Zur Buchscheer is a german restaurant in Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The house pressing with Handkäs mit Musik
Why locals love it: It sits in residential Sachsenhausen-Süd, a 15-minute walk from the tavern strip, so tour groups never make it this far.
Tip: Weekday evenings are regulars-only calm; weekends from noon bring Sachsenhausen families for the long lunch.
Address: Schwarzsteinkautweg 17, 60598 Frankfurt am Main
Zum Rad has pressed apfelwein in Seckbach's village lanes since 1806, the Frankfurt tavern garden that rewards the longest detour in the city.
Order: The in-house pressing with Grüne Soße and eggs
Why locals love it: Seckbach is a village swallowed by the city; the courtyard hides in lanes no tram-line tourist ever walks.
Tip: U4 to Seckbacher Landstraße then ten minutes uphill on foot; the chestnut courtyard justifies every step in summer.
Gref-Völsings' Braterei window serves Frankfurt's original Rindswurst where it was invented in 1894, four hours a day, weekdays only and gone by 15:00.
Order: Rindswurst in a roll with mustard, eaten on the pavement
Why locals love it: A weekday-lunch-only butcher window on an Ostend traffic artery; you must know the Rindswurst story to bother stopping.
Tip: Come before 14:30 or the day's sausages are gone; the ECB tower crowd knows the drill and arrives at noon sharp.
Carte Blanche cooks a €118 six-course surprise menu on Egenolffstraße in Frankfurt's Nordend, a Michelin Guide room that publishes no menu at all.
Order: The surprise menu is the only order; state allergies when booking
Why locals love it: No menu is published; a six-course surprise dinner on a Nordend side street, known mostly to Michelin readers and neighbours.
Tip: The Michelin listing quietly outs it, but the room still feels like a neighbourhood secret; Sunday dinner is the easiest seat.
The Rollanderhof wine terrace above Frankfurt's Kleinmarkthalle pours estate Rheinhessen wines over the rooftops, hidden one staircase up from the shoppers.
Order: A Riesling Schoppen with market food carried up from the hall
Why locals love it: It hides on the Kleinmarkthalle's upstairs gallery facing Liebfrauenberg; most shoppers never climb the stairs.
Tip: It even opens Sunday when the market below is shut; the Liebfrauenberg side catches the afternoon sun.
Wunderbar anchors Höchst's half-timbered old town, the all-day cafe of the Frankfurt district that visitors keep failing to discover, to their loss.
Order: Coffee and the daily kitchen board after a lap of the Altstadt
Why locals love it: Höchst's half-timbered old town sits 25 minutes from the centre by S-Bahn, so its cafe life stays entirely local.
Tip: Combine with the Justinuskirche, the porcelain museum and the tiny Main ferry; Saturday market mornings are peak Höchst.
Eis Christina is the gelato counter Frankfurt argues least about, an unassuming Nordend shopfront with queues since the analogue era of city life.
Order: Two scoops in a cone; the fruit sorbets are the connoisseur pick
Why locals love it: It looks like any corner Eiscafé from outside; only the permanent Nordend queue gives the game away.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays, a detail that has ruined many Nordend evenings; the queue after dinner moves quicker than the afternoon one.
