Solid coffeehouse tradition since 1859 – but still loved by many citizens of Wiesbaden. Loved so much that you most likely will have to wait some time to find a place to sit. In summer it´s lovely to sit outside in the street, but also both floors inside are very attractive with their historic furniture and the comfortable sofas. Cakes and tortes all are delicious; we are unable to decide which one to recommend.
Hessian tapas? Do they really exist? They do, at least at the Frankfurter Hof in Nordenstadt near Wiesbaden, and they are very tasty too! Guests visiting the cider and sour milk cheese (Handkäse) restaurant first of all should order “Schnuudehäppche”, which are a funny translation of the French amuse gueule, but also some sort of Hessian tapas. They are as delicious as their name is funny. Having tried those, you are qualified to move on to the real stuff: Handkäse (hand cheese or harzer, a small, translucent cheese with a pungent aroma some people might have to get used to). Handkäse is made according to a family recipe as secret as the coca-cola formula, and with as much reason. The Frankfurter Hof is so much en vogue, sometimes you´ll have to book your table two weeks in advance.
Would you like to try to eat the world´s biggest hamburger? Or rather a very big Schnitzel XXL? If so inclined, you found the place to go. In the “Waldgeist Eiserne Hand” near Wiesbaden Schnitzel dominate the menu, and all of them are huge! But don´t worry, even people with a Schnitzel phobia will not stay hungry. Hamburger, curry sausages, turkey fileto and also rumpsteaks can be ordered. If you are hungry enough to try the 1.2 kilogram rumpsteak you should take your time: even done medium it takes 55 minutes to fry it.
