Out & about FOOD & DRINK
With 300 pubs, restaurants and bars lining its streets, the old town is colloquially known as “the longest bar in the world”.
A great starting point is the oldest brewery-bar in the city, Bräuerei Schumacher on Oststraße (between the old town and the station), where the local brew, Altbier, is on tap. Alt is a dark, hoppy, top-fermented beer that has some of the lean dryness of a lager but with fruity notes. Other notable traditional breweries serving beer brewed on the premises are Brauerei im Füchschen, on Ratingerstraße, and Bräuerei zum Schlüssel, on Bolkerstraße.
For a pint of Guinness with free Wi-Fi, you could do a lot worse than O’Reilly’s Irish Bar, which is situated on MarktPlatz in the heart of the old city.
All culinary tastes are catered for in Düsseldorf, from sushi to sausages. A popular local delicacy is Rhenish Sauerbraten – roast beef (or occasionally horse!) served with pickle and accompanied by stewed apple. Other traditional local dishes include Bloodwosch (black pudding), Aadze Zupp (a thick pea soup) and Halver Hahn (cheese cooked with caraway seeds and onion). If horse isn’t your thing, try a huge pig’s knuckle (schweinehaxe).
Notable restaurants in Düsseldorf include Restaurant Savini, Pilsner Urquell, Victorian Restaurant, Zum Schlüssel, Ab der Fisch, Curry, Zum Hirschchen, Serenissima, and Unbehaun sahne und Eis.
As the evening deteriorates, Killepitsch – at 42% proof – is highly recommended. Originating from the 1940s, its creator had been drinking in a bomb shelter with friends during the air raids on Düsseldorf and swore to brew a schnapps when the war was over. This cult liquor is blood- red in colour, tastes bitter-sweet and should be drunk ice-cold.
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