Backes

An event venue listed by Bandsintown in Cologne.

Plan your visit

Backes is a pub in Cologne’s Südstadt near Chlodwigplatz, known for a starry-sky ceiling, wood panelling and coloured glass windows. It hosts live music, football screenings, readings and other cultural events, not just carnival events. A working pinball machine is another distinctive feature. The address is Darmstädter Straße 6, 50678 Cologne. The captured sources give conflicting opening hours, so check current times before visiting.^[2][1]

Do

For public transport, Chlodwigplatz is a useful reference point: lines 15, 16 and 17 stop there, and Backes is about 300 metres away.^[2]
If arriving by car, the source identifies the ampido Chlodwigplatz car park at Elsaßstraße 49; it says the walk from there takes about four minutes.^[1]

Sources and contextChecked 8 October 2026

A summary of the cited accounts and advice, not a survey of every visitor. Experiences and practical details can change.

The captured material contains no qualifying firsthand visitor accounts; these notes rely on editorial venue information.

The captured sources give conflicting opening-hour information; one source also presents day-by-day hours for a specific date range.