Austrian restaurants in Austria
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Stomach
Stomach has been serving seriously good food for years. The menu brims with meat and vegetarian delights, such as Styrian roast beef, cream-of-pumpkin soup, and, when in season, wild boar and venison. The interior is authentically rural Austrian, and the overgrown garden creates a picturesque backdrop. The name ‘Stomach’ comes from the rearrangement of the word Tomaschek, the butcher’s shop originally located here. Reservations are highly recommended.
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Amerlingbeisl
Serving solid Austrian fare (and a sprinkling of Italian pasta dishes), Amerlingbeisl is a lovely place situated in the pedestrian quarter of Spittelberg, an old-worldly spot of tight cobblestone streets and quirky shops. The inner courtyard of this Beisl is a lush oasis, and on balmy summer nights the roof slides back to create a lovely outdoor feel.
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Landhauskeller
What started as a spit-and-sawdust pub in the 16th century evolved into an atmospheric, high-quality restaurant serving specialities like its four different sorts of Tafelspitz (prime broiled beef). Flowers, coats of arms and medieval-style murals pack a historical punch, and in the summer outside tables look onto the stunning Landhaus courtyard.
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Stadtkrug Hallein
Tables fill quickly at midday at this bustling, wood-beamed Gasthaus. If it's warm, pull up a chair beside the trickling fountain on the square for an enormous schnitzel or plate of goulash.
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Schloss Concordia (Kleine Oper Wien)
The gigantic stone Jesus that greets diners to Schloss Concordia is a fitting welcome mat, given the Zentralfriedhof directly opposite. It also sets the scene for inside; the bare wooden floors, gargantuan mirrors and stained-glass roof are suitably dated, and when lit by candlelight in the evening it all creates a rather eerie picture. The overgrown garden at the rear adds to the effect. The menu, which is crowded with schnitzels , will suit meat lovers; for a memorable experience, try Degustationsmenü, a hefty plate of different kinds of schnitzel. Thankfully there’s a smattering of vegetarian options, too.
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Urbanek
Stepping inside Urbanek is to enter a world of cured meats in all their different varieties – smoked, salted, cooked or raw. The atmosphere is rarefied but relaxed as you squeeze into a corner and enjoy a glass of wine (about €5) and perhaps delicately cut slices of Mangalitza pig – a woolly variety prized for its delicious ham. The roast beef is organic, as are many other offerings here, and the selection of cheeses is just as good. Although there’s scarcely enough room to swing a cat inside, it’s well worth finding an empty few square inches to enjoy some of the finest cuts around.
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Restaurant Maria Loretto
Situated on a headland above Wörthersee, this wonderful restaurant is easily reached by foot from the Strandbad. You might also hire a bicycle and make a day of it, perhaps taking a dip from reedy banks or the lakeside beach before or after the culinary deed. It does a very good trout and some flavoursome meat dishes, but it’s the sheer character of the place that makes it a wonderful choice for food and casual drinks. Call ahead Mondays, when it’s sometimes closed except from May to August.
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Neu Wien
Neu Wien is a plush new restaurant on the edge of the Innere Stadt's medieval quarter, with the look and feel of a lounge bar (low leather seats, well-stocked bar). The cuisine harks back to the days of the Habsburg empire, with the likes of roasted fillet of zander, fillet of Alp ox, and proper veal Wiener schnitzel filling the menu, but there are a few unusual dishes too, like mushroom Gulasch (goulash). After the meal, head downstairs to KIK (Kultur im Keller) for cabaret and live music.
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Flein
Every day brings a new, creative menu to Flein. Zucchini quiche and Eierschwammerl risotto may, for instance, be served up for vegetarians, while grilled calamari and herbed lamb Stelze (hocks) will please the meat eaters. The small garden, backing onto the French Cultural Institute, is peaceful and secluded despite busy Währinger Strasse. In summer, book ahead.
