--- title: "Restaurants, Food & Drinks ♥ Leipzig Region" url: "https://www.leipzig.travel/en/experience/restaurants-cafes" description: "Enjoy delicious treats in Leipzig’s restaurants, cafés, coffee houses, bars, beer gardens and on the go in the Region ♥ Discover now!" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Leipzig Travel > Experience > Regional > Restaurants & Cafés" --- Restaurants and cafés in Leipzig ================================ - - - - *Play video*Play external content Please accept all necessary cookies to watch this video. Arabic, French, Japanese or Italian may not seem "typically Leipzig" at first glance, but on second glance they certainly are. After all, Leipzig is a **city where the world feels at home** − and you can taste that, too. A **culinary journey of discovery** through Leipzig shows just how diverse both the dishes and the locations are. Here you can dine like Luther, Goethe or Bach in **historic restaurants**, drink a “Scheelchen Heeßen” (coffee) in an Art Deco setting or in authentic **coffee house style**. Or you can enjoy a vegan kebab, savour **fine dining in a modern ambience** and sip a flat white in the middle of a little jungle. But Leipzig is not the only place where you can feast in style — the Leipzig region also has a **wide range of culinary highlights** waiting for you. So be sure to plan some time during your trip to the Leipzig region for a visit to one of the many **country inns** or **restaurants**. Inspiration for your choice of café and restaurant - - - - - Restaurants with tradition -------------------------- Bayerischer Bahnhof - Gastronomie 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 . Here you will find the restaurants and inns that should be on your itinerary for your first visit to Leipzig. ### Tips for traditional restaurants - Travel offer - Restaurants in Leipzig ---------------------- with that special something Kaiserbad - Gastronomie in 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. ### Tips for special restaurants - Fine dining: Michelin-starred cuisine in Leipzig - - - Welcome to Leipzig - The podcast for your Leipzig trip Culinary city tour of Leipzig - Insider tips ------------ Restaurants and bars in Leipzig On **Leipzig's trendy streets**, the line between tasty restaurants and good bars becomes blurred. Where you can enjoy a juicy burger or aromatic coffee at lunchtime, delicious cocktails are served in the evening, with refreshing cold drinks on the outdoor seating areas in summer. On streets such as "" or , restaurants and pubs line up alongside ice cream parlours and bistros. Here you can experience Leipzig's **culinary diversity** in a very small area. ### Our insider tips - - ### Blog post The most beautiful outdoor seating areas and beer gardens --------------------------------------------------------- - ### Blog post Enjoying beer in Leipzig ------------------------ - ### Blog post Extraordinary bars in Leipzig ----------------------------- ### Explore Leipzig App Experience Leipzig off the beaten track! Tourist Information Leipzig - Reise nach Leipzig There’s also plenty to discover in Leipzig beyond the city centre! With the “**Leipzig Beyond**” tours in the Explore Leipzig app, you can explore the city’s trendiest neighbourhoods and experience **districts off the beaten track**. Can’t decide? No problem – with the help of a slot machine or “Leipzig Beyond Matching”, you’re sure to find the right tour for your visit to Leipzig – and you’ll almost certainly discover one or two **culinary highlights along the way**! Download the **app now** and **start your tour.** - - Cafés in Leipzig ---------------- All over Leipzig, there are modern **cafés and coffee bars** that keep up with the times. Here, the day begins with a full-bodied espresso made from 7 grams of the finest beans or with a flat white, freshly prepared on a portafilter machine. There is also delicious cake, often vegan too. Whether in the neighbourhood or in the centre, in an industrial setting or somewhere small and cosy – Leipzig’s cafés make the city a hotspot for coffee lovers. **Perfect for coffee lovers.** ### Tips for enjoying plenty of coffee - Leipzig coffee house culture ---------------------------- Roots. Pflanzencafé - Cafés in Leipzig **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. ### Traditional Cafés - Day-trip dining in the Leipzig Region ------------------------------------- Muldentalklause Westewitz - Gastronomie in der Region Leipzig 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. ### Country inns in the Leipzig region ### Restaurants and beer gardens in the region - Welcome to Leipzig - The Podcast for Your Leipzig Trip Once Across Fields and Meadows in the Saxon Heathland - Tips for culinary tours in the Leipzig region - - - You might also be interested in All culinary tips at a glance -----------------------------