Das frankfurter Bahnhofsviertel, vor allem für sein Rotlichtmilieu bekannt, entpuppt sich immer mehr als Fundgrube für interessante Essgelegenheiten. Meist handelt es sich dabei um exotische Bistrots oder Imbisse, aber auch um “Casual Eats”-Restaurants mit teilweise überzeugendem Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis.
Überhaupt scheint sich hier ein Trend abzuzeichnen, der spannender nicht sein könnte. In den immer noch als verrucht geltenden Stadtteil mischen sich heute alternative Szene Bars (Plank), Nachtclubs im “authentischen” Rotlicht-Schmuddel-Look (Pik-Dame) und eben die bereits erwähnten Imbisse mit Spezialitäten aus aller Herren Länder.
Bereits berichtet habe ich vor langer Zeit über das Lam Frères, ein Vietnamesisches Restaurant, das sich auch heute noch grosser Beliebtheit erfreut. Nur ein Häuserblock weiter, auf der Münchener Strasse, befindet sich das Hamsilos & Schenck’s Fisch Restaurant. Früher befand sich hier die Fisch- und Feinkosthandlung Schenck (angeblich seit 1540). Heute haben neue Eigentümer die Adresse mitsamt Namen des Vorbesitzers übernommen und servieren preisgünstige und frische Fischgerichte. Read the rest of this entry »
…these charming little aluminium-wine-dispensing cubes! OK, I don’t want to make advertising for a brand that seems to be outrageously successful anyway these days, but I just have to say that it puts a smile on my face every time I see one of these guys. But of course, you also have to make good use of em, so maybe I should rather praise Gregorelli’s restaurant in Frankfurt for the good filling: a couple of blockbuster Italian wines, including Sassicaia and Tignanello. Read the rest of this entry »
After a spree to the Rheingau wine region on a beautiful sunday we were looking for a place to have dinner. While we couldn’t come up with any casual restaurant that day, we had the sudden inspiration to go for Patrick Kimpel‘s fine dining restaurant within the Hotel Kronenschlößchen in Hattenheim. Read the rest of this entry »
Juan Amador, the Spanish-German 3 star chef who recently gave up his restaurant nearby Frankfurt and now took over the reins in what used to be his second outlet in the city of Mannheim, was next to feature in Kofler‘s pop-up restaurant Prêt à Dîner within a just completed office building. We decided to return for the occasion, just a week after having indulged Matthias Schmidt’s creations within the same venue. Read the rest of this entry »
A few weeks ago I wrote a post in German about a Frankfurt restaurant and wine-bar named Weinsinn. Luckily I had the chance to return to this small gem just shortly later. So this time I decided to report about it in English, confident that such a place deserves international attention and knowing that Frankfurt is a polyglot enough city. Read the rest of this entry »
The Kofler catering company already had quite some success running pop-up restaurants, mostly in the hip German capital, Berlin. Now they moved on to other cities and recently opened Pret-à Dîner in the just completed but not yet occupied Frankfurt skyscraper Nextower. The restaurant and its “Tree house” bar operate there for 6 weeks, from Sept. 8th Oct. 15th, hosting several Michelin-starred and newcomer chefs during this time. Read the rest of this entry »
