Only a few beers are still on tap and hardly any tables are occupied.
Waiters enjoy the calm before the storm with coffee in the sun at Fox and Hound.
This idyll ends on Thursday when the Frankfurt pubs prepare for the visit of thousands of fans of the London football club West Ham United.
The "Hammers", as the club is called on the island, want to turn the tide: they lost the first leg of the Europa League semifinals against Eintracht 2-1.
Your supporters will therefore appear all the more motivated and will probably visit one or the other location in the run-up to the game (kick-off: 9 p.m. in the Waldstadion) to get in the mood for the support they want to give their team in the evening.
Anthony Thornley, head of the "Fox and Hound Pub" in the station district, looks calmly at the rush of fans - the city expects around 6,000 Britons to travel with them: An overly exaggerated security presence can sometimes have a counterproductive effect and provoke the fans.
It makes much more sense, says Thornley, to deploy enough staff for this special evening so that there are no queues at the counter and dissatisfaction.
"Obviously West Ham fans don't have the best reputation, but I think it's going to be a beautiful day."
“It will probably be really crowded”
After all, it was always relatively quiet in previous games against English teams, such as against Chelsea in 2018.
However, reports of targeted attacks by groups close to Eintracht on West Ham fans clouded the generally positive mood on Tuesday.
Nevertheless, the employees of "O'reilly's Irish Pub" right next to the main train station remain optimistic: the police have been present since Wednesday.
Other than that, no special security measures would be taken.
“Dozens of English fan groups have reserved tables in recent days.
It's going to be really crowded," says one employee.
The same pragmatism can also be seen in the “Birmingham Pub” on Konstablerwache: “It's such a cramped place here.
And with all the reservations, even extra security is useless.
If anything happens, we'll call the police and they'll be there in under two minutes," says the bartender.
Only the stock of drinks has been increased enormously.
Things are a bit different in Sachsenhausen: the waiter Rydis from the "Anglo Irish Pub" assumes that Frankfurt fans will be more likely to visit the area around Kleine Rittergasse: "I guess the English fans will mainly be in the station district ."
Maja Vetmic, bartender at the "Harmonie Pub", also expects only a few English supporters.
Meanwhile, the anticipation doesn't diminish at all.
"We'll start a party in front of the pub during the day - with a colorful mix of different fans."