Photo: parks and recreation, Leipzig Zoo , Saxony
Photo: parks and recreation, Leipzig Zoo , Saxony
Photo: parks and recreation, Leipzig Zoo , Saxony
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Leipzig Zoo “grown out” of a restaurant

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Leipzig Zoo owns its origin to the restaurant owner Ernst Pinkert who in 1878 created a small zoological garden near the restaurant. Soon it turned out that, thanks to such marketing move, the traffic of visitors had considerably grown. Little by little the zoo grew larger, and in 1920 Leipzig magistrates took over its maintenance. 

Today it is one of Europe's biggest zoos that boasts the world's biggest primate division («Pongoland») and the largest aquarium in the Old World. 

Over 850 species of animals leave here, and thanks to its grandeur and the variety Leipzig Zoo is often called “a zoo of the future”. Its main attraction is the multitude of cafes where one can try the cuisine from the most distant corners of the earth. 

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Address
Pfaffendorfer Str. 29
4105, Leipzig
GPS coordinates
51.351261, 12.368052
Phone
+49 341 / 5933385
Official website
zoo-leipzig.de
Opening Hours
Now - closed
Mon-Sun 08:00-18:00
Nearby
1.1 km
La Casa
Restaurant • Pizzeria
+49 341 22224433
Payment methods:
Italian
700 m
Gosenschenke Ohne Bedenken
Biergarten • Tavern • Catering
+49 341 5662360
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Saxon, German
950 m
Wagner
Café
+49 341 99994948
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1.4 km
St Nicholas's cathedral
Architectural Monuments
750 m
Yamato
Restaurant • Sushi bar • Catering
+49 341 4624924
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Japanese
950 m
Waldcafé Leipzig
Café
+49 341 3086984
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550 m
Gohliser Wirtschaft
Restaurant • Catering
+49 341 56114887
Payment methods:
€€€€ | Saxon, German
900 m
Diego
Restaurant • Brewery
+49 341 3086477
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€€€€ | Caribbean, Latin American, Brazilian, Mexican, European
1.1 km
Romanushof
Restaurant
+49 341 12453646
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Saxon, German
700 m
Mondschein - Dunkelrestaurant
Restaurant
+49 341 26453030
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600 m
De Saxe
Restaurant • Hotel • Sports bar
+49 341 59380
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€€€€
1.4 km
The Cathedral of St. Thomas and Thomanerchor
Architectural Monuments
750 m
La Locanda
Restaurant • Pizzeria • Catering
+49 341 6894745
Payment methods:
Italian
800 m
Villers
Restaurant
+49 341 1400
Payment methods:
French, European
1.1 km
Goldene Kugel
Sushi bar
+49 341 35055974
Payment methods:
Mongolian, Vietnamese
1.4 km
Bach's Museum
Museums and Exhibitions
900 m
Diego
Restaurant • Bar
+49 341 3086477
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950 m
Drogerie
Restaurant
+49 341 22286466
Payment methods:
Saxon, German, European
650 m
Al Madina
Bistro • Fast Food • Catering
+49 177 8997989
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Turkish
800 m
Kellari
Restaurant
+49 341 96288870
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Greek
900 m
Muckenschlosschen
Restaurant
+49 341 9832051
Payment methods:
Saxon, Greek, German, Italian
550 m
Gohliser Wirtschaft
Restaurant
+49 341 56114887
Payment methods:
Saxon, German
500 m
Ofenrohr
Restaurant • Catering
+49 341 5614333
Payment methods:
€€€€ | Asian, Saxon, German
700 m
Mythos
Restaurant • Bar • Café
+49 341 9613564
Payment methods:
Greek, Italian
1.1 km
The Museum of the Fine Arts
Museums and Exhibitions
1000 m
Goldene Prinz
Restaurant • Catering
+49 341 123456789
Payment methods:
Saxon, German
1.1 km
Mytropolis
Restaurant
+49 341 5662742
Payment methods:
Greek
650 m
Piccola Italia
Restaurant
+49 341 8792928
Payment methods:
Italian
800 m
Falco
Restaurant • Bar
+49 341 9882727
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450 m
Aurelia
Pizzeria • Trattoria
+49 341 58328294
Payment methods:
Mediterranean, Italian
450 m
La Mirabelle
Restaurant
+49 341 5902981
Payment methods:
€€€€ | Saxon, French, German, American, Italian
900 m
Italienisches Restaurant Trattoria No.1
Restaurant • Trattoria
+49 341 2117098
Payment methods:
Italian
950 m
Valentino
Restaurant
+49 341 22551000
Payment methods:
Italian
750 m
Seasons
Restaurant • Hotel
+49 341 9881228
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