Madlerpassage is one of Leipzig's best-known historic shopping arcades, linking the compact lanes around the old market with a covered passage of shops, bars, and carved details. The entrance to Auerbachs Keller, the famous cellar restaurant tied to Goethe's Faust, is inside.
It works best as part of a walk through central Leipzig's passages rather than as a destination on its own. Look for the connection with Konigshauspassage and Messehofpassage, which together show how the city's trading architecture shaped the centre.