Finally it rained a little bit. But that doesn't mean summer is over, it just makes it a tiny bit more bearable for me, who is part of team penthouse. Finally the long evenings outside are even more beautiful! A few days ago I had a date with two very dear friends: one of them belongs to the amusing category "As far as bar trends are concerned, I'm way ahead", the other one comes from Berlin, which leaves me totally unimpressed ;-)
Then I casually and relaxedly think about what Frankfurt can come up with in the categories "urban, trendy and ingenious" - Whereby I think deep in my heart that Frankfurt doesn't have to be like Berlin at all. If Frankfurt is just Frankfurt, that's enough, isn't it?
Because with such a skyline and its dramatic contrasts like in the Bahnhofsviertel, where bank and red light collide, Frankfurt has its very own, charming character. Yes, even the eternal old chestnut, "Frankfurt is so ugly, small, etc etc, but then I learned to love it" is almost a successful image again, Frankfurt offers the best of all surprises - namely a positive.
Surprising and spectacular - that's what in our perception usually still the station district stands for - sexy, dirty, rich in contrasts. What I find exciting, however, is what is developing just outside of that quarter in terms of edgy places. Still located in a run-down area, Frankfurters are putting something together - even if it's just a pop-up.
Spectacular corners in former brothels
For some time now, a loyal fan base has been making pilgrimages to the Osthafen. In a former nudist club, the "Blue Water" has taken over there - upstairs esteemed culinary arts in the restaurant<link https: www.frankfurt-tipp.de geniesser-tipp s geniessertipp das-blaue-wasser-eine-echte-wohlfuehloase-im-osthafen.html _blank> (read more from my colleagues here) and downstairs bar. The restaurant is so popular that reservations are recommended.
The view of the Main River is guaranteed, and the opposite bank adds urban character with its view of a vacant, run-down building. The apparently privately organized running club that makes its rounds up and down the street also shows just how much such neighborhoods are changing.
Whoever first drives down the industrial-tinged street: The pub is located where most of the, fancy cars are parked close together.
Trend bar-wise, however, is temporarily far away this summer, at least in the All Saints district. Never heard of it? Never mind. A snap poll of my circle of acquaintances, which consists entirely of newcomers, revealed 100 percent clueless. I am sure that many have crossed it or admired the beautiful house at the entrance of the quarter, which offers an idea of the old Frankfurt and its former streets with a view of the cathedral spire.
I also discovered it only by chance on the way to the Bürgeramt. More edgy doesn't seem to be possible right now. Active red light and intoxicants live side by side here. Big shops with foreign names like Zeeman (Dutch for -na, I wonder what? Sailor/Matrose) sell cheap clothes at the end of the Zeil. Around the corner to the right in Breite Gasse, a shop unfortunately doesn't accept EC cards and gives the impression that I won't see a receipt for my cash anyway. Unfortunately I don't have any cash on me and have to hang the fumble back on the bar. I promise to come back another time. Maybe for the next date with my girlfriends at the Yard - a bar on a wasteland in the middle of colorful containers in the Breite Gasse. It's an interim use, as new apartments are to be built there in the future.
Urban, trendy, not slick and licked
A small market hall can be found next to the bar, where twelve Frankfurt eateries from all parts of the city offer international street food. Vegan ice cream and vegan kebabs no one has to miss. You can also enter the Yard, which became a popular venue during the World Cup, through a container. Palm trees wave, a motley crowd squats on wooden benches, drinks beer and presumably chats about the weather.
<link https: www.yard-ffm.com _blank>Yard, Allerheiligenviertel, Breite Gasse10, 60311 Frankfurt (container entrance slightly around the corner towards Gesundheitsamt), weekdays 6pm to 10pm, Saturday 3pm to 10pm
<link https: www.frankfurt-tipp.de geniesser-tipp s geniessertipp das-blaue-wasser-eine-echte-wohlfuehloase-im-osthafen.html _blank>Blaues Wasser, Franziusstr. 35, 60314 Frankfurt am Main