Guidebook for Aachen
Food Scene
Wonderful bagel café with great food (mostly organic)! This is a great choice for breakfast (We recommend the „Breakfast for Two“) or afternoon coffee.
Bagels & Beans
78-80 KleinmarschierstraßeWonderful bagel café with great food (mostly organic)! This is a great choice for breakfast (We recommend the „Breakfast for Two“) or afternoon coffee.
If you want good pizza or pasta you can go to Vapiano. It's only a 5 minutes walk from home. Beware: not the greatest atmosphere in here but the food is very good value.
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Vapiano Aachen
51 FranzstraßeIf you want good pizza or pasta you can go to Vapiano. It's only a 5 minutes walk from home. Beware: not the greatest atmosphere in here but the food is very good value.
Die Jecke Q
4 KockerellstraßeNice burger place. They even have vegan options!
Great Lebanese snack bar (we don't like to call it a restaurant). You can get very good Arabian food here!
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AKL Libanesisches Restaurant
1-3 PontstraßeGreat Lebanese snack bar (we don't like to call it a restaurant). You can get very good Arabian food here!
One of Aachen's more fancy restaurants. They have a menu where you can try a small plate of everything! Nice atmosphere but quite expensive.
Red
16 SchlossstraßeOne of Aachen's more fancy restaurants. They have a menu where you can try a small plate of everything! Nice atmosphere but quite expensive.
This is a neat restaurant. They don't have too many dishes but great quality of food and reasonable prices.
Gare du Nord
123 Jülicher Str.This is a neat restaurant. They don't have too many dishes but great quality of food and reasonable prices.
Typical „student café“ in Aachen. It's close to the university and has its own charme :)
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Café Kittel
39 PontstraßeTypical „student café“ in Aachen. It's close to the university and has its own charme :)
This is our sushi "place to go". They have mixed plates for two or more people which you might want to try if you can't decide. Miso-Duck is really good, too.
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OISHII
83 PontstraßeThis is our sushi "place to go". They have mixed plates for two or more people which you might want to try if you can't decide. Miso-Duck is really good, too.
We suppose you know Starbucks. However, this one is not very nice to sit in so if you want to visit a nice café go to one of the other places :)
Starbucks
100 AdalbertstraßeWe suppose you know Starbucks. However, this one is not very nice to sit in so if you want to visit a nice café go to one of the other places :)
Chico Mendes
74-76 PontstraßeThis café and bar is run by the university's RC community. Good spot to hang out.
Cafe M
29 DammstraßeAnother nice café, especially if you want to visit the spa area "Burtscheid".
Everything Else
This is a good starting point if you want to go jogging. It's about 2 km from our place (there is a parking spot if you have a car).
Siegelallee
SiegelalleeThis is a good starting point if you want to go jogging. It's about 2 km from our place (there is a parking spot if you have a car).
The thermae are a great place to relax! You can either get a with- or without-sauna ticket.
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Carolus Thermen
79 PassstraßeThe thermae are a great place to relax! You can either get a with- or without-sauna ticket.
This is a great place to hang out in the summer! I think yu can even have a BBQ there if you wish.
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Frankenberger Park
55 BismarckstraßeThis is a great place to hang out in the summer! I think yu can even have a BBQ there if you wish.
Nice street if you're into architecture. There are a bunch of Art Nouveau houses here.
Oppenhoffallee
OppenhoffalleeNice street if you're into architecture. There are a bunch of Art Nouveau houses here.
Sightseeing
Aachen theater has some good productions (German only!). We go regularly so if you think about going to a play let us know. We might have seen it already.
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Theater Aachen
1 Theaterpl.Aachen theater has some good productions (German only!). We go regularly so if you think about going to a play let us know. We might have seen it already.
One thing Aachen is famous for is the Dom (and its treasure chamber). We honestly don't think the treasure chamber is worth the fee but find out yourself. Let us know how you liked it!
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Aachener Dom
1 DomhofOne thing Aachen is famous for is the Dom (and its treasure chamber). We honestly don't think the treasure chamber is worth the fee but find out yourself. Let us know how you liked it!
Aachen is quite famous for its University, especially for mechanical engineering. Even thoug this is not a campus university, the main building, Kármán Auditorium and Audimax are all pretty close.
Templergraben
TemplergrabenAachen is quite famous for its University, especially for mechanical engineering. Even thoug this is not a campus university, the main building, Kármán Auditorium and Audimax are all pretty close.
Really nice swimming pool in Art Nouveau style. We'd even say it is worth a visit as a sightseeing object! Look for pics on the net to see if it is something for you! Not for sporty swimmers though…
Hallenbad Elisabethhalle
10 ElisabethstraßeReally nice swimming pool in Art Nouveau style. We'd even say it is worth a visit as a sightseeing object! Look for pics on the net to see if it is something for you! Not for sporty swimmers though…
Essentials
This is the closest supermarket and you will get just about anything there. Let us know if you need something particular!
REWE Josef Stenten GmbH & Co. KG
62-70 KrugenofenThis is the closest supermarket and you will get just about anything there. Let us know if you need something particular!
This is the closest bakery to our place. They have very good bread and even wholemeal bread rolls!
Bäckerei Moss GmbH & Co. KG
This is the closest bakery to our place. They have very good bread and even wholemeal bread rolls!
Shopping
This is a great little shop run by a retired art teacher. She makes a lot of the stuff herself.
CHOCO&CO
This is a great little shop run by a retired art teacher. She makes a lot of the stuff herself.
Villa Kunterbunt
19-21 BüchelWonderful toy shop in Aachen. You can get lost in there, even though it's not huge.
Prego Aachen
28 HofNice shop for women's clothes. More on the expensive side.
Supreme Store
45 KleinmarschierstraßeSupreme (not the brand!) is a cool streetwear shop.
MONOX is the only true sneaker store in Aachen. It's on your way to the inner city, so think about stopping by there!
MONOX
50 FranzstraßeMONOX is the only true sneaker store in Aachen. It's on your way to the inner city, so think about stopping by there!
If you like chocolate this is the place to go! You can get a lot of the famous Lindt chocolate more than 50% off.
Süsterfeldstraße
SüsterfeldstraßeIf you like chocolate this is the place to go! You can get a lot of the famous Lindt chocolate more than 50% off.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a nice student bar to go to at night. Almost feels like home ;)
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Café & Bar zuhause
109/111 SandkaulstraßeThis is a nice student bar to go to at night. Almost feels like home ;)
If you want to go to a „real bar“, we'd recommend Hildegart. They have the best drinks in Aachen, however, you must like 80s style.
Bar Hildegart GmbH
11 BüchelIf you want to go to a „real bar“, we'd recommend Hildegart. They have the best drinks in Aachen, however, you must like 80s style.
Monoheidi
2 MarienbongardNice bar close to the Pontstraße.