Trash Chic
Cologne, Germany
The read// why locals go
Trash Chic has been feeding Cologne-Kalk vegan food since 2003, which makes it older than most of the city's plant-based restaurants by two decades. The name sets the tone — this is the scruffy, generous end of the spectrum, a room with foosball tables and no interest in being photogenic, where the food does the talking. Three independent local sources recommend it. Everything is vegan, portions are built for appetite rather than presentation, there is a terrace, and mains sit around ten euros. Kalk is Cologne's most unvarnished district, and Trash Chic is one of the reasons people cross the river for it.
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Opening hours
Tu-Su,PH 17:00-22:00+; Mo off
Wiersbergstraße 31, 51103 — Cologne
The read// why locals go
Trash Chic has been feeding Cologne-Kalk vegan food since 2003, which makes it older than most of the city's plant-based restaurants by two decades. The name sets the tone — this is the scruffy, generous end of the spectrum, a room with foosball tables and no interest in being photogenic, where the food does the talking. Three independent local sources recommend it. Everything is vegan, portions are built for appetite rather than presentation, there is a terrace, and mains sit around ten euros. Kalk is Cologne's most unvarnished district, and Trash Chic is one of the reasons people cross the river for it.
