Things to do in Frankfurt
Discussion
Hi all. I inadvertantly started a 'traditional' lads weekend away by inviting a couple of mates to Amsterdam last year. As a result of this, I am now chief adminstrator, treasurer and travel agent for this years annual boobs and beers bash, and I've decided Frankfurt is a good idea.
I'm not looking for alternative venue's, I've already booked the flights and hotel, I'm just trying to find some things to do there!
The four of us that are going are all 'in limbo' age wise, all late 20's/early 30's, so we want something civil to do during the day (trips/tours etc) and some tits and beer at night. The hotel I've booked is a vinegar stroke away from the red light district, so I think we're sorted for evening entertainment, but I need some ideas for the daytimes - it's 1 Saturday and 3/4's of a Sunday.
Anyone know of good times to be had in Frankfurt?
I'm not looking for alternative venue's, I've already booked the flights and hotel, I'm just trying to find some things to do there!
The four of us that are going are all 'in limbo' age wise, all late 20's/early 30's, so we want something civil to do during the day (trips/tours etc) and some tits and beer at night. The hotel I've booked is a vinegar stroke away from the red light district, so I think we're sorted for evening entertainment, but I need some ideas for the daytimes - it's 1 Saturday and 3/4's of a Sunday.
Anyone know of good times to be had in Frankfurt?
Edited by Jonboy_t on Thursday 24th February 21:42
Try this site http://www.toytowngermany.com/ should get some ideas.
Frankfurt makes Basingstoke look like Las Vegas. It's a corporate town, with nothing but 100 ways to get out, and a load of w
e houses for transient businessmen.
I somehow doubt you will be in charge of next years trip.
(Sorry if this is harsh, but I used to work there once a week every 2 months).
e houses for transient businessmen.I somehow doubt you will be in charge of next years trip.
(Sorry if this is harsh, but I used to work there once a week every 2 months).
g3org3y said:
Based on what?
Should have gone to Berlin instead.
Not sure what it was based on, but the other three seemed to think it would be a good idea too! We did Amsterdam last year, and apart from tits on tap, 3 out of 4 of us found it pretty boring and just over inflated (in price and expectation), so Frankfurt seemed/seems to be a happy medium.Should have gone to Berlin instead.
If it's cack, we'll live and learn, if it's good we'll go back. No biggie!!
Bing o said:
I somehow doubt you will be in charge of next years trip.
(Sorry if this is harsh, but I used to work there once a week every 2 months).
I have everything crossed that you are right and I won't be in charge, it'll save me (and my credit card) all the hassle! (Sorry if this is harsh, but I used to work there once a week every 2 months).
(don't apologise, I asked for info and you've given it, thank you!)
disagree with the above - we had a stag do in Frankfurt last year and found loads to do (not strip clubs) - there were local markets (read beer tents) in the middle of town, the student area was a lively place and there is the www.bierbike.de which is ideal for a group - you get to pedal round town / whilst drinking beer.
The food was good as was the beer and the fact that it was off the beaten track tourist wise was a good thing (for us)
Bob
The food was good as was the beer and the fact that it was off the beaten track tourist wise was a good thing (for us)
Bob
Frankfurt is a great city. Those that slate it either have never been there, visit occasionally for work and don't venture much past their hotel or only look for irish pubs or anything that reminds them of home, so for starters:
restuarants/bars/cafes:
http://www.frankfurtnavigator.com/taxonomy/term/12...
Traditional Kneipen (bars) cluster around the Alt Sachsenhausen district (between Brückenstrasse and Dreiechstrasse), but are increasingly being crowded out by more modern establishments with an international ambience. Many of Frankfurt’s top hotels have excellent bars that attract outsiders as well as guests and are particularly popular with visiting businesspeople. Belying its rather staid image, Frankfurt also has a lively club scene. Discos and gay haunts are to be found around Zeil and Bleichstrasse, while the seedier side of nightlife can be found down the Kaiserstrasse artery and the surrounds.
Many bars in Frankfurt also offer live music, particularly jazz. The best venues are around Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse, otherwise known as Jazzgasse (Jazz Alley).
