Apfelwein Wagner is a german budget eat in Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Order Handkäs and a Schoppen for the cheapest authentic Frankfurt dinner going; bread comes with it, and nobody hurries you out.
Address: Schweizer Strasse 71, 60594 Frankfurt am Main
Saravanaa Bhavan feeds Frankfurt generously for little on Kaiserstraße, dosa and thali portions that defeat most appetites at lunch prices and dinner alike.
Try: Masala dosa or the full vegetarian thali
Tip: The thali is the value play: multiple curries, rice, bread and dessert on one tray, refilled in the South Indian tradition.
Best Worscht in Town remains Frankfurt's benchmark cheap hot lunch all week long, currywurst and Huck sourdough bread for well under ten euros.
Try: Currywurst with bread, heat level of your choosing
Tip: Level B is the sensible ceiling for first-timers; the bread is from Bäckerei Huck and soaks up the regret.
Gref-Völsings sells Frankfurt's founding Rindswurst hot for pocket money, a 130-year institution disguised as an Ostend lunch window on weekdays.
Try: Rindswurst in a roll at the Braterei window
Tip: Weekday lunch only; the price has crept up over 130 years but remains one of the city's great food bargains.
Frittenwerk's fresh-cut fries fill Frankfurt station-district lunch breaks for under ten euros, poutine gravy included and vegan dips on the board.
Try: Loaded fries or poutine
Tip: The plain fries with two house dips are the honest budget order; poutine upgrades still land under most lunch menus.
Der Fette Bulle keeps a serious burger and fries in reach of a Frankfurt lunch budget, portions built for the Kaiserstraße appetite at any hour.
Try: Cheeseburger with fries
Tip: The lunch hours before 12:30 dodge both the queue and the office rush; water is the local's drink here, and free-ish.
Ramen Jun's bowls are Frankfurt's best value hot meal near the Messe, a complete dinner in broth for the price of two fair-trade coffees in this town.
Try: A full tonkotsu bowl
Tip: Skip the sides on a budget; the bowl alone is a meal, and tap water comes without the German side-eye.
