BAR SHUKA Restaurant & Bar in Frankfurt am Main

The service at the bar is subpar to say the least, the drinks are okay.

Anyone who would step in Israel once could tell that these are not Israeli dishes. We payed 60 Euro per person as a fix price. We were served with 3 plates per 5 people. It was so small that all of us stayed hungry. A plate with 4 Falafels for 5 people its a joke and they were frozen inside. 1 Stick of chicken for 5 to share? What is this joke? The hummus tastes like canned one. Desert of 1 Icecream scoop for 5? Its not even a spoon per person. Also the services was extremely slow and not nice. Not a single smile from staff. Worst experience I could imagine.

we had a fantastic dinner with 5 of us so enough persons to enjoy the sharing of the food. Got great recommendations for the wine and the food. Super chill and really fantastic food, feels directly relaxed once your inside , 100% sure will be back !!

food is good. but prices and quantity don't match. service is friendly but could be more attentive

Food was delicious. Great selection of food. Pictures of the dishes on Google maps are outdated and are no longer offered in this form. Still a large selection of cards at higher prices. Food is freshly prepared in an open kitchen. Unfortunately, the falafel was very dry. There wasn't enough bread served with the hummus. Service was really top. Big praise to the friendly and attentive staff. There is even a service robot that comes to clear the dishes. Unfortunately you have to leave the table after 2 hours for new guests. Restaurant is a bit overhyped. Ambience not suitable for comfortable sitting and relaxed chatting as it is very loud and the seating options are not really comfortable (table wobbles, among other things). Card payment possible.

The visit was ok, but my expectations were higher. The food was very tasty, the service was okay, but overall the price-performance ratio wasn't right. The food is very expensive and the portions are quite small. I also find the location rather unsuitable for larger groups as it is very loud.

Very high praise to the entire service staff and the kitchen staff. The food was great, although the chicken skewer could have been more, but the quality was great. The service alone makes it worth coming back. Highly recommended!!!

Price performance not good. We were charged 13.50 euros for a Negresco. A poultry meat skewer without a side dish for 18 euros etc. That doesn't fit.

Bar Shuka offers oriental fusion cuisine, excellently flavoured and very attractively presented. We followed the recommendation of our friendly waiter and ordered several starters and main courses as a sharing dinner and tried our way through the menu. Everything was really delicious. My personal highlight was the grilled romaine lettuce with tahini dressing. Yummy! The restaurant is super stylish and trendy, so you should definitely make a reservation if you want to have dinner there. As it's always full, it's also loud and lively, but that's exactly what you're looking for on a night out in Frankfurt's nightlife district around the main railway station, isn’t it? After dinner, you can enjoy excellent cocktails in the bar area, if you don't want to move on. The inner courtyard is very popular in summer. And one last note: Bar Shuka may not be located in the most beautiful part of Frankfurt, but the Bahnhofsviertel is just as much a part of the city's identity as the skyscrapers of the banks and the Apfelwein pubs in Sachsenhausen. The contrasts are what make the city on the river Main so special.

Very popular, very crowded, very hyped - but it didn't convince us. The starter was very good, especially the hummus, but there wasn't enough bread so we had to order more (charged extra). Unfortunately, neither of us liked the main courses and we also found two hairs in the food, which we reported to the service. Unfortunately, the service wasn't particularly friendly, we had a total of 3 waiters and didn't feel particularly welcome. Unfortunately, you can't have a good conversation because of the high volume in the restaurant. Price-performance wasn't right for us.

The restaurant was very busy and there seemed to be a few office groups dining there that evening as well. Despite the number of people, the service was great! Servers were attentive and orders were fulfilled in good time. Food was excellent in quality and quantity and I cannot rate this place any less than five stars.

Bar Shuka has been one of our favorite restaurants in Frankfurt for years. We’ve dined here many times and introduced numerous friends and family to the place, always appreciating the great atmosphere and consistently delicious food. However, during our last visit, we noticed the menu had changed significantly, and unfortunately, we didn’t enjoy it. While the dishes have become more economical, it seems this was achieved by removing key ingredients, altering the flavors that made them special. The dishes we used to love just aren’t the same anymore, and we didn’t find any of our usual favorites as enjoyable. Sadly, this change means we likely won’t be returning. It’s disappointing to see one of our go-to spots lose the quality that kept us coming back. We hope to see the old Bar Shuka return someday.

