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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-flour muffin alone is worth heading to Connewitz for a lunch.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Leipzig attractions

1. Asisi Panometer

0.57 MILES

The happy marriage of a panorama (a giant 360-degree painting) and a gasometer (a giant gas tank) is a panometer. The unusual concept is the brainchild of…

2. Völkerschlachtdenkmal

1.49 MILES

Half a million soldiers fought – and one in five died – in the epic 1813 battle that led to the decisive victory of Prussian, Austrian and Russian forces…

3. Südfriedhof

1.61 MILES

Leipzig's largest cemetery is a vast and beautiful park, filled with rosebay shrubs, populated by squirrels, rabbits and foxes and centred on a building…

4. Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst

1.99 MILES

Contemporary art in all media is the speciality of this gallery, presented in temporary exhibits in a minimalist container-like space and a late-19th…

5. Mendelssohn-Haus

2.05 MILES

A key figure of the Romantic age, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was appointed music director of the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester in 1835 and held the…

6. Museum für Musikinstrumente

2.13 MILES

At the fabulous Musikinstrumenten-Museum, you can discover music from five centuries in the prestigious and rarity-filled exhibits, as well as an…

7. Museum für Angewandte Kunst

2.14 MILES

Leipzig's Museum für Angewandte Kunst is the second-oldest applied arts museum in Germany and has one of the finest collections of art-nouveau and art…

8. Museen im Grassi

2.14 MILES

The university-run Museen im Grassi harbours three fantastic collections that are often overlooked, despite being a five-minute walk from Augustusplatz…