13 of the best restaurants in Frankfurt

Brian Corvers

Brian has been part of the Le Petit Chef team since day 1. As Vice President Marketing, he always initiates new projects to further develop and enrich the show.

The chances of landing in Frankfurt, the fourteen most populous city in Germany, are very high. Frankfurt is home to one of the busiest airports in the world. Many visitors from all over the world, traveling in and out, often decide to stay a night, to visit the cultural, educational and financial center of Europe. Best reason for checking out the enormous variety of restaurants and food. We have 13 tips for the best places to eat in Frankfurt.

Tip #1: zukaya

Zukaya takes you on a culinary journey. At the restaurant in the heart of Frankfurt, located at Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof, you can enjoy modern fusion cuisine with Asian influences.

Look forward to dishes such as baked shrimp or gyoza for snacking and tuna tartare or beet from salt dough as starters. The main courses include grilled eggplant and duck breast. The dessert menu treats guests with a sweet tooth very well, too.

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Tip #2: 7 paintings

Have you ever eaten a Picasso before? Paint your salad and cut through a tomato can to find a steak, as you experience 7 Paintings, an avant garde food experience that merges food theatrics, technology and multimedia art to offer a one-of-a-kind dining experience like you’ve never seen before.

Embark on a journey with the trio Leonardo da Vinci , the Mona Lisa and the animation of chef Omar Sartawi, as they take you through the works of the great masters of art to experience the work of: Michelangelo, Banksy, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí and Vincent van Gogh.

This incredibly unique dining experience uses storytelling theatrics, illusion and 3D graphic technology in a 2-hour seven-course dinner accompanied by aesthetic beverages.

Tip #3: stasny’s heritage

Sports and food are always a great combination. Stasny’s Heritage is directly located at the sports fields of the SC Frankfurt 1880. The club is hosting Rugby, Tennis, Hockey and Lacrosse under one roof. A perfect view out to the sport fields, Stasny’s Heritage accompanies with great food. The huge free parking space makes it easily accessible.

The menu has lots of variety and is rustic, but in a modern way and ambience. Stasny’s Burger is well beloved by guests, featuring their Black Angus Beef patty, loaded with BBQ sauce, caramelized onions, bacon, cheese and even a sunny side up egg. Don’t be afraid to visit the sports club restaurant as a vegan, Stasny’s is catering to the plant based lovers as well.

Beyond burger patty, vegan mayo, pickle and vegetables, are stacked in between the crispy and soft bun. A separate kids menu with a moderate pricing, including a soft drink for every meal, makes Stasny’s Heritage a perfect family restaurant.

Tip #4: Blumen

Blumen, translates to ‘Flowers’, in the Frankfurter Nordend, isn’t your typical restaurant. It’s like visiting friends for a meal in a very private atmosphere.

Blumen has only 18 seats available and no à la carte menu, but a twice a month changing tasting menu.

The cuisine is French inspired and the bar a gem in the house, with homemade alcoholic and non-alcoholic mixers. The menu reads like a love letter to the region and local, often organic ingredients, prepared with full creativity.

A four, five and six-course meal is available. The restaurant caters to vegetarians and vegans, but only with advanced notice.

Tip #5: Seven Swans

Where to eat in Frankfurt? Definitely at Seven Swans! The restaurant is at least two times special: First reason, Seven Swans only serves 100% plant based meals, no animals or animal products are used in the kitchen. Second reason: The chef behind the stove is the first and only German vegan Michelin star chef Ricky Saward.

The restaurant is usually booked out for weeks, sometimes even months, it’s important to get a reservation ahead of time. In 2019 the restaurant turned from a Vegetarian place, into an all vegan restaurant.

Nevertheless, vegan fake meat or cheese is not to be found on Seven Swans menu. Ricky Saward is sourcing local ingredients and cooking up a high quality and beautiful vegetable cuisine, with produce, he finds often by himself, walking nature or exploring the variety of Farmer’s Markets.

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Tip #6: Hoppenworth & Ploch

It almost occurs like a tourist trap, when you find the Hoppenworth & Ploch location in Old Town Frankfurt. Nestled in between gift shops, museums and many tourist attractions, the specialty coffee shop is serving best coffee, pastries and panini sandwiches to tourists, but also to locals.

