Frankfurt (am Main) Pub Guide |
Bars - Brewpubs - Beer gardens |
Introduction | |
If you can't think of anything nice to say, keep quiet.
That's what my mum always told me. I'm not lazy or ill-informed (though
some would argue these points), just tactful. The city has three brewpubs and one large regional brewery (Binding/Henninger). My mother's advice applies to Binding, too. |
Pub Listings
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Bier - Hannes Brauerei zur Mainkur | |
Hanauer Landstr. 568, 60386 Frankfurt. Tel.: 069 412890 Fax: 069 412864 http://www.mon.de/rm/BierHannes/ |
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Opening hours: Mon-Sat 16:00-24:00, Sunday closed |
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Number of draught beers: 4 | |
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Food: Snacks, meals. | |
Brewpub. |
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Rating: | Public transport: Tram 11 |
Gaststätte Doctor Flotte | |
Gräfstr. 87, 60487 Frankfurt am Main. Tel.: 069 - 704595 Fax: 069 - 97783463 http://www.doctor-flotte.com/ |
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Opening hours: Mon - Sun 06:00-02:00 | |
Number of draught beers: 4 | |
Number of bottled beers: 4 | |
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Food: Snacks €2-8, Meals €8-14. Beer €2.45 for 0.4 l. | |
Frankfurt's last big beer pub (at least that's what their
website claims). In a turreted "Gründerzeit" building. (Photo from Martin Zimmerman's website http://www.martinzimmermann.de/) A report from Steve Peck: Just NW of the centre, near Bockenheimer Warter U-bahn station (U6 or U7). A wonderful traditional boozer in a turreted "Gründerzeit" building. Lovely unaltered interior: a single plain bar with wooden floor and high timber dado; battened ceiling; cream and brown decor; old photos and bricabrac; 50s-60s pop musak. The serving counter is in two parts: a main square servery, then a horsehoe-shaped extension, around which apfelwein-drinking locals sit on stools. Behind the servery is a congested corrider leading to the toilets and a hazardously-located dartboard. Highly recommended as a pub. The Binding Pils is atrocious, however. |
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Drosselbart | |
Eschersheimer Landstraße 607, 60433 Frankfurt am Main. Tel: 069 - 534 393 Fax: Email: http://www.drosselbart.net |
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Opening hours: Summer: Mon - Fri 12:00 - 14:30 and 16:30 - 23:00, Sat 16:30 - 23:00, Sun 12:00 - 23:00 Winter: Mon - Sat 18:00 - 23:00, Sun 12:00 - 14:30 and 18:00 - 23:00 |
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Number of draught beers: 4 | |
Number of bottled beers: 3 | |
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Food: Snacks €3-5, meals €6-9. Beer €3.10 for 0.5l. | |
A beer garden that has been around since 1900. | |
Rating: | Public transport:U-Bahn U1, U2, U3 station Weißer Stein S-Bahn station Eschersheim |
Kaiserhofkeller | |
Kaiserhofstr. 18, 60313 Frankfurt. Tel.: 069 - 28 22 29 Fax: 069 - 29 00 57 http://www.kaiserhofkeller.com/ |
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Opening hours: Mon-Sun 17:30 - open end | |
Number of draught beers: 0 | |
Number of bottled beers: 10 | |
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Food: Snacks €3-8, Meals €7-15. Beer €3 for 0.5 l. | |
A vaulted cellar pub with long pine benches and a red tile
floor. *** Possibly closed *** |
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Klosterhof | |
Weißfrauenstraße 3, 60311 Frankfurt. Tel.: 069 - 91399000 Fax: 069 - 91399686 E mail: info@klosterhof-frankfurt.de http://www.klosterhof-frankfurt.de |
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Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11:30 - 01:00, Sat-Sun & public holidays 17:00 - 01:00 |
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Number of draught beers: 4 | |
Number of bottled beers: 3 | |
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Food: Snacks €4-8, meals €9-15. Beer €3.40 for 0.5 l. | |
A large pub and beer garden on the site of an old monastery.
It has two house beers specially brewed for it. |
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Rating: | Public transport: U-Bahn Willy-Brandt-Platz |
Ginnheimer Wirtshaus | |
Am Ginnheimer Wäldchen 8, 60431 Frankfurt. Tel.: 069 - 520 522 Fax: 069 - 517 249 E-Mail: info@waeldches.de www.ginnheimer-wirtshaus.de |
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Opening hours: Mon - Thur 12:00 - 24:00, Fri - Sat 12:00 - 01:00, Sun & public holidays: 11:30 - 24:00 |
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Number of draught beers: 3 | |
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Food: Snacks €4-8, meals €8-16. Beer €2.80 for 0.4 l. | |
A former brewpub which was famous for its Kirschbier (cherry
beer). A report from Steve Peck: "GINNHEIMER WIRTSHAUS is the new name for the WÄLDCHES-BRÄU pub. This no longer brews, and there is no brewing equipment at the pub. It does however have two "own-brand" beers brewed under contract: HELLES KELLERBIER (NATURTRÜB) and DUNKLES URBRÄU. I tried the Dunkles which was conventional and unexciting. The Kellerbier is pale yellow and cloudy. Also on tap is Eder-Heylands BAVARIA HEFEWEIZEN. Cherry beer doesn't appear on the main menu, but on a side menu they did advertise "WÄLDCHEN 8 BIER & KIRSCH" - possibly beer with syrup? I tried asking the bar staff where the beers were brewed, but they didn't speak English, and my German isn't good enough to grasp what they said. The website indicates that they are brewed by a small brewery in Bavaria. Opens ca.1200 daily." |
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Zu den Zwölf Apostel | |
Rosenberger Straße 1, 60313 Frankfurt/Main. Tel.: 069 - 28 86 68 Fax: 069 - 28 42 29 Email: info@12apostel.net http://www.12apostel.net/ |
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Number of draught beers: 2 | |
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Food: Snacks €5-9, Meals €9-15. Beer €2.50 for 0.4 l. | |
Corner brewpub with a modernish interrior. There's a small
outdoor seting area in the summer. |
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Rating: | Public transport: U - S - Bahn to Konstablerwache. Tram 12 to Konstablerwache. |
Frankfurter Haus | |
Darmstädter Landstraße 741, 63263 Neu-Isenburg. Tel.: 06102 - 3 14 66 Fax: 06102 - 32 68 99 info@frankfurter-haus.de http://www.frankfurter-haus.de/ |
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Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12:00 - 01:00 | |
Number of draught beers: 5 | |
Number of bottled beers: 2 | |
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Food: Snacks €4-12, Meals €10-18. Beer € 3.30 for 0.5 l. | |
A pub and beer garden in a large half-timbered building dating
from 1702. As well as beer, it also sells the local speciality Apfelwein,
a sort of still cider. Located between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, but it's possible to reach by tram. |
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Wiesbaden Pub Listings
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Der Andechser im Ratskeller | |
Schloßplatz 6, 65183 Wiesbaden. Tel. 0611 - 30 00 23 Fax 0611 - 30 00 24 http://www.derandechser.de/essen/der_andechser/standorte/wiesbaden/index.asp |
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Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00 - 24:00 | |
Number of draught beers: 7 | |
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Food: Snacks, meals. | |
An Andechser tied house in the Wiesbaden Ratskeller. Until
the end of 2003 it was home to the Wiesbadener Rathsbräu brewpub. As
you would expect, it's classy and restrained inside, with panelled walls
and plain wooden tables. |
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© Ron Pattinson 2004