Rathaus Café Rünz

A café next to the town hall

The Rathaus Café Rünz is on Cochem's market square, the centre of the old town, beside the town hall and the fountain, with half-timbered houses all around. It is a place to sit down in mid-morning or mid-afternoon, between the visit to the Reichsburg and the chairlift, both a few minutes' walk away. It is run by the same house as the Hotel Karl Noss, the Noss family's hotel on the river promenade.

It is not a set-menu restaurant. The menu, according to the house itself, is cakes, small dishes, ice cream, coffee and tea, made with regional products. It is the cheap stop of the day, good with children, and a way to eat something light if you are having a big dinner that night.

What to order

What rules is the cake display: ask for a slice with coffee or hot chocolate. In summer, a sundae in the square. At midday, one of the small savoury dishes, which change. The website does not publish prices or the full menu, so we do not give them.

Hours and booking

Open Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 18:00. It publishes no closing days or holidays, so in winter it is best to call the hotel first, which answers the phone and email from 9:00 to 19:00. On its website you can request a table. On busy days in Cochem, with boats and coaches on the river promenade, the square fills up around mid-afternoon: going earlier or later is quieter.

Getting there

It is right in the old town, largely pedestrianised. From Cochem station it is a few minutes' walk over the bridge and along the river promenade; from the boat landing stage, about the same. If you come by car, leave the car in the car parks by the river and walk up. From the square leaves the climb to the Reichsburg, and the chairlift station is on Endertstraße, on the other side of the old town.

Nearby

On the same square are Cochem's most photographed streets. On the river promenade, a few steps away, the same group has the Bistro Flux, with a terrace over the Moselle, for anyone who wants more cooking.