Was there with my colleagues. The gentleman took our drinks order on one half of the table first, then the other half. The other half got their drinks first, and our part of the table had to wait an extra 5 minutes. Not the best, but fine. It was a bit busy, so no big problem. Then the gentleman brought my colleagues' G&Ts while forgot my virgin G&T. When I mentioned this to him, his response was NOT "Oh, I am sorry, I will get it to you ASAP", but "Wait. You need to wait. If you don't like it, you can do it yourself". For this reason I will never ever go back to this place and spend my own money there. Which is a shame, because the food is amazing.

It's surprising that it says "Israeli food", it should say "Palestinian food".

We had our company Christmas party at "Bar Shuka". To eat: The food was delicious and there were many vegetarian options. Ambiance: Visually, I found the establishment very appealing and stylishly furnished, unfortunately the music was far too loud for me and you had to speak very loudly and be able to hear the person sitting next to you. I can definitely recommend Bar Shuka as a group establishment. Service: The service staff were always friendly and had a smile on their faces at all times, no matter how difficult the customers became.

I got to know this restaurant at a company party and can only praise the delicious selection of dishes, the ambience and the friendly service

Very bad experience on Saturday evening. The bar at the back needs a lot more seating, especially if you sell cocktails. After ordering 3 drinks, a few seats became available at the bar, but the boy behind the bar did not allow us to sit here. "Reserviert" was the message. Really? I have never experienced that if you want to sit at the bar you have to reserve the stool. Certainly not if you have just ordered 3 cocktails for 15 euros each. The nightlife in Frankfurt is already a difficult place to go out, but these kinds of actions don't make it any easier. What egos that start a discussion....

The atmosphere and ambience are the only redeeming features here, earning them a single star. The music was decent, and the restaurant is nicely decorated. However, the service was truly disappointing. The waiter seemed unwelcoming, giving us unpleasant looks. Our drinks were poorly timed – the beer arrived much later, long after we had already started on our wine. To make matters worse, the food was served haphazardly and portions were so small it’s as if they couldn’t get supplies in and we were left starving in the end. For the quality of the food, which was average at best, the prices were unjustifiably high. Two stars seem fair overall.

Comida israelí en un lugar cerca de la estación de tren. Las porciones están bien, y se puede pedir una variedad de mezze y entrantes y tener una cena muy llena y variada. Éramos un grupo de cuatro, y pedimos ampliamente en esa parte del menú, con dos platos principales, todos servidos juntos. Estábamos contentos y muy llenos. Las calles inmediatas alrededor del restaurante están bien, pero la ubicación limita con la zona de "lomo" de Frankfurt, el Bahnhofsviertel. Por lo tanto, si se aloja en el área central / distrito de negocios, puede tomar el metro a la estación de tren y caminar hasta el restaurante, o puede caminar por esa zona en particular.

Food and Service are exceptional, we had a great time! Atmosphere depends on what you're looking for, as it can get loud. We loved it as it wasn't as stiff and people seemd to be enjoying themselves properly. Will be coing back

The bar section is very bad, a masochistic atmosphere is created, there is no variety in beers. I do not recommend Japanese beer

Super netter und aufmerksamer Service! Obwohl das Restaurant sehr voll war, kam das Essen und das Getränk schnell. Alles hat außerdem sehr gut geschmeckt. Sollte ich mal wieder in Frankfurt sein, komme ich bestimmt wieder!

I was there at lunchtime and found it very tasty. I ordered a soup of the day and the Freestyle Plate. Service and ambience was great

✴️✴️✴️✴️✴️ ✴️ Large portions, delicious food, cool atmosphere and a super friendly restaurant manager and staff

I recently had breakfast at the Shuka bar in Frankfurt, very close to the main train station. The price-performance ratio is okay given the central location, even if some prices are quite high. The interior design immediately appealed to me: modern and stylish, with an open kitchen that gives an insight into how the dishes are prepared. There is enough space at the table and the chairs are comfortable - perfect for a relaxed start to the day. Unfortunately, the food didn't entirely convince me. The flavor of the dish I ordered was too intense and monotonous, making it difficult to enjoy the taste after a while. However, I would like to highlight the falafel positively: the three small falafel for €6 were the best I have ever tried. They were excellently seasoned and tasted really fantastic. However, I find €2 per falafel relatively expensive, especially for a fairly normal size. In summary: A nice atmosphere and comfortable seating with great staff. The taste is good, but the price is on the higher side.

a nice spot to have breakfast. I really enjoyed a shakshuka and hummus. The staff is very friendly.

Very attentive and friendly staff. Food was tasty and price was right

Amazing food and friendly staff! Love this place.

