Frankfurt am Main Nightlife

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Update: I'll leave this tip as it is for historical reasons, but the sad fact of the matter is that the Künstlerkeller has been closed since March 1, 2007, because of insolvency. There is talk of re-opening under new management in the autumn of 2007, but it's all rather vague at the moment, so we are currently trying out other places to go after the opera. (Watch this space for further developments.)

This is where we all go after the opera. It's big and loud, but very pleasant, and often the singers and other people who work at the opera house come here, too.

It can get very full some nights, so I usually reserve a table if I know or think I am coming with a group. They are willing to reserve for up to 150 people, but I have never gone higher than twenty up to now.

They have beer, wine, apple wine, mineral water, all the usual stuff. And warm meals until 1:00 a.m. I used to think they closed at 3:00, but we were there until 4:15 recently and they didn't throw us out. Maybe they just like us, I don't know.

Second photo: This is the corner of Weißfrauenstraße and Seckbächer Gasse. You can miss it because there is a travel agency called Explorer on the corner. Cross the street here and turn right. Walk past the Klosterhof, and after just a few meters you will see ...

Third photo: ... this sign at the entrance to the Künstlerkeller. As the name implies, it's down in the basement. You have to walk through a yard and ...

Fourth photo: ... down some steps to get in. Unfortunately it does not have a proper entrance for people in wheelchairs.

Fifth photo: On January 27, 2007 we had a VT meeting in the Künstlerkeller. Please feel free to click here to see more photos of the meeting.

After the closure of the "Turmpalast" the best chance to see english-language movies would be the Cinestar Metropolis. Though most movies are german-language, many are also shown in their original language. Check their homepage or the newspaper for "OV"-versions playing.

If you are an English speaker in Germany and feeling a bit homesick, this is the place to go to grab a bottle of dog, tuck into a big plate of bangers and mash, and chat with English speakers from all over the world, Americans, English, Swedish, Australians, and Irish of course.

There's even a TV, mostly for sporting events, that plays programmes from Britain and Ireland. They have great food, and along with cottage pie to die for, they also have an Indian chef who cooks up authentic curries.

You don't need to go anywhere else for that Anglo-Irish experience. They even close at 11pm - just like in England!

O'reilly's is the only place in Frankfurt that I will goto. Not only is it extremely easy to get to (literally across the street from tha main train station), but its ENGLISH SPEAKING, there are no lines to get in, and NO cover charge! As soon as you walk in the doors you will notice that its different that other places. The servers all speak english, the menus are in english.. even the coat check guy speaks english! Because of this its a very popular hang out for Frankfurt's english speaking community, and is a fantastic place to meet other travellers who speak the language.

I highly recommend going there on the weekends for Karaoke. It's a ton of fun and really rowdy. Things can get packed, so get there early is a table/chair is important to you.

Dress Code: casual.

This club is very obscure in a way. The design is inspired by movies as Barbarella and The Fifth Element but combined with a bit of rock and roll. Orange and purple ligths and lots of sort of modern looking items. Strange atmosphere but cozy. And a huge list of coctails are being served. I took a Flying, which was a champaign coctail which cost Euro 9,=.

Also a place where you can eat a bit. (Tapas for example).

Dress Code: No dress code. Spacesuit would be appropiate.

Some nights you just have had your share of cathedrals, castles, and pub crawls. Where can you go to wind down, and relax for a couple of hours. For all things, where can you even go to see a movie in English?

The answer - Turm Palast Cinema. This is right across the stree from Eschersheimer Turm (Tower)

To see the schedule, click the link below.

Dress Code: Wear whatever you would normaly wear if you were going to go to the movies at home.

The Birmingham Pub is a late evening/night gathering point for mostly gays but open to all kinds of other people too. Guests can be young, old, rich, poor, lonely, new to town, german, foreign etc. I find it sometimes a little "depressing" and morbid, since it could be anywhere, but my friends sometimes drag me there. That is because of the big barlady Baerbel who serves all clients well with warmth, charme, german beer or other drinks. (try the egg liquor, no british lager, sorry).

During the day it is a regular snackbar, rail station atmosphere...

Dress Code: anything goes

o' reilly's pub is located across the street from frankfurt's main train station. good selection of irish beers on tap. a good first stop when you leave the frankfurt train station. they offer a smoking area which today is rare in germany.

Dress Code: casual