Frankfurt Food Tour: 3-4 Local Spots, Sharing Plates

Signature dishes, sweet temptations, and drinks across Frankfurt's hidden food spots

A sharing plate food tour in Frankfurt takes you to 3-4 personally selected local restaurants, cafés and food hotspots where you taste hearty signature dishes, sweet treats and drinks while learning insider information about the spots locals know. The tour runs 4-5 hours with a trained guide, vegetarian and vegan options included, and you leave with a Sharing Plate club card for discounts at recommended restaurants.

Step-by-step itinerary

Culinary food tour in Frankfurt

• Visit 3 insider food spots
• Sample hearty signature dishes
• Enjoy sweet seduction
• Taste selected drinks
• Learn from trained guide
• Receive Sharing Plate club card

The experience

The tour starts at a meeting point and moves through Frankfurt's neighborhoods, stopping at three to four different food spots that a local guide has chosen specifically for this route. Each stop brings a different part of the meal: hearty signature dishes at one restaurant, sweet temptations at another, drinks and smaller bites woven through. You're tasting, not ordering a full meal at each place, so the pace keeps moving and you stay with the same small group of food lovers the whole time.

What sets this apart is the sharing format: you taste dishes designed to be split and passed around, which means you get to try more variety than you would ordering alone. The guide talks through the food cultures represented in each spot and shares details about the restaurants that even regular customers don't know: how long a place has been there, what makes their signature dish special, which items are seasonal. Vegetarian and vegan options are built into every stop, so dietary preferences don't mean sitting out.

You can book one of eight different routes (North End, Bockenheim, Berger Street, Station Quarter, Downtown, Sachsenhausen, or the Surprise route that changes each week), so the neighborhoods and restaurants shift depending on which tour you pick. The guide speaks English, German, or Cantonese depending on the departure. By the end of the 4-5 hours, you walk away with a Sharing Plate club card that gets you small perks at the restaurants on the tour, so you can come back on your own.

What’s included

• Tasting samples from 3-4 insider restaurants and cafés.
• hearty signature dishes and sweet treats.
• selected drinks.
• vegetarian and vegan options at every stop.
• a trained guide with insider knowledge and food facts.
• a Sharing Plate club card with discounts at recommended restaurants.

Options for this experience

8 options

Bockenheim Sharing Plate TourGuide in English, German or Cantonese · 13:00Bockenheim Sharing Plate Tour

Downtown Sharing Plate TourGuide in English, German or Cantonese · Available from 21 Nov · 13:00Downtown Sharing Plate Tour

Sachsenhausen Tour SharingGuide in English, German or Cantonese · Available from 14 Nov · 13:00Sachsenhausen Tour Sharing

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Vegan Tour of FrankfurtGuide in English, German or Cantonese · Available from 5 Dec · 13:00Frankfurt Vegan Sharing Tour

North End Sharing Plate TourGuide in English or German · Available from 28 Nov · 13:00Bergerstreet Sharing Plate Tour

Quarter Sharing Station TourGuide in English or German · Available from 21 Nov · 13:00Quarter Sharing Station Tour

Sharing Surprise Food TourGuide in English, German or Cantonese · 13:00Sharing Surprise Food Tour

Bergerstreet Sharing Plate TourGuide in English, German or Cantonese · Available from 14 Nov · 13:00Bergerstreet Sharing Plate Tour

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesSaturday and SundayDeparts at 13:00

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (16 to 59 years) · Senior (60 to 70 years) · Youth (14 to 15 years) · Under 14: can't be booked

GroupUp to 16

Live guideEnglish, German and Cantonese

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by SHARING PLATE FOOD TOUR

Is this one for you?Book a specific neighborhood route if you want to explore a particular Frankfurt district, or pick the Surprise tour if you prefer the guide to choose based on what's fresh that week. The vegan option works if plant-based cuisine is your focus.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, German and Cantonese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (14 to 15 years). Children under 14 can't be included in the booking.

What neighborhoods does the Frankfurt food tour visit?

The tour operates in eight different districts: North End, Bockenheim, Berger Street, Station Quarter, Downtown, Sachsenhausen, and two rotating options (Surprise and Vegan). You choose which neighborhood route you want when you book.

How many food stops are included in the tour?

The tour includes 3-4 insider food spots (restaurants, cafés and local hotspots), where you taste and share dishes throughout the 4-5 hour experience.

Are vegetarian and vegan options available?

Yes, vegetarian and vegan options are included at every stop on the tour, including the dedicated Frankfurt Goes Vegan tour option if you want an entirely plant-based route.

What's included in the Sharing Plate club card?

You receive a Sharing Plate club card at the end of the tour with small surprises and benefits at the recommended restaurants you visited, so you can return and use the discounts on your own.