Guidebook for Frankfurt

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Guidebook for Frankfurt

Entertainment & Activities

A small outdoor 18-hole minigolf course in the middle of the construction site of the new fairgrounds and the "Europaviertel." • www.handicap43.de
7 locals recommend
handicap43 - Minigolf im Europaviertel
101 Europa-Allee
7 locals recommend
A small outdoor 18-hole minigolf course in the middle of the construction site of the new fairgrounds and the "Europaviertel." • www.handicap43.de
The fun pool "Rebstockbad" offers everything you need for a fun and wellness center: Swimming pool, wave pool, double slide, sauna and aromatic steam baths. It has both indoor and outdoor pools.
46 locals recommend
Rebstockbad
7 Zum Rebstockbad
46 locals recommend
The fun pool "Rebstockbad" offers everything you need for a fun and wellness center: Swimming pool, wave pool, double slide, sauna and aromatic steam baths. It has both indoor and outdoor pools.
There’s nothing like the original. The CineStar Metropolis is bilingual – it shows most of the movies in German and as well in the English original version (OV)! • www.cinestar.de/de/kino/frankfurt-am-main-cinestar-metropolis/
75 locals recommend
CineStar Metropolis
40 Eschenheimer Anlage
75 locals recommend
There’s nothing like the original. The CineStar Metropolis is bilingual – it shows most of the movies in German and as well in the English original version (OV)! • www.cinestar.de/de/kino/frankfurt-am-main-cinestar-metropolis/
Relax in the Heaven Spa Frankfurt. It's situated in the top floor of the Radission Blu Hotel. For online booking, there is an immediate 20% discount on all tickets. Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10am - 10pm, Sa and Su 10am - 8pm. • www.heavenspa.de
Heaven Spa Frankfurt
65 Franklinstraße
Relax in the Heaven Spa Frankfurt. It's situated in the top floor of the Radission Blu Hotel. For online booking, there is an immediate 20% discount on all tickets. Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10am - 10pm, Sa and Su 10am - 8pm. • www.heavenspa.de
The Brentano Open-Air Bath (Freibad Brentano) in Rödelheim is Frankfurt’s largest open-air bath. A foil-lined 8,300-square-metre swimming pool and a wide sunbathing area with old trees give the bath its special character.
11 locals recommend
Brentanobad
Rödelheimer Parkweg
11 locals recommend
The Brentano Open-Air Bath (Freibad Brentano) in Rödelheim is Frankfurt’s largest open-air bath. A foil-lined 8,300-square-metre swimming pool and a wide sunbathing area with old trees give the bath its special character.
I think this is a good gym. The equipment is well maintained and the staff are helpful.
Pure Training City West
18 Solmsstraße
I think this is a good gym. The equipment is well maintained and the staff are helpful.
It's a good gym. The equipment is well maintained and the staff are helpful.
Mainhattan Sports KG
27 Rheinstraße
It's a good gym. The equipment is well maintained and the staff are helpful.
Fitness, Wellness and Body Care at a premium level under one roof and in a very special ambiance. The MeridianSpa offers 10,000 square meter of modern fitness and wellness on two floors and has 1500 square meter rooftop.
14 locals recommend
MeridianSpa
4 Europa-Allee
14 locals recommend
Fitness, Wellness and Body Care at a premium level under one roof and in a very special ambiance. The MeridianSpa offers 10,000 square meter of modern fitness and wellness on two floors and has 1500 square meter rooftop.

