Wiesbaden has a considerable number of excellent dining and drinking facilities, including chic bistros as well as traditional cafés, cosy wine bars or casual pubs.

Below, a small selection of places to go for a business lunch or for a glass of wine after work are listed.

Business Meeting-Places
Cinque due
Wilhelmstraße 52
65183 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 - 611 - 30 52 72
Open daily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Elegant day bistro with good Italian cuisine. A typical place for a short lunch located between the Kurhaus and the Rhein-Main-Hallen.

Die Ente
Kaiser-Friedrich-Platz 3-4
65183 Wiesbaden
Tel.: 0+49 - 611 - 13 36 66
Open daily from noon to 2.30 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

This is the best restaurant in town. The modern classical restaurant in the building of the Nassauer Hof Hotel offers Asian-inspired world cuisine of the highest quality. The restaurant was given 16 points in the Gault Millau Guide for 2002.

 

Käfer's
Kurhausplatz1
65189 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 - 611 - 53 62 00
Open daily from 11.30 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Very tastefully furnished noble bistro in the Kurhaus Wiesbaden. First-class cuisine, which draws upon the inspirations of the master of the chef who gave this bistro its name. In the summer, a small terrace with a view of the Bowling Green tempts visitors to tarry awhile.

 

Gollners Brasserie
Wilhelmstraße 14
65185 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 - 611 - 99 07 50
Open Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Excellent bistro cuisine in an elegant setting. Original cross-over dishes, inspired by many different cultures. The wine list contains house brands in original bottles. 14 Gault-Millau points.

 

Trüffel Feinkost
An den Quellen
65183 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 - 611 - 99 05 50
Bistro: Open daily from 7 a.m to 1 a.m.
Restaurant: Open daily from noon to 3 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

A Wiesbaden bistro classic with Italy-oriented cuisine. Since the move to the hot-springs district, Trüffel comprises a restaurant and a hotel, in addition to the bistro and the delicatessen.

 
After Work
Bansners Weinkeller
Marktstraße 16
65183 Wiesbaden
Tel. : +49 - 611 - 30 54 34
Open Tuesdays through Fridays 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

A cosy wine pub in the cellar of the historical "Altes Rathaus" (old city hall) dating back to 1610. Wines from the city's wine-growing estate are served here. The kitchen also has a range of small dishes.

 

Sherry & Port
Adolfsallee 11
65185 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 - 611 - 37 36 32
Open Mondays through Fridays from noon to midnight, Saturdays as of 7 p.m. (open daily in the summer)

Cult pub with an English ambience. As the name says: There are many sherries and port wines on hand, as well as Guinness and other beers from the British Isles. Live music can be enjoyed in the fall and in the winter. The pub operates a beer garden under chestnut trees in the summer.

 

Der Turm
Auf dem Neroberg 1
65193 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 - 611 - 95 90 987
Open Wednesdays through Mondays from 3 p.m. to midnight

Popular destination for excursionists on the Neroberg. The restaurant is in a red brick tower, the remains of a hotel that burned down in 1989. Light bistro food and a marvellous view of the city.

 
Weinhaus Kögler
Grabenstraße 18
65183 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 - 611 - 37 67 37
Open Mondays through Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

This popular wine pub in Wiesbaden is an "offshoot" of an established Rheingau wine pub. The wine is "sweetened" with live music on the weekends.