Ice cream€nordendMon and Wed-Sun 10:30-21:30; closed TueCash only
Eis Christina draws queues down Eckenheimer Landstraße, Frankfurt's benchmark Italian gelato counter and the Nordend's standing summer-evening ritual.
Try: Spaghettieis and seasonal fruit sorbets
Tip: The pavement queue moves faster than it looks; on hot evenings the last scoops of the popular flavours go before 21:00.
Ice cream€bahnhofsviertelDaily 10:00-21:45Cash only
Eis Fontanella scoops Italian gelato on Frankfurt's Kaiserstraße until almost 22:00, the Bahnhofsviertel's sweet counterweight to the street outside.
Try: Classic Italian scoops on Kaiserstraße
Tip: It stays open later than most German ice parlours; a cone here is the standard finish to a Bahnhofsviertel food crawl.
Ice cream€nordendMon-Thu 13:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 13:00-22:00; Sun 13:00-21:00, summer season
Antipodean Gelato churns small batches on Bornheimer Landstraße, the Nordend's modern answer to Frankfurt's old-school Italian parlours and their queues.
Try: Small-batch gelato in changing experimental flavours
Tip: Flavours rotate constantly and the board empties from the top; afternoons midweek are the calm window.
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.