Must-see restaurants in Vienna

  • Mamamon

    Vienna

    Owner Piano, who named her restaurant for her mum Mon, has spiced up Vienna's burgeoning Southeast-Asian food scene with a menu of southern Thai flavours,…

  • Steirereck im Stadtpark

    Schloss Belvedere to the Canal

    Heinz Reitbauer is at the culinary helm of this two-starred Michelin restaurant, beautifully lodged in a 20th-century former dairy building in the leafy…

  • Fruit stand at Naschmarkt

    Naschmarkt

    Vienna

    Stretching 500m along Linke Wienzeile between the U4 stops of Kettenbrückengasse and Karlsplatz, this is Vienna's biggest and best market. The western …

  • Wrenkh

    Vienna

    Wrenkh specialises in vegetables, like lentils in white-wine sauce with bread dumplings, roast sweet potato stuffed with goat's cheese, and pumpkin…

  • Lingenhel

    Schloss Belvedere to the Canal

    Lingenhel is an ultraslick deli-shop-bar-restaurant, lodged in a 200-year-old house. Salamis, wines and own-dairy cheeses tempt in the shop, while the…

  • Vollpension

    Vienna

    This white-painted brick space with mismatched vintage furniture, tasselled lampshades and portraits on the walls is run by 15 Omas (grandmas) and Opas …

  • Plachutta

    Vienna

    If you're keen to taste Tafelspitz, you can't beat this specialist wood-panelled, white-tableclothed restaurant. It serves no fewer than 13 varieties from…

  • Tian Bistro

    Vienna

    Colourful tables are set up on the cobbled laneway outside Tian Bistro in summer, while indoors, a glass roof floods the atrium-style, greenery-filled…

  • Tian

    Vienna

    Christian Holper's chandelier-lit, lounge-style restaurant takes 100% vegetarian cuisine to Michelin-starred heights using regionally sourced produce,…

  • Skopik & Lohn

    Prater & East of the Danube

    The spidery web of scrawl that creeps across the ceiling at Skopik & Lohn gives an avant-garde edge to an otherwise French-style brasserie – all…

  • Meinl’s Restaurant

    Vienna

    Meinl’s combines cuisine of superlative quality with an unrivalled wine list and views of Graben. Creations at its high-end restaurant span calamari and…

  • Landkind

    Vienna

    Part organic market stall, part cafe and local community hang-out, Landkind sources produce from small-scale sustainable farmers. Browse its shelves for…

  • Said the Butcher to the Cow

    Vienna

    Not only does this wildly popular hang-out have a brilliant name, it serves knock-out brioche-bun burgers (chicken teriyaki with wasabi mayo; black tiger…

  • Supersense

    Prater & East of the Danube

    Housed in an ornate Italianate mansion dating to 1898, this retro-grand cafe brings a breath of cool air to the Prater area. The cafe at the front, which…

  • Griechenbeisl

    Vienna

    Dating from 1447, and frequented by Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and Strauss among other luminaries, Vienna's oldest restaurant has vaulted rooms, wood…

  • Brezl Gwölb

    Vienna

    Hidden down an alley near Freyung, Brezl Gwölb has won a loyal following for its winningly fresh Austrian home cooking. Atmospherically lit by candles,…

  • El Burro

    Vienna

    At this hip Mexican street-food cantina, first choose your base (burritos, tacos, quesadillas and tostada tortilla bowls), then fillings (beef brisket,…

  • Rollercoaster Restaurant

    Prater & East of the Danube

    Flashing fluro lights, rattling roller-coaster tracks and thumping dance music welcome you into Vienna’s unique Rollercoaster Restaurant. Appropriately…

  • La Salvia

    Vienna

    Trieste in neighbouring Friuli-Venezia Giulia was once Vienna's seaside salon and La Salvia celebrates this long association through its Friulian and…

  • Figar

    Vienna

    Splashed with a street-art-style mural, this neighbourhood favourite serves mighty breakfasts until 4pm, from Working Class Hero (sausage, mushrooms,…

  • Vollpension

    Vienna

    Staffed by a cheerful team of omas (grandmas), boosting their pensions with a little work on the side, this socially aware, retro-cool cafe seeks to…

  • Swing Kitchen

    Vienna

    Before you yawn when you hear the words 'vegan burger', bear with us – the ones served at Swing have been perfected to a fine, flavoursome, plant-based…

  • Simply Raw Bakery

    Vienna

    At Simply Raw, superfoods, nuts, seeds, fruit, veggies and herbs are organic, everything is vegan, and nothing is cooked above 42°C to preserve the…

  • Schank zum Reichsapfel

    Prater & East of the Danube

    This is a delightfully warm, wooden Heuriger (wine tavern) in the traditional mould, with dark-wood panelling, a tiled oven and a jovial crowd of locals…

  • Ulrich

    Vienna

    A stone's throw from the MuseumsQuartier, this sleek cafe-restaurant always has a buzz, from breakfast (avocado toast, pancakes with seasonal fruit) to…

  • Swing Kitchen

    Vienna

    Eco-minded Swing Kitchen calculates that its all-organic vegan burgers use 93% less land, 85% less water, 96% less grain, 95% less energy and produce 92%…

  • Meierei im Stadtpark

    Schloss Belvedere to the Canal

    In the green surrounds of Stadtpark, the Meierei is most famous for its goulash served with lemon, capers and creamy dumplings, and its selection of 120…

  • Zum Weissen Rauchfangkehrer

    Vienna

    'The White Chimney Sweep' is reputedly named for a chimney sweep who, thanks to his romance with the neighbouring baker, was more often covered in flour…

  • Maxing Stüberl

    Vienna

    Johann Strauss' one-time favourite, this dark-wood-panelled restaurant serves fabulously traditional dishes using produce from the owner's home region of…

  • Alma Gastrothèque

    Vienna

    Seizing its inspiration (and name) from France's Alpes-Maritimes region, this chic wine bar/bistro has tinted glass pendants lighting up its mosaic…

  • Joseph Brot

    Schloss Belvedere to the Canal

    Purveyors of Vienna's finest bread, Joseph Brot's bakery, bistro and patisserie is a winner. Besides wonderfully fresh loaves – organic olive-tomato…

  • Plachutta Hietzing

    Vienna

    Emperor Franz Joseph I declared Tafelspitz (boiled beef) his favourite meal, and this wood-panelled restaurant serves 10 different varieties, made from…

  • Vestibül

    Vienna

    In the southern wing of the Burgtheater, Vestibül is a showpiece of marble columns and stucco topped off with a glorious sparkling mirrored bar. The menu…

  • Cake Tree

    Prater & East of the Danube

    This light and airy white-walled space should be high on your list come Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake) time. The cakes are rather glorious – whether…

  • Artner

    Vienna

    A double-height wall of wine bottles (including vintages from the owners' vineyard) links Artner's ground-floor wood-panelled dining room and romantic…

  • Stomach

    Vienna

    Stomach has been serving belly-rumblingly good food for years. The menu brims with carefully plated meat, fish and vegetable dishes, including Styrian…

  • Konstantin Filippou

    Vienna

    With two Michelin stars to its name, this minimalist restaurant helmed by Austrian-Greek chef Konstantin Filippou is one of Vienna's top tables. Seafood…

  • Liebling

    Vienna

    No sign hangs above the door at Liebling, whose distressed walls, stripped-back floorboards and mishmash of flea-market furniture create a cool, laid-back…

  • Heunisch & Erben

    Schloss Belvedere to the Canal

    This contemporary wine bar and restaurant has carved out a reputation for itself in gastro circles. It's a minimalist, high-ceilinged space, with tall…

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