The Kleinmarkthalle is a two-storey covered market between the Konstablerwache and the Dom, and is the best of Frankfurt's food halls. The ground floor is given over to butchers, cheesemongers, fishmongers, greengrocers and bakers — about 60 stalls in all, almost all family-run, many of them Italian or Turkish — and is the place to come for Frankfurter sausages, Handkäs, fresh pasta, and freshly fried green sauce. The upstairs gallery is a balcony of food bars: Schreiber's bockwurst counter and the Italian wine bar at the south end are local institutions.
The market is open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 8am to 4pm; closed Sundays. The peak time is Saturday lunchtime, when half the city seems to be eating their way slowly through the upstairs gallery with a glass of wine in hand. A traditional Frankfurt experience and one of the best lunches in the centre.