Food and drink in and around the Drosselgasse

In the Drosselgasse, a lane 144 metres long, wine taverns and inns stand side by side, many with live music; all around in the old town, on the Rhine and up on the Niederwald there are restaurants, cafés and Gutsausschänke (winery taverns).¹,² Here you will find the businesses with their address and a link to their own website.

No guarantee, as of 17 October 2026. Opening times, rest days (Ruhetag – the day a restaurant is closed) and prices change; please check them on the business’s website before your visit. Is something wrong or is a business missing? Write to us: redaktion@drosselgasse-rüdesheim.de

Places on the map with distances

1. Der Drosselhof · Drosselgasse 5 · approx. 60 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
2. Breuer's Rüdesheimer Schloss – Weingasthaus · Steingasse 10 · approx. 30 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
3. Wirtshaus Hannelore · Drosselgasse 1–2 · approx. 20 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
4. Quetschkommod · Drosselgasse 2 · approx. 10 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
5. Art Café Rüdesheim · Drosselgasse 5 · approx. 60 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
6. Restaurant Café Rosenberger · Rheinstraße 11 · approx. 60 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
7. Historisches Gasthaus Winzerkeller · Oberstraße 33 · approx. 90 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
8. Bollesje – Gefängnisrestaurant · Oberstraße 32 · approx. 110 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
9. Weinhaus Drosseleck – Vinothek & Weinbar · Oberstraße 24 · approx. 70 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
10. Restaurant Café Graf von Rüdesheim · Oberstraße 35 · approx. 90 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
11. Friedrichs Wine & Dine zum Grünen Kranz · Oberstraße 42–46 · approx. 230 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
12. Gutsausschank Weingut Herbert Philipp · Steingasse 13 · approx. 70 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
13. Restaurant Café Stadt Frankfurt · Marktstraße 30 · approx. 200 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
14. Eiscafé Da Fabio · Markt 18a · approx. 210 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
15. Eiscafé Tirreno · Markt 9 · approx. 210 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
16. TAX Café · Grabenstraße 7 · approx. 390 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
17. BEES Restaurant · Am Rottland 6 · approx. 380 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse (outside the map section)
18. Restaurant Villa Weil · Rheinstraße 15 · approx. 80 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
19. Brutzelhaus · Rheinstraße 16 · approx. 100 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
20. La Promenade · Rheinstraße 16 · approx. 100 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
21. Rüdesheimer Kaffeehaus · Rheinstraße 17 · approx. 120 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
22. Park Café im Parkhotel · Rheinstraße 21 · approx. 170 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
23. Bella Vita Eiscafé am Rhein · Rheinstraße 29a · approx. 310 m in a straight line from the Drosselgasse
24. Das Rebenhaus · Am Niederwald 2 · approx. 1.3 km in a straight line from the Drosselgasse (outside the map section)
25. Restaurant & Imbiss Am Niederwald · Am Niederwald 4 · approx. 1.4 km in a straight line from the Drosselgasse (outside the map section)
26. Klostercafé Abtei St. Hildegard · Abtei St. Hildegard 1 · approx. 1.7 km in a straight line from the Drosselgasse (outside the map section)
27. Weingut Eibinger Zehnthof · Eibinger Oberstraße 15 · approx. 1.2 km in a straight line from the Drosselgasse (outside the map section)
28. Hotelrestaurant Unter den Linden · Rheinallee 1 · approx. 4.2 km in a straight line from the Drosselgasse (outside the map section)
29. Restaurant & Weinterrasse im Hotel Schön · Rheinuferstraße 4 · approx. 4 km in a straight line from the Drosselgasse (outside the map section)
30. Art Café Assmannshausen im UMIHaus · Höllenbergstraße 5 · approx. 4 km in a straight line from the Drosselgasse (outside the map section)

Distances: straight line to the middle of the Drosselgasse, our own calculation from the OpenStreetMap coordinates, rounded. The walk is longer.

