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Read MoreAmadors Wirtshaus und Greisslerei
Celebrity chef Juan Amador opened his first Vienna outpost in late winter 2016 to much acclaim in a former wine tavern, and the vaulted brick ceilings are still an important part of the design. Seasonal ingredients are paramount here, where...
Read MoreBalthasar Kaffee Bar
A diminutive but cheerful robin’s egg blue sign announces Balthasar’s place on the Praterstrasse in the Leopoldstadt (2nd district), but the happy groupings of locals—at the outdoor tables or by the cozy windows—gives this place away from a distance. The...
Read MoreBitzinger
You won’t get locals to agree, as most have a favored spot in their respective neighborhoods, but Bitzinger is widely regarded as the city’s best wurst (sausage) purveyor. It is also the most convenient for travelers, as it is located...
Read MoreBlaue Bar
The appropriately named bar just off the lobby of the Sacher Hotel is a vision in blue—its chairs and tufted settees upholstered in blue velvet, its walls covered in blue silk damask. The lovely spot is equally perfect for an...
Read MoreCafé Diglas
Most locals believe the Diglas’s renovation robbed the place of its bohemian soul, but this centrally located café is a great spot to refuel during sightseeing (the Stephansdom and Museum of Applied Arts are nearby). You can’t miss the pink...
Read MoreCafé Halle
Like the Hansen, breakfast is the meal du jour at this fanciful café located above the Kunsthalle in the MuseumsQuartier. It is served from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M., and includes everything from bagels to a typically Austrian spread of...
Read MoreCafé Hawelka
Located on a quiet side street near the Stephansdom, the dark, smoky, wood-paneled Hawelka is one of the city’s most famous intellectual cafés, frequented during its heyday in the 1960s and ’70s by actors, artists, poets and songwriters. As other...
Read MoreCafé Landtmann
If you’re baffled by the encyclopedic array of Viennese coffee brews, the Landtmann is a great place to start, as the menu provides illustrations of its selections. For example, you will learn that a Kleiner Schwarzer Kurz is a single espresso,...
Read MoreCafé Restaurant Augarten
Situated on the grounds of the Porcelain Manufactory Museum, this restaurant is a 2nd District hotspot. After walking through the museum to see the firing, glazing and assembly process, you can lunch inside under the high ceilings of the classical Baroque...
Read MoreCafé Sacher
The place where Franz Sacher created his famous chocolate torte in 1832 is one of Vienna’s legendary cafés on the ground floor of the Sacher hotel. Due to the Sacher’s popularity, a modern annex was added to the original red...
Courtesy WeinwurmRead MoreCantinetta Antinori
For travelers looking for a break from heavy Austrian fare, Cantinetta Antinori, whose popular Florentine restaurant spawned locations in Moscow and Zurich, serves classic Italian favorites in an elegant atmosphere. Begin with beef carpaccio or homemade tagliatelle with veal stew,...
Read MoreChina Bar An der Wein
When you grow tired of schnitzel and goulash, head to this trendy Chinese restaurant and bar, which has a simple, elegant interior and offers al fresco dining in warm weather. The menu specializes in Sichuan cuisine and is heavy on...
Read MoreDaniel Bakery
The open plan lobby of the Hotel Daniel (owned by the same people behind the Grand Ferdinand) is the setting for the hipster-friendly Daniel Bakery. A bit of a misnomer, the eatery serves more full dishes than baked goods, and...
Read MoreDas Möbel
This funky café meets furniture store would be right at home in Brooklyn. Every piece of mismatched furniture, from twin-seat bar stools to sculpted low chaises, is on sale, though judging from the young, mostly local crowd of students and...
Read MoreDemel
Demel café is known for its decadent cakes and even more opulent windows, famously displaying replicas of everything from castles to pink convertibles, all built from sugar. Demel also gained notoriety thanks to its rivalry with the Hotel Sacher over their...
Read MoreDo & Co
This catering company, Austria’s most famous, runs two restaurants in Vienna, including one in the Albertina. The branch on the seventh floor of the Hass Haus, on the Stephansplatz, has the most spectacular views of the city’s famous cathedral. Prime...
Read MoreElla’s
For those craving a break from Austrian fare, Ella’s is an elegant and delicious Greek option in the city center. Located on a quiet street corner, the restaurant serves Mediterranean classics in a swanky, stark-white dining room. The menu consists...
Read MoreFiglmüller
Figlmüller, with two restaurants in Vienna, is the best place in the city for Wiener schnitzel. The ones served here, accompanied by a variety of salads, including potato and cucumber, have been pounded so thin that they lop over the...
Read MoreFreyenstein
Located on a quiet street 20 minutes outside of Vienna proper, Freyenstein is a creative Austrian eatery with a prix fix menu. Guests are served a parade of a dozen seasonal dishes that range from celery soup to salmon confit...
Read MoreGasthaus Pöschl
A five-minute walk from Stephansplatz, this gastro pub serves some of Vienna’s best Schnitzel and beer in its casual and intimate dining room.
Read MoreGasthaus Tirolergarten
If you’re touring at Schönbrunn Palace, there are several dining options, but the most authentic is the Gasthaus Tirolergarten near the zoo. This fabulous old tavern is located in a Tyrolean farmhouse that dates to the 18th century (it’s near the wolves’ cages,...
Read MoreGerstner
Gerstner K. u. K. Hofzuckerbäcker is an elegant old-world café where patrons can sip coffee and savor sweet treats underneath crystal chandeliers while classic piano melodies play in the background. The second floor is quieter and boasts beautiful views of...
Read MoreGlacis Beisl
Hidden at the back of the Museumsquartier up a daunting flight of cement stairs, Glacis Beisl is a secret find, featuring a romantic garden space complete with twinkling lights, a diverse crowd and a modern philosophy of dining. Traditional dishes...
Read MoreGulasch & Champagne
On ground floor of the hip Grand Ferdinand hotel on the Ringstrasse, Gulasch & Champagne serves the traditional Austro-Hungarian empire dish and Austrian sausages with beer and French Champagne. Open all day and well into the night, the spot caters...
Read MoreHuth Gastwirtschaft
Huth Gastwirtschaft pays homage to traditional Viennese dining, serving such dishes as Wiener schnitzel, boiled beef with potatoes and apple strudel, all served in a modern and airy main dining room. The wine bar downstairs has a brick, vaulted ceiling,...
Read MoreIf Dogs Run Free
Vienna’s most mysteriously named cocktail bar specializes in esoteric, particularly old-fashioned American drinks. (If dogs run free, then why not we across the swooping plain is a Bob Dylan song.) The industrial chic space has poured concrete walls, funky light...
Read MoreKleines Café
Fans of the 1995 movie Before Sunrise, with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, will recognize the Kleines Café with its peppermint green façade. True to the name, it is indeed klein (small), with only a few tables that are often...
Read MoreKussmaul
Though it is both a patisserie and restaurant, Kussmaul feels like one big eatery, thanks to its open plan layout and kitchen sitting in the center of the space. The restaurant serves delicious modern cuisine, and the patisserie is open...
Read MoreLabstelle
After opening in 2013, Labstelle quickly garnered much press attention and a loyal following of foodies. The quirky but charming courtyard, featuring floating Japanese umbrellas and gnome figurines on each table, is the ideal spot to sample their various dishes....
Read MoreLe Loft
Vienna’s hottest lounge is also its highest; Le Loft is located on the top floor of the Jean Nouvel–designed building that houses the Sofitel hotel. Drinks, snacks and haute cuisine—by Michelin-starred chef Antoine Westermann—is served throughout the day, making the...
Courtesy Peter RigaudRead MoreLoos Bar (American Bar)
The last time I went to this famous bar, an attractive American couple in front of me did a speedy U-turn when they saw how packed and smoky the tiny space was (word to the wise: come early). Designed by...
Read MoreMeierei
The more casual sister restaurant of the award-winning Steirereck, also located in the Stadtpark, has a large terrace and patio and serves some of Vienna’s most sophisticated Austrian-inspired food (it’s open for lunch and dinner, but true aficionados go for...
Read MoreMezzanin 7
A night at Mezzanin 7, a unique restaurant and cooking school, feels like being hosted at a stylish and quirky friend’s dinner party. The eatery, which is set in a gorgeous mansion, offers private dining in a chic apartment full...
Read MoreMotto am Fluss
Architecturally shaped like a ship, the three levels of Motto am Fluss, which acts as a mooring station for the Twin City Liner, can be confused for the liner itself. The restaurant on the first floor is decorated in a...
Read MoreO Boufes by Konstantin Filippou
Austrian-Greek chef Konstantin Filippou has been awarded a Michelin star for his eponymous formal restaurant, but the next door O Boufés is a more paired down experience. The bistro specializes in small plates celebrating chef’s two nationalities: charcuterie and gherkins...
Read MoreOnyx Bar
If timing and luck are on your side, you’ll be able to score a window seat in this swanky bar, located on the sixth floor of the Haas Haus, in a glass-enclosed space that seems to hover over the tiled...
Read MorePalmenhaus
A great spot for lunch or coffee after a visit to the nearby Albertina, this restaurant is located in a soaring glass-paneled conservatory in the middle of the Burggarten. While the lunch menu is Mediterranean-influenced Continental cuisine, with fresh fish...
Read MorePhil
Surely the cutest hipster coffee house in Vienna, Phil acts as much as a bookstore as a café. Amidst jumbled mid-century furniture and stacks of books sit students, locals and visitors enjoying excellent coffee, light meals and slices of cake—this...
Read MorePlachutta
Don’t be put off by the photos of celebrity visitors decorating the walls and the cookbooks on sale at the entrance of this restaurant near the Stubentor: the initial impression may be “tourist trap,” but in fact Plachutta is frequented...
Read MorePramerl + the Wolf
One of the most exciting restaurants in Vienna right now, Pramerl and the World has a different set menu each night, and diners only choose the number of courses they would prefer (between four and seven). Dishes created with interesting,...
Read MoreSkopik & Lohn
Locals adore this no-frills former Gasthaus (tavern) in the residential second district (a short taxi ride from the center of Vienna). Chefs Horst Scheuer and Alexander Mayer are drawing foodies to this quiet location, thanks to a daily changing, seasonally inspired...
Read MoreSteirereck
The Steirereck, located in the Stadtpark, is consistently ranked among the city’s top restaurants, and its prix fixe dinners are multi-course affairs that are expertly matched with Austrian vintages. The adjacent Meierei is a more low-key bistro and a fantastic...
Read MoreThe Bank
The Park Hyatt is located in the former Austrian National Bank building on Am Hof square, and its gorgeous brasserie is set in what was the grand cashier’s lobby. The majestic dining room is replete with chandeliers, dark leather chairs...
Read MoreTian Bistro am Spittelberg
An offshoot of the more formal Tian restaurant, this bistro in the trendy Spittelberg neighborhood offers delicious vegetarian dishes. Popular options include Tian’s take on “steak” tartare, burgers and goulash. Locals love the breakfast options here, particularly the homemade granola...
Read MoreUlrich
This all-day eatery serves an excellent breakfast until mid-afternoon on weekends, and a regular set lunch service during the week. Creative dishes can include potato and string bean strudel served with dill sauce and pepper salad (Wednesday’s vegetarian lunch option)...
