A 200 year old Sachsenhausen gasthaus with its own apple wine cellar and nearly 250 cider varieties.
Lorsbacher Thal is an Apfelwein tavern in Alt-Sachsenhausen with more than 200 years of history and its own apple wine cellar under the dining room. It serves traditional Hessian cooking alongside what may be the deepest apple wine list in Germany, nearly 250 selections.
This is the address for anyone who wants to understand Frankfurt's Stoffche, the local cider, rather than just drink a Schoppen and leave. It rewards the curious, since the house runs tastings through a cellar of around 30 wooden barrels. Skip it if you only want cocktails. For the wider scene see our Frankfurt craft beer and cider guide and the best bars in Germany.
Lorsbacher Thal sits in Alt-Sachsenhausen on Grosse Rittergasse. Book ahead on weekends. Ask about the apple wine tasting, which runs from a cellar of around 30 barrels.
The gasthaus keeps the wood paneled feel of an old Sachsenhausen tavern, with a separate side room and a summer courtyard. The cellar below holds around 30 large barrels arranged in a row, which the house describes as the heart of its program.
Start with the house Schoppen poured from the Noll cellar, the everyday Frankfurt apple wine. From there the list runs to apple wine Secco from Estonia and apple wine vermouth from Italy, part of a roster of nearly 250. Book the small tasting at 39 euros for two hours or the large one at 59 euros over three and a half hours. Compare with craft beer near you.
The room mixes Frankfurt locals who treat it as a neighborhood Wirtschaft with visitors working through Sachsenhausen's tavern row. Weekends fill, so a booking helps. The summer courtyard is the prize in warm months.
Pair Lorsbacher Thal with other Sachsenhausen taverns like Apfelwein Wagner and Zum Eichkatzerl, cross the river to the Bornheim house pressing at Apfelwein Solzer, read the record of An Sibin, the neighborhood's lost Irish basement, see our Sachsenhausen guide, or browse the full Frankfurt bar guide.
What to order
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House Schoppen
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Apple wine Secco
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Apple wine vermouth
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Small tasting (39 euros)
