Restaurant in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
Michelin-recognised, serious wine, easy to book.

Medici delivers Michelin Plate-recognised French-seasonal cooking at mid-market food prices (€€), backed by a serious 700-selection wine list with 5,000 bottles in inventory. Run by brothers Christos and Stamatios Simiakos from a city-centre address, it is the strongest value proposition in Frankfurt for anyone who wants inspector-vetted cooking and genuine wine depth without paying starred-restaurant prices.
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 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.
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.
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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.
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 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.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medici | International | €€ | Easy |
| Lafleur | French, Modern French | €€€€ | Unknown |
| bidlabu | Bistro, Farm to table | €€€ | Unknown |
| Lohninger | Austrian | €€€ | Unknown |
| Carmelo Greco | Italian | €€€ | Unknown |
| Erno's Bistro | Classic French | €€€€ | Unknown |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
Yes, at €€ for food (roughly €40–€65 for a two-course meal), Medici is priced accessibly for a Michelin Plate-recognised kitchen. The wine list is where costs can climb — €€€ pricing means many bottles above €100 — so set your wine budget before you sit down. For the food price alone, it is good value relative to Frankfurt's starred tier.
Medici's kitchen runs French and seasonal cooking with Mediterranean character, overseen by brothers Christos and Stamatios Simiakos. The menu shifts with the season, so specific dish recommendations depend on when you visit. Focus on whatever reflects the current seasonal produce, and let the wine list — strong in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Italian selections — drive your pairing decisions.
No dietary policy is documented in available venue data. Given the seasonal French-Mediterranean format and the fact that both the owner and chef roles are held by the Simiakos brothers, it is worth contacting the restaurant directly before booking if you have specific requirements — a family-run kitchen at this level is typically responsive to reasonable requests.
Medici suits couples and small groups well — the city-centre setting and mid-price food tier make it a practical choice for a table of two to four. For larger parties, the venue's capacity and private dining availability are not documented, so contact them directly before booking a group of six or more.
For a step up in formality and price, Lafleur and Erno's Bistro operate at the top of Frankfurt's dining tier with starred credentials. Lohninger and Carmelo Greco sit closer to Medici's level with European cooking and broader name recognition among locals. Bidlabu offers a more casual format. Medici's differentiator is the combination of a Michelin Plate kitchen, a 700-selection wine list, and €€ food pricing — that combination is harder to replicate at this price point.
Tasting menu availability and format are not confirmed in venue data. Medici serves both lunch and dinner, and the French-seasonal format is compatible with a tasting structure, but check directly when booking. At €€ food pricing, even a multi-course format should stay accessible relative to Frankfurt's starred alternatives.
Yes — a Michelin Plate kitchen, a 5,000-bottle cellar with serious Burgundy and Bordeaux depth, and a modern city-centre room make this a credible choice for a birthday or anniversary dinner. It sits below the full-star experience of Lafleur in formality and price, which makes it the right call if you want something genuinely considered without the top-tier commitment.
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