Must-see restaurants in Leipzig

  • Auerbachs Keller

    Leipzig

    Founded in 1525, Auerbachs Keller is one of Germany’s best-known restaurants. It’s cosy and touristy but the food’s actually quite good and the setting…

  • Stadtpfeiffer

    Leipzig

    Petra and Deflef Schlegel give deceptively simple-sounding dishes the star treatment, and were deservedly the first in Leipzig to get the Michelin nod…

  • Ouzeri Was Kost Das

    Leipzig

    The subtly romantic canal-side setting succeeds in recreating the ambience of an island port taverna, but the concept is decidedly modern: a Greek version…

  • Cafe Puschkin

    Leipzig

    This charming old pub on the Südvorstadt neighbourhood's supercool Karli is a local institution. The selection of burgers, nachos and sausages won't blow…

  • Tobagi

    Leipzig

    This unsassuming Korean place just off the Karli is a lesson in not judging a book by its cover. Meet the eccentric and often cantankerous Korean owner…

  • Kaiserbad

    Leipzig

    A depot-sized dining hall next to the converted Westwerk powerplant, Kaiserbad is a result of the ongoing gentrification of the Plagwitz area, drawing…

  • BiBaBo

    Leipzig

    At the far end of Karli, this is an ultimate local, specialising in schnitzel and billiards. There are 14 kinds of schnitzel on the menu, from classic to…

  • Telegraph

    Leipzig

    Leipzig goes cosmopolitan at this elegantly high-ceilinged cafe with curved booths and wooden tables, a bilingual menu and a stack of international mags…

  • Pilot

    Leipzig

    This retro-styled and quite charming establishment draws a bohemian crowd with its rustic menu, back-to-basic Saxon dishes and a splash of more…

  • Max Enk

    Leipzig

    People share laughs over hand-picked wines and plates of elegant comfort food kicked into high gear at this sleek outpost. The Wiener Schnitzel is…

  • Macis

    Leipzig

    At this inspired port of call, affiliated with the adjacent baker and organic supermarket, only regionally sourced ingredients find their destiny in such…

  • Die Versorger

    Leipzig

    This charming garden cafe within Plagwitz's converted Baumwollspinnerei factory complex is also about the only place to have lunch nearby. Stop in for…

  • Zest

    Leipzig

    You'd hardly expect to find such refined vegetarian fare in such unassuming and tiny premises, but here it is and its soy fillet brioche with yoghurt rice…