After dinner, I let my friend choose the place for drinks since she's the local. She took us to one…read moreof her favourite bars, Domkeller, which I'd classify as a dive bar. We dropped in on a Tuesday evening (around 9:15pm) and it was busy. There was a private event upstairs so the inside was packed. Luckily, we were able to snag a table outside beside the heaters. Nice touch with the blankets for you to use if you get cold. Only downside is lots of chain smokers but that's at most bars. There were a couple menus but we only were here for beers (€2,50 to €5,80 range). - Tannenzäpfle (€2,50 for 0,33L) - 2x Eifeler landbier (€2,50 for 0,30L) - 2x Bolten alt (€2,50 for 0,30L) Chill, laid back spot to grab a few beers with friends.

One of the coolest bars I've been to in long time! I looked up Domkeller on Yelp! and you all did…read morenot disappoint, I got just what I was looking for! Located (as the name suggests) right near the Dom, Domkeller offers good beer (German, Belgian as well as others) in a cozy atmosphere. For me, Domkeller embodies what a bar should be--a relaxed place where you can share a drink with friends and listen to good music (at just the right level) or have a good conversation. The music played here is fantastic and is an amazing mix that just about everyone will enjoy. They also regularly have concerts--I'm sure this place gets packed for those! Although a bit pricey (our bill came to around 12 with 2 beers and a snack) I think it's a nice enough place to enjoy a drink (skip the snack).

From the owner: Essen - Trinken - Klönen das ist unser Motto Gutes Essen -…read moreGutes Preis/Leistungsverhältniss - schöne gemütliche Atmosphäre - nettes freundliches Personal Unsere Spezialitäten sind Pizza, Nudelgerichte, Burger und Saisongerichte Zur Zeit bieten wir kostengünstig frischen Spargel an. Spargel mit Lachs. oder Spargel mit Schinken und unsere Besonderheit ist unsere Pizza-Spargel. Wir übernehmen auch Stammtische zum Karten spielen etc. Wir bemühen uns auch unsere Mitmenschen mit körperlichen Problemen einen schönen Aufenthalt zu gestalten.

Nice atmosphere where you share a table with other people. Some of the items not on the menu were…read morenot explained to me. The muscles looked very good, but I didn't know they were an option until the table next to me got them. Pork with pepper sauce and potatoes was good, but one of the pieces was burnt. Salad was good.

I go to Aachen once a year and stay for four days. For the past six years I have made sure that…read moreone dinner was taken at Am Knipp. This is one of the last of a vanishing breed in Aachen, the neighborhood tavern that serves good and plentiful food. It is family run with one brother in the kitchen overseeing things and the other dispensing beer and other drinks at the bar like an octopus juggling clams. On the weekends the place is carefully organized chaos with locals three deep at the bar either drinking as an end goal or drinking while waiting for a table. In fact, on a recent Friday night I watched the restaurant equivalent of the old circus clown car, but in this case the patrons kept coming in and when you thought the place would be completely clogged with humanity another group of six hearty lads with a thirst would squeeze themselves through the door and into the scrum at the bar--a wonder to behold. The beer is fresh and the place is the very definition of "Gemütlichkeit", welcoming, cozy and high spirited. The interior of this old building is suggestive of everything historically German. Now as to the food, it is typical of the region, schnitzels, chicken, calf's liver, flammkuchen, steaks, etc. I normally get the schnitzel and they have both a version with cream and mushroom sauce and a creamed pepper sauce. Both are excellent and with the large mixed salad (really great) and the roasted potatoes, you need nothing else to keep you happy. With a glass of wine this came, on a recent visit, to around €23 all in and well worth it. Now, attention class and listen carefully, it is absolutely necessary to book a table at this extremely popular place. Those who don't, all visitors to Aachen (the locals know better) will leave very disappointed because they will be told by the hard working but frenetic waitstaff that they are full and that's it. It will no doubt seem abrupt but there is no time for explanations or being open to persuasion by the most charming tourist. If you follow this advice you will be rewarded by a very rich culinary and socially unique experience.

If it's a nice day, they have a great patio and it's very nice to sit outside and look over the…read moresmall adjacent park. If you don't speak German (I don't) be sure to ask for the menu printed in English. The staff was very helpful and the food was good. It's a little upscale, and so caters to an older crowd, and not so much the Aachen students. So if you want to get away from the students, this is a good place to go. Also very near the center of town, so easy to grab a bite to eat and then walk around the shops and church.

As we were invited, we went to Elisenbrunnen to have lunch! It looks very nice and fancy inside…read morewith a separate room for the cafe with a wall full of books! I ordered a typical Aachener meal, which was ok. Unfortunately i forgot the name of the dish, but I think you can find it everywhere in Aachen. My friend ordered a Rumpsteak which looked good but was small for him. We had also a espresso after lunch which was really good! Please consider that this restaurant has higher prices, as it is located in the city center and of it's fame. It is a good place to go, but I believe you can find plenty of such good locations in Aachen with lower prices!

