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Hidden Leipzig: Eisenbahnstraße
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- Top highlight
- 10/08/2021

The Japanese house, street view

The **Eisenbahnstraße** in the east of Leipzig has often made the headlines.<nbsp;Today at **Verborgenes Leipzig**, we reveal why Eisenbahnstraße **is developing from a social hotspot into a trendy area** and could soon rival Plagwitz.

Projects

If you walk down Eisenbahnstraße to **house number 97**, you can catch sight of the . However, you can hardly see the glass store front because of all the graffiti. There are only a few sofas, chairs and pallets in the empty, unrenovated building: sufficient conditions for a **mini cultural center**. **Readings, movie nights and lectures** take place here. You can always find out what's going on when on the Facebook page.  at **Eisenbahnstraße 113b** is also a project for the **revitalization of vacant spaces**. A group of Japanese architects, artists, urban designers and students of Japanese studies at Leipzig University regularly organize **cooking evenings, vernissages, concerts and workshops**. "We eat colourfully" is the motto at the . The restaurant grows its own vegetables while promoting social interaction. The **meeting place** not only organizes public events, but also children's birthday parties and projects for daycare centres, schools and after-school care centres.

- The Japanese House; interior

### Our recommendations

- Cultural centre

Something for your ears

Record store or rather café? , which opened at the end of 2015, is somehow both. At **Eisenbahnstraße 7**, you can browse through the **newest records** and listen to them right away. The other half of the store with that certain industrial chic is furnished with sofas and comfortable chairs. Make yourself comfortable among the hip crowd and enjoy **soda, coffee or tea** after you've found your favorite record.

- VARY - Hidden Leipzig

### Our recommendations

- Other

Culinary delights

Of course, Eisenbahnstraße doesn't just offer the best kebab, but other delicacies too! Eat delicious burgers and sip smoothies at  before ordering a **baklava** to go. Next stop: the  also affectionately known as 'KuApo'. Here you can take in the **stylish interior** before deciding between coffee and ice cream. Children also get their money's worth and can spend their time in the **children's corner**. Time for a digestive walk, right? Not far from Eisenbahnstraße you will find the . To be convinced of Eisenbahnstraße once and for all, take a **coffee blend OST** with you as a souvenir, which the owner Tom prepares himself.

- Freisitz Café Analog - Cafés in Leipzig

### Our recommendations

- Café

Melting pot of cultures

A stroll along Eisenbahnstraße is also an **excursion to foreign lands**. Here you can buy Syrian bridal jewelry, oriental hookahs, Polish sausage and dragon fruit from Vietnam. You will also pass a few snack stores on your foray. **Special bargains** can be found at . You won't always find all the groceries here, but everything is very cheap. The vision behind it? To give food a second chance!

The many small Arab and Asian supermarkets also give it away: numerous nations live together in one neighborhood here. Eisenbahnstraße stands for **cultural diversity in Leipzig**. This is the place to meet people from a wide variety of nations. And the best way to do that is over a coffee. How about a visit to ? Here you will not only find delicious snacks, but also worthwhile events. Check out their calendar of events! However, the biggest challenge on Eisenbahnstraße is probably finding the **tastiest kebab**. Is it perhaps the kebab from

 for you?

- Vleischerei - Gastronomy in Leipzig

### Our recommendations

- Bistro

Leipzig Travel10. August 2021

Conclusion

Curious now? Then we hope you enjoy discovering the **Railroad**!

You still have **questions**? Then get in touch with us**!

**Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH**
**Social media editorial team**
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