Company Christmas Parties in Cologne
An evening the team still talks about in March
Our Christmas package puts a three-course winter menu together with a guided walk through the city at its most lit-up. Something to eat, something to see, and time to talk to the people you only ever email.
What we run in December:
- evenings for the whole team, and formats that work for eight people
- year-end parties with something to do, not just something to sit through
- with dinner or without
- Christmas markets, and the streets in between
- guided walks on Christmas themes
Christmas Dinner Tour
Three courses in three restaurants, with a walk through the Old Town in between. The standing alternative to a set meal in the conference hotel.
Christmas Market Tour
Cologne has seven markets and they are not interchangeable. We walk the good ones and stop where it's worth stopping.
Winter Beer Tasting
Bocks, stouts and the dark beers brewed for this time of year. In the Curbs Club, with someone who can explain what you're drinking.
Christmas dinner in the Old Town, done differently
The Cologne Christmas Dinner Tour is the one people book twice. Three courses in three different restaurants, a walk through the winter city between each one. The mix of eating and moving is what makes the evening stick — nobody sits at the same table for four hours.
Restaurants and venues
We work in Cologne and nowhere else, so we know the rooms. A few that suit a Christmas party particularly well. There are plenty more, and we're glad to handle the booking and the evening itself.
Restaurants
- Ludwig im Museum — a bright, glass-walled restaurant right by the cathedral. Works for a Christmas lunch, for coffee and cake in Advent, or for dinner with a bit of ceremony. ludwig-im-museum.de
- Bierhaus am Rhein / Delfter Haus — for a Christmas dinner that is unmistakably from Cologne. The local menu has all the classics, and Päffgen Kölsch tastes right in December too. bierhaus-am-rhein.de
- Weinhaus Brungs — good food in a historic room in the middle of the Old Town. Traditional dishes alongside seasonal ones, and a properly crisp goose leg in the weeks before Christmas. weinhaus-brungs.de
- maiBeck — our tip for a group that cares about food. Simple ingredients of known origin, cooked precisely, in a relaxed city room. The wine list rewards a closer look. maibeck.de
- Bar Schmitz — the urban option, in the Belgian Quarter. Tastefully overdone, French in spirit, food and drinks to match. Good for an evening with atmosphere rather than tradition. salonschmitz.com
Venues
- Wolkenburg — the historic Wolkenburg is at its best in December: the courtyard is arranged for the season and every hall is decorated down to the detail. Five rooms for 30 to 450 guests, with regional and seasonal cooking. wolkenburg.de
- KölnSky — the city at your feet and the illuminated cathedral as the backdrop. Modern food and drinks in the room with the best view in Cologne. koelnsky.com
- HarbourClub — industrial architecture, high brick walls and a large open fireplace. Stylish and warm at once, for a party that leans urban. harbour-club.de
- TörtchenTörtchen — pralines, Christmas baking and coffee in the air. Unusual rooms, and the option of making the sweet things yourselves with a pâtissier guiding you. toertchentoertchen.de
- WelterWelterKüchen — a cooking event where the group is in the middle of it rather than watching. Serious kitchen equipment, right in the city center, with Walter Manhardt and his team. welterundwelter.de
If you want a performer
- Dr. Jens Wegmann — a Cologne comedian who works with companies and associations, and writes the set for the event he's playing. Worth considering if the party is allowed to be funny. comedian-dr-wegmann.de
Groups from 8 to 450 people. December fills up early — tell us the date: +49 221 272 255 38 or team@sehenswert-koeln.de.