Arts & Culture

Alternative cinema with original first class plane seats and a a wine bar! • www.orfeos.de
15 locals recommend
Orfeos Erben
45 Hamburger Allee
15 locals recommend
Alternative cinema with original first class plane seats and a a wine bar! • www.orfeos.de
One of Germany's most prominent fine art museums with a strong focus on old masters and classical modern art. In 1815, the last will and testament of Frankfurt businessman, banker, and collector Johann Friedrich Städel laid the foundation for one of Germany’s oldest art museums. Thanks to him, we can now stroll through more than 700 years of European art history. The newly renovated old building houses the great masters, while the fascinating new building is chock-full of modern and contemporary art. The collection and special exhibitions have an international reputation.
162 locals recommend
Stadel Museum
63 Schaumainkai
162 locals recommend
One of Germany's most prominent fine art museums with a strong focus on old masters and classical modern art. In 1815, the last will and testament of Frankfurt businessman, banker, and collector Johann Friedrich Städel laid the foundation for one of Germany’s oldest art museums. Thanks to him, we can now stroll through more than 700 years of European art history. The newly renovated old building houses the great masters, while the fascinating new building is chock-full of modern and contemporary art. The collection and special exhibitions have an international reputation.
The new Westend Campus with its park-like ambiance and beautiful travertine-faced buildings is one of Germany’s most attractive. It is currently home to the House of Finance and the departments of law and economics as well as history, philosophy, religious studies, and parts of languages and cultural studies. In addition to state-of-the-art lecture rooms, the campus has a beer garden, and several light-filled restaurants and cafes.
31 locals recommend
Goethe University Frankfurt
1 Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz
31 locals recommend
The new Westend Campus with its park-like ambiance and beautiful travertine-faced buildings is one of Germany’s most attractive. It is currently home to the House of Finance and the departments of law and economics as well as history, philosophy, religious studies, and parts of languages and cultural studies. In addition to state-of-the-art lecture rooms, the campus has a beer garden, and several light-filled restaurants and cafes.
MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt/Main is one of the world’s most important museums of contemporary art and, despite being a relative newcomer on the scene, has in the space of less than two decades established a firm place for itself in the international museum scene. • www.mmk-frankfurt.de/en/
75 locals recommend
MMK Museum of Modern Art
10 Domstraße
75 locals recommend
MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt/Main is one of the world’s most important museums of contemporary art and, despite being a relative newcomer on the scene, has in the space of less than two decades established a firm place for itself in the international museum scene. • www.mmk-frankfurt.de/en/
In continental Europe’s largest English-language theater, “multicultural” is literally part of the program. Attractions include not only fantastic productions of classics or musicals and events like poetry slams, but also a trendy theater with a family atmosphere. The James Bar provides a venue for relaxing get-togethers—where drinks can be ordered in German, as well!
41 locals recommend
The English Theatre Frankfurt
7 Gallusanlage
41 locals recommend
In continental Europe’s largest English-language theater, “multicultural” is literally part of the program. Attractions include not only fantastic productions of classics or musicals and events like poetry slams, but also a trendy theater with a family atmosphere. The James Bar provides a venue for relaxing get-togethers—where drinks can be ordered in German, as well!
The original opera house in Frankfurt is now the Alte Oper (Old Opera), a concert hall and former opera house in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was inaugurated in 1880. Many important operas were performed for the first time in Frankfurt, including Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
