A crisp pork schnitzel served the Frankfurt way: cold Grüne Soße over or beside it, with fried potatoes. The collision of hot crumb and cold herb sauce is the whole point.
Vienna may own the schnitzel, but Frankfurt annexed it by sauce. The Frankfurter Schnitzel is pork rather than veal, pan-fried in butterfat and served with the city's cold seven-herb Grüne Soße, usually with halved boiled eggs and fried or boiled potatoes. Apfelwein taverns standardised the pairing in the 20th century as their kitchens grew from cheese-and-bread snacks into full menus, and it remains the single most ordered plate on Sachsenhausen's tavern strips.
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Apfelwein Wagner ★ 4.6
sachsenhausen · Schweizer Strasse 71, 60594 Frankfurt am Main
Apfelwein Wagner is the Sachsenhausen tavern Frankfurt sends first-timers to, pouring its own Ebbelwoi beside Grüne Soße plates daily since 1931.
Gasthaus Zur Sonne ★ 4.4
bornheim · Berger Straße 312, 60385 Frankfurt am Main
Gasthaus Zur Sonne has stood at the top of Frankfurt's Berger Straße for over 250 years, a half-timbered Bornheim tavern with a big chestnut garden.
Zum Eichkatzerl ★ 4.3
sachsenhausen · Dreieichstraße 29, 60594 Frankfurt am Main
Zum Eichkatzerl on Dreieichstraße feeds Frankfurt oversized schnitzel and apfelwein in a garden courtyard away from Sachsenhausen's tourist lanes.
Apfelwein Dax ★ 4.1
sachsenhausen · Willemerstraße 11, 60594 Frankfurt am Main
Apfelwein Dax on Willemerstraße keeps Sachsenhausen tavern hours seven days a week, feeding Frankfurt schnitzel and Grüne Soße until late evening.