Bars stay open until 0100 during the week and remain open significantly later at the weekend. The minimum drinking age is 18 years and in trendy bars or clubs, a beer can cost around €3-4, while a glass of wine is usually around €3.50-4 and sprits €3-5. Dress code is smart to casual – a tie is not necessary but many places will not allow trainers or jeans. Clubs and discos often charge admission of around €8-10.
The first phase of the proposed Urban Entertainment Center, a 210m (689ft) tower block (UEC 1), has been completed and is situated on Hemmerichweg, between the fair district and the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station). When complete, the complex will offer shopping and entertainment center, as well as offices, a hotel and apartments.
Prinz (website: www.prinz.de) is the magazine to pick up for the latest bars, club and nightlife information. The free magazines Strandgut (website: www.strandgut.de), Fritz (website: www.fritz-frankfurt.de) and Kultur News (website: www.kulturnews.de) all have information on culture and nightlife in Frankfurt (in German) and are available at the tourist information center. An excellent source of information and listings is available from the online service (website: www.rhein-main.net) for Frankfurter Neue Presse and Journal Frankfurt.
Bars: To experience the best of a dying breed of Äppelwoi taverns, trawl the streets of Alt Sachsenhausen around Affentorplatz. However, if an up-to-the minute scene is more your style, try the super-trendy Soho, Fritschengässchen 5, or Coconut Groove, Kaiserstrasse 53, a stylish restaurant-bar with live music and tables spilling onto the pavement in summer.
In the center, the places to see and be seen are Lounge, Weissadlergasse 15, a cosy bar that is open until 0300 every day, Keepers Bar, Berliner Strasse 175, offering an excellent mix of cocktails and DJs, and the trendy Studio Bar, Katharinenpforte 6, with upstairs seating in its penthouse. A place with understated style is Luna Bar, Stiftstrasse 6. This is one of the best ‘designer bars’ in Germany, with great atmosphere and cocktails made to order. Once a month, the venue hosts a Lunatics Party, with live music.
The Main Tower Bar, on the 53rd floor of the only public skyscraper in Frankfurt, offers breathtaking drinks as well as views from 1830 onwards. Craving German beer? Make for Elfer Music Club, Maybachstrasse 24, the mother of all trendy pubs in Frankfurt. Prices are quite steep at Jimmy’s Bar in the Frankfurt Hessischer Hof Hotel, Friedrich Ebert Anlage 40, but anyone on an expense account will enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere and the gentleman’s club surroundings. The homesick can head for the distinctly English King’s Arms pub, Mainkai 10.
Casinos: Bad Homburg Casino is the nearest casino – in the spa town of Bad Homburg, just to the north of Frankfurt, on Im Kurpark. Table gambling is available 1500-0300. It costs €2.50 for a day card and the minimum age is 18 years – ID in the form of a driving license or passport is required. Dress code is smart, with no jeans, sports clothes, sandals or trainers. A jacket and tie are required for men.
Clubs: Nachtleben, Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse 45, is two places in one – upstairs a trendy bar and downstairs a dance club playing house on Thursday and drum’n’bass on Saturday. Galerie, Düsseldorfer Strasse 1-7 (website: www.galerie-frankfurt.de), is where the young and trendy enjoy live sets, dance music, theater performances and unusual art exhibitions. House and trance features prominently at the gay club, Blue Angel, Brönnerstrasse 17 (website: www.blueangel-online.de). Das 21. Jahrhundert, Oeder Weg 21 (website: www.das-21-jahrhundert.de), hosts DJs from around the world every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A palatial villa in Bethmann Park is the chic setting of the Odeon disco, Seilerstrasse 34 (website: www.theodeon.de). A more alternative, almost kitsch, venue is Schaubar, Saalburgstrasse 61 (website:www.schaubar.de).
