South Indian€€bahnhofsviertelDaily 09:00-22:30
Saravanaa Bhavan's dosa griddle on Kaiserstraße gives Frankfurt the street-food staples of Chennai, plated fast from morning onward until night.
Try: Dosa and vada, South India's own street-food canon
Tip: Order the medu vada with filter coffee for the true tiffin-hour experience before noon.
Street food€sachsenhausenMon-Sat 11:00-20:00; Sun 12:30-20:00
The Sachsenhausen branch of Best Worscht in Town sells its graded-heat currywurst on Schweizer Straße, open Sundays unlike the original on Grüneburgweg.
Try: Currywurst on Sachsenhausen's shopping street
Tip: This is the branch that opens on Sunday; walk it off down Schweizer Straße toward the apfelwein taverns.
Street food€innenstadtMon-Fri 08:00-18:00; Sat 08:00-16:00; closed SunCash only
Stand 30 of Frankfurt's Kleinmarkthalle sells Oberhessen and north German sausage specialities, the market hall's deep cut for the wurst obsessive.
Try: Regional Hessian sausage from stand 30
Tip: Ask for the Oberhessen air-dried styles you will not find in supermarkets; the vendors slice tasting slivers if you ask nicely.
Street food€westendMon-Fri 10:30-19:00; Sat 11:30-18:00; closed Sun
Best Worscht in Town scales Frankfurt currywurst from mild to the feared FBI sauce, Lars Obendorfer's Grüneburgweg stand grown from a 1970 snack cart.
Try: Currywurst with heat levels up to the notorious FBI sauce
Tip: Sauces climb from Bissi Prickeln to a claimed 1,200,000 SCU; sign the waiver of common sense above level C at your own risk.
Street food€ostendShop Mon-Fri 08:00-15:00; Braterei Mon-Fri 11:00-15:00; closed Sat-Sun
Gref-Völsings has made Frankfurt's Rindswurst since 1894, and its Ostend Braterei window still sells them hot with a roll at lunchtime on weekdays.
Try: Rindswurst, hot from the Braterei window
Tip: The all-beef sausage was born here in 1894; eat it standing with mustard and bread, then buy a vacuum pack for home.
Street food€innenstadtMon-Fri 08:00-18:00; Sat 08:00-16:00; closed SunCash only
Metzgerei Schreiber's stand 8 in Frankfurt's Kleinmarkthalle serves hot Fleischwurst, Krakauer and Gelbwurst with mustard to a permanent queue.
Try: Hot Fleischwurst eaten standing at stand 8
Tip: Order the Fleischwurst with Senf, take the paper plate to the standing tables, and accept that the queue is part of the ritual.