Cocktail barCocktail bar€€altstadtWed-Sat 18:00-00:00; occasional Sunday events
The Tiny Cup mixes cocktails below Seven Swans in Frankfurt's narrowest house on the Mainkai, the starred kitchen's after-hours sibling and equal in craft.
Signature drink: Seasonal cocktails from the Seven Swans team
Tip: Squeeze in before or after a Seven Swans booking; the seasonal menu leans on the same permaculture farm as the restaurant.
Cocktail barHotel bar and restaurant€€€gutleutviertelLunch Mon-Fri 12:00-18:00; dinner Sun-Thu 18:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-00:00
Burbank runs the Roomers hotel's black-lacquered ground floor in Frankfurt, cocktails and Asian-Californian plates on Gutleutstraße until midnight.
Signature drink: Mixology list beside West Coast-Asian plates
Tip: Dinner reservations unlock the adjoining Roomers Bar for the nightcap; Fridays the room shifts from dining to scene by 22:00.
BreweryCraft beer bar€€altstadtMon-Fri 17:00-01:00, kitchen until 23:00; Sat 10:00-01:00; Sun 10:00-23:00
naïv is Frankfurt's craft beer bar of record on Fahrgasse, with rotating taps and a house lager poured nightly until 01:00 to a walk-in crowd.
Signature drink: The Glaabsbräu collaboration lager
Tip: No evening reservations by policy; the taps change weekly, and the bottle shop at number 8 handles the take-home cravings.
Cocktail barCocktail and wine bar€€bahnhofsviertelMon-Thu 18:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00
YALDY doubles as the Bahnhofsviertel's most relaxed cocktail room in Frankfurt, Bib Gourmand snacks backing the drinks until 02:00 at weekends.
Signature drink: House cocktails beside the natural wine list
Tip: Order food early and drink late; the kitchen's shared plates outclass every other bar menu on the street.
Cocktail barMusic bar€€sachsenhausenMon-Thu 20:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 20:00-03:00; closed Sun
Balalaika packs live music into a candlelit Sachsenhausen room on Schifferstraße, Frankfurt's tiny late bar with a cult following and no closing hurry.
Signature drink: Whatever pairs with a singalong at 01:00
Tip: Come after the taverns close; the room holds a few dozen people and the music is whatever the night produces.
Late-nightKneipe€sachsenhausenSun-Thu 19:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 19:00-05:00
Klapper 33 is the Klappergasse Kneipe that outlasts every Frankfurt tavern night, pouring until 05:00 at the weekend, cash in hand and jukebox on.
Signature drink: A late beer among the last standing
Tip: The crowd is whoever survived Sachsenhausen's evening; cash, smoke and no pretensions whatsoever.