No point on the map (location not clearly documented): Lindenwirt – Weinhaus, Wirtshaus Drosselmüller, Weinstrand – Hafenpark Rüdesheim

How the list was compiled

We have included businesses that are listed with the Rüdesheim tourist information office or with the traders’ association around the Drosselgasse (Werbegemeinschaft rund um die Drosselgasse).³,² Both directories list their member and partner businesses – our list is therefore not complete. The order follows the location, not a rating. No business has paid for its entry, and we do not rate.

In the Drosselgasse

The lane itself belongs to the wine taverns and inns. The best-known house is the Drosselhof, the oldest house in the lane and a wine tavern since 1857.⁴ At the Rüdesheimer Schloss the chimes play on the hour.⁵ More about the houses and their history: Well-known names and places.

Old town: Oberstraße, Steingasse, market

At the upper end of the Drosselgasse it crosses the Oberstraße; here and in the neighbouring lanes there are further inns, wine shops (Vinotheken) and ice-cream cafés.

On the Rhine

Up on the Niederwald

At the mountain station of the cable car there are restaurants for day-trippers – handy if you need a break after the Niederwalddenkmal (Niederwald Monument).

Eibingen and Assmannshausen

More about the two districts: Around Rüdesheim.

Wine tasting

According to the tourist information office, you can taste wine in Rüdesheim on a boat, at tasting stands in the town and directly at the winemaker’s.⁴² The tourist information office also mentions guided tastings in wine cellars, guided wine walks through the vineyards and wine cabinets along hiking trails where you serve yourself.⁴³ In the Asbachgasse, the RheinWeinWelt vinotheque lets you taste wines from 76 winemakers of the region yourself at dispensers.⁴⁴

Straußwirtschaft (seasonal wine tavern run by a winemaker): according to the tourist information office, this is the most typical way to enjoy wine and sparkling wine in the Rheingau – following the rule “Wo’s Sträuß’che hängt, wird ausgeschenkt” (where the little wreath hangs, wine is served): a wreath by the door of the wine estate shows that it is open. The tourist information office gives a serving period of no more than four months a year for a Straußwirtschaft, so opening times are limited; Gutsausschänke, according to the office, serve guests all year round.³ The legal rules for such taverns are set by the German federal states, so they can differ from one state to another.⁴⁵ When which Straußwirtschaft is open is shown by the wine estate itself.

Wine estates: According to the tourist information office, Riesling and Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) are at the centre, the latter especially from Assmannshausen, where Spätburgunder has been grown since 1507.⁴⁶,³ The tourist information office lists the wine estates in Rüdesheim, Assmannshausen and Aulhausen on its page “Weingüter”.⁴⁶

If you taste wine, plan your return without a car: trains and the ferry are covered under Getting there.

Rüdesheimer Kaffee

Rüdesheimer Kaffee (Rüdesheim coffee) is coffee with flambéed Asbach Uralt and cream.⁴⁷ Whether a business serves it is shown on its menu; if you are driving, ask for an alcohol-free version. Origin and preparation: Rüdesheimer Kaffee.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to book in the Drosselgasse? That depends on the business and the day. Ask the business directly; the contact details are on its website.

Is there live music in the Drosselgasse? Yes, live music is played in several wine taverns and inns.²,¹³ When, you can find out from the business in question.

What is a Straußwirtschaft? A tavern run directly at the wine estate, recognisable by the wreath (“Sträußche”) by the door. According to the tourist information office, a Straußwirtschaft serves for no more than four months a year, while Gutsausschänke serve guests all year round.³ The legal rules are set by the German federal states and can differ.⁴⁵

Where can I do a wine tasting in Rüdesheim? According to the tourist information office, on a boat, at tasting stands in the town, in wine cellars and directly at the winemaker’s; there are also guided wine walks.⁴²,⁴³

Why is my favourite restaurant missing? We only include businesses that we can document through a public source. If one is missing, write to us: redaktion@drosselgasse-rüdesheim.de

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