Cologne - or nearby - has some of the best restaurants in Germany:
19 from 20 points GaultMillau:
STEINHEUERS REST. ZUR ALTEN POST, BAD NEUENAHR
RESTAURANT DIETER MÜLLER, BERGISCH GLADBACH
VENDŌME, BERGISCH GLADBACH
ZUR TRAUBE, GREVENBROICH
http://www.gaultmillau.de/gmd/best.php3
Or Michelin:
5 with one Michelin star
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichel...er/Restaurants
Or here:
http://www.der-feinschmecker-club.de...endlyURL=guide