14 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Historic Mainz Weinstube at Grebenstrasse 3 between the Dom and the Priesterseminar, with first documentation as a wine house in 1791. Rheinhessen producers by the glass alongside regional Mainz cuisine in a small wood-panelled room.
The list: Mainz Altstadt Weinstube with first documentation in 1791, pouring Rheinhessen producers by the glass alongside regional Meenzer Hausmannskost; women-led ownership across multiple generations
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Silvaner, Spaetburgunder
16 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Half-timbered Mainz Altstadt wine house at Badergasse 1, run by Pierre and Murielle Stadelmann with French-Mainz fusion cuisine. Recipient of the Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Award 2024 in Art and Culture.
The list: 300-year-old Mainz wine house at Badergasse 1 with a French-Mainz fusion programme, pouring Rheinhessen and Rheingau by the glass alongside coq au vin, moules and Meenzer Handkaes
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Rheinhessen Silvaner, Rheingau Riesling
12 by the glassMainz Altstadt
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
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Pfalz Riesling, Rheinhessen Silvaner
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
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