The Holy Cross Brewing Society is Frankfurt's window on the world's roasters, rotating guest beans from four continents through its Fahrgasse bar.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: It roasts nothing itself, deliberately; the retail shelf is the easiest place in Frankfurt to buy international specialty bags.
Address: Fahrgasse 7, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
Wacker's Kaffee has roasted daily in Frankfurt since 1914, and the Kornmarkt shop still sells the day's beans over its stand-up espresso counter.
Tip: The roastery office answers Mon-Fri 09:00-15:00; branch counters on Schweizer Straße, Berger Straße and Grüneburgweg pour the same roasts.
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Hoppenworth & Ploch roasts Frankfurt's leading specialty coffee on a Giesen W30A at Länderweg 21, supplying its three cafés across the city.
Tip: Buy beans at any of the three cafés; the roastery itself has run production at Länderweg since 2019 and is not a walk-in counter.
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
The Campus Westend café of Frankfurt roaster Hoppenworth & Ploch serves the Länderweg roasts to the university quarter on Siolistraße seven days a week.
Tip: Term-time mornings queue with students; holidays and weekends after 11:00 are the quiet windows on the campus lawns.
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Kaffeewerk Espressionist keeps four espresso roasts and a filter lineup running below Tower 185 in Frankfurt, with beans and brewers to take away.
Tip: Its sibling operation is the Brühmarkt roastery; ask which of the four espresso roasts is dialled in before you order.
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
