A Frankfurt Local’s Tips for Time Off on a Business Trip
Beyond the glass skyscrapers, you’ll find an unusually walkable, friendly city of markets and museums.
Illustration: Peter Oumanski for Bloomberg Markets
As the only German city with a skyline of modern office towers, Frankfurt has earned the nickname “Mainhattan” (as in the Main River). Like New York it’s also a major global banking hub, despite its moderate size of around 750,000 inhabitants. We asked Frankfurt native Souâd Benkredda, a managing director at Germany’s DZ Bank AG, what it’s like to work in the city and what visitors shouldn’t miss. Her responses have been edited for clarity and length.
What places that still exist did you appreciate as a child living in Frankfurt?