Live Music: The most exciting venue in the city is Die Brotfabrik, Bachmannstrasse 2-4 (website: www.brotfabrik.de), which features live international music. There is also a café and restaurant on site. Batschkapp, Maybachstrasse 24 (website: www.batschkapp.de), hosts rock, pop and DJ acts, with guests including German punk rockers Die Toten Hosen and famous names like Tracy Chapman and Napalm Death. Cabaret and live concerts get an airing at Sinkkasten, Brönnerstrasse 5-9 (website: www.sinkkasten-frankfurt.de) and Neues Theater Höchst, Emmerich-Josef-Strasse 46a (website: www.neues-theater.de). The most famous and atmospheric venue on Jazzgasse is Der Jazzkeller, Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse 18a (website: www.jazzkeller.com), which is open Wednesday to Sunday. NuJazz is featured at the popular live music venue, King Kamehameha, Hanauer Landstrasse 192 (website: www.king-kamehameha.de).
International pop and rock stars pack out the Festhalle, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1 (website: www.messefrankfurt.com/corporate/de/festhalle.html... and Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, Pfaffenwiese Frankfurt-Höchst (website: www.jahrhunderthalle.de).
Nightclubs:
1 Batschkapp
2 Blue Bar
3 Capitol
4 Club Goldfish
5 Cocoon Club
6 Cooky’s
7 Das 21. Jahrhundert
8 Space Place
9 Galerie
10 Havana Club
11 Helium
12 The Cave
13 Stereo Bar
14 King Kamehameha Club
15 Velvet Club
16 Musik-Lokal Südbahnhof (South Station Local Music Restaurant)
17 Musikterrasse Wiking (MTW)
18 Nachtleben
19 Odeon
20 Pulse
restuarants/bars/cafes:
http://www.frankfurtnavigator.com/taxonomy/term/12...
Traditional Kneipen (bars) cluster around the Alt Sachsenhausen district (between Brückenstrasse and Dreiechstrasse), but are increasingly being crowded out by more modern establishments with an international ambience. Many of Frankfurt’s top hotels have excellent bars that attract outsiders as well as guests and are particularly popular with visiting businesspeople. Belying its rather staid image, Frankfurt also has a lively club scene. Discos and gay haunts are to be found around Zeil and Bleichstrasse, while the seedier side of nightlife can be found down the Kaiserstrasse artery and the surrounds.
Many bars in Frankfurt also offer live music, particularly jazz. The best venues are around Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse, otherwise known as Jazzgasse (Jazz Alley).
Bars stay open until 0100 during the week and remain open significantly later at the weekend. The minimum drinking age is 18 years and in trendy bars or clubs, a beer can cost around €3-4, while a glass of wine is usually around €3.50-4 and sprits €3-5. Dress code is smart to casual – a tie is not necessary but many places will not allow trainers or jeans. Clubs and discos often charge admission of around €8-10.
The first phase of the proposed Urban Entertainment Center, a 210m (689ft) tower block (UEC 1), has been completed and is situated on Hemmerichweg, between the fair district and the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station). When complete, the complex will offer shopping and entertainment center, as well as offices, a hotel and apartments.
Prinz (website: www.prinz.de) is the magazine to pick up for the latest bars, club and nightlife information. The free magazines Strandgut (website: www.strandgut.de), Fritz (website: www.fritz-frankfurt.de) and Kultur News (website: www.kulturnews.de) all have information on culture and nightlife in Frankfurt (in German) and are available at the tourist information center. An excellent source of information and listings is available from the online service (website: www.rhein-main.net) for Frankfurter Neue Presse and Journal Frankfurt.
Bars: To experience the best of a dying breed of Äppelwoi taverns, trawl the streets of Alt Sachsenhausen around Affentorplatz. However, if an up-to-the minute scene is more your style, try the super-trendy Soho, Fritschengässchen 5, or Coconut Groove, Kaiserstrasse 53, a stylish restaurant-bar with live music and tables spilling onto the pavement in summer.
In the center, the places to see and be seen are Lounge, Weissadlergasse 15, a cosy bar that is open until 0300 every day, Keepers Bar, Berliner Strasse 175, offering an excellent mix of cocktails and DJs, and the trendy Studio Bar, Katharinenpforte 6, with upstairs seating in its penthouse. A place with understated style is Luna Bar, Stiftstrasse 6. This is one of the best ‘designer bars’ in Germany, with great atmosphere and cocktails made to order. Once a month, the venue hosts a Lunatics Party, with live music.
