Medici

Verdict: A Michelin-Recognised Mid-Price Spot Worth Booking for Its Wine List Alone

Medici is easy to get into — and that is part of the point. Booking is direct, the price tier is €€ for food (expect roughly €40–€65 for a typical two-course meal before drinks), and the room is run by two brothers who serve as owners, chefs, and general managers simultaneously. The wine list, however, punches well above the restaurant's price tier: 700 selections, a 5,000-bottle inventory, and a programme strong in Burgundy, Bordeaux, France, Italy, and Germany — with pricing that reflects a serious commitment to the cellar rather than a casual afterthought. If you are in Frankfurt and want a Michelin Plate-level meal with genuinely serious wine access at a mid-market food price, Medici is the answer. If you need a three-Michelin-star statement dinner, look elsewhere.

The Case for Booking Medici

The Michelin Plate awarded in 2025 is a signal worth paying attention to. A Michelin Plate is not a star, but it is a formal recognition of cooking that the Michelin inspectors consider good enough to flag , the threshold is quality of ingredients and competent preparation. At €€ food pricing, that credential matters. You are getting inspector-vetted cooking without the €€€€ price tag attached to Frankfurt's starred rooms. That gap between recognition and price is exactly where Medici earns its keep.

The format here is French and seasonal, served at lunch and dinner in a modern city-centre room at Weißadlergasse 2, a few minutes from the Römer in Frankfurt's old town core. The brothers Simiakos , Christos in the kitchen, Stamatios running wine and front of house , operate a tightly controlled operation where the Mediterranean influence on the food and the French and Italian depth of the wine list feel like a coherent editorial position rather than a mixed brief. That coherence is often what separates a well-run independent from a generic bistro at the same price point. With 4.6 stars across 1,590 Google reviews, the consistency that coherence produces is well-documented.

For a special occasion at this price, Medici offers something that Frankfurt's bigger-ticket rooms do not: the sense of being looked after by people who own the place and know the cellar personally. Stamatios Simiakos's role as wine director alongside his GM duties means the wine conversation at the table is not delegated to a junior sommelier working from a laminated list. If wine is important to your meal , particularly if you want to explore German producers or have access to mature Burgundy and Bordeaux without paying a fine-dining markup , this is a materially better situation than you will find at most €€ restaurants anywhere in Germany. For context on how Frankfurt's more formal dining rooms approach wine, venues like Lafleur offer depth too, but at a food price tier that is two levels higher.

Who Should Book Medici

Medici is the right call for couples or small groups who want a proper dinner , good wine, seasonal French cooking with Mediterranean character, a Michelin-recognised kitchen , without paying starred-restaurant prices. It works for business meals where you want the room and the wine list to do the work without the formality of a tasting menu. It is also a strong pick for anyone who has already done Frankfurt's leading end (if you have been to Lafleur or Erno's Bistro) and wants to see what the next tier down looks like when it is run well.

If you are arriving in Frankfurt for the first time and want a broad overview of the city's dining range, our full Frankfurt restaurants guide covers the complete tier from casual to starred. For the broader trip, the Frankfurt hotels guide, bars guide, and experiences guide are worth reading before you plan the rest of your itinerary.

The Wine List: Why It Changes the Calculus

At €€€ wine pricing , meaning the list carries many bottles above €100 , the Medici cellar is priced for serious wine drinkers, not casual table-wine orders. A 5,000-bottle inventory at a neighbourhood-scale restaurant is a significant commitment. The Burgundy and Bordeaux depth, combined with strong German and Italian selections, means this is a list that rewards people who know what they are looking for. If you plan to spend seriously on wine, the food price looks even more attractive by comparison: you are essentially getting competent, inspector-recognised cooking as a platform for a wine experience that would cost considerably more at a starred address. For reference, Germany's highest-end wine programmes , venues like Aqua in Wolfsburg or Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach , sit at the very leading of the country's formal dining tier. Medici offers serious wine access without requiring that level of spend on food.

Practical Considerations

Booking is easy by Frankfurt fine-dining standards. The address at Weißadlergasse 2 puts Medici in the city centre, accessible from both the main train station and the banking district. The city-centre location means it is a practical choice for business dinners as well as leisure meals. Hours are not confirmed in our data, so check directly before planning an early or late booking. No dress code information is available, but the modern room and mid-price positioning suggest smart casual is appropriate. Group bookings are possible , contact the restaurant directly, as seat count is not confirmed.

Frankfurt Context: Where Medici Fits in the City's Dining Tier

Frankfurt has a compact but well-defined fine-dining tier. At the leading, Lafleur and Erno's Bistro operate at €€€€ with starred credentials. Below that, bidlabu, Carmelo Greco, and Lohninger occupy the €€€ middle ground. Medici sits at €€ for food , the most accessible price point among Frankfurt's recognised restaurants , while carrying wine depth that competes with the tier above. That specific combination (affordable food, serious wine, Michelin recognition) is not something the city's €€€ restaurants can match on value grounds. Two other Frankfurt addresses worth knowing: Sommerfeld and Frankfurter Botschaft both feature in our broader city coverage. For German dining beyond Frankfurt, JAN in Munich, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn, and Loumi in Berlin are worth benchmarking for comparison across price tiers.