140 locals recommend
Alte Oper
1 Opernpl.
140 locals recommend
The original opera house in Frankfurt is now the Alte Oper (Old Opera), a concert hall and former opera house in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was inaugurated in 1880. Many important operas were performed for the first time in Frankfurt, including Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
The Schirn Kunsthalle is an exhibition hall, which exhibits both modern and contemporary art that you shouldn't miss. It always shows fasci­nating exhi­bi­tions of famous artists. It's located in the old city between the Römer and the Frankfurt Cathedral.
99 locals recommend
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
Römerberg
99 locals recommend
The Schirn Kunsthalle is an exhibition hall, which exhibits both modern and contemporary art that you shouldn't miss. It always shows fasci­nating exhi­bi­tions of famous artists. It's located in the old city between the Römer and the Frankfurt Cathedral.
A small free exhibition space showing temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
Portikus
2 Alte Brücke
A small free exhibition space showing temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
Showcases a small permanent collection of local 19th-century artists and houses well received temporary exhibition on artists that have a (loose) connection to the Frankfurt region.
Museum Giersch
83 Schaumainkai
Showcases a small permanent collection of local 19th-century artists and houses well received temporary exhibition on artists that have a (loose) connection to the Frankfurt region.
A sculpture collection, focusing mainly on sculpture from ancient Greece until the renaissance days.
14 locals recommend
Liebieghaus
71 Schaumainkai
14 locals recommend
A sculpture collection, focusing mainly on sculpture from ancient Greece until the renaissance days.
Communication Museum - The large permanent collection displays various relics from the postal and telephone services, including one of the world's largest stamp collection and a collection of communication related art; temporary exhibitions focus more on the abstract phenomenon of communication.
22 locals recommend
Museum for Communication Frankfurt
53 Schaumainkai
22 locals recommend
Communication Museum - The large permanent collection displays various relics from the postal and telephone services, including one of the world's largest stamp collection and a collection of communication related art; temporary exhibitions focus more on the abstract phenomenon of communication.
Deutsches Architekturmuseum - apart from a small permanent collection, changing exhibitions showcase current architectural projects and trends from around the globe.
20 locals recommend
Deutsches Architekturmuseum
18 Schaumainkai
20 locals recommend
Deutsches Architekturmuseum - apart from a small permanent collection, changing exhibitions showcase current architectural projects and trends from around the globe.
German Film Museum - explaining the development of movie-making from the beginnings in the 19th century up until today, includes an art house cinema.
32 locals recommend
German Film Museum
41 Schaumainkai
32 locals recommend
German Film Museum - explaining the development of movie-making from the beginnings in the 19th century up until today, includes an art house cinema.
Ethnological Museum - displaying a small part of an ethnological collection in changing exhibitions.
8 locals recommend
Museum of World Cultures
29-37 Schaumainkai
8 locals recommend
Ethnological Museum - displaying a small part of an ethnological collection in changing exhibitions.
Museum of Applied Arts - housing furniture and design from the 10th to 21st century with a notable collection of East Asian applied arts.
26 locals recommend
Museum Applied Art
17 Schaumainkai
26 locals recommend
Museum of Applied Arts - housing furniture and design from the 10th to 21st century with a notable collection of East Asian applied arts.
Icon Museum, housing one of the largest collections of Russian, Bulgarian, Greek and other icons in Germany.
Ikonen-Museum Frankfurt a. M.
3–7 Brückenstraße
Icon Museum, housing one of the largest collections of Russian, Bulgarian, Greek and other icons in Germany.