The Main Tower Bar, on the 53rd floor of the only public skyscraper in Frankfurt, offers breathtaking drinks as well as views from 1830 onwards. Craving German beer? Make for Elfer Music Club, Maybachstrasse 24, the mother of all trendy pubs in Frankfurt. Prices are quite steep at Jimmy’s Bar in the Frankfurt Hessischer Hof Hotel, Friedrich Ebert Anlage 40, but anyone on an expense account will enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere and the gentleman’s club surroundings. The homesick can head for the distinctly English King’s Arms pub, Mainkai 10.
Casinos: Bad Homburg Casino is the nearest casino – in the spa town of Bad Homburg, just to the north of Frankfurt, on Im Kurpark. Table gambling is available 1500-0300. It costs €2.50 for a day card and the minimum age is 18 years – ID in the form of a driving license or passport is required. Dress code is smart, with no jeans, sports clothes, sandals or trainers. A jacket and tie are required for men.
Clubs: Nachtleben, Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse 45, is two places in one – upstairs a trendy bar and downstairs a dance club playing house on Thursday and drum’n’bass on Saturday. Galerie, Düsseldorfer Strasse 1-7 (website: www.galerie-frankfurt.de), is where the young and trendy enjoy live sets, dance music, theater performances and unusual art exhibitions. House and trance features prominently at the gay club, Blue Angel, Brönnerstrasse 17 (website: www.blueangel-online.de). Das 21. Jahrhundert, Oeder Weg 21 (website: www.das-21-jahrhundert.de), hosts DJs from around the world every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A palatial villa in Bethmann Park is the chic setting of the Odeon disco, Seilerstrasse 34 (website: www.theodeon.de). A more alternative, almost kitsch, venue is Schaubar, Saalburgstrasse 61 (website:www.schaubar.de).
Live Music: The most exciting venue in the city is Die Brotfabrik, Bachmannstrasse 2-4 (website: www.brotfabrik.de), which features live international music. There is also a café and restaurant on site. Batschkapp, Maybachstrasse 24 (website: www.batschkapp.de), hosts rock, pop and DJ acts, with guests including German punk rockers Die Toten Hosen and famous names like Tracy Chapman and Napalm Death. Cabaret and live concerts get an airing at Sinkkasten, Brönnerstrasse 5-9 (website: www.sinkkasten-frankfurt.de) and Neues Theater Höchst, Emmerich-Josef-Strasse 46a (website: www.neues-theater.de). The most famous and atmospheric venue on Jazzgasse is Der Jazzkeller, Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse 18a (website: www.jazzkeller.com), which is open Wednesday to Sunday. NuJazz is featured at the popular live music venue, King Kamehameha, Hanauer Landstrasse 192 (website: www.king-kamehameha.de).
International pop and rock stars pack out the Festhalle, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1 (website: www.messefrankfurt.com/corporate/de/festhalle.html... and Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, Pfaffenwiese Frankfurt-Höchst (website: www.jahrhunderthalle.de).
Nightclubs:
1 Batschkapp
2 Blue Bar
3 Capitol
4 Club Goldfish
5 Cocoon Club
6 Cooky’s
7 Das 21. Jahrhundert
8 Space Place
9 Galerie
10 Havana Club
11 Helium
12 The Cave
13 Stereo Bar
14 King Kamehameha Club
15 Velvet Club
16 Musik-Lokal Südbahnhof (South Station Local Music Restaurant)
17 Musikterrasse Wiking (MTW)
18 Nachtleben
19 Odeon
20 Pulse
Silver993tt said:
Frankfurt is a great city. Those that slate it either have never been there, visit occasionally for work and don't venture much past their hotel or only look for irish pubs or anything that reminds them of home, so for starters:
restuarants/bars/cafes:
http://www.frankfurtnavigator.com/taxonomy/term/12...
