Food & Drink

The menu includes snacks, seasonal dishes, regional classics, and a selection of cakes and waffles. The kitchen is open throughout. In fine weather, the outdoor area is also available.

Opening hours
Tue-Sun noon–8 p.m.
Holidays and during school holidays in NRW also Mon noon-8 p.m.
and by appointment

Location
café & restaurant “die kokerei”, Kokereiallee 71, Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen

Contact
cultural service GmbH & Co. KG
Phone +49 201 8301298
Email post@cultural-service.de

The Casino Zollverein restaurant combines modern cuisine with traditional regional influences and continuously expands its repertoire, which also varies according to season. In fine weather, guests can sit outside or have a snack in the summer garden while enjoying the sun. Every Sunday, the team of Casino Zollverein pampers its guests with probably the best brunch in Essen! For larger events, the former Turbine Hall on the first floor can accommodate up to 1,200 people.

Opening hours
Summer garden
During summer
Tue–Sun 11:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
Restaurant
Tue–Fri
Evening menu (kitchen open until 10 p.m.) 5:30 p.m.–midnight
Sat (kitchen open until 10 p.m.) 1:00 p.m.–midnight
Sun (kitchen open until 10 p.m.) 11:30 a.m.–midnight
Brunch 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

Location
Casino Zollverein, Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen

Contact
Casino Zollverein GmbH
Phone +49 201 830240
Email info@casino-zollverein.de

Whether before an event or after a guided tour: Guests will find drinks, a BBQ inspired menu, fries and daily changing lunch specials. 100 guests can easily be seated inside, additional bar-height bistro tables are available. Historical photographs taken from the archive of the Ruhr Museum create a unique mining-atmosphere. Outside another 120 guests can be seated. In addition to the daily opening hours the restaurant is available for private or semi-private dining on occasions such as weddings, birthday parties or any another event.

Opening hours
Mon-Sun 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
and by appointment

Location
Bistro Schacht XII in hall 12, Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen

Contact
Bistro Schacht XII
Phone +49 178 8238730
Email central100@web.de

Design furniture and retro pieces midst thick concrete walls and high steel beams – the winding engine house on Shaft XII has been transformed into a modern restaurant called The Mine. Guests enjoy the unique atmosphere between the famous double shafthead frame and the orange escalator that leads into the coal washing plant since autumn 2019.

At lunch time seasonal dishes are served.  Mediterranean food is available for dinner along with steak and burger. On Sundays and public holidays the place offers a brunch buffet between 10 am and 2 pm. The restaurant has a seating capacity for 80 people on the ground floor. There are additionally 130 seats available outside, if the weather condition allows.

The Mine creates an ideal atmosphere for weddings, anniversaries, corporate events, conferences or banquets. Furthermore an event location can be found on the first floor.

Opening hours
Mon-Sat 12 a.m.–10 p.m.
Sun 10 a.m.–10 p.m.
Brunch/Sun 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Location
The Mine, Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen

Contact
The Mine Gastronomie GmbH
Phone +49 201 36458704
Email hallo@the-mine.eu

Opening hours
Mon–Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Closed on 24., 25., and 31.12.

Location
Coal Washery, Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen

Contact
Imhoff Catering GmbH
Phone +49 201 24704-41
Fax +49 201 24704-98
Email catering@imhoff-essen.de

Relax on vintage furniture and enjoy snacks, cakes, ice cream as well as hot and cold drinks.

Location
Café Zollverein, Am Handwerkerpark 8-10, Essen

Contact
Phänomania Experience Field
Phone +49 201 301030
Email info@erfahrungsfeld.de

During the four days of the Gourmetmeile Metropole Ruhr on the former Track Boulevard at Zollverein Shaft XII, top regional restaurateurs present their culinary skills. Lovers of regional miner’s cuisine also get their money’s worth: At least one typical miner’s dish is served at each stand. In addition to culinary temptations, a stage programme and a firework display on Saturday evening await guests and gourmets from across the region.

Date
August 2021

Opening hour
Thu-Fri 4 p.m.–11 p.m.
Sat noon–11 p.m.
Sun noon–8 p.m.

Admission
free

Location
Track Boulevard, Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen

Contact
Phone +49 201 86209-0
Email info@essen-geniessen.de