Frankfurt Nightlife

Don’t go thinking that Frankfurt’s financial reputation means the city’s nightlife is all hotel bars and expensive bottles of booze. In fact, the city is positively buzzing with places to go out, grab a drink and party the night away. Whether visitors wish to kick back in a speakeasy-type joint or catch a live show, Frankfurt has got it covered.

Many bars in Frankfurt offer live music, particularly jazz. The best venues are around Kleine Bockenheimer Strasse, otherwise known as Jazzgasse (Jazz Alley). Most cultural performance venues are closed during July and August. There are a number of ticket outlets in the city, the main one being Frankfurt Ticket, Hanauer Landstrasse 417 (tel: (069) 134 0400; www.frankfurt-ticket.de).

Prinz (prinz.de/deutschland/) is the magazine (in German) to pick up for the latest bars, club and nightlife information. Free magazines Strandgut (strandgut.de/) and Kultur News (www.kulturnews.de) also have information on culture and nightlife in Frankfurt in German and are available at the tourist information centre. Excellent sources of information and listings are also available from the online service for Frankfurter Neue Presse (www.fnp.de) and Journal Frankfurt (www.rhein-main.net) as well as Toytown Germany, an English-language website for expats (www.toytowngermany.com/frankfurt/).

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