Vienna
This Viennese summer favourite has sprawling, riverside terrace spaces for drinking, with food trucks and a glassed-in area for when the weather turns.
Must-see nightlife in Vienna
Prater & East of the Danube
Skip the food but go for a beer at the 'Swiss House'. It's mainly renowned for its kitschy trad-style beer garden in amid the Prater park action.
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With a pastel-pink feature wall, a turquoise Brazilian-marble counter and white leather stools, Miranda is a bright alternative to Vienna's more serious…
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Two resident cats crawl along the bar at Das Augustin, a former pub that's now a lounge room–style bar with wood panelled walls, velvet couches and large…
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Just a short stroll from Schloss Schönbrunn's Hietzing Gate, this pink-trimmed cafe – part of a Vienna-wide chain – is a decent spot to escape the crowds,…
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Chelsea is the old, ratty dog on the Gürtel and a favourite of the student and alternative scene. Posters and underground paraphernalia adorn walls, and…
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Dominating one corner of the 16th district, this is the largest of Vienna’s city breweries, home to the beloved Ottakringer beer. Dating from 1837, the…
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Unlike other Viennese cafes with sumptuous interiors, Prückel features an intact 1950s design. Intimate booths, strong coffee, diet-destroying cakes and…
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Fledermaus is among Vienna's most relaxed and down-to-earth clubs in terms of decor and clientele. Its program runs the spectrum of musical styles from…
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Occupying the foyer of the Top Kino cinema, this relaxed place serves Austria’s finest lagers to an alternative crowd. The decor is highly retro,…
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Opened way back in 1982, this club is old school, with door check and bouncers, so dress reasonably conservatively. Inside, two large dance floors soon…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
A withered beauty of a coffee house, Zartl pings you back to when it opened in 1883, with its striped banquettes, cocoon-like warmth and, at times,…
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Mango attracts a young gay crowd with good music, friendly staff and plenty of mirrors to check out yourself and others. There are three bars, a dance…
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Once a down-at-heel Gastehaus (tavern), this place received a complete makeover and reinvented itself as a modern bar with a distinct retro feel and grown…
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A tiny venue attracting clubbers who want to party before breakfast, Goodmann serves food in its ground-floor restaurant while night owls young and old…
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This laid-back juice bar is the go-to place in Neubau for freshly squeezed vitamin bombs. Shakes and smoothies include inventive creations like 'yoga…
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Fischer Bräu brews a new beer every four to six weeks, and a Helles (light) lager year-round. Live music often plays on Sunday afternoons in the…
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This supremely child-friendly cafe in Josefstadt serves a remarkable array of fruit juices and offers a menu of cafe staples, all made with organic…
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Lovingly renovated Jugendstil decor from the 1920s, giant arched windows and homemade Apfelstrudel make Tirolerhof an atmospheric place for a coffee and…
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Don’t let the run-down appearance put you off: it's all part of this dive-bar experience. Blue Box is too small for dance-floor space so guests groove to…
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Why Not? is a fixture of Vienna's gay scene. The small club quickly fills up with mainly young guys; there are three bars and a dance floor. Cover charges…
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Little has changed in Bräunerhof from the days when Austria’s seminal writer Thomas Bernhard (1931–89) frequented the premises. Classical music plays from…
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Picnic tables are surrounded by apple trees and vineyards at this simple spot, where whites are the predominant drop. Salads complement its small…
