Frankfurt Restaurants

Many international cuisines are represented in the financial hub of Europe. For vegetarians there's usually at least one meatless dish on a German menu, and substantial salads are popular, too (though often served with speck, or bacon). The city's most famous contribution to the world's diet is the Frankfurter Würstchen—a thin smoked pork sausage—served with bread and mustard, but not with sauerkraut like the American hot dog also called a frankfurter. Grüne Sosse is a thin cream sauce of herbs served with potatoes and hard-boiled eggs. The oddly named Handkäs mit Musik (literally, "hand cheese with music") consists of slices of cheese covered with raw onions, oil, and vinegar, served with dark bread and butter (an acquired taste for many). There is the Rippchen, or cured pork chop, served on a mound of sauerkraut, and the Schlachtplatte, an assortment of sausages and smoked meats. All are served with Frankfurt's distinctive hard cider drink, Apfelwein, by the glass or ceramic pitcher.

Smoking is prohibited inside Frankfurt's bars and restaurants, but allowed in most beer gardens.

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  • 21. Lobster

    $$ | Sachsenhausen

    This small restaurant and wine bistro is a favorite of both locals and visitors. The menu, dramatically different from those of its neighbors, focuses mostly on seafood, including lobster. The fish and shellfish are prepared in a variety of styles, but the strongest influence is French, as is also the case with the lamb Provençale, one of the nonseafood specialties. For dessert, try the vanilla ice cream with warm raspberry sauce. There's an extensive choice of regional wines by the glass. Reservations are strongly recommended on weekends.

    Wallstr. 21, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60594, Germany
    069-612–920

    Known For

    • Pasta with seafood
    • Shrimp prepared several ways
    • Busy weekends (reservations almost essential then)

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch
  • 22. Main Tower Restaurant

    $$$$ | City Center

    On the 53rd floor of the skyscraper that houses the Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, this popular cocktail bar and high-end restaurant captures unbeatable views through 25-foot floor-to-ceiling windows, from where you can take in all of "Mainhattan". The cuisine is part global and part regional and is served at dinner as a chef's-choice prix-fixe menu ranging from four to seven courses (wine extra). Lunch is an open menu with no minimum, as is the lounge for drinks and bar snacks, which opens at 9 pm. Both the restaurant and the Tower Lounge are open until midnight.

    Neue Mainzerstr. 52–58, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60311, Germany
    069-3650–4770

    Known For

    • Impeccable service
    • Extensive wine list
    • €4.50 per person elevator fee

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch Tues. and Sat., Reservations essential, Jacket required
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  • 23. Margarete

    $$$ | Altstadt

    This modern restaurant with an open-kitchen design is named for the Viennese architect Margarete Scütte-Lihotzky, who created the style in the 1920s. There are three-course prix-fixe menus both for lunch and dinner, or order à la carte from an eclectic and creative menu including homemade soups, risotto, and meats with the ubiquitous Frankfurter green herb sauce.

    Braubachstr. 18–22, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60311, Germany
    069-1306–6500

    Known For

    • Extensive bar bites menu
    • Regional specialties including lentil dishes
    • Desserts including chocolate tart with bitter orange marmalade and berry sorbet

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon.
  • 24. Metropol am Dom

    $ | Altstadt

    Breakfast is the main attraction at this café near the Römerberg and Dom. The dining room is large, and in the warmer months there are also tables on a garden patio. The kitchen serves until 11 pm. Reservations are accepted for dinner only, and not for the terrace. This is a cash-only restaurant.

    Weckmarkt 13–15, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60311, Germany
    069-288–287

    Known For

    • Cakes and pastries
    • Pastas and traditional German dishes
    • No credit cards accepted

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
  • 25. Steinernes Haus

    $ | Altstadt

    At this friendly spot, diners share long wooden tables beneath traditional clothing mounted on the walls. The house specialty is a raw steak brought to the table with a heated rock tablet (Stein is the German word for stone) where you do your own cooking. The house beef broth is the perfect antidote to cold weather. By the way, if you order a beer, specify a Kleines, or small glass; if not, you'll automatically get a liter.

    Braubachstr. 35
    - 069 - 283–491

    Known For

    • Traditional, meat-centric German menu
    • Old-fashioned ambience
    • Kitchen open late

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential
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  • 26. Surf'n Turf

    $$$$ | Westend

    This staple among businesspeople and steak connoisseurs (and with a menu similar to M Steakhouse, which has the same owners) is in a residential area near the Grüneburgpark. The restaurant feels intimate and warm, with dark leather, wood paneling, and small tables scattered throughout the main dining room. The beef is imported from Nebraska, and each cut of meat is presented to guests before taking their orders. The waitstaff are knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly, making this as great a place for a romantic dinner for two as for a casual business lunch.

    Grüneburgweg 95, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60323, Germany
    069-722–122

    Known For

    • U.S.-style steaks and burgers
    • Beef carpaccio with truffles
    • Yellowfin tuna tartae

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch Sat., Reservations essential
  • 27. Zenzakan

    $$$$ | Westend

    Hailed as a sort of pan-Asian supper club, this large restaurant with Asian decor has a bar scene that's just as good a reason to visit as its exceptional menu of both Japanese and Chinese dishes. Beef lovers will find plenty to choose from, including sliced hangar steak with Japanese barbecue sauce, and there's a smokers' lounge, rare in smoke-free Frankfurt, featuring Japanese vodka.

    Taunusanlage 15, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60325, Germany
    069-9708–6908

    Known For

    • Innovative cocktails such as a lemongrass martini
    • Excellent sushi
    • Kitchen open late

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch, Reservations essential
  • 28. Zum Schwarzen Stern

    $$ | Altstadt

    This restaurant in a historic half-timber house that dates from 1453 offers a menu focusing on traditional Hessian food, but presented in a modern way, with carefully arranged plating. Try to get a table by the windows for people-watching across the busy square. The restaurant is named for the historic six-pointed black metal star which marks the entrance.

    Römerberg 6, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60311, Germany
    069-291–979

    Known For

    • "Frankfurter Teller" sampler with sausages, pork loin, and crispy pork knuckle
    • Chicken and local pike-perch
    • Mushroom and aparagus dishes in season
  • 29. Zwölf Aposteln

    $ | City Center

    There are few inner-city restaurants that brew their own beer, and the Twelve Apostles is one of the pleasant exceptions. Enjoy homemade pilsners in the dimly lighted, cavernous cellar, and sample traditional international and Croatian dishes.

    Rosenbergerstr. 1, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60313, Germany
    069-288–668

    Known For

    • Large servings
    • Reasonable prices
    • Regional specialties including Wurst platters

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