Margarete is a modern european restaurant in Altstadt, Frankfurt.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The changing lunch plate; the vegan option is never an afterthought
Tip: It sits two minutes from the Römer yet stays local; the bar keeps pouring after the kitchen winds down at night.
Address: Braubachstraße 18-22, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
YALDY earned its Bib Gourmand cooking seasonal shared plates on Moselstraße in Frankfurt, the Bahnhofsviertel's easiest room to stay in till 02:00.
Order: The nightly vegetable plates with a bottle from the natural list
Tip: Come after 22:00 when the first seating clears; the cocktail list deserves as much attention as the wine.
Bornheimer Ratskeller is Frankfurt's producer-driven Gasthaus, Bib Gourmand in the 2026 Michelin Guide and Falstaff's Gasthaus of the Year 2026.
Order: The producer-listed seasonal menu; Hessen asparagus in May
Tip: This is the tavern-format kitchen worth crossing town for; the tree garden takes no bookings, the dining room does.
Apfelwein Wagner is the Sachsenhausen tavern Frankfurt sends first-timers to, pouring its own Ebbelwoi beside Grüne Soße plates daily since 1931.
Signature: Frankfurter Schnitzel, Handkäs mit Musik
Order: Grüne Soße with boiled eggs and fried potatoes, €14.50
Tip: No reservations for small groups at peak times; join the shared benches and the Bembel arrives without being asked.
Lorsbacher Thal treats apfelwein like a cellar wine in Frankfurt's Große Rittergasse, 300-plus bottlings deep in a tavern running since 1803.
Order: A three-pour apfelwein flight chosen by the host, with Handkäs
Tip: Hessen a la carte member kitchen, so the food outclasses the average tavern; the barrel cellar tour is worth asking about.
Zur Buchscheer is the Frankfurt tavern purists name first: apfelwein pressed on the premises since 1876, out in quiet leafy Sachsenhausen-Süd.
Order: The estate pressing by the Schoppen, with Grüne Soße and eggs
Tip: Weekends open at noon and fill with families; weekday evenings are when the regulars hold court under the trees.
Zum Gemalten Haus keeps the painted-parlour version of Frankfurt tavern culture alive on Schweizer Strasse, with Bembel service running since 1936.
Order: The prize-recipe Grüne Soße the house is locally known for
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday, unlike its neighbours; the front Stube under the murals beats the back room for atmosphere.
