Freßgass () is an upmarket

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in the city centre of

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, located in the district of Innenstadt and within the

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known as the

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. It is commonly regarded as Frankfurt's

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main street. The street is a broad

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, and is located between Hochstraße and the

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(Opera Square) with the

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in the west and the Börsenstraße (Stock Exchange Street) with the

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in the east. The street is also the direct continuation (in the western direction) of the

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, and is a parallel street of

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, Germany's best known luxury shopping street. In recent years Freßgass has increasingly become a luxury shopping street, serving as an extension of the Goethestraße in this regard. Its other primary adjacent street is the

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. Freßgass was originally an unofficial name, adopted around 1900 by its local population, for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and Große Bockenheimer Straße, because of their many high-end food shops, bakeries and butcheries, making it the most famous food shopping street serving the

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of the Westend. Today the Freßgass is famous as the street where the bankers from the Bankenviertel meet for lunch; banker Alex Bergen notes that "around 90% of the meeting and greeting between M&A bankers happens in one street – the Fressgass." In 1977, the name Freßgass became an official name for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and Große Bockenheimer Straße. Since 1977, the Rheingau Wine Festival takes place annually during the late summer in Freßgass, showcasing wineries from

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and

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. The real estate prices in Freßgass and its adjacent streets are the highest in Frankfurt. The Freßgass itself has the third highest rent after its two neighbouring streets, the Goethestraße and the Zeil. Freßgass features the flagship Frankfurt

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, the French luxury sound system vendor

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, a Tesla store, many high-end fashion boutiques in addition to many

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shops and restaurants.

Gallery

File:Frankfurt Freßgass.jpg, Freßgass around 1900, seen from

File:Apple Store, Große Bockenheimer Straße (Freßgass), Frankfurt.jpg,

in Freßgass

Public transport

Freßgass is served by nearby

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(in the east) and the Alte Oper (Frankfurt U-Bahn) (in the west).

Adjacent streets

* Hochstraße * Kleine Hochstraße *

* Meisengasse * Börsenstraße

References

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