Franklin Hofmann Restaurant & Butcher Shop
Franklin Hofmann Gaststätte und Roßfleischerei
A family-run institution since 1865, now in its fifth generation, supplied by its own butcher shop. Known for traditional horse meat dishes and ranked among Chemnitz’s top restaurants on TripAdvisor.
Located on Augustusburger Straße in the east of the city, the restaurant, butcher shop and snack counter have been run by the same family for five generations since 1865, and many ingredients come from their own butchery. The menu focuses on German home-style and seasonal dishes, with beef, pork, poultry, fish and vegetarian options. Its most distinctive section is the “Horse Meat Corner,” featuring horse meat burgers, Sauerbraten-style horse meat, horse meat rolls and horse meat goulash soup. There is a beer garden under old trees and a covered terrace. Rated 4.7 on TripAdvisor, it ranks first or second in Chemnitz. Reservations by phone only. Main courses cost about €17–31. About 4 km from the city center, reachable by bus.
Opening hours
Restaurant daily 11:00–15:00 and 17:00–22:00 (kitchen closes at 21:00); butcher shop Monday–Friday 10:00–15:00, Saturday 10:00–14:00
Nearby sights
- Saxon Railway Museum Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf
- smac – State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz
- Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum am Theaterplatz
- Petrified Forest & Museum of Natural History
- Karl Marx Monument
- Roter Turm
- Markt, Old & New Town Hall
- Museum Gunzenhauser