18 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Restaurant, bar and event location in the 13th-century Heiliggeistspital at Rentengasse 2, between the Cathedral and the Rhine. Rheinhessen-leaning wine list paired with modern German cooking and a full cocktail bar in the historic vault.
The list: Restaurant, bar and event location in the 13th-century Heiliggeistspital with a Rheinhessen-leaning wine list paired with a modern German menu under historic vaulting
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Rheinhessen Silvaner, Spaetburgunder
14 by the glassMainz city centre
Vinothek and by-the-glass bar at Neubrunnenstrasse 14 in central Mainz with a rotating Rheinhessen-led list, a retail shelf and regular guest-winemaker pop-up tastings throughout the year.
The list: Wine bar, retail vinothek and event space pouring a rotating Rheinhessen-led selection by the glass, with guest-winemaker pop-ups on the calendar
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Rheinhessen Silvaner, Spaetburgunder
16 by the glassMainz Neustadt
Combined by-the-glass bar and retail shop at Kurfuerstenstrasse 18 facing Mainz Volkspark. Rheinhessen producers anchor the list alongside a curated international shelf, with regular guest-winemaker tastings on the calendar.
The list: Weinbar and Weinhandlung at Mainz Volkspark, pouring Rheinhessen producers alongside a curated international shelf; tastings and themed events on the in-house calendar
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Spaetburgunder, Sparkling
12 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Wine-bar boutique at Kirschgarten 29 in a Mainz Altstadt half-timbered house, opened 2023. By-the-glass Rheinhessen pours alongside a small bottle shop and rotating pop-up gallery events on-site.
The list: Wine bar, boutique and event location in a half-timbered house at Kirschgarten 29, with a Rheinhessen-heavy by-the-glass programme alongside a small bottle shop
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Spaetburgunder, Sekt
10 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Gasthausbrauerei in the historic Eisgrub ice cellar at Weissliliengasse 1a, founded 1989. House-brewed beers alongside a Rheinhessen wine list and Hausmannskost in a vaulted 19th-century cellar.
The list: Mainz Gasthausbrauerei from 1989 in a 19th-century ice-cellar vault, with a Rheinhessen wine list alongside the in-house brewed beers and Hausmannskost
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Rheinhessen Silvaner, House lager
10 by the glassWorms
Worms brewery restaurant on the Rhine bank at Am Rhein 3, with house-brewed Hagenbier and a Rheinhessen wine list focused on Worms producers and the Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstueck Riesling.
The list: Worms brewery restaurant on the Rhine with house-brewed Hagenbier alongside a Rheinhessen wine list focused on Worms producers and the Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstueck Riesling
Pours: Wormser Riesling, Liebfrauenstift Kirchenstueck Riesling, Hausbier