The food was ok, but not a highlight. There are definitely better places in Frankfurt.

Excellent restaurant. Beautiful atmosphere and design and very kind and nice staff. Original and delicious Israeli food. A single note: the neon sign is in Hebrew in "Ariel" font.

Incredible long wait to get an overpriced meal (ONE HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTES). Worst service I’ve ever seen in my life, the waiter was extremely rude, disrespectful and unprofessional making sarcastic remarks when asked about our food. Not even the slightest gesture of apology, nor a simple excuse for the wait. Unacceptable. Come here if you like to starve yourself and be treated badly by people who don’t know how to work on service.

Extremely long waiting time, over an hour for starters

The food is good but the menu is VERY hard to read and the prices are a little high for the portions you are given.

Bad food for a lot of money. Boring, stale pita. Boring Zatar. Over fried falafel. Yogurt good. Atmosphere, scenery ok. 6 falafel balls, zatar, pita and two apple spritzers - €45, oh well. . . (((FOR THE NOTES BELOW from Shakshuka: I increased it to 2 stars because it's actually quite a pretty scenery. The price came together, I didn't mention one item here. ABSURD PRICE FOR WHAT OFFER!!)))

Very interesting food and nice team

All drinks were out, no matter what we wanted to order. We then took what was offered to us. Service was ok but nothing special. Price for lunch is unfortunately typically FFM high and there is no need to mention good things.

The worst restaurant experience in my life. I had never seen such a horrible, rude, unpleasant staff like this one. The hosts, waiters, tenders, all of them with the worst attitude ever, to the point that one of them attacked me phisically, pushed me, i fell in my back in the sidewalk while he was completely out of control. Álvaro is his name. It was unnacceptable to see him working the next day because they had "no replacement". David, the owner apologized sincerily but the demeanor stayed the same.

Wonderful service and food quality, really diverse choice in the menu. The drinks choice is also wonderful. Thanks Kevin for this great moment.

Great food, and oustanding service and advise from Kevin. A lot of good and tasty food and drink just made our evening. Strongly recommend.

Servicio increíble, buenos consejos, comida sabrosa y un buen ambiente. Recomiendo este lugar a cualquiera. Debes probarlo. Gracias.

Gran comida y buena selección de vinos, el servicio fue genial también. Me encantó el ambiente y la música también. Disfrutamos de la noche.

Este restaurante era un gran lugar para la comida y bebidas, el servicio era increíble con un personal amable con un gran consejo. 5 estrellas.

From now one of my favorite places in Frankfurt: amazing food, drinks, ambient and service. I recommend 100%.

Very nice morrocan/Arabic food fusion restaurant with patio seating. Hip place with an very interesting menu. Our food was delicious and the atmosphere was quite nice.

Bar Shuka (restaurant) was really a great experience. In the backyard it was pleasantly cool, quiet, and the atmosphere was simply great. The service was friendly and the draft beer was refreshing and tasty. The real highlight at Shuka is of course the food. Here too we were not disappointed. The falafel are crispy, but soft and not dry on the inside. The hummus tastes outstanding, and the fresh pita bread is out of this world. I would especially recommend the buttery chicken skewers to everyone - simply sensational!

Very nicely decorated, staff is also nice, but I was always disappointed by the food.

Very tasty dishes from the Levant. Unfortunately in Frankfurt 😅

The restaurant is well-decorated and spacious. I recommend making a reservation as it is always busy. The service is good, and the staff are friendly. Ordering was quick, and the food arrived promptly and was delicious. The prices are okay. Just be cautious when leaving the restaurant at night as the area can be dangerous.

The food is really fantastic, but not cheap either. However, the price is right and the portions are big enough.

(Have a taxi drop you off... the neighborhood is not pretty and is littered with drug addicts.) But wow, we had a delicious meal, full flavors, distinctive, nice menu/dish names... nice ambiance and nice service. Make a reservation! Excellent price-quality ratio

The store is very cozy and nicely decorated. The service staff is also nice. However, the food was very bland and tasteless. Since the rest of the restaurant is very consistent, it remains disappointing.

Very nice restaurant around the central station! We took off an international flight and managed to reach the central station at 8 am. Then we found this lovely place for the breakfast, while most the restaurants in the neighborhood were closed. The food here was well cooked and delicious. It literally saved our day.

interesting breakfast selection, and everything I tried was extremely tasty. The service was very courteous, attentive and, above all, funny. This is how you start the day in a good mood. MOOD 🥳

I know Israeli/Arabic food quite well, even in the original countries! I have to say I haven't had this good food in a long time!! Prices are just OK, but only because the performance is excellent. Highly recommended!

