FreÃÂgass (Fressgass, ) is an upmarket shopping street in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany, located in the district of Innenstadt and within the central business district known as the Bankenviertel. It is commonly regarded as Frankfurt's culinary main street. The street is a broad pedestrian zone, and is located between HochstraÃÂe and the Opernplatz (Opera Square) with the Alte Oper in the west and the BörsenstraÃÂe (Stock Exchange Street) in the east. The street is also the direct continuation (in the western direction) of the Zeil, and is a parallel street of GoethestraÃÂe, a nationally known luxury shopping street. In recent years FreÃÂgass has increasingly become a luxury shopping street, serving as an extension of the GoethestraÃÂe in this regard. Its other primary adjacent street is the KaiserhofstraÃÂe.
FreÃÂgass was originally an unofficial name, adopted around 1900 by its local population, for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and GroÃÂe Bockenheimer StraÃÂe, because of their many food shops, bakeries and butcher shops, making it the most famous food shopping street serving the bourgeoisie of the Westend. Today the FreÃÂgass is known as an area where bankers meet for lunch; banker Alex Bergen notes that "around 90% of the meeting and greeting between M&A bankers happens in one street â the Fressgass." In 1977, the name FreÃÂgass became an official name for the streets Kalbächer Gasse and GroÃÂe Bockenheimer StraÃÂe.
The annual Rheingau Wine Festival (Rheingauer Weinmarkt) takes place in the FreÃÂgass in late summer, showcasing wineries from Rheingau and Rheinhessen. It started in 1978.
The real estate prices in FreÃÂgass and its adjacent streets are the highest in Frankfurt. The FreÃÂgass itself has the third highest rent after its two neighbouring streets, the GoethestraÃÂe and the Zeil. FreÃÂgass features the flagship stores, fashion boutiques, specialty food shops and restaurants.
FreÃÂgass is served by nearby Frankfurt Hauptwache station (in the east) and the Alte Oper (Frankfurt U-Bahn) (in the west).