Restaurants in Frankfurt
Dinner is served with a view at skyscraper restaurants like Main Tower, in Frankfurt's financial district. Grosse Bockenheimer Strasse, locally known as Fressgass, is the city's culinary mile, where options range from Frankfurter sausages to Asian dim-sum. Hearty local meat dishes are the order of the day at dimly lit taverns like Adolf Wagner in traditional Sachsenhausen. Gourmet cuisine is served at the elegant restaurants around Alte Oper. A tip of around 10% is expected.
Restaurant Opéra
Fine opera dining
Set in Frankfurt's grand opera house, Restaurant Opéra offers fine dining
beneath chandeliers and gold-ornamented ceilings. The elegant clientele opts
for delicacies like fresh asparagus, veal or lavish seafood. For views over
classical Opernplatz square, book a table on the terrace which is open
throughout the summer months.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 12pm-2.30pm & 5.30pm-11pm; Sun 11am-3pm & 6pm-11pm
Address
1, Opernplatz, Frankfurt/Main 60313
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 1340 215
Restaurant Aubergine
Intimate Italian dining
Set on central Alte Gasse, the intimate Restaurant Aubergine serves fine
Italian dishes. The restaurant has just six tables, so service is personal.
If you're lucky, owner Paolo Vargiu will even leave the kitchen to advise on
the wine list.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12-2.30pm & 6.30pm-11pm; Sat 6.30pm-11pm
Address
14, Alte Gasse, Frankfurt/Main 60313
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 9200 780
Restaurant Français
Parisian-style elegance
Elegantly dressed Frankfurters dine in the stately Restaurant Français,
inside central Steinberger Frankfurter Hof, one of the city's most
prestigious hotels. This upmarket restaurant offers beautifully presented
French cuisine with a seafood bias. The wine list is extensive, the decor
grand, and the service immaculate.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-1.45pm & 6.30pm-9.30pm
Address
Am Kaiserplatz, Frankfurt/Main 60311
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 215 118
Silk
Eat lying down
Diners eat lying down on white leather beds at Silk in Fechenheim. A stylish
crowd fills this dining-cum-bedroom, lit in harmonious colours. The
frequently changing ten-course menu is served from 8pm till late, so just
reserve a place and arrive on time.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 7.30pm-11pm
Address
21, Carl-Benz-Strasse, Frankfurt/Main 60386
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 900 200
Loft 52
Innovative restaurant
Food connoisseurs love the relaxed Loft 52 bistro and restaurant for the
unique creations of its adventurous chef, Alsace-born Thierry Muller. Secure
a table in this chic dining room, located in Frankfurt's modern
Europaviertel development, to sample the seasonal, offbeat dishes on the
frequently changing menu.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 8am-10pm; Sat 10am-10pm
Address
14, Europa-Allee, Frankfurt/Main 60327
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 294 642
Restaurant Weidemann
Meat and fish
The renowned Restaurant Weidemann in Niederrad, south of the Main, serves
succulent meat and fish dishes. Meals all have a subtle Mediterranean twist
and are served in a warm atmosphere. Attentive waiters advise on the
restaurant's extensive wine list, boasting over 100 different varieties.
Book ahead.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm; Mon-Sat 6pm-1am
Address
66, Kelsterbacher Strasse, Frankfurt/Main 60528
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 675 996
Adolf Wagner
Hearty feasts
Homely and unashamedly old-fashioned, the Adolf Wagner restaurant and apple
wine tavern serves dishes like meat-filled cabbage rolls, breaded pork
cutlets and hearty soups. Sit on large wooden benches in the wine-press hall
or in the garden in Frankfurt's traditional Alt-Sachsenhausen district.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11am-12am
Address
71, Schweizer Strasse, Frankfurt/Main 60594
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 612 565
Main Tower Bar & Restaurant
High-rise dining
From the glass-clad landmark's 53rd floor, the Main Tower Bar &
Restaurant offers dinner with breath-taking views over the metropolitan
Frankfurt skyline. The restaurant is in a minimalist setting with sleek
decor. The varied menu ranges from smoked salmon with pesto to creamed
potatoes in honey-mushroom sauce.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 5.30pm-1am (until 2am Fri & Sat)
Address
52-58, Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt/Main 60311
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 3650 4740
Naturbar
Innovative vegetarian
Naturbar, tucked away near the Eschenheimer Tower, just north of the centre,
has been at the forefront of Frankfurt's vegetarian scene since the 1970s.
Try inventive pasta dishes, soups, a selection of salads and home-made
pita-bread sandwiches with different fillings.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 11.30am-3.30pm; Mon-Sat 6-11pm
Address
26, Oederweg, Frankfurt/Main 60311
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 554 486
Exedra
Mediterranean taverna
Behind a simple 19th-century façade Exedra, a warmly decorated Greek taverna,
draws hungry lawyers from the adjacent court and fans of Mediterranean
cooking from across Frankfurt. Centrally located, Exedra's menu ranges from
fresh branzino sea bass to grilled lamb with a feta cheese sauce. Come in
the morning for a traditional Greek coffee house atmosphere.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9am-12am; Sat & Sun 4pm-12am
Address
29, Heiligkreuzgasse, Frankfurt/Main 60311
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 287 397
Transport
Konstablerwache U-Bahn
coa
Relaxed Asian
On genteel Schillerstrasse, in the shadow of Frankfurt's Stock Exchange, coa
serves simple Asian cuisine in a sleek interior with half-open kitchen.
Choose from freshly prepared wok or soup dishes, salads or dim sum to eat in
or take away.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 11am-11pm; Sun 1pm-10pm
Address
4, Schillerstrasse, Frankfurt/Main 60313
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 9203 9966
Café Karin
Old-fashioned charm
A local meeting point in the centre of town, Café Karin has maintained its
nostalgic charm. This intimate bistro, opposite Goethe's birthplace, serves
salads, soups and freshly made sandwiches to a crowd that ranges from
students lazing in armchairs to business people on their lunchbreak.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 9am-12am; Sun 10am-7pm
Address
28, Grosser Hirschgraben, Frankfurt/Main 60311
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 29 5217
Ginkgo
Hip eatery
North Frankfurt's trendy set occupy the plain wooden chairs of popular Ginkgo
on lively Berger Strasse in Bornheim. Claim a table early on the weekend for
a relaxed brunch of good bistro fare like simple pasta, meat and fish dishes
at this friendly eatery.
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Opening Hours
Daily 9am-1am
Address
81, Berger Strasse, Frankfurt/Main 60316
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 491 202
Snack-Point
Spicy sausages
Freshly grilled sausages and chips have made up the menu of Snack-Point, a
typically German streetside eatery in Frankfurt's Westend district since
1970. Pick the spiciness of your sausage on a scale from one to six.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9am-5.45pm (Fri until 5pm); Sat 12pm-4pm
Address
37, Grüneburgweg, Frankfurt/Main 60322
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 721 129
Rucola
Crispy pizzas
Rucola's fresh, crisp pizzas with a choice of great toppings have made this
small Italian restaurant on lively Berger Strasse a local favourite. Busy
professionals dine here along with a lively crowd getting ready for a night
visiting the bars around the corner.
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Opening Hours
Daily 11am-12am
Address
10, Berger Strasse, Frankfurt/Main 60316
Telephone
+49 (0) 69 4059 0689
