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Auerbachs Keller
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 memorable. In Goethe's Faust - Part I , Mephistopheles and Faust carouse here with some students before they ride off on a barrel. The scene is depicted on a carved tree trunk in what is now the Goethe Room (where the great writer allegedly came for 'inspiration').
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Barthel's Hof
This is a sprawling place with outdoor seating in a courtyard, occasional buffet specials and quirky Saxon dishes such as Heubraten (marinated lamb roasted on hay).
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Café Kandler
This café's antiquated ambience is a fine place to enjoy the delicious local sweets called Bachtaler (essentially a giant chocolate truffle) and Leipziger Lerchen (cake filled with marzipan and jam). It has an excellent tea selection.
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Café Riquet
Two bronze elephants guard the entrance to this Viennese-style coffeehouse in a superb Art Nouveau building.
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El-Amir
For the best (and biggest) doner in Leipzig, bar none, come to this little hole-in-the-wall place, across from naTo.
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Gosenschenke 'Ohne Bedenken'
This historic tavern, backed by the city's prettiest beer garden, is the perfect place to sample Gose, a local top-fermented beer often served with a shot of liqueur. The menu has a distinctly carnivorous bent.
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Koslik
A stylish wood interior complements the tasty world cuisine offered here, with great breakfasts and meals from pizza to Thai soup to Swiss potato rösti .
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Medici
The interior may resemble a suspension bridge, but this classy Italian spot is widely mentioned as a Leipzig favourite. Mains come in small or large, but serious gourmets go for the three- to five-course set menus.
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Retschenka
Gorbachev ate at this kitschy-blue but endearing traditional Russian restaurant tucked away in a courtyard. On weekends, enjoy your borscht to the sound of live folk music.
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Sol y Mar
This is a sensuous place, with soft lighting, ambient sounds and a lush interior (including padded pods for noshing in recline). Despite the concept, the pretence factor is surprisingly low, and so are the prices.
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Zill's Tunnel
Empty tables are a rare sight at this outstanding restaurant offering a classic menu of robust Saxon dishes. Sit on the outside terrace, in the rustic cellar, or in the covered 'tunnel' courtyard.
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Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum
Despite the exotic name, Leipzig's oldest café is as stuffy as your grandma's attic, but the cakes and meals are excellent and there's a free coffee museum to boot. Composer Robert Schumann used to be a regular.
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