Traditional Mainz Weinhaus at Jakobsbergstrasse 9, a few minutes from the Hauptbahnhof, with ceiling-high wood panelling and a century of trading history. Rheinhessen and Pfalz Riesling by the glass with Hausmannskost classics.
The list: Ceiling-high wood-panelled Mainz Weinstube with more than 100 years of trading history, pouring a Rheinhessen-and-Pfalz house list by the glass alongside Hausmannskost classics
Address: Jakobsbergstrasse 9, 55116 Mainz, Germany, Rheinhessen
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
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
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
Riverside wine bar and restaurant of the Hilton Mainz at Rheinstrasse 68, with an extensive German wine list, seasonal modern German cooking from local sourcing and Rhine views from the bar terrace.
The list: Riverside wine bar and restaurant at the Hilton Mainz with an extensive German wine list focused on Rheinhessen, Rheingau and Pfalz, paired with a seasonally changing modern German menu
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Rheinhessen Spaetburgunder, Sekt
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
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
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
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
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