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Apfelweinwirtschaft Adolf Wagner
When in Frankfurt a visit to an traditional tavern is a must. These timbered drinking holes serve jugs of Ebellwoi , that's Frankfurter for Apfelwein, Germany's alcoholic apple cider. Among the most popular is Adolf Wagner's, family-run since 1931. It is a friendly place, which is just as well as the local snack eaten with Ebellwoi is Handkäse mit Musik , or Hand Cheese with music, a stinky treat that will soon have you farting like a German Band.
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Balalaika
A former New York resident, Balalaika's owner, Anita, was singing long before many of her customers were born, as one of the pace-setters in the jazz and blues scene in the swinging 60s. These days she sings a more mellow song in her tiny, candlelit pub that has the usual cheer of the local taverns but with a more intimate vibe.
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Blue Angel
For the committed rather than the curious, Blue Angel is a popular, strictly gay club (men only) with outrageous events for the party-minded.
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Bockenheimer Weinkontor
A mixed crowd of the young, middle-aged and business-suited all come here to quaff various European wines. Sometimes they also come here to pick each other up. The building, a 19th-century workshop, has a lovely summer courtyard, but the long window ledge and the bar are the places to hang your buttocks and start talking.
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Cocoon Club
This post-modern, pulsating membrane-like miracle is the home of techno legend Sven Väth; it throbs with music from the man himself or his guests Fridays and Saturdays. Lit up by a 100m (330ft) wide, 360º screen, the main dance floor will transform even the most jaded techno moths. During the week you can relax at the more intimate 'micro', a mini version of the larger club, which also houses a restaurant.
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Harvey's
This odd-shaped, high-ceilinged corner bar looks like Dame Edna's living room. Always on the ball, it will no doubt adjust the style dial to suit Frankfurt's fickle club clientele. It's the perfect setting for flouncing around, and boy, do they flounce. It's a long established location on the gay map but attracts a mixed crowd.
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La Gata
Established in 1971, this bar-cum-discotheque is Frankfurt's first, and still only, lesbian venue catering exclusively to women.
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Living XXL
If the euro goes into freefall, it'll land here - Frankfurt's large, bustling and highly popular club has three bars and a gallery dining room at the foot of the European Central Bank.
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O'Dwyers Pub
There are lots of Irish pubs in Frankfurt. This one features on the drinking topography because it's livelier than many others - even hellish sometimes - and near the youth hostel.
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Pulse
The only thing this isn't is a hotel - it's a restaurant, a bar and a nightclub all rolled into one. It's mainly a guys' place, but many lesbians also come here. The compendium of cocktails is killer. Check out the wonderful conservatory/patio out the back.
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Robert Johnson
It may not be in the main drag but don't let that fool you, this big club attracts some of the best names in German electronic music, including regular nights from the thriving Frankfurt-based Playhouse label.
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Sandbar
If the other bars get too cramped or their glam starts wearing thin, dive into the Sandbar as a chic alternative. The minimalist interior and soft bar stools invite a long evening or a short repose between clubs.
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Studio Bar
You might wonder, 'Whatever happened to the revolution?' on entering this joint. The decor is very in-your-face 1960s, with decorative shots of glam pop and enough mirrors and plush sofas to make a hedonist scream uncontrollably with delight. Great drinks are served over two levels plus an outdoor terrace that becomes wall-to-wall in summer.
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U 60311
Any underground station with this many numbers deserved to be re-functioned into a club - and so it was. Now it's one of the best stops in town for techno beats, in a unique location deep in the concrete bowels of the city. The structure makes it perfect for the breakneck electronic noise pumped out by an international roster of DJs. After you've danced up a sweat there are plenty of couches for chilling and chatting.
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Weinkellerei-Weingrosshandlung Peter Dünker
There's only one of these. Located to the right as you enter the yard, this musty little Frankfurt wine cellar/dealer in Nordend is not retro, it's real. Descend, rub your eyes and try some of Germany's finest here. A snack is always sold for around €1 to prime the palate.
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