Mosel-eck - Frankfurt

Dive bar in red light district. Rough. They actually have a buzzer to open the dooor. Nice touch. Full of hardcore drinkers and hardercore Frankfurt...

I was pleasantly surprised to find a local pub in the wasteland around the train station. It's a refreshing change from the soulless corporate chains and...

Dive bar in red light district. Rough.They actually have a buzzer to open the dooor. Nice touch. Full of hardcore drinkers and hardercore Frankfurt..

I was pleasantly surprised to find a local pub in the wasteland around the train station. It's a refreshing change from the soulless corporate chains and..

My hotel room that was not ready so I went looking for a bar to wait for an hour. I walked into this one at a.m. It was being patronised by locals who all knew each other, perhaps twenty of them. And every one...of them was off their nut already. Not sure if it was an early start or a very late finish for them but they had all been in a game! Those of faint heart may have been reluctant to stay and have a drink but I decided to. Draft Beer was fine. Manager? friendly enough he welcomed me in English. I kept myself to myself and marvelled at the craziness going on. The fruit machines were on the go constantly, as were the cigarettes. Chain smoking appeared mandatory. The jukebox was set at one level loud. And to watch old men and women the youngest in there I guessed at trying to have drunk chats with some heavy Germanic rock band blasting away in the background was surreal. I stayed for two drinks and the manager gave me another on the house. I would not dream of opening a bag of nuts in there let alone asking if they did food. Hygiene is certainly on the 'to do' list. I was so fascinated I went back late that night. Same music. Same smoke filled atmosphere. A younger crowd but still plenty of elderly gents and a perfectly good three hours was spent there. A special mention to the little guy who collects and hand 'washes' the glasses who was one of the hardest workers I have ever seen in a bar even if one in three glasses went back on the shelf unwashed!! I loved it