Margarete is a modern european restaurant in Altstadt, Frankfurt.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The weekday lunch menu, one of the Altstadt's honest bargains
Tip: The room sits inside a listed 1920s ensemble near the Römer; evening bistro service runs to midnight, late for this quarter.
Address: Braubachstraße 18-22, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
Medici cooks Michelin Guide listed modern European plates on Weißadlergasse near the Goethe House, Frankfurt's steadiest business-lunch table.
Order: The business lunch, €29.50 for two courses, €34.50 for three
Tip: It closes weekends with the banking crowd; book lunch by 12:00 or take the quieter small-menu window from 14:30.
Moriki serves sushi and pan-Asian plates at the foot of the Deutsche Bank towers on Taunusanlage, Frankfurt's banking-lunch canteen of choice.
Order: The lunch sushi sets; bankers clear them out by 13:00
Tip: Book for weekday lunch or eat at the bar; the terrace facing the Taunusanlage park is the calmest seat in the district.
Emma Metzler cooks Anton de Bruyn's neo-bistro menu inside the Museum Angewandte Kunst on Frankfurt's Schaumainkai, terrace open to Metzler Park.
Order: The nose-to-tail lunch plates, then a cream puff with Due Mani coffee
Tip: Afternoons between services bring homemade cakes and cream puffs; combine with the museum, the terrace needs no ticket.
Medici cooks Michelin Guide listed modern European plates on Weißadlergasse near the Goethe House, Frankfurt's steadiest business-lunch table.
Order: The business lunch, €29.50 for two courses, €34.50 for three
Tip: It closes weekends with the banking crowd; book lunch by 12:00 or take the quieter small-menu window from 14:30.
Franziska rereads German home cooking on Hainer Weg in Frankfurt's Sachsenhausen, a Michelin Guide listed dining room open all seven nights.
Order: The vintage German classics, rebuilt plate by plate from family recipes
Tip: One of the few polished rooms serving Sunday night; book via SevenRooms and ask for the courtyard side in summer.
GRETA OTO cooks Amazon-leaning Latin American plates on Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz in central Frankfurt, Michelin Guide listed, with an all-day bar.
Order: Ceviche and a pisco sour at the bar before moving to the dining room
Tip: Lunch runs daily, unusual for this polish; the bar opens at 10:00 and takes walk-ins when the dining room is booked.
Apfelwein Wagner has poured its own Ebbelwoi on Frankfurt's Schweizer Strasse since 1931, with Schnitzel under Grüne Soße at long shared tables.
Signature: Frankfurter Schnitzel, Handkäs mit Musik, Rippchen mit Kraut
Order: Frankfurter Schnitzel with Grüne Soße and fried potatoes, €21.20
Tip: Handkäs mit Musik runs €5.10 and one Bembel feeds a table; expect to share benches with strangers on weekends.
