The 12 Best Pubs in Frankfurt

Order: Guinness and live sport. O'Reilly's runs Frankfurt's longest-established Irish pub, with Guinness on tap that beats the city average and a calendar of GAA, EPL, and Six Nations matches. The room reads classic Dublin-export, dark wood and trad music. The fish and chips score reliably.

The record: Frankfurt's oldest Irish pub ran from a basement at Wallstrasse 9 until spring 2008, with live trad sessions and Thursday karaoke nights. The room is gone. Our profile keeps its story on the record and points you to the pubs that replaced it.

Order: Sachsenhausen Irish anchor. Waxy's anchors Sachsenhausen's pub scene with Guinness, Kilkenny, and 12 other taps. The room runs two floors with the upstairs given to live music four nights a week. Local Reddit users consistently rate the burger above the city's other Irish pubs.

Order: apfelwein by the Bembel. Fichtekraenzi has poured apfelwein on Wallstrasse since 1849 and keeps the most local crowd of the heritage houses. The courtyard garden seats a full summer evening and the Handkaes plate stays the regulars' order. Cash preferred; no reservations for small groups.

Order: heritage apfelwein room. Adolf Wagner has anchored Schweizer Strasse since 1931 and remains the reference room for the city's signature drink. The bench seating fills with locals and after-work groups, and the Frankfurter Gruene Sauce plate remains the regulars' order. Cash only.

Order: traditional apfelwein. Lorsbacher Thal pours apfelwein in a 200-year-old room with a courtyard garden that seats 80 in summer. The Hessian menu runs honest and substantial. Friday night sees a 30-minute wait at the door from 7pm. Cash and EC card.

Order: Apfelwein staple. Atschel pours its house apfelwein in a Hessian dialect setting that takes Sachsenhausen's tradition straight. The schnitzel runs above average; the green sauce plate stays the reliable order. The bench seating means you share a table on Friday nights.

Order: old Hessian pub. Eichkatzerl runs as Sachsenhausen's quiet apfelwein room, with fewer tourists than its more famous neighbours. The kitchen takes the Hessian classics seriously and the apfelwein house jug at 8 euros buys two hours of unhurried drinking.

Order: German craft taproom. Hopfen Stube pours German and Hessian craft beer across 18 taps, with a small kitchen of sausage and pretzel. The room reads warm and student-friendly. The taster flight at 12 euros lets you sample the full local rotation.

Order: neighbourhood Bornheim pub. Solzer anchors Bornheim's Berger Strasse with a beer-garden front terrace and a dependable Hessian kitchen. The clientele runs neighbourhood, the apfelwein pours well, and the schnitzel feeds two. Reservations rarely needed outside summer weekends.

Order: English-style pub. Castle Pub runs an English-pub format with cask ale, dart board, and a Sunday roast that pulls a regular British and Irish crowd. The room sits along Schweizer Strasse, dark wood and stained glass. Last orders 12.30am.