I seriously can not believe I haven't reviewed this place yet. Whatttt?! Anyways, here it is... a…read morereview of a place I feel I've been to loads of times.
I love ixi. It is by far Frankfurt's best drink market. And best place to purchase craft beer- take that Naiv.
ixi has odd hours and on Saturdays is only open from early morning until around 3pm. During the week, they are open a bit later until 7pm or 7:30pm (Fridays).
I used to go here back in the day to try varieties of German beer as I think Binding is gross and I wanted to try different stuff. It never failed me and had hundred of different German beers to try (mostly pilsners though). But the best was yet to come. Somewhere over the course of the last two years, this ol drink market has transformed itself into a craft beer mecca. They have put a lot of effort into stocking all German microbreweries, offering international selections, and giving customers the opportunities to try different types of beers outside of the boring pilsners and bocks (sorry, but they are boring).
The best thing about ixi is that they really are putting effort into their craft beer offerings. They are building new cases, putting some marketing up, and rotating and bringing new ones in. I feel like other places, like Naiv or Yok-Yok (in Bahnhofsviertel), are kind of giving up on the scene, but ixi is going to just make it happen knowing that there is a demand for it, especially in this student ridden area of Frankfurt.
You can find witbiers, saisons, double IPAs, Baltic stouts, Japanese pale ales, etc here.
The staff is incredible too. They allow my dog inside and are always so friendly and extremely helpful. I can't recommend this place enough for beer lovers. (They also have wine and spirits but I never make it to that area of the drink market).