Frankfurt's five-star essentials skip German cooking entirely, running from African Queen Restaurant's Eritrean plates to Rashcook Falafel's Moroccan-leaning Middle Eastern and Sorihashiya's ramen, with Streetfood269 and Eiscafe Olimpio rounding out the top tier. Ramen tops the signature list at 8 venues, outpacing schnitzel and platter at 5 each, and the real depth sits in the 10-deep German and Vietnamese lineups working underneath the headline picks.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Try the vegan shawarma pita for a meaty, flavorful experience
Try the vegan Spaghetti Eis, known for its large portions and authentic taste
Must go · #5 Try the falafel sandwich with the cinnamon and green sauce for a unique flavor.
Book at least a day in advance on Fridays and weekends
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Must go · #11 Vegan ice cream flavors are clearly marked with a "V" for easy identification
Must go · #12 Try the vegan tasting plate for one or two people
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Must go · #15 Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
8 places worth stopping for ramen
5 places worth stopping for schnitzel
Try the vegan schnitzel with green sauce, a local specialty.
Try the vegan schnitzel with green sauce and bratkartoffeln
Try the vegan schnitzel with green sauce
Make reservations on sunny days to avoid waiting
5 places worth stopping for platter
Try the vegan platter and sambusas with vegan sauce
Try the vegan tasting plate for one or two people
Try the vegetarian/vegan platter to sample multiple dishes
Try the vegan mixed platter for a delicious variety of dishes
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 445 Frankfurt venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the vegan shawarma pita for a meaty, flavorful experience
Try the Oatly milkshakes
Try the falafel sandwich with the cinnamon and green sauce for a unique flavor.
Try the tofu bibimbap bowl, a customer favorite
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the vegan platter and sambusas with vegan sauce
Book at least a day in advance on Fridays and weekends
Try the vegan chocolate cake with plums
Make a reservation to avoid wait times as the place is popular
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Make a reservation to avoid wait times as the place is popular
Try the vegan shawarma pita for a meaty, flavorful experience
Try the Oatly milkshakes
Try the falafel sandwich with dates and lemon
The reason you planned the trip.
Try the large vegan mixed platter for a variety of flavorful dishes
Make a reservation to avoid wait times as the place is popular
Try the vegan platter and sambusas with vegan sauce
Try the 10-course tasting menu for a full culinary experience
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Try the large vegan mixed platter for a variety of flavorful dishes
Enjoy the seasonal menu that changes every six weeks for new dishes
Try the 10-course tasting menu for a full culinary experience
Try the vegan sushi and spring rolls
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Vegan ice cream flavors are clearly marked with a "V" for easy identification
Bring cash as the venue is cash-only
Try the vegan croissants and cruffins
Try the salted coconut and dark chocolate vegan ice cream flavors
Quiet rooms, unhurried pace, under $$.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Oat milk and other plant-based milks are available at no extra cost
Plant-based milks like soy and oat are available for drinks
Enjoy plant-based milk options without extra charge
Try the vegan cakes and pastries
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Try the vegan platter and sambusas with vegan sauce
Try the large vegan mixed platter for a variety of flavorful dishes
Order the homemade seitan shawarma
Try the vegan sushi and spring rolls
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Vegan ice cream flavors are clearly marked with a "V" for easy identification
Try the make-your-own vegan pizza with multiple base choices
Try the vegan platter
Try the vegan kofta and thali dishes
Enjoy the seasonal menu that changes every six weeks for new dishes
Try the vegan cakes, especially the Strawberry Cheesecake and Russian Zupfkuchen
Try the vegan cinnamon rolls, especially apple-cinnamon and almond varieties
Oat milk and other plant-based milks are available at no extra cost
Cities where the ramen signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Frankfurt has 445 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are African Queen Restaurant, Streetfood269 - Eschersheimer Landstraße, Eiscafe Olimpio. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Frankfurt scores 68.3/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 53 vegan-friendly venues and 83 high-quality restaurants out of 445 analyzed.
Frankfurt has 21 fully vegan restaurants and 19 vegetarian restaurants. 53 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Frankfurt's top signature dishes for vegans are ramen, schnitzel, platter, and the city also does falafel and ice cream well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Frankfurt leans German, Asian, Middle Eastern. German is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
African Queen Restaurant is ranked #1 in Frankfurt by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.
