian dishes.

I expected a very flavourful Persian dish but as the price is quite cheap (7-8 euro for a main…read moredish) maybe the taste was just okay not that impressive. Especially the meat in the sauce was a bit smelly (it was beef not even lamb) and served too lukewarm. Other than that the grape leave rolls were surprisingly delicious! And it was very cheap! It is a must try and they serve fresh juice which seemed to be everyone's favourite here. Saffron tea was also nice and the restaurant staff were very kind. They offered me and my sister with a free glass of tea and orange ginger juice. It is okay for a casual dining as the space is quite small. Not too bad but not great either.