Had a great brunch event :) food is fantastic and freshly prepared. I can fully recommend it 👍

We made reservations and had a lovely evening! Good food and great ambience.

The staff are very friendly, the food is delicious. There is also an inner courtyard where you can sit outside.

Delicious food, cool DJ music on Thursday

The ambience actually gives you a holiday feeling. The food was very tasty and, above all, the price/performance ratio was great 🥳

Worth a trip! This was the second time we had breakfast at Bar Shuka in Frankfurt and we were completely satisfied. Very friendly people bring freshly prepared food that is really tasty. This is pleasingly different from the familiar buffet monotony in the hotel. When do you ever eat hummus for breakfast? Here, with courteous advice and friendly service. The next time you visit Frankfurt, head to 25hours The Trip just for breakfast. Update: In June 2024 it finally worked: dinner at Bar Shuka. Just as good as in the morning. Everything can stay that way.

Oriental fusion cuisine meets it, very original, friendly, uncomplicated service meets open, authentic cuisine that calmly responds to requests for changes. Ambience simple and open, interesting courtyard. Unfortunately also in the train station district, with the drug scene right on the doorstep.

The atmosphere is really nice. The music in the background was great. The food was outstanding. I would definitely go here again. Absolute recommendation

Great place in the train station district to have a delicious meal. In addition to the indoor area, the restaurant has a terrace in the courtyard and a roof terrace.

Good, fast and nice service. Very nice restaurant. A bit overpriced for the quality of the food and the location.

Were with you today in the group at 7 p.m. My wife has had to throw up 4 times so far and has also been in the hospital so far. Food poisoning!!!!! Such a disaster!!! You will definitely hear from us!

The restaurant’s decor and ambiance were fun. Service was great and the drinks were good. Thank you. The food however was average. Caesar Salad was just okay, too creamy in my opinion. Fish with potato dish was mostly potato with very little fish

Nice reception and if there is space, you can also spontaneously sit in the backyard. Quite an interesting map, which is certainly not one of the clearest ones - but it makes it all the more interesting. Tel Aviv Mule is highly recommended, the lemonade is rather ok and nothing special (especially for the price). The dishes are limited in quantity but very tasty and well seasoned. The dessert, which is served on the table to match the name, is also delicious. Overall recommended. Even if we are in Frankfurt, I would carefully increase prices further, as it is already well priced.

I spontaneously went to Bar Shuka at lunchtime when I was a little hungry and was greeted very nicely. The ambience in the guest room is interpreted in a classic, modern way and is very pleasant. The dishes, main course and dessert, were very tasty with a great combination of different nuances. I'll definitely be back, with friends!

A busy place on Friday evening. You should have finished eating inside by 10 p.m.: the DJ turns it up, the first people are dancing on the tables... You don't notice it as much in the inner courtyard and in the back area. Good wine! Good service.

Delicious food but a little overpriced. Great atmosphere.

I love this place. Very nice atmosphere, delicious food and great wine! If you’re in Frankfurt it’s a must see!

Overrated! Price-performance ratio is absolutely not right.

Great food, great selection and not too big. Room has flair and is relaxing. Only service has zero interest and zero desire, you can see and feel it. It's a shame for that

Very loud in the restaurant, food ok, but nothing special, but really expensive. Service very friendly and personable.

Love the food, the drinks, the people. It's more than just a restaurant. It's a vibe <3

All in all a great experience :) Best food and friendly team!

Super bad food. Bland, no flavours, wine and drinks selection also extremely disappointing. Also they turned on the lights while people were still at their tables. Avoid!

What was once a solid restaurant has unfortunately deteriorated dramatically in terms of quality. The food is completely overloaded with olive oil, most dishes taste the same, and those with tomato sauce have the same boring taste everywhere. Unfortunately, nothing of the variety of Israeli spices can be found. The drinks have their own signature, many of them contain arak, an aniseed schnapps, they are clearly too sweet, greetings with licorice. However, classics can also be mixed upon request. The atmosphere is nice, although a bit old and the chairs are very uncomfortable. However, at 11 p.m., when there are still guests at their tables, the lights are simply turned on. Unfortunately, the one star rating refers to the train station district itself. As soon as you arrive in front of restaurants there is clearly too much rubbish, especially broken glass on the sidewalk, when leaving the restaurant a guest of the neighbor vomited in front of the entrance to the bar Shuka, the drug corpses are 20m away, unfortunately a clear point of the city's cap goes. Conclusion: unfortunately the food was bad, the service was polite and attentive, but the eviction light at 11 p.m. doesn't work.

