The 11 Best Wine Bars in Frankfurt

Order: Rheingau Rieslings. Weinsinn occupies a corner of the Bahnhofsviertel with a cellar of 400 bottles and 35 wines by the glass. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ranks it among the top three German focused wine bars in the country. The room reads modern, the service warm. Order the Rheingau Riesling comparison at 28 euros.

Order: museum cafe wines. Holbein's sits beside the Staedel Museum garden and pours an editorial list of 60 wines focused on the Rhein region. The Sunday brunch wine flight runs 24 euros and stays one of Frankfurt's most reliable afternoon plans. The terrace seats 80 in summer. Reservations recommended for dinner.

Order: German Riesling by the glass. Spaetlese runs a relaxed Nordend wine room with a list that leans hard into German whites, around 90 bottles deep and 20 by the glass. The bottles change with the season and the staff steer first-timers well. A cheese and charcuterie board pairs with most of the list.

Order: Italian regional wine. Weinbar Massa pours an Italian-leaning list on Berger Strasse, with 70 labels and a rotating set of 16 by the glass. The room runs small and convivial, the kind of neighbourhood spot regulars treat as a second living room. Small plates arrive from an open kitchen.

Order: natural and low-intervention wine. Weinkultur sits at the heart of the Bahnhofsviertel natural-wine wave, with a tight list of grower wines and 18 by the glass. The bottles skew orange and skin-contact; the staff explain each pour without ceremony. The room fills late on weekends.

Order: traditional Frankfurt wine room. Pielok has poured on Klingerstrasse for generations, a Nordend institution that keeps a Hessian and German list alongside hearty regional plates. The room reads old-school and unhurried. Order a Rheingau Riesling and a schnitzel and settle in for the evening.

Order: Hessian whites. Weinhaus Liebmann runs a classic Sachsenhausen wine house with a list anchored in regional German bottles and a long bench-seated room. The by-the-glass selection runs 15 deep and rotates weekly. The terrace is the seat to ask for in summer.

Order: cellar led pairings. Plank operates a wine programme alongside its cocktail list, with 60 by the glass options updated monthly. The room reads polished like a hotel bar and the prices match. Order the Champagne flight at 32 euros. Reservations required Friday and Saturday after 8pm.

Order: Hessian regional wine. Lautenbachs pours Hessian and Rheingau wine in a traditional Weinstube format, with bench seating and shared tables. The list reads 60 deep, all German. Order the Spaetburgunder flight at 14 euros. The room fills early on Friday and Saturday; reservations help.