Highly recommended Turkish restaurant with modern & lovely decor serves generous portions a la…read morecafeteria-style... Tip: The friendly hostess is multi-lingual, but the chefs aren't. Pointing at the menu, with its English translations, may help. Interior design suggests a more upscale, dine-in restaurant with wait service. Instead, the hostess provides diners with a RFID card. When you order food from each station (maze and salads, pide or Turkish pizza, grill, and beyti or rolled, not flat Turkish quesadilla), and a separate drinks station, charge the amount to the card, get a pager, and pay the balance before your leave. The pager will notify you when to pick up your order. Note: after ordering, I discourage you from standing around and waiting. During my visit, neither of the two chefs were good at multi-tasking... and they'd prefer you not watch or supervise them. I ordered the imam bayildi; "fainted cleric" is the literal translation, but it's stuffed eggplant. A significant amount of olive oil is used in its preparation; lore says that when the cleric's wife tells her husband the amount, he faints. The dish is served with pilaf and a large wedge of bread, and very filling for the affordable price. I wanted to order beyti, but no chef was at the station... The grill chef's body language implied that the station was closed. In hindsight, I'm thankful I couldn't order the beyti. Portions are big. My colleague gave us the remainder of her pide. Groups will find plenty of tables, but the time to serve can be improved. If you're hungry and the restaurant is busy, the wait time isn't attractive.

Tasty, modern Turkish/Kurdish food in a beautiful environment…read more Concept: Identical to Vapiano. When you enter, you're given a card to charge and pay the balance at the end. The menu is organized by stations - salads, pide, grill, etc. Each station scans your card and gives you a buzzer that tells you when your food is ready for pick up. It's literally the exact same as Vapiano to the point where I don't understand how it's allowed! Food: First, I tried the mercimek corbasi, a lentil soup with herbs & spices and Turkish bread. This was completely delish, served piping hot and tasted freshly blended. Next, I went for the sucuk manti = Turkish cheese ravioli and chopped garlic sausage, grilled cherry tomatoes and arugula. I've never seen this item at other Turkish restaurants so it was cool to try, but I wouldn't order again because it's pretty similar to regular ravioli. Last, I had the shrimp spinach pide, so yum! The bread was chewy, toasty & seasoned, the spinach fresh, the shrimp nicely grilled & browned. At the end I was stuffed and the price came out to 20 Euros. Great value for the amount & quality of food, and definitely enough for two people to split. Service: At 5 p.m. on a Sunday, not many people were there, so the staff was super attentive & friendly. We got lots of greetings, offers for help, etc. Besides that, they have DIY spices at every station (dried herbs, garlic oil, fresh chilis, etc.) to amp up your dishes. Atmosphere: Beautiful old building (used to be a club) with classy yet modern decor. The space is huge and airy, with plenty of seating options (long tables, balcony/lofts, sofas). I left totally satisfied and can't find flaws in the food or execution. Definitely will be back to try more of the menu!

This place was excellent! We stumbled upon it and were so happy with the experience…read more Service: prompt, friendly, Food: Excellent! Some of the best I've had in Germany. I ordered a traditional meal with schnitzel, sauerkraut, and potatoes and it was fresh and delicious. I'd love to go back and highly recommend it!

Not bad, but you better arrive here before 20:30 if you like to eat from the menu. We arrived…read morealmost one hour before the kitchen was closing and the menu choice was very limited. We wanted to eat Schintzel but the kitchen was already closing :((. The place is nice and got some history, pictures from the past are hanging all over the restaurant. I would probably had give 5 stars if I could enjoy some more plates. The service is ok, the personnel is ok, the owner is a cool man No credit cards accepted!! Only cash! Nice place!

Absolute gem! I only saw Chinese eating there & they were all eating hot pots! I decided not to…read moreas I was by myself but the hot pots looked amazing, fresh cut meat plus the vegetables & other ingredients are in buffet format, so you can over-load what you like & skip those you don't like. I decided to get the Chairman Mao's pork belly, it had potato's in it, not the 100% original style that Mao was addicted to, but the flavor was deep, rich, mouth watering yet not overly fatty, it was cooked to perfection! Well done Nice service, plenty of space, & it's also not crowded, not noisy. I had a wonderful lunch experience, thank you!

Chinese restaurant. Bietet nordchinesische Küche an. (scharf) Die viele chinesische Studenten die…read moredort verkehren kann als eine Qualutätssiegel angesehen werden. Preise geht von 8 bis 14 Euro je nach Gericht.

Great little Italian restaurant. Good food, good service, good prices. Meals served with nice warm…read morebread with various toppings and a salad with a tasty dressing. I didn't care for the fact that my plate was chipped and the French fries were something I maybe should've seen about substituting. Overall the décor and atmosphere was warm and welcoming. I certainly would return to and recommend this restaurant.

Yelp really let me down with this restaurant. We were in Aachen on vacation and looking for a place…read morefor dinner and the reviews led us to this place. The food was OK, definitely nothing special. But the service was an absolute joke. The servers just stood around and talk to each other, right next to our table sometimes, instead of doing any of their work. We ordered drinks and watch them chat about the weather and about a new grocery store in town for more than five minutes, right next to our table. Then one of them turned to the bar, which was just a couple feet away, and finally poured our drinks. And, in a first for me in Germany, the beers were poured about an inch short of the legal measuring line. (beers in Germany have to be poured up to the mark that matches the size such as .3L, etc) I thought that was illegal? The decor is cheesy, kind of like a Pizza Hut. This place is highly un-recommended. (Though it did seem popular with over-70 set.)