With the first sip you already know, this is not a trap, but just damn good coffee. This is the reason why Hoppenworth & Ploch was able to open up in such a fancy location.

Three shops in Nordend, Campus and Old Town, plus a roastery and bakery, belong to the Hoppenworth & Ploch empire. All the beans are roasted fresh, pastries and bread baked daily in their own bakery, delivered to all the locations. Barista training and classes available at the roastery.

Their Old Town coffee shop has limited seats and is usually crowded, in summer time more outdoor seating is available. And there is still the coffee to go option — definitely worth it.

Old Town:
Daily: 9 am – 7 pm
Nordend:
Mo – Fr: 8 am – 7 pm
Sat – Sun: 9 am – 7 pm
Campus:
Mo – Fr: 9 am – 6 pm
Sat – Sun: 11 am – 6 pm
Old Town:
Markt 22, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Nordend:
Friedberger Landstraße 86, 60316 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Campus:
Siolistrasse 7, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
n/a
info@hoppenworth-ploch.de

Tip #7: Ristorante Italiano Trattoria i Siciliani

Looking for things to do in Frankfurt? Take a quick trip to Sicily. Nothing easier than that! In the heart of Frankfurt Sachsenhausen, Ristorante Italiano Trattoria i Siciliani takes guests straight to Italy. With delicious authentic Italian food and wines, owner Matteo Morreale convinces everybody – Sicilian cuisine is one of the best in the world.

Traditional Sicilian recipes, cooked ‘alla mama’, with seasonal and local ingredients, paired with only the best of Sicilian wines. Since 1986 Morreale has worked in restaurant kitchens, and is deeply connected with Italian cuisine. The restaurant serves antipasti, pizza and meat specialties, as well as delicious Sicilian pasta varieties.

The ‘Gnuccuni cu Tartufu o Nuciddi’ a homemade gnocchi meal, stuffed with cheese, truffle and hazelnut cream, or ‘Lasagne ri Manzu Chi Mulinciani’, a lasagna speciality with beef ragout and eggplant, are perfect meals for a romantic dinner.

Tip #8: Der Fette Bulle

Just a stone throw away from Frankfurt main train station, is one of the most famous burger places in town. ‘Der Fette Bulle’ (or ‘the fat bull’) is not a regular burger place, but instead a fancy burger restaurant. Loved by travelers, for a hearty meal after a long journey, enjoyed by party folks for a good late night eat and appreciated by burger snobs for the quality.

The restaurant is proud of their buns, baked fresh every day, their made from scratch sauces, their high quality burger patties and creative burger ideas.

Unlike many other burger places, manager Yasar Gür is happy to provide table service instead of self-service. Local beef or chicken, Portobello mushroom or Falafel burger, it’s hard to decide what to order in between the buns. The house-made ketchup is a must!

It is cooked daily, five hours long, with five kilo tomatoes. Hungry fellows can order a double patty and double cheese, the home fries with thyme and rosemary are never a failed choice. All patties are cooked medium well. Fancy Fast Food we call it. The restaurant has a second location (Oederweg).

Kaiserstrasse & Oeder Weg:
Mon – Sat: 11.30 am – 11 pm
Sun: 11.30 am – 10 pm
Kaisterstrasse 73, 60329 Frankfurt, Germany
Oeder Weg 2 – 4, 60318 Frankfurt, Germany
Kaiserstrasse: Phone: +49 69 90757004
Oeder Weg: Phone: +49 6995929564
mail@derfettebulle.de

Tip #9: Schandis

Since 1999, Schandis has been serving authentic Persian cuisine in the heart of Frankfurt. In the list of the fancy restaurants in Frankfurt, Schandis can’t be missed.

The fancy dining room with oriental decoration, chandeliers on the sealing, cloth napkins on the table, beautiful plates and cutlery, is just a perfect spot for a romantic dinner in Frankfurt.

And the food is as perfect as the service and decor. Schandis offers grilled specialities, like ‘Soltani’ (grilled lamb on skewers), traditional Persian stews, like ‘Fesenjan’ (a stew made with chicken breast, pomegranate and grated walnuts) and Persian rice cuisine, like ‘Shirin Polo ba Morgh’ (braised chicken, served with rice with almonds, pistachios, orange peel and carrots).

