International restaurants in Vienna
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Halle
Managed by the owners of Motto, Halle is the versatile resident eatery of the Kunsthalle with little kitchen downtime – the pots and pans are hung up at midnight. The interior has plenty of optical tricks, like cylindrical lamps and low tables, and the chefs churn out antipastos, pastas, salads, several Austrian all-rounders (breaded chicken, but not a Wiener Schnitzel) and pan-Asian dishes. On steamy summer days it’s usually a fight for an outside table between the Kunsthalle and MUMOK. It sells Noan olive oil (€9.90), with proceeds flowing into children’s projects.
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Breakfast Club
Mix and match from an international range of ten breakfasts at this compact New York-style breakfast joint on lively Schleifmühlgasse. The Vienna Special of bread roll, honey, egg, seasonal fruit and Melange (milky coffee) is a fine choice, but is completely outdone by the BC Royal (salmon rolls, onions, hard boiled egg, toast and sekt). Kids will also love it: there's a small bar especially designed for the little ones, and a separate menu, too.
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Restaurant Vincent
Vincent began life as a student place and over the years evolved into its higher calling – providing the Viennese with fine food. Today it sports a Michelin star and serves an interesting range of dishes à la carte or from menus that can be put together by the diner in flexible courses based on seasonal produce. The focus tends to be on classic produce such as lamb, beef, poultry and pheasant prepared expertly, but locally produced snails also feature. The ambience up front is historic and traditional, the back room is slightly bland, and beyond that is an atrium section.
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Meinl’s Restaurant
Meinl’s combines cuisine of superlative quality with an unrivalled wine list and views of Graben. Head chef Joachim Gradwohl uses the freshest of ingredients to create inviting dishes, often integrating delicate Mediterranean sauces and sweet aromas. The waiters are professional to a fault, the atmosphere is surprisingly easygoing and you can even chill out on sofas and admire the Pestsäule. Meinl’s Weinbar, in the cellar, is open until midnight, and there is also a quality providore, Meinl am Graben, onsite.
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Restaurant Mraz & Sohn
Mraz & