Auerbach's cellar

Inn
Restaurant
Regional dishes, International
The over 500-year-old Auerbachs Keller under the roof of the Mädler Passage invites you to follow in the footsteps of Goethe and Faust.
With his drama "Faust", Johann Wolfgang von Goethe created a important monument to the Auerbachs Keller. The historic inn consists of the "Großer Keller" restaurant, which serves classic, hearty Saxon cuisine, the "Mephisto Bar", which entices guests with cocktails and live music, and the "Historische Weinstuben", which can be visited on the "In the Footsteps of Goethe and Faust" tour or booked by groups of 20 people or more for special events in the four lovingly restored guest rooms. The "Barrel Cellar Ceremony Anno Domini 1525" takes you into the "Historic Barrel Cellar", where wine was once served and which is still the heart of Auerbach's cellar today. This guided tour with ceremony and barrel ride has become legendary. Theater dinners from the perspective of historical personalities such as "Kein Lotterleben" or "Die Luthers privat" also promise entertaining hours in a special ambience and with very good cuisine. Auerbachs Keller events calendar

Auerbachs Keller also has plenty in store for younger guests. There are changing tables in the ladies' and men's toilets, high chairs and bibs for the little ones. For older children, Auerbachs Keller offers pencils, puzzles and a children's menu. There is also an elevator and space for buggies in the anteroom of the restaurant.

Find out more about Auerbach's Keller and Goethe's footsteps in Leipzig in the podcast "Willkommen in Leipzig". The barrel cellar master provides exciting insights and information about the "hallowed halls" and their famous guests.

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Openings

Mephisto-Bar (different opening hours from the Großer Keller):
Monday to Thursday: 12:00 to 22:00
Friday and Saturday: 12:00 to 00:00
Sunday: 12:00 to 18:00

Kitchen opening hours

Monday, Thursday and Sunday from midday to 9 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday from 5 pm to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday from midday to 9:30 pm

Price info

€-€€

Specialties

Auerbachs Keller serves classic dishes from Saxon cuisine. These include, for example, Saxon Sauerbraten and Leipzig-style Schwarzbierfleisch.

Seats

Seating (hall): 450

Seating (adjoining room 1): 50

Seating (adjoining room 2): 50

Cuisine types

  • Regional dishes

  • International

Eligibility

  • Bad Weather Offer

  • Suitable for any Weather

  • For Groups

  • For Forms

  • for individual guests

Foreign Language

German, English

Kitchen offers

  • Lunch table

  • Dinner

Accessibility

Saxony Barrier-Free
Notes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:

  • Separate entrance for wheelchair users with elevator, please report to the Mephisto Bar: Door 120 cm, area 200x180 cm, controls 140 cm
  • Wheelchair accessible WC: Door 93 cm, 95x150 cm in front of and 83 cm to the left of the WC

  • Guide dog allowed.
  • The restaurant is also prepared for any allergies and intolerances.

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Entrance to the facility / paths within the facility
  • Door width min. 90 cm

  • Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp

Lift
  • Door width min. 90 cm

  • Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp

  • Floor area of lift min. 110x140 cm

Accessible toilet
  • Door width min. 70 cm

  • Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp

  • Movement area in front of toilet bowl min. 120x120 cm

  • Area left or right of the toilet bowl min. 70 cm

  • Hinged hand rails at the side of the toilet bowl provided

Additional aids / offers
  • Aids / offers for blind and visually impaired persons

Directions & Parking facilities

By public transport: The nearest stop is Leipzig, Markt (S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S5X and bus line 89). Other stops in the immediate vicinity: Augustusplatz, Goerdelerring, Leipzig Hauptbahnhof.

By car: Use the surrounding parking garages in the city center, such as Q-Park Marktgalerie, Q-Park Augustusplatz and Parkhaus B+B.

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Author

Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
Grimmaischen Steinweg 8
04103 Leipzig

Organization

Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH

License (master data)

Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
License: no copyright required (Public domain) (no copyright)

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