Food Scene

good thai reaustaurant • www.thaiwok-restaurant.de
13 locals recommend
Thai Wok
63 Ohmstraße
13 locals recommend
good thai reaustaurant • www.thaiwok-restaurant.de
burger restaurant • www.fletchers-frankfurt.de
18 locals recommend
Fletcher´s Better Burger
57 Ohmstraße
18 locals recommend
burger restaurant • www.fletchers-frankfurt.de
Little Italian restaurant right around the corner with a a real wood-fired oven. Open til 09:30 pm • www.pizzeriadasalva.de
9 locals recommend
Pizzeria Da Salva
2 Am Römerhof
9 locals recommend
Little Italian restaurant right around the corner with a a real wood-fired oven. Open til 09:30 pm • www.pizzeriadasalva.de
Little grocery store for daily necessities and a bakery for fresh rolls in the morning - right arround the corner.
Montgolfier-Allee 6
Little grocery store for daily necessities and a bakery for fresh rolls in the morning - right arround the corner.
A restaurant with a unique style in wooden building in the middle of the European quarter. Inside its three wings, there is a view of the skyline and a charming, feel-good atmosphere. Whether it's fish, meat, vegetarian, or vegan, the food is made from local and seasonal ingredients, and is a real treat.
29 locals recommend
Laube Liebe Hoffnung
29 locals recommend
A restaurant with a unique style in wooden building in the middle of the European quarter. Inside its three wings, there is a view of the skyline and a charming, feel-good atmosphere. Whether it's fish, meat, vegetarian, or vegan, the food is made from local and seasonal ingredients, and is a real treat.
Good Japanese food and friendly service. The restaurant's style is really unique with wood and Japanese details.
13 locals recommend
MoschMosch
20-22 Europa-Allee
13 locals recommend
Good Japanese food and friendly service. The restaurant's style is really unique with wood and Japanese details.
A lake in the in the midst of an industrial area. The lake has been the summer home of the first "Frankfurt Schwimmclub" (founded in 1891) since 1921. Unfortunately, only members can swim here. However, you may enjoy hot grilled specialties and cool beverages at the summer restaurant.
Schwedlersee
A lake in the in the midst of an industrial area. The lake has been the summer home of the first "Frankfurt Schwimmclub" (founded in 1891) since 1921. Unfortunately, only members can swim here. However, you may enjoy hot grilled specialties and cool beverages at the summer restaurant.
An exciting restaurant with spectacular architecture and a phenomenal location right next to the new ECB. The design star Piet Hein Eek created the interior for this extravagant three-story cube in a former shipyard.
73 locals recommend
Oosten
4 Mayfarthstraße
73 locals recommend
An exciting restaurant with spectacular architecture and a phenomenal location right next to the new ECB. The design star Piet Hein Eek created the interior for this extravagant three-story cube in a former shipyard.
The Kleinmarkthalle, is a 1,500-sq/m indoor market hall. Open daily except on Sundays, some 156 market stalls sell all kinds of fresh foods, regional wines and flowers. Aside from the many regional specialities available, such as Frankfurt’s famous “Green Sauce”, visitors will also find a superb assortment of imported international delicacies. Opening hours: Mo-Sa, 8am - 6pm.
85 locals recommend
Kleinmarkthalle
5-7 Hasengasse
85 locals recommend
The Kleinmarkthalle, is a 1,500-sq/m indoor market hall. Open daily except on Sundays, some 156 market stalls sell all kinds of fresh foods, regional wines and flowers. Aside from the many regional specialities available, such as Frankfurt’s famous “Green Sauce”, visitors will also find a superb assortment of imported international delicacies. Opening hours: Mo-Sa, 8am - 6pm.
It's not a typical restaurant. Its more an insider tip, a trendy meeting spot. On Fridays, the chefs aren't really chefs, and the diners carry their plates themselves. For ten years, founders Michael Riedel and Thomas Friemel have been inviting artists to prepare dinner while guests eat, relax, and socialize in the backyard. During the week, they offer lunch specials – but don’t come late, because they don't take reservations.
Freitagsküche
105 Mainzer Landstraße
It's not a typical restaurant. Its more an insider tip, a trendy meeting spot. On Fridays, the chefs aren't really chefs, and the diners carry their plates themselves. For ten years, founders Michael Riedel and Thomas Friemel have been inviting artists to prepare dinner while guests eat, relax, and socialize in the backyard. During the week, they offer lunch specials – but don’t come late, because they don't take reservations.
It's a steakhouse restaurant, close to the new Skyline Plaza.
10 locals recommend
Block House
12-22 Europa-Allee
10 locals recommend
It's a steakhouse restaurant, close to the new Skyline Plaza.
A bit of a Mediterranean feeling in the middle of Frankfurt. From the restaurant you have a nice view on the Main River and the Nizza garden on the banks. Surrounded by palms, fig trees, and exotic plants, imagine yourself in southern climes and forget all about the big city.
9 locals recommend
MainNizza
17 Untermainkai
9 locals recommend
A bit of a Mediterranean feeling in the middle of Frankfurt. From the restaurant you have a nice view on the Main River and the Nizza garden on the banks. Surrounded by palms, fig trees, and exotic plants, imagine yourself in southern climes and forget all about the big city.
Having a laid back, traditional interior, the Apfelwein Wagner attracts its guests with a special kind of apple cider. The one year matured cider is the restaurant’s specialty that you shouldn’t miss!
64 locals recommend
Adolf Wagner
71 Schweizer Str.
64 locals recommend
Having a laid back, traditional interior, the Apfelwein Wagner attracts its guests with a special kind of apple cider. The one year matured cider is the restaurant’s specialty that you shouldn’t miss!
Traditional local restaurant in Sachsenhausen. You should definitely try the "Frankfurter Schnitzel" with "Grüne Soße". It's also a place know for apple and cider wine.
Struwwelpeter
3 Neuer Wall
Traditional local restaurant in Sachsenhausen. You should definitely try the "Frankfurter Schnitzel" with "Grüne Soße". It's also a place know for apple and cider wine.

