Restaurants and cafés in Leipzig

Leipzig offers a wide variety of traditional classic inns where you can enjoy typical Saxon cuisine. Even today, you can dine in places once visited by figures such as Gottfried Willhelm Leibniz, Johann Gottfried Seume, and Richard Wagner. Or take a seat in Auerbachs Keller, where Goethe once dined, and enjoy your lunch in the heart of the famous Mädler Passage. Here you will find the restaurants and inns that should be on your itinerary for your first visit to Leipzig. 

Fine Dining with a view? Then enjoy your meal in the Panorama Tower − Plate of Art 120 metres up, with a fabulous view over all of Leipzig. Or treat yourselves to something special at Macis Biorestaurant! You can dine vegan and especially refined at the restaurant Zest. And at Kaiserbad you can also enjoy extraordinary food, as you’ll be enchanted not only by the menu, but also by the special atmosphere of the industrial architecture.

Discover restaurants now that offer unforgettable taste experiences. 

Coffee and Leipzig belong together by tradition alone - after all, this is where Germany’s first coffeehouse musicians entertained their guests: Georg Philipp Telemann performed in the coffeehouses on the market square with the Collegium musicum, founded in 1701. And Johann Sebastian Bach visited Zimmermann’s Coffee House on Katharinenstraße twice a week. His Coffee Cantata is even considered a highlight of Saxon coffeehouse music. The best part: In the city’s cafés steeped in tradition, you can still feel the spirit of those times today.

You can also enjoy excellent food beyond Leipzig’s city limits. Especially after a day trip to the region , stopping off at one of the many inns along the way is tempting. Whether in a rustic atmosphere, under historic vaulted ceilings or with wonderful views over the Neuseenland − on this culinary voyage of discovery, there is plenty to marvel at and, above all, to taste. In the country inns and restaurants of the Leipzig Region, hand-picked ingredients from regional producers are combined into Saxon classics, as well as delicate original creations that you should definitely try.