The Best Bars in Leipzig

Updated October 2026

Leipzig drinks in two settings: hotel bars and historic rooms in the center, and converted industrial spaces in the west. The best bars in Leipzig start on the Brühl, where Imperii Bar opened in 2015 on the spot where the Via Imperii and Via Regia trade routes once crossed. Its team around André Pintz pours house creations next to a Reserve List that revives nearly forgotten drinks, and there is no dress code. A short walk away, Bar Le Grand fills the historic atrium of the Handelshof hotel on Salzgäßchen, while Felix Rooftop Bar looks over Augustusplatz from the sixth floor of the old main post office and changes its look four times a year. Out west on Karl-Heine-Straße, Stallwache Westwerk perches like a glass-and-steel eyrie above the entrance of a former valve works, with 35 seats and spirits from small producers. The local spirit is Leipziger Allasch, a caraway liqueur served ice-cold after a meal. Imperii takes table bookings, but its bar seats cannot be reserved. These are the bars we would start with.