For Vegetarians and Vegans, Schandis offers a special menu. Three course meals are available for two and more people.

Tip #10: Muku Ramen

Ramen is the new hip comfort food! No matter if it’s summer or winter, a big, steaming ramen bowl is always an attractive lunch or dinner. But Ramen is actually not new, it’s loaded with tradition and goes back to the early 20th century.

Muku Ramen in Sachsenhausen is the ‘King of Ramen’ in Frankfurt. Since 2010 Ayuka and Shinichi Yamamoto have been managing the kitchen of Muku Ramen.

They do this so well that the restaurant is always booked. They also opened two more branches in Japan, in Kofu and Kamakura. Even more impressive – the restaurant caters to the Japanese airline’s First Class and Business class lounges in Frankfurt.

In big pots, in the restaurant kitchen, the pork bone broth is cooking, next to the traditional wooden trays with fresh ramen noodles, ready to take a bath. The prices for the bowls are very reasonable.

Tip #11: Life Deli

The Frankfurt Jewish Museum is a highlight in the city’s museums scene and always worth a visit. In January 2023, the new kosher restaurant Life Deli moved in and has surprised visitors with a vegan fusion kitchen of Israeli, East European and Oriental food.

Nir and Sigal Rosenfeld and Janka Krauzpaul operate the deli, hand in hand with chef Boaz Kwinter, who collected pro chef experience in many kitchens over the last 30 years.

The Deli connects different elements of breakfast, lunch and cafe, with coffee and cake, but also the opportunity to buy house made delicacies. The all day Israeli breakfast is either an omelet, with plant based meats or vegetables, or a traditional vegan Shakshuka.

The appetizers include a vegan so-called Joie Gras, a delicious and very impressive imitation of a Foie Gras, based on chestnuts and cashews. The bowls feature Shawarma, Falafel, beautiful stuffed bell pepper, with wild rice and nobody can resist the chocolate halva tarte. For the deli no museum ticket is needed.

Tip #12: Apfelwein Solzer

The longstanding tavern is an institution in Frankfurt. Everybody knows Apfelwein Solzer. Since 1893, over 130 years, the winemaker and in the meantime fifth generation of Solzer’s have been making the best apple wine from fresh and first class ingredients.

The restaurant grew over the years to a famous and far over the Frankfurt borders known spot where tourist crowds and locals sit together, young folks enjoy nights with apple wine and families celebrate their loved ones.

A massive outdoor seating area with 300 seats and additional 160 indoor seats, are proof of how many visitors Apfelwein Solzer attracts. Of course it’s important to drink apple wine when you visit, but a very rustic, traditional German meal goes quite excellent with the alcoholic beverage.

Homemade head cheese with vinaigrette, sauce remoulade and fried potatoes, the original Frankfurt ‘green sauce’ with beef brisket and boiled potatoes, or the ‘Frankfurter Sausage’ with potato salad, are as traditional as it can get.

Tip #13: Im Herzen Afrikas

Im Herzen Afrikas, translated to ‘In the heart of Africa’, is your Frankfurt hotspot for authentic, culinary delightfulness from Eritrea. And, it’s really like coming to Africa!

Entering the restaurant and dining area, walking through sand, paintings on the walls, old, long wooden tables and clay structure.. Definitely one of the coolest restaurants in Frankfurt!

The cuisine is based on family recipes, but cooked with local ingredients. Even the beer is from the Frankfurt brewer union. The chefs are very well aware of dietary restrictions and pass on using Tesmi (an Eritrean butter) in the kitchen, which makes many of the dishes plant based.

The Injera bread is baked fresh every day, even in a gluten-free version. The restaurant offers mixed plates, with a variety of small eats, served with Injera bread. It’s a culinary and cultural experience to visit the restaurant — and of course, you eat traditionally with your hands.

Our selection of restaurants is based, among other things, on the editorial team’s individual preferences and on reviews on the internet. Please contact the respective provider directly for information on reservations and prices. The pictures come from the restaurants listed. All Information is provided without guarantee!