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Brod
Situated in a lovely baroque house, this quality restaurant has the attraction of courtyard seating for warm summer nights. Austrian wines, especially those from Burgenland, feature prominently on its long wine list. Upmarket renditions of Austrian classics such as Tafelspitz share a place with delicious new cuisine. Most mains come in small and large portions.
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Wirtschaft Zum Schützenhaus
Schiessen und Geniessen (shoot and enjoy!) is the motto at this half-timbered tavern, where Lederhosen-clad staff bring humungous schnitzels to the table. The tree-shaded beer garden has prime views of the castle and a pet corner with fluffy rodents to keep kids amused.
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Mörwald Kloster Und
Mörwald is the most central of a crop of restaurants run by Toni Mörwald outside Vienna. It offers exquisite delights ranging from roast pigeon breast to beef, poultry and fish dishes with French angles. A lovely yard and an impressive wine selection round off one of the best restaurants in the Wachau.
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Café Sissy
Sissy was the nickname of the Kaiserin Elisabeth, unhappy wife of Emperor Franz Josef, and her pictures hang on the walls of this popular riverside bar/café. You can breakfast here, lunch or dine on a Wiener schnitzel and other simple fare, or simply nighthawk at the front-room bar till the midnight hour.
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Hobl & Scher
At street level Hobl & Scher is a restaurant, but downstairs it’s a vaulted cellar Vinothek where you can enjoy a drink after, say, a hearty steak with potato wedges or one of the vegetarian pasta options. The wine selection is quite good, with New World as well as Austrian and other European wines.
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Zum Eulenspiegel
All fairy lights, centuries-old beams and hidden nooks – 15th-century zum Eulenspiegel is very Brothers Grimm. The food (fried trout, beef stroganoff and the like) was rather average on our last visit, though, and genuine smiles are reserved for good tippers.
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Restaurant Pasta Bistro
This restaurant and vinothek set in a cosy, vaulted room offers an unusual menu of fish specialities alongside fresh, gourmet baguettes (as a main course) and a selection of salads and pastas (with about 16 different sauces). There are also a couple of meat and vegetarian dishes available.
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Alte Welt
Opening onto an inner courtyard, Alte Welt is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde: by day it serves hearty fare such as crispy roast pork and potato gnocchi, while by night it becomes a haunt for students, artists and musicians (the cellar hosts jam sessions, live jazz and plays).
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Mettnitzer
Zellot is a hard act to beat all round, but Mettnitzer – the finest eatery in town – does it from the purely culinary standpoint in a formal atmosphere.
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Jell
Occupying a gorgeous stone house, Jell is hard to beat for a rustic atmosphere and fine wine from its own vineyard. Its friendly staff also adds to a great regional experience; located just east of Pfarrkirche St Veit.
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Nova Bräu
Copper vats gleam at this cavernous brewpub, cranking out hearty fare like Tafelspitz (boiled beef) washed down with Fohrenburger beer (from the brewery opposite). At the front, Arche Nova bar is a ship complete with palms and fish lights.
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Krebsenkeller
Krebsenkeller does inexpensive regional cuisine – which means lots of pumpkin oil – and appeals to locals and tourists alike, not only for its home-style cooking, but also for a lovely inner courtyard and traditional atmosphere.
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Hotel Schrofenstein
Schrofenstein’s restaurant dishes up Austrian classics from veal goulash to spinach Spätzle (egg noodles) in wood-panelled surrounds and on the chestnut tree–shaded terrace.
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Bräuhof
Dine by lantern light under 300-year-old vaults or on the pavement terrace at the atmospheric Bräuhof. Regional numbers like Innviertel dumpling salad and pork filet with herby Spätzle (noodles) are matched with full-bodied Austrian wines.
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Sternbräu
The tree-shaded courtyard is the big draw at this rustic restaurant. House specials such as venison stew and trout are accompanied by copious amounts of Sternbräu beer. The Sound of Music dinner show takes place here.
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Wirtshaus zum Heiligen Josef
Austrian classics and seafood opposite Zauberhutt’n.
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