Super delicious food and great service! I will gladly come again

Very good food and an incredibly nice team! Thanks for the cool evening at the bar :) Will definitely be back

Lost my details of my last TA account.....urrggghh!! so after revisiting one of our favourite eateries in Frankfurt I felt compelled to write. If you like eastern mediterranean/arabic style food you will love this gem of a restaurant and bar. They must have had me in mind when they decided to open this place. The food is well sourced, well cooked and authentic with a slight twist. great bread and hummous which obviously forms the backbone of this style of cuisine. The location is a bit dodgy at night being so close to the train station so get a cab if you are worried about that sort of thing. The service can be a bit hit and miss at times depending who is on, but the food and atmostphere is makes up for this. Please give this place a try if you are in or around Frankfurt.

We were there spontaneously for dinner and got a seat at the counter. The food tasted very good and Timo and his team looked after us very nicely. We'll definitely be back soon!

A nice shop but the price is completely exaggerated for the service and the food you get... as a large group with given menus (60€ pp just food without drinks) is simply too much for the service you get. If the two of you spend €200 for three courses, a bottle of wine, two cocktails and two espressos, I definitely expect more.

Very good restaurant. Sat at the bar and were well looked after by the chef throughout the evening. Always a great address in Frankfurt.

Super delicious food. Never had better hummus. Unfortunately the service took a while, but the quality of the food and drinks made up for it.

All in all it was really a great evening. Thanks to the waiter Alvaro, who served us well. The starters and main courses tasted delicious. I only deducted 1 star from the meal because of the size of the portion of the main course.

Don't understand the hype. The food was really nothing special (I was expecting something Ottolenghi style). You can get better, more authentic cuisine three streets away. Very small portions too. It's so dark in the evening that you need your smartphone flashlight to read the map.

We finally were able to try Bar Shuka and loved everything about it, food, drinks, atmosphere and staff where amazing. The one exception was that the service was a bit slow and disorganized. Might have been an off night, and will definitely be back to try again.

The best experience I had in Frankfurt! Excellent food, varied menu, great service and beautiful and comfortable place. I recommend.

Ambience and quality of food excellent. However, the price-performance ratio is not right. The portion size of the dish "As holy as it's name" for €27.50 is out of proportion. As a woman, it was just enough for me (with a starter), but for my husband (1.92/90kg) the portion was a bite. It's a shame if you leave €90 but leave the restaurant hungry.

Crazy menu, but absolutely delicious and worth every penny. Very busy, so reservations are recommended. Nevertheless, we were spontaneously lucky and the 4 of us were completely satisfied.

A good idea, but in all the misery of Niddastrasse, a high-end hipster apocalypse. I didn't get the eggplants... Well, not at all. Something wasn't right.

A hidden gem, Shuka Café impressed me with a fantastic interior, delicious food and drinks and a friendly staff. It’s the perfect spot to either work in a relaxing environment or relax and take it slow. Definitely recommended

⚠️ Attention - drinks are served with more ice cubes than drink (70% ice cubes 30% drink) - really cheeky given the cocktail prices... Despite complaints, “everything is in normal proportions”

Super delicious and special place, great drinks and nice atmosphere.

This time we were there for lunch (next time we will definitely come back in the evening). We remembered the food better - everything was fine, but it lacked something special... Nevertheless, Bar Shuka is worth a visit. :-)

Very chic restaurant, unfortunately appearances are deceiving. The food is nothing special and the portions are really tiny, more like a starter. Even though I don't eat much, I had to order a second dish. Something like this should at least be communicated on the card or verbally. For me it's poor value for money. In addition, the service was not attentive and after a while we had to walk to the counter to order. Otherwise the atmosphere is really great! I would probably come again for drinks, but probably not for the food.

Außerordentlich nette Bedienung, sehr leckeres Essen, tolle Atmosphäre. Wir sind begeistert!

Wollten einen Absacker trinken und sind auf teure Eiswürfel reingefallen. Basil Smash im Mini Glas für 13,50€ inkl. 10 Eiswürfel.

Einfach ein geniales Restaurant! Service und Küche sind richtige Könner, bitte bleibt wie ihr seid und macht weiter so. PS.: Es war ein normaler Dienstagabend und es waren keine Tische mehr frei, also man sollte aufjedenfall reservieren (was wir zum Glück gemacht haben), denn dieses Restaurant ist wohl kein Geheimtip mehr.