Essentials

Large grocery store selling organic products most of all.
39 locals recommend
tegut
4-8 Leonardo-da-Vinci-Allee
39 locals recommend
Large grocery store selling organic products most of all.
Large grocery store situated only 600 m walking distance from the apartment, which sells everything you could possibly need.
Europa-Allee 118
Large grocery store situated only 600 m walking distance from the apartment, which sells everything you could possibly need.
Large grocery store situated only 50 m walking distance from the apartment, which sells everything you could possibly need.
39 locals recommend
tegut
4-8 Leonardo-da-Vinci-Allee
39 locals recommend
Large grocery store situated only 50 m walking distance from the apartment, which sells everything you could possibly need.

Getting Around

Entrance to the fairgrounds (Hall 11), 1 km walking distance
6 locals recommend
Tor West Messe Frankfurt
Straße der Nationen
6 locals recommend
Entrance to the fairgrounds (Hall 11), 1 km walking distance
Entrance to the fairgrounds (Hall 6, 8 and 4)
109 locals recommend
Messe Frankfurt Hall 4
1 Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage
109 locals recommend
Entrance to the fairgrounds (Hall 6, 8 and 4)
Entrance to the fairgrounds (Hall 9 and 8)
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 85
Entrance to the fairgrounds (Hall 9 and 8)
Take the Tram 17 or the Bus 50 and get off at "Festhalle/Messe". Once you have arrived, you can enter the fairgrounds at the "City" entrance (Hall1).
18 locals recommend
Festhalle/Messe station
18 locals recommend
Take the Tram 17 or the Bus 50 and get off at "Festhalle/Messe". Once you have arrived, you can enter the fairgrounds at the "City" entrance (Hall1).

Drinks & Nightlife

The Gibson Club in Frankfurt’s city center hosts a great live music club during the week, and one of the city’s hottest nightclubs in the weekends. Gibson occupies what used to be an old movie theater, which gives this brick-walled basement space a really cool vibe. And it’s run by, among others, German R&B giant Xavier Naidoo who has been known to make appearances at the club, so keep your eyes wide open if you’re a fan! The entrance fee is 12€ on the weekends, cloakroom is 1€. • www.gibson-club.de
74 locals recommend
Gibson Club
85-93 Zeil
74 locals recommend
The Gibson Club in Frankfurt’s city center hosts a great live music club during the week, and one of the city’s hottest nightclubs in the weekends. Gibson occupies what used to be an old movie theater, which gives this brick-walled basement space a really cool vibe. And it’s run by, among others, German R&B giant Xavier Naidoo who has been known to make appearances at the club, so keep your eyes wide open if you’re a fan! The entrance fee is 12€ on the weekends, cloakroom is 1€. • www.gibson-club.de
A live music club. It's definitely nothing for sleepy heads. Many live acts and endless dancing is on the program in this club.
THE BED - Live Music Club
12 Schmidtstraße
A live music club. It's definitely nothing for sleepy heads. Many live acts and endless dancing is on the program in this club.
Radu Rosetti and Henry Walon, two experienced movers and shakers of the Frankfurt nightlife, have created a magnificent bar and grill. Fabulous drinks, wonderful wines, phenomenal dishes—reservations recommended.
21 locals recommend
Walon & Rosetti
15 Moselstraße
21 locals recommend
Radu Rosetti and Henry Walon, two experienced movers and shakers of the Frankfurt nightlife, have created a magnificent bar and grill. Fabulous drinks, wonderful wines, phenomenal dishes—reservations recommended.
Hoppers is a great cocktail bar located near the schweizer platz. The venue is small but cosy. They have a long bar to sit at and a small side room with tables. The cocktail list is impressive. Lots of unique cocktails and a good selection of gin and whisky.
20 locals recommend
Hopper's Cocktailbar
8 Schneckenhofstraße
20 locals recommend
Hoppers is a great cocktail bar located near the schweizer platz. The venue is small but cosy. They have a long bar to sit at and a small side room with tables. The cocktail list is impressive. Lots of unique cocktails and a good selection of gin and whisky.
The Club 101 is one of the few clubs in Frankfurt, that knows how to use the skyline of the city correctly. In the 25th floor is the small but excellent location that predominantly attracts an audience above 25. House and dance classics are played at Club 101. The 101 is only open once a month, so check the website for opening times. It is an advantage to grab a shirt and dress rather than jeans and T-shirt. As in many popular locations the club has strict door policy.
Club 101
2-4 Taunustor
The Club 101 is one of the few clubs in Frankfurt, that knows how to use the skyline of the city correctly. In the 25th floor is the small but excellent location that predominantly attracts an audience above 25. House and dance classics are played at Club 101. The 101 is only open once a month, so check the website for opening times. It is an advantage to grab a shirt and dress rather than jeans and T-shirt. As in many popular locations the club has strict door policy.

Parks & Nature

Grillplatz Rebstockpark
Max-Pruss-Straße
29 locals recommend
Rebstock Park
29 locals recommend
The 29-hectare-large park is made up of sizable lawns, interspersed with landscaped patches of shrubbery and trees, conceived in the traditional "jardin-anglais" style. The winding paths offer an excellent track for walkers, runners, cyclists and inline-skaters.
90 locals recommend
GrueneburgPark
22 August-Siebert-Straße
90 locals recommend
The 29-hectare-large park is made up of sizable lawns, interspersed with landscaped patches of shrubbery and trees, conceived in the traditional "jardin-anglais" style. The winding paths offer an excellent track for walkers, runners, cyclists and inline-skaters.
The 4,800-square-metre Korean Garden (Koreanischer Garten) in the Grüneburg Park (Grüneburgpark) originated as part of South Korea’s presentation as the guest of honour at the 2005 Frankfurt Book Fair, and was a gift to the city of Frankfurt am Main.
Koreanischer Garten
The 4,800-square-metre Korean Garden (Koreanischer Garten) in the Grüneburg Park (Grüneburgpark) originated as part of South Korea’s presentation as the guest of honour at the 2005 Frankfurt Book Fair, and was a gift to the city of Frankfurt am Main.
The Main river with its promenade, the parks and its striking bridges is one of the major attractions of the city. Overlooking the impressive skyline of Frankfurt you can walk, jog or cycle kilometer long along the bank. From here the tour boats start along the River Main. Art lovers will appreciate the numerous museums along the river Main, making it one of the most important museum locations in Europe.
18 locals recommend
Mainkai
Mainkai
18 locals recommend
The Main river with its promenade, the parks and its striking bridges is one of the major attractions of the city. Overlooking the impressive skyline of Frankfurt you can walk, jog or cycle kilometer long along the bank. From here the tour boats start along the River Main. Art lovers will appreciate the numerous museums along the river Main, making it one of the most important museum locations in Europe.