Just a students' residence, but a quite luxurious one compared to many others all over Europe: Newmanhaus on Adenauerallee.
It's located exactly between our beloved place of work and the city centre which makes it the ideal meeting point. From the outside, it does not look all too spectacular:
What makes it special are two things.
The garden...
...and the bar
usually open from Mondays to Wednesdays, 21-1, and on Wednesdays only during the holidays. There you get exotic drinks as KiBa (a mix of cherry juice and banana nectar), a good Caipirinha whenever Cathrin works at the bar (she spent a year in Brazil what makes her a Caipirinha expert), and of course a decent Kölsch.
So yes, I have to tell how the idea of this blog came...
Ingrid and I wanted to have a nice evening, and as we both like Tango, we decided to go to a free initiation class in der Pauke near the station. At the beginning, nobody was there, and so we wondered ourselves if we should stay or not...
So we entered, and we wanted to take a good Kölsch, but SURPRISE! It's an alcohol-free bar! But after the party began with the tango class (sooooo difficult!) and we had a good night still, because we went after to a cocktail bars, and after 30 min of search on the internet, I found the adress:
EN´TE
Café Bar Bistretto
im Kaiserpassage, Kaiserplatz near den Bahnhof
Tel. (02 28) 63 93 22
Mail: grummich@gmx.de
And for Pauke
Salsa im Bistro PAUKE, 
Endenicher Straße 43, 
53115 Bonn
The first adress for people above... let's say... 35/40 and the second for everybodywho like good and big cocktails like us!!!
Some remarkable features of the Pauke:
- It is owned by the "Bonner Suchthilfe", i.e. a local organisation that helps all sorts of addicts. This explains the lack of Kölsch inside.
- They do not only offer these Tango argentino nights, but also philosophical discussions, single parties, multi-cultural events,...
- The cake flatrate, usually from 15 - 18:30, 1 coffee + as many cake as you can eat at the unbeatable price of €3!!!
- The homepage says nothing that would confirm the rumour that it is a gay and lesbian venue...
Remarkable features of the En'Te:
- Just the huge & tasty €3 Caipirinhas on Thursday nights!!!
- Lots of students.
- A well hidden bathroom (first time to get lost in Germany, the country of the many signs).
- A nice place to sit outside!!!
Bonn in Summer - Summer in Bonn
Small and still international
Warm evenings at the Rhine
Festivals, live music and fireworks
... surprising views, surprising people, unique encounters!
