The famous restaurant under the roof of the Mädler Passage is celebrating a great anniversary in 2025 and wants to feast, marvel and celebrate with its guests!
One more reason to visit the famous inn on your next trip to Leipzig and follow in the footsteps of Goethe and Faust.
With the play "Faust," Johann Wolfgang von Goethe created a significant monument to Auerbach's Cellar. The historic inn consists of the "Großer Keller" restaurant, which serves classic, hearty Saxon cuisine; the "Mephisto Bar," which entices with cocktails and live music; and the "Historic Wine Bars," which can be visited on the "In the Footsteps of Goethe and Faust" tour or booked by groups of 20 or more for special events in the four lovingly restored guest rooms. The "Barrel Cellar Ceremony Anno Domini 1525" whisks visitors away to the "Historic Barrel Cellar," where wine was once served and which remains the heart of Auerbach's Cellar today. This tour, including a ceremony and barrel ride, has become legendary. Theater dinners from the perspective of historical figures, such as "Kein Lotterleben" (No Life of Dissoluteness) or "Die Luthers Privat" (The Luthers in Private Life), also promise entertaining hours in a special atmosphere and with excellent cuisine. Auerbachs Keller event calendar
On the occasion of the joint anniversary of Auerbachs Keller and JS Bach, the Bach Festival 2025 presents “Bach's Faust“ a fascinating combination of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s literary classic (arranged by Bach Festival director Michael Maul) with Johann Sebastian Bach’s music at the original location and including a feast.
The exhibition "FAUST 500" with works by students of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig and the German Literature Institute Leipzig.
Auerbachs Keller also has a lot to offer for younger guests. For the little ones, there are changing tables in the men's and women's restrooms, high chairs and bibs. For older children, Auerbachs Keller offers pens, puzzles and a children's menu. There is also an elevator and space for buggies in the restaurant's anteroom.
More about Auerbach's Cellar and Goethe's traces in Leipzig can be found in the podcast "Welcome to Leipzig". The barrel cellar master provides exciting insights and information about the "holy halls" and their famous guests.
One more reason to visit the famous inn on your next trip to Leipzig and follow in the footsteps of Goethe and Faust.
With the play "Faust," Johann Wolfgang von Goethe created a significant monument to Auerbach's Cellar. The historic inn consists of the "Großer Keller" restaurant, which serves classic, hearty Saxon cuisine; the "Mephisto Bar," which entices with cocktails and live music; and the "Historic Wine Bars," which can be visited on the "In the Footsteps of Goethe and Faust" tour or booked by groups of 20 or more for special events in the four lovingly restored guest rooms. The "Barrel Cellar Ceremony Anno Domini 1525" whisks visitors away to the "Historic Barrel Cellar," where wine was once served and which remains the heart of Auerbach's Cellar today. This tour, including a ceremony and barrel ride, has become legendary. Theater dinners from the perspective of historical figures, such as "Kein Lotterleben" (No Life of Dissoluteness) or "Die Luthers Privat" (The Luthers in Private Life), also promise entertaining hours in a special atmosphere and with excellent cuisine. Auerbachs Keller event calendar
On the occasion of the joint anniversary of Auerbachs Keller and JS Bach, the Bach Festival 2025 presents “Bach's Faust“ a fascinating combination of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s literary classic (arranged by Bach Festival director Michael Maul) with Johann Sebastian Bach’s music at the original location and including a feast.
The exhibition "FAUST 500" with works by students of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig and the German Literature Institute Leipzig.
Auerbachs Keller also has a lot to offer for younger guests. For the little ones, there are changing tables in the men's and women's restrooms, high chairs and bibs. For older children, Auerbachs Keller offers pens, puzzles and a children's menu. There is also an elevator and space for buggies in the restaurant's anteroom.
More about Auerbach's Cellar and Goethe's traces in Leipzig can be found in the podcast "Welcome to Leipzig". The barrel cellar master provides exciting insights and information about the "holy halls" and their famous guests.
Good to know
Opening hours
Mephisto Bar (different opening hours from the Great Cellar):
Monday to Thursday: 12:00 p.m. to 22:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 12:00 to 00:00
Sunday: 12:00 to 18:00
Monday to Thursday: 12:00 p.m. to 22:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 12:00 to 00:00
Sunday: 12:00 to 18:00
Kitchen times
Monday, Thursday and Sunday: 12:00 to 21:00
Tuesday and Wednesday: 17:00 p.m. to 21:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 12:00 to 21:30
Tuesday and Wednesday: 17:00 p.m. to 21:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 12:00 to 21:30
Price information
€ - €€
specialties
Hearty Saxon specialties, such as Saxon Sauerbraten or Leipziger Schwarzbierfleisch.
seating
Seating (hall): 45
Seating (side room 1): 46
Seating (side room 2): 40
Seating (side room 3): 30
Seating (side room 4): 45
types of kitchens
regional cuisine
international
fitness
Bad weather offer
for any weather
for groups
for school classes
for individual guests
foreign languages
German, English
Kitchen offers
lunch table
Dinner and breakfast
Accessibility
Notes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:
- Separate entrance for wheelchair users with elevator, please report to Mephisto Bar: door 120 cm, area 200x180 cm, controls 140 cm
- Wheelchair toilet: Door 93 cm, 95x150 cm in front of and 83 cm to the left of the toilet
- Two menus each in Braille and large print, reading glasses in different strengths available.
- Guide dogs allowed.
The restaurant is also prepared for possible allergies and intolerances.
Entrance to the facility / paths within the facility
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Elevator
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Lift floor area min. 110x140 cm
Additional help/offers
Help/Offers for blind and visually impaired people
Arrival & Parking
By public transport: Bus 89 (H Markt), S-Bahn: S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S5X, S6 (H Markt)
Optionally a few minutes' walk from the stops: Thomaskirche, Augustusplatz, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz, Goerdelerring, Hauptbahnhof
By car: Use of the surrounding inner-city parking garages
Optionally a few minutes' walk from the stops: Thomaskirche, Augustusplatz, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz, Goerdelerring, Hauptbahnhof
By car: Use of the surrounding inner-city parking garages
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