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DAIKAN IZAKAYA (Belgisches Viertel)
Maastrichter Str. 9, Köln
Gift card & store credit for Köln
Gift Köln. Not another carton from a warehouse.
The Cologne gift card for 3,361 owner-run places across the city. From the Brauhaus in the Altstadt to the sauna in Ehrenfeld, from the record shop in the Belgisches Viertel to the hairdresser in Nippes.
- 3,361 local favorites in Köln
- 5 categories
- Valid for 3 years
- Instant PDF or by post
- Free personalization
Pay with
Klarna
Worth knowing: the Atento card is swapped online for a merchant voucher before the visit. It takes two minutes, then you simply show the merchant voucher at the till.
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The whole neighborhood
Food first. Then everything else.
Food and drink carries the card today: 2,940 Brauhäuser, cafes, bars and bakeries in Cologne. Beauty, wellness, shopping and experiences are on it too, and growing neighborhood by neighborhood.
Why Atento
Every gift card is a vote for the high street.
When a card is redeemed in Cologne, the money does not land in a warehouse off the A4. It lands at the Brauhaus on the corner, the bookshop in the Südstadt, the cafe in Ehrenfeld, the yoga studio in Nippes.
No warehouse. No corporation. Just the favorite places in your city.
- 3,361
- curated local favorites in Köln
- 5
- categories, not just restaurants
- 100%
- owner-run and local
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Cologne by Veedel
Nine boroughs, one gift card.
In Cologne a neighborhood is a Veedel, and each one has its own street with its own shops. The card works in all of them.
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Altstadt
493 places
Between Heumarkt and the Rhine: Brauhäuser with their own kitchen, butchers, patisseries and the long-standing addresses that locals actually visit.
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Belgisches Viertel
309 places
Brüsseler Platz, Aachener Straße, Antwerpener Straße: concept stores, small kitchens, wine bars and barbers. The most mixed Veedel in the city.
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Südstadt
234 places
Severinstraße and Chlodwigplatz: pubs with a kitchen, delis, bookshops, florists and studios. All five categories sit within a walk of each other here.
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Ehrenfeld
201 places
Venloer Straße and Körnerstraße: Turkish and Syrian kitchens, bakeries, workshops that run classes, plus tattoo parlours and barbers in the side streets.
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Nippes
127 places
Neusser Straße and Wilhelmplatz: a weekly market, good value kitchens, family businesses and barbers with two chairs. A card goes far here.
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Sülz & Klettenberg
152 places
Zülpicher Straße and Luxemburger Straße: bakeries, patisseries, bookshops and beauty studios on quiet streets of old apartment buildings.
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Deutz
52 places
On the right bank between the trade fair and the Rheinpark: kitchens for after work, delis, and the shops the Altstadt priced out.
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Kalk
138 places
Kalker Hauptstraße: the best value cooking in the city, shops from a dozen countries, craft trades and small studios.
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The per-district numbers count places whose address carries a postal code from that district. Not every catalog entry has a postal code on file, which is why the districts add up to less than the figure for the whole city.
Browse
Find your local favorite in Köln.
Filter by category, rating or district. One click is enough.
Note: The businesses listed below are not our partners, but the listing is based on publicly available information and serves solely as an indication of possible redemption locations. It does not constitute an endorsement or partnership.
1 to 30 of 3,361 places
Bar
EAT KUMPIR
Venloer Str. 274, Köln
Restaurant
Mashery - Hummus Kitchen
Roonstraße 36, Köln
Restaurant
XỐP
Merowingerstr. 29, Köln
Restaurant
Cotell Cologne
Mauritiussteinweg 2, Köln
Restaurant
Ăn Bánh Mì
Schanzenstraße 6, Köln
Restaurant
Okinii Koeln
Blaubach 1, Köln
American
Die fette Kuh
Bonner Str. 43, Köln
Shopping
Huerth Park
Theresienhoehe 4, Hürth
German
Peters Brauhaus
Mühlengasse 1, Köln
Beer
Essers Gasthaus
Ottostraße 72, Köln
Beer
Bulgogi-Haus
Neusser Str. 654, Köln
Beer
Brauhaus Puetz
Engelbertstr. 67, Köln
Italian
Toscanini
Jakobstr. 22, Köln
Bar
Little Link
Maastrichter Str. 20, Köln
Restaurant
Haus Schnackertz
Bülowstraße 2, Köln
Bar
Woods
Friesenstrasse 49, Köln
Beer
mama
Brückenstraße 5 - 11, Köln
Beer
Im kleinen Finanzamt
Friedrichstraße 2, Köln
Japanese
Strassfeld
Wilhelm-von-Capitaine-Str. 20, Köln
Bar
BellaVista
Sülzburgstraße 200, Köln
Italian
Ristorante Dolce Vita
Hauptstraße 1-7, Frechen
German
Reissdorf em Keuchhof
Braugasse 12 - 14, Köln
Bar
Craftbeer Corner Coeln
Martinstr. 32, Köln
Beer
Palanta
Sülzburgstr. 193, Köln
German
Gilden im Zims “Heimat kölscher Helden”
Heumarkt 77, Köln
American
Hans im Glück
Hohenzollernring 38-40, Köln
Bakery
Haus am See
Bachemer Landstraße 420, Köln
Italian
Da Pino
Rathausstraße 2, Niederkassel
Japanese
Kaizen
Lindenstraße 67, Köln
How it works
Three steps to the right gift
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Buy the gift card
Pick an amount, then personalize it with a message, a photo and a design. Free of charge.
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The recipient picks a favorite
They browse the places in Köln and swap the card online for the place they pick. It takes two minutes, and the balance can be split across several places.
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Pay and enjoy
Most places issue a digital Visa card, valid for that one shop. Add it to Apple Pay or Google Pay and pay at the till like with any other card. Where that is not live yet, you show a voucher instead.
Important: the Atento card is not redeemed directly in store. The online swap is required and takes two minutes. Swap it here
Occasions
Right for any occasion in Köln.
Birthday gift
Same-day PDF with a personal message. The recipient chooses between dinner, a massage or the record shop.
Christmas gift
No parcel, no shipping deadline, no carton from a warehouse. Digital on the 24th or printed by post.
Wedding gift
Larger amounts split across several places: a dinner, a spa appointment, an experience.
Mother's Day
A massage, breakfast or flowers from the florist in the Veedel, instead of an order that spends two days in transit.
Saying thank you
For the neighbor who takes in your parcels. In Cologne 25 € covers lunch and a catch-up.
New in Cologne
The most useful housewarming gift in the city: the budget to explore a new Veedel, across all five categories.
All the details
Köln gift card: support local, give something personal
Cologne runs on the shops that exist exactly once. The Brauhaus with its own kitchen, the pub with eight tables, the bookshop in the Südstadt, the sauna behind a courtyard gate. The Cologne gift card from Atento is the key to those places: one card, 3,361 options, every one of them owner-run.
Discover the best of your neighborhood
The card covers five categories, not just food:
- Brauhäuser, restaurants, cafes and bakeries in every Veedel
- Barbers, hairdressers and beauty studios in the Veedel
- Massage, sauna and yoga for the grey months by the Rhine
- Bookshops, concept stores, record shops and florists
- Classes, workshops, cinemas and small stages
Why this matters in Köln
Cologne has more pubs per head than any other large German city, and most of them belong to a family rather than a chain. Those are exactly the businesses that come under pressure first.
A gift card that only works at independent businesses reverses that flow. The money stays on the street where it is spent, and goes to people who actually work there.
Then there is the plain practicality: Cologne is split across the Rhine. Nobody living in Kalk travels to Lindenthal to use a gift card. With 3,361 places across the city, everyone finds something within a walk.
And the choice stays with the recipient. You are not gifting a decision, you are gifting the freedom to pick between dinner, a massage and a record shop.
A gift that gives back
With the Köln gift card you give more than a present. You back local business owners, you keep money in the city, and you help small operators stay open. A gift that feels good to give and better to get.
At a glance
The Köln gift card, in short
- Redeemable at
- 3,361 owner-run places in Köln, across 5 categories
- Categories
- Food & Drink, Beauty, Shopping, Experiences, Wellness
- Amount
- Freely chosen from 15 € to 150 €
- Validity
- 3 years from the end of the year of purchase
- Splittable
- This card is redeemed in one go
- Delivery
- Instant PDF by email, on a date you choose, or optionally as a printed card in 3 to 5 working days
- Redemption
- An online swap for a merchant voucher is required, then show it at the till
- Personalization
- Message, photo, design and delivery date, free of charge
- Payment
- Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal and Klarna via Stripe
- Check your balance
- balance check
Also near you
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Questions?
Your questions, answered
Everything you need to know about the Köln gift card.
Where can I redeem the Köln gift card?
At 3,361 participating places in Köln right now, across food, beauty, wellness, shopping and experiences. The full list is in the browse section on this page.
Is the online swap required?
Yes. The Atento card is first swapped online for a merchant-specific voucher, which you then show in store. The swap takes about two minutes. Most merchant vouchers arrive instantly, a few take up to a week.
How long is the card valid?
Three full years from the end of the year it was bought in. Plenty of time to choose without rushing.
Can the card be used at more than one business?
Yes. The balance can be split across several places, for example dinner in the Südstadt and a massage in Ehrenfeld.
Does the card work outside Köln?
The Köln gift card is built around places inside Köln itself. If you want the recipient to choose anywhere in Germany, take the Lokale Lieblinge gift card instead.
Lokale Lieblinge gift card
Can I personalize the card?
Yes, free of charge. A personal message, your own photo, a design to match the occasion and the delivery date are all yours to choose.
How fast is delivery?
Digitally by email straight away, or on a date you pick. The optional printed card arrives in 3 to 5 working days.
What if the business I picked closes?
As long as nothing has been swapped yet, the full selection is still open. Contact support if a merchant voucher you already swapped for is affected.
Contact support
Can I buy several cards at once?
Yes. Every card in an order can be personalized separately, with its own message, design, recipient and delivery date. There are corporate options for larger volumes.
Corporate options
How do I check my balance?
Enter the card code on the balance page, where you will find the remaining amount and the history.
balance check
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Gift your city.
Not another carton from a warehouse. The favorite places in your city instead.