Auerbachs Keller is one of the most popular and well-known restaurants in the old Leipzig. It is located inside Medler-passage. At the beginning of its existence in 1438 it was the place where the wine trade was carried out. The name chosen by chance, it is due to the Saxon Elector and professor of medicine Strohmer Henry, who was known in the city as Dr. Auerbach. He was born in the small town of Auerbach, located in the Upper Palatinate.

For its impeccable service and dedication to the doctor received permission from the king to the wine trade. From the earliest days of the cellar of Auerbach became very popular among the population of Leipzig, among the regulars of this place was the reformer Martin Luther, poet and thinker Johann Goethe, who was very impressed by the story of Faust Warlock, rode on a large barrel up the stairs. That is why the Auerbachs Keller was chosen as the place where the events took place the first part of the world-famous tragedy "Faust" by Goethe.

The oldest part of the restaurant - it Bochkova cellar. Its interior over the centuries have not changed, the owners of this beautiful places have tried to preserve the unique atmosphere that pervades this historic site. In the central part of the room is a large old barrels of wine, visitors play the most genuine representation of the story to Faust alive.

Also in the cellar of Auerbach arranged three historic rooms, including the room, "Old Leipzig" panoramic paintings of the city in 1870, the hall of Luther and the hall of Goethe, where the arches are decorated with Gothic arches with paintings of Andreas Bretschneider, vividly illustrate became folk legend of Dr. Faust.