Zell am See
This is a burger joint but not as you know it. Slick, contemporary and streamlined, it has fabulous lake views and does a brisk trade in organic burgers…
Must-see restaurants in Austria
Klagenfurt
This pared-back rustic dining room is beautifully stylish and is the perfect backdrop for a menu of Carinthian favourites – confit venison, fried liver…
St Wolfgang
This smart and friendly wine bar does a small and very interesting dinner menu each night. The current offering is always posted on the website, generally…
Salzburg
This Ayurveda-inspired cafe has an all-vegetarian, part-vegan and mostly organic menu. It does great bagels, salads, homemade cakes and juices, creative…
Tyrol
With an atmosphere that's as warm as a hug, this prettily retro cafe in light pastels brims with vintage furniture. It's a very chilled spot for…
Styria
This smart wine bar is a local favourite, not least because of its delicious, contemporary Italian food and outdoor seating in summer. It serves well…
Salzburg
At the space-age Hangar-7 complex at the airport, this glam two-Michelin-starred restaurant is the epitome of culinary globetrotting. Each month, Eckart…
Krems an der Donau
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…
Salzburg
This Afro-chic cafe has hot-pink walls, butterfly chairs and artworks made from beach junk. Staff keep the good vibes and food coming – from breakfasts to…
Neusiedler See
If you are going to eat anywhere in Rust, make it this rustic wine spot on the main street. Not only is the pay-by-weight buffet brimming with delicious…
The Danube Valley
This upmarket place retains the charm of its past life as a village inn. Fittingly Austrian classics are served here, but updated with a contemporary eye…
Prater & East of the Danube
With zebra-striped awning and pavement decking outside and a small minimalist space inside, Wulfisch prides itself on its fishy tapas, smoked and cured,…
Styria
This welcoming and well-stocked health-food shop is a local institution and whips up leafy salads, vegetarian mains and tempting sweets using organic…
Salzburg
Piedad brings a little piece of her native Colombia to the table at this sweet, cosy bistro, where she cooks soul food including arepas (filled maize…
Restaurant & Hotel Schloss Grafenegg
The Danube Valley
This traditional hotel restaurant, with an atmospherically retro interior, is owned by celebrity chef and winemaker Toni Mörwald and is known for its…
Tyrol
Much-lauded chef Martin Sieberer turns every meal into a gastronomic event at this restaurant. In a refined wood-panelled parlour lit by chandeliers,…
Tyrol
Wild après-ski shenanigans (DJs, fancy dress and all) should work up an appetite for dinner in the rustic, fire-warmed restaurant. Go for the famous…
The Zillertal
Besides excellent, wholesome breakfasts that easily rank among the best in town, this nicely chilled, rustic-cool cafe has great coffee and homemade cakes…
Tyrol
The ambience is wonderfully cosy in this historic tavern on the main square. Join locals in a warren of dark-wood-panelled rooms for Austrian comfort food…
Vorarlberg
Vegetarians and vegans will find a lot to love about this colourful, bijou cafe in Bregenz' Altstadt. Go for wholesome soups, wraps and salads, or a slice…
Salzburg
The menu is market-fresh at this arty bistro, where the picture-clad walls pay tribute to Salzburg Festival luminaries. It does gourmet salads, a mean…
Lower Austria
The menu changes every two weeks at this simple, arty restaurant, with the focus on regional dishes made from whatever happens to be freshest. A whole…
Innsbruck
Friendly, intimate and cosy in a boho way, with its warm, cushioned nooks, Himal delivers vibrant, robust Nepalese flavours. Spot-on curries (some…
Styria
The Post Hotel's Johann restaurant mixes cosy pine and fresh green-and-white textiles in a sweetly upmarket dining room. There's an excellent selection of…
Graz
This sit in or takeaway place does a range of breakfast bowls as well as a savoury selection, mostly with an East Asian or Indian swing, throughout the…
The Zillertal
This award-winning butcher is the perfect spot to grab a snack on the way down from the slopes. It does a mighty fine bratwurst, as well as burgers,…
Tyrol
When snow blankets the rooftops, this is a cosy hideaway for tucking into Knödel (dumplings), a carnivorous Tiroler Bauernplatte (Tyrolean farmers’…
Styria
Drop by for delicious apple strudel or apple crumble, or to relax on the comfy chairs out back over a tea or coffee. Often has brochures and maps of the…
Styria
This lovely, rustic microbrewery has some of the best Styrian cuisine in these parts and brews its own light and dark beer. There’s a garden out back and…
Styria
A totally traditional vaulted dining room with Austrian classics, including the fleshtastic mixed grill of pork, chicken and steak, though it only does a…
Salzburg
Good-natured staff, cool music and awesome pizzas whipped up with super-fresh, organic ingredients make this a terrific choice. It's a tiny place so be…
Tyrol
Raclette, fondue and crispy roast chicken are the stars of the menu at this rustic chalet, going strong since 1760. Snuggle up in an all-wood interior in…
Tyrol
An old-world Tyrolean haunt with vaults and pine benches, this tavern favours substantial portions of Austrian classics, such as schnitzel, goulash and…
Salzburg
Next to the monastery, where the watermill turns, this 700-year-old bakery turns out Salzburg’s best sourdough loaves from a wood-fired oven.
Salzburg
Fabi is the young whizz behind the frozen yoghurt served here, with chocolate and fruit toppings available. It's all organic and delicious.
Tyrol
Excellent tapas, vino and live music reel in the crowds to this buzzy Spanish haunt. You can't book, so be prepared to wait for a table.
Salzburg
A one-stop picnic shop on one of Salzburg’s grandest squares, for regional cheese, ham, fruit, bread and gigantic pretzels.
Vienna
Zum Schwarzen Kameel is an eclectic deli/patisserie/highbrow-wine-bar hybrid. Above all, it's worth a visit for the inventive cuisine in its wood-panelled…
Vienna
All-rounder Das Eduard is a buzzing spot for breakfast (until 11am), oversized caffe lattes and homemade cakes, plus more substantial dishes from…
Vienna
Hidden downstairs along Breite Strasse in the MuseumsQuartier (follow the signs from MUMOK), Glacis Beisl does an authentic Krautfleckerl (cabbage-and…
