Partake of this for €25 at the Villa Leonhardi – a superb Italian restaurant in an old villa just outside the old city; and once a month they do a seasonal tasting menu for €80‚ which is well worth making the journey for.

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Neu-Isenburg is at the end of the Streetcar/Tram line 14, which passes through the city forest (Stadtwald) on the south side of Frankfurt. Well worth the ride in itself. Then it's a 10 minute walk to the old Market Square.

The quality of the German menu items is A1 and the green sauce is perhaps the best in the whole area. The staff are friendly: not the typical apple-wine pub bruskness.

Book in advance as it's always busy, though I have always found a table during a walk-in in the early evening. And for families with children, they actually like them here.

Marktplatz 1, 63263 Neu-Isenburg;
tel (0 61 02) 3 96 69

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Get traditional German food at this apfelwein kneipe (apple wine tavern), the best in Frankfurt, on Wallstrasse, across from Alt Sachenhausen. Great food, great apple wine (the local drink, better than Somerset cider) and a great atmosphere.

Wallstrasse 5;
Tel: 069 612 778;
Open: Monday to Saturday from 5pm to midnight

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A very nice Ethiopian restaurant, in case people get tired of sausages.

Gutleutstrasse 13
www.im-herzen-afrikas.de/index.php?page=anfahrt

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In the older Sachsenhausen district, this traditional hostelry serves the local cider, apfelwein, by the jug, and also cooks up delicious local dishes.

Perfect for wiling away a summer's afternoon (and evening!) as it is open daily from 11am to midnight.

Sachsenhausen, Schweizer Strasse
Tel: +49 69 61 25 65)

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This restaurant on the edge of Alt Sachenhausen has excellent and cheap (less than £5) Thai food.

Kleine Rittergasse 43

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Located in Mainz, just outside Frankfurt, by the Rhine River, this restaurant is a must-visit. Originally, in the 13th century, it was a hospital and church for the poor and sick, and though it has since passed through many owners, it still retains a unique atmosphere. Now it has a restaurant, bar and beer garden serving breakfast, dinner, cocktails and even homemade pastries.

Mailandsgasse 11, 5516 Mainz;
tel: 06131 22 5757;
www.heiliggeist-mainz.de

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MoschMosch have a few outlets in Frankfurt, serving Japanese food, ramen in particular. Good healthy fare made with fresh ingredients, all in a nice setting, and with friendly staff.

Luginsland 1, 60313 Frankfurt (city centre); tel: 069 1338 8181;
Wilhelm-Leuschner-Strasse 78, 60329 Frankfurt (city centre); tel: 069 2400 3737;
www.moschmosch.com

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Fressgass is actually called "Große Bockenheimer Straße", but because it's a street with many restaurants, people like to affectionately call it "Fressgass", which could roughly be translated as "munch-street". Most restaurants are a little bit more expensive here.

www.locationsite.de/frankfurt/fressgass_frankfurt.htm

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Orfeos Erben is not only an art house cinema, but also features a nice restaurant...ironically at the moment they are showing the shocking food documentary "We feed the world", a film about the immoral practises of big food companies, which did rather spoil my appetite when I saw it....

Hamburger Allee 45
60486
Tel: +49 697 691 00

www.meinestadt.de/frankfurt-am-main/kino/cinema?cinemaId=39663

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The best Persian in town, right by the main train station.

Baseler Str. 21
60329
Tel: +49 692 323 01
www.restaurant-hafez.de/anfahrt/anfahrt.htm

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Great old-fashioned pub well off the tourist trail in Sachsenhausen. Great for apple cider and sausages!

Sachsenhausen, close to the Lerchesberg.

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Very pleasant restaurant serving Bavarian food, such as half-metre long sausages.
Most entertaining when huge sun umbrella blew over in early evening breeze.

Kannengiessergasse 3
Tel: +49 69 282141

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Attractive square for drinking and eating in the sun. But when we were there (July 2005), the venue for what seemed like the All-German scaffold throwing championships, as some sort of event was packed away.

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