Traditional Kneipen (bars) cluster around the Alt Sachsenhausen district (between Brückenstrasse and Dreiechstrasse), but are increasingly being crowded out by more modern establishments with an international ambience. Many of Frankfurt’s top hotels have excellent bars that attract outsiders as well as guests and are particularly popular with visiting businesspeople. Belying its rather staid image, Frankfurt also has a lively club scene. Discos and gay haunts are to be found around Zeil and Bleichstrasse, while the seedier side of nightlife can be found down the Kaiserstrasse artery and the surrounds.
Many bars in Frankfurt also offer live music, particularly jazz. The best venues are around Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse, otherwise known as Jazzgasse (Jazz Alley).
Bars stay open until 0100 during the week and remain open significantly later at the weekend. The minimum drinking age is 18 years and in trendy bars or clubs, a beer can cost around €3-4, while a glass of wine is usually around €3.50-4 and sprits €3-5. Dress code is smart to casual – a tie is not necessary but many places will not allow trainers or jeans. Clubs and discos often charge admission of around €8-10.
The first phase of the proposed Urban Entertainment Center, a 210m (689ft) tower block (UEC 1), has been completed and is situated on Hemmerichweg, between the fair district and the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station). When complete, the complex will offer shopping and entertainment center, as well as offices, a hotel and apartments.
Prinz (website: www.prinz.de) is the magazine to pick up for the latest bars, club and nightlife information. The free magazines Strandgut (website: www.strandgut.de), Fritz (website: www.fritz-frankfurt.de) and Kultur News (website: www.kulturnews.de) all have information on culture and nightlife in Frankfurt (in German) and are available at the tourist information center. An excellent source of information and listings is available from the online service (website: www.rhein-main.net) for Frankfurter Neue Presse and Journal Frankfurt.
Bars: To experience the best of a dying breed of Äppelwoi taverns, trawl the streets of Alt Sachsenhausen around Affentorplatz. However, if an up-to-the minute scene is more your style, try the super-trendy Soho, Fritschengässchen 5, or Coconut Groove, Kaiserstrasse 53, a stylish restaurant-bar with live music and tables spilling onto the pavement in summer.
In the center, the places to see and be seen are Lounge, Weissadlergasse 15, a cosy bar that is open until 0300 every day, Keepers Bar, Berliner Strasse 175, offering an excellent mix of cocktails and DJs, and the trendy Studio Bar, Katharinenpforte 6, with upstairs seating in its penthouse. A place with understated style is Luna Bar, Stiftstrasse 6. This is one of the best ‘designer bars’ in Germany, with great atmosphere and cocktails made to order. Once a month, the venue hosts a Lunatics Party, with live music.
The Main Tower Bar, on the 53rd floor of the only public skyscraper in Frankfurt, offers breathtaking drinks as well as views from 1830 onwards. Craving German beer? Make for Elfer Music Club, Maybachstrasse 24, the mother of all trendy pubs in Frankfurt. Prices are quite steep at Jimmy’s Bar in the Frankfurt Hessischer Hof Hotel, Friedrich Ebert Anlage 40, but anyone on an expense account will enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere and the gentleman’s club surroundings. The homesick can head for the distinctly English King’s Arms pub, Mainkai 10.
Casinos: Bad Homburg Casino is the nearest casino – in the spa town of Bad Homburg, just to the north of Frankfurt, on Im Kurpark. Table gambling is available 1500-0300. It costs €2.50 for a day card and the minimum age is 18 years – ID in the form of a driving license or passport is required. Dress code is smart, with no jeans, sports clothes, sandals or trainers. A jacket and tie are required for men.
Clubs: Nachtleben, Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse 45, is two places in one – upstairs a trendy bar and downstairs a dance club playing house on Thursday and drum’n’bass on Saturday. Galerie, Düsseldorfer Strasse 1-7 (website: www.galerie-frankfurt.de), is where the young and trendy enjoy live sets, dance music, theater performances and unusual art exhibitions. House and trance features prominently at the gay club, Blue Angel, Brönnerstrasse 17 (website: www.blueangel-online.de). Das 21. Jahrhundert, Oeder Weg 21 (website: www.das-21-jahrhundert.de), hosts DJs from around the world every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A palatial villa in Bethmann Park is the chic setting of the Odeon disco, Seilerstrasse 34 (website: www.theodeon.de). A more alternative, almost kitsch, venue is Schaubar, Saalburgstrasse 61 (website:www.schaubar.de).
Live Music: The most exciting venue in the city is Die Brotfabrik, Bachmannstrasse 2-4 (website: www.brotfabrik.de), which features live international music. There is also a café and restaurant on site. Batschkapp, Maybachstrasse 24 (website: www.batschkapp.de), hosts rock, pop and DJ acts, with guests including German punk rockers Die Toten Hosen and famous names like Tracy Chapman and Napalm Death. Cabaret and live concerts get an airing at Sinkkasten, Brönnerstrasse 5-9 (website: www.sinkkasten-frankfurt.de) and Neues Theater Höchst, Emmerich-Josef-Strasse 46a (website: www.neues-theater.de). The most famous and atmospheric venue on Jazzgasse is Der Jazzkeller, Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse 18a (website: www.jazzkeller.com), which is open Wednesday to Sunday. NuJazz is featured at the popular live music venue, King Kamehameha, Hanauer Landstrasse 192 (website: www.king-kamehameha.de).
International pop and rock stars pack out the Festhalle, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1 (website: www.messefrankfurt.com/corporate/de/festhalle.html... and Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, Pfaffenwiese Frankfurt-Höchst (website: www.jahrhunderthalle.de).
Nightclubs:
1 Batschkapp
2 Blue Bar
3 Capitol
4 Club Goldfish
5 Cocoon Club
6 Cooky’s
7 Das 21. Jahrhundert
8 Space Place
9 Galerie
10 Havana Club
11 Helium
12 The Cave
13 Stereo Bar
14 King Kamehameha Club
15 Velvet Club
16 Musik-Lokal Südbahnhof (South Station Local Music Restaurant)
17 Musikterrasse Wiking (MTW)
18 Nachtleben
19 Odeon
20 Pulse
Wow!! Thank you so much, that's amazing!!restuarants/bars/cafes:
http://www.frankfurtnavigator.com/taxonomy/term/12...
Traditional Kneipen (bars) cluster around the Alt Sachsenhausen district (between Brückenstrasse and Dreiechstrasse), but are increasingly being crowded out by more modern establishments with an international ambience. Many of Frankfurt’s top hotels have excellent bars that attract outsiders as well as guests and are particularly popular with visiting businesspeople. Belying its rather staid image, Frankfurt also has a lively club scene. Discos and gay haunts are to be found around Zeil and Bleichstrasse, while the seedier side of nightlife can be found down the Kaiserstrasse artery and the surrounds.
Many bars in Frankfurt also offer live music, particularly jazz. The best venues are around Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse, otherwise known as Jazzgasse (Jazz Alley).
Bars stay open until 0100 during the week and remain open significantly later at the weekend. The minimum drinking age is 18 years and in trendy bars or clubs, a beer can cost around €3-4, while a glass of wine is usually around €3.50-4 and sprits €3-5. Dress code is smart to casual – a tie is not necessary but many places will not allow trainers or jeans. Clubs and discos often charge admission of around €8-10.
The first phase of the proposed Urban Entertainment Center, a 210m (689ft) tower block (UEC 1), has been completed and is situated on Hemmerichweg, between the fair district and the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station). When complete, the complex will offer shopping and entertainment center, as well as offices, a hotel and apartments.
Prinz (website: www.prinz.de) is the magazine to pick up for the latest bars, club and nightlife information. The free magazines Strandgut (website: www.strandgut.de), Fritz (website: www.fritz-frankfurt.de) and Kultur News (website: www.kulturnews.de) all have information on culture and nightlife in Frankfurt (in German) and are available at the tourist information center. An excellent source of information and listings is available from the online service (website: www.rhein-main.net) for Frankfurter Neue Presse and Journal Frankfurt.
Bars: To experience the best of a dying breed of Äppelwoi taverns, trawl the streets of Alt Sachsenhausen around Affentorplatz. However, if an up-to-the minute scene is more your style, try the super-trendy Soho, Fritschengässchen 5, or Coconut Groove, Kaiserstrasse 53, a stylish restaurant-bar with live music and tables spilling onto the pavement in summer.
In the center, the places to see and be seen are Lounge, Weissadlergasse 15, a cosy bar that is open until 0300 every day, Keepers Bar, Berliner Strasse 175, offering an excellent mix of cocktails and DJs, and the trendy Studio Bar, Katharinenpforte 6, with upstairs seating in its penthouse. A place with understated style is Luna Bar, Stiftstrasse 6. This is one of the best ‘designer bars’ in Germany, with great atmosphere and cocktails made to order. Once a month, the venue hosts a Lunatics Party, with live music.
The Main Tower Bar, on the 53rd floor of the only public skyscraper in Frankfurt, offers breathtaking drinks as well as views from 1830 onwards. Craving German beer? Make for Elfer Music Club, Maybachstrasse 24, the mother of all trendy pubs in Frankfurt. Prices are quite steep at Jimmy’s Bar in the Frankfurt Hessischer Hof Hotel, Friedrich Ebert Anlage 40, but anyone on an expense account will enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere and the gentleman’s club surroundings. The homesick can head for the distinctly English King’s Arms pub, Mainkai 10.
Casinos: Bad Homburg Casino is the nearest casino – in the spa town of Bad Homburg, just to the north of Frankfurt, on Im Kurpark. Table gambling is available 1500-0300. It costs €2.50 for a day card and the minimum age is 18 years – ID in the form of a driving license or passport is required. Dress code is smart, with no jeans, sports clothes, sandals or trainers. A jacket and tie are required for men.
Clubs: Nachtleben, Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse 45, is two places in one – upstairs a trendy bar and downstairs a dance club playing house on Thursday and drum’n’bass on Saturday. Galerie, Düsseldorfer Strasse 1-7 (website: www.galerie-frankfurt.de), is where the young and trendy enjoy live sets, dance music, theater performances and unusual art exhibitions. House and trance features prominently at the gay club, Blue Angel, Brönnerstrasse 17 (website: www.blueangel-online.de). Das 21. Jahrhundert, Oeder Weg 21 (website: www.das-21-jahrhundert.de), hosts DJs from around the world every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A palatial villa in Bethmann Park is the chic setting of the Odeon disco, Seilerstrasse 34 (website: www.theodeon.de). A more alternative, almost kitsch, venue is Schaubar, Saalburgstrasse 61 (website:www.schaubar.de).
Live Music: The most exciting venue in the city is Die Brotfabrik, Bachmannstrasse 2-4 (website: www.brotfabrik.de), which features live international music. There is also a café and restaurant on site. Batschkapp, Maybachstrasse 24 (website: www.batschkapp.de), hosts rock, pop and DJ acts, with guests including German punk rockers Die Toten Hosen and famous names like Tracy Chapman and Napalm Death. Cabaret and live concerts get an airing at Sinkkasten, Brönnerstrasse 5-9 (website: www.sinkkasten-frankfurt.de) and Neues Theater Höchst, Emmerich-Josef-Strasse 46a (website: www.neues-theater.de). The most famous and atmospheric venue on Jazzgasse is Der Jazzkeller, Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse 18a (website: www.jazzkeller.com), which is open Wednesday to Sunday. NuJazz is featured at the popular live music venue, King Kamehameha, Hanauer Landstrasse 192 (website: www.king-kamehameha.de).
International pop and rock stars pack out the Festhalle, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1 (website: www.messefrankfurt.com/corporate/de/festhalle.html... and Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, Pfaffenwiese Frankfurt-Höchst (website: www.jahrhunderthalle.de).
Nightclubs:
1 Batschkapp
2 Blue Bar
3 Capitol
4 Club Goldfish
5 Cocoon Club
6 Cooky’s
7 Das 21. Jahrhundert
8 Space Place
9 Galerie
10 Havana Club
11 Helium
12 The Cave
13 Stereo Bar
14 King Kamehameha Club
15 Velvet Club
16 Musik-Lokal Südbahnhof (South Station Local Music Restaurant)
17 Musikterrasse Wiking (MTW)
18 Nachtleben
19 Odeon
20 Pulse
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