Regensburg mourns: empty bag closes after 37 years!

Regensburg mourns: empty bag closes after 37 years!

Regensburg, Deutschland - The end of an era in the heart of Regensburg: the restaurant empty bag, a cultural and culinary highlight of the city, closes its doors at the end of June 2025. The lease was terminated by the Paulaner brewery, who has been responsible for the restaurant since its opening in 1980. This reports merkur.de . Since his takeover by Winnie and Traudl Freisleben in 1988, the empty bag had established itself as a fixture and enjoyed great popularity in Regensburg - be it for jazz concerts, parties or the social political Ash Wednesday.

The brewery justifies the termination with "accrued outdoor stands" and the lack of a sustainable solution in order to continue to operate the restaurant. A construction site that began in August 2024 was strongly added to the location. As Mittelbayerische.de had to be carried out earlier and had to be carried out on the roof. a scaffolding was set up.

Where there is a risk of danger, it is traded

This danger situation led to a temporary closure of the restaurant. In the course of the renovation work, there were further complications: 2,000 square meters of roof tiles have to be renewed because the roof structure dilapidated and moisture damage is affected. The renovation work can only be determined after an assessment by a specialist company. In addition, the access to the parking lot at the empty bag and the Bertoldstrasse were closed to the safety after a roof tile had fallen life -threatening.

The financial difficulties of the restaurant have also been reinforced by the cancellation of numerous weddings and celebrations - valuable sources of income that are now missing. In an official announcement, Freisleben thanks the guests and employees on the homepage of the restaurant and continues to accept reservations by June 27th.

cultural diversity in danger

not only the restaurant itself, but also the city gallery and the jazz club are affected by the closure. Cinema performances in the empty bag film gallery of the empty bag should continue to take place, but these are currently not barrier -free. However, the gallery remains accessible via the emergency exit of the western building side on Trothengasse. The exhibition "I Love You So" by the former Mayor of Regensburg is currently running there, which offers visitors an extensive insight into his artistic work.

The fate talks between the city of Regensburg and the Paulaner brewery are planned, but from the fate of the empty bag they seem to distract them more rather than to be able to bring about a solution. In this situation it is to be hoped that the charm and the cultural meaning of the empty bag will not be completely lost.