Must-see restaurants in Saxony

  • Kellerhaus

    Leipzig & Western Saxony

    For a first-rate culinary journey at moderate prices, it's well worth heading out of the town centre to this half-timbered charmer at the foot of the…

  • Cafe Alte Meister

    Dresden

    If you've worked up an appetite from museum-hopping or need a break from cultural overload, retreat to this elegant filling station for creative and…

  • Ratskeller

    Leipzig & Western Saxony

    The rustic, olde-worlde setting amid gorgeously painted vaulted ceilings just couldn't get any more charming, and this vast subterranean hall serves up…

  • 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…

  • Nostalgia Privatim

    Eastern Saxony

    Coming as a surprise here in Herrnhut, this cool Brooklyn-esque cafe inside the converted railway station building serves filling breakfasts and…

  • Kleine Einkehr

    Saxon Switzerland

    A wonderful 2km riverside walk from Königstein proper (cross under the railway line and then hook a left onto the river embankment) takes you to this…

  • 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…

  • Cafe Hartmann

    Leipzig & Western Saxony

    An elegant old-school establishment just off the main square, this is the place to stop for a coffee or a light lunch and try Freiberg's signature…

  • England, England

    Dresden

    In this tiny England away from England, the tea is milky, the breakfast (on Sundays only) is calorific, and the treats (do not miss the courgette and…

  • Kochbox

    Dresden

    This little joint gets howling in the wee hours, when starving nightowls invade in hopes of restoring balance to the brain with fist-sized burgers made…

  • Villandry

    Dresden

    The folks in the kitchen here sure know how to coax maximum flavour out of even the simplest ingredients, and to turn them into super-tasty Mediterranean…