Düsseldorf is famous for Altbier. Its Altstadt — nicknamed the longest bar in the world — packs around 260 pubs, bars and restaurants into a compact stretch of old town streets. But there’s another side to this city, and it’s considerably more interesting for Champagne lovers.
Beyond the traditional breweries, Düsseldorf has a strong wine scene, a luxury quarter that suits Champagne perfectly, and something genuinely unusual: one of the best Japanese food communities in Europe, which makes Champagne pairing here a different experience from anywhere else.
We’ve collected them all in our Düsseldorf Champagne City Guide, kept up to date as we find new places.
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Table of contents
- Beyond the Altstadt
- Japanese food and Champagne: a Düsseldorf specialty
- The Rhine and the Königsallee
- Frequently asked questions
- Explore the Düsseldorf City Guide
Beyond the Altstadt
The Altstadt is worth seeing – the density of places to drink in such a small area is genuinely remarkable, but Champagne is easier to find once you move into other parts of the city.
Düsseldorf’s wine scene has grown considerably alongside its beer culture. Wine bars like Eiskeller Weinbar and Weinlokal Galerie am Karlplatz offer more focused selections, while restaurants like La Vague d’Or, Victorian Restaurant and Im Schiffchen carry Champagne lists that match the ambition of their kitchens. CLAUDE wein bar and Concept Riesling round out the picture with a more wine-forward approach, and Riesling from the nearby Moselle and Rhine is well worth trying alongside a glass of Champagne while you’re in the region.
Japanese food and Champagne: a Düsseldorf specialty
Düsseldorf has one of the largest Japanese communities in Germany, concentrated around the Immermannstraße area known as Little Tokyo. The result is a concentration of Japanese restaurants, food shops and businesses that you’d normally only find in a major Asian capital — and it creates a food pairing opportunity that’s unique to this city.
Champagne and Japanese cuisine is a pairing with genuine credentials. The acidity and fine bubbles of a good Brut work beautifully with sashimi, delicate fish dishes and lighter preparations. In Düsseldorf, you can take that pairing seriously: Nagaya, one of the city’s most respected Japanese restaurants, is on our map and offers exactly this combination at a high level.
It’s one of the more unexpected reasons to drink Champagne in Germany — and a good reminder that the best Champagne experiences aren’t always in the most obvious cities.
The Rhine and the Königsallee
Two parts of the city are worth knowing for Champagne in particular.
The Königsallee — the Ko, as locals call it — is Düsseldorf’s luxury shopping boulevard, lined with high-end boutiques and hotels. It’s a natural setting for Champagne, and the hotels and restaurants along and around it reflect that. Berens am Kai, on the Rhine waterfront, offers another kind of atmosphere — the wide river, the boats and the open sky make for a very different evening from the Altstadt crowds.
Walking along the Rhine promenade and stopping somewhere for a glass is a good way to see a quieter, more relaxed side of Düsseldorf. It’s a city that rewards going slightly off the most obvious path.
Frequently asked questions
Our Düsseldorf City Guide lists 16 venues — wine bars, hotel bars, fine dining restaurants and spots along the Rhine waterfront. The map makes it easy to find somewhere close to wherever you’re spending your time in the city.
Düsseldorf has one of Europe’s most established Japanese communities, centred around the Immermannstraße area. The quality of Japanese restaurants here is unusually high for a German city, and Champagne — with its acidity and finesse — pairs particularly well with sashimi, fine fish and lighter Japanese preparations.
Altbier is the local speciality — a traditional top-fermented German beer that’s strongly associated with the city. And if you want to explore German wine, the Rhine and Moselle regions are close by, making Riesling a natural choice alongside Champagne on most serious wine lists in the city.
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Our Düsseldorf City Guide brings together the best Champagne venues in the city — from fine dining restaurants and hotel bars to wine-focused spots and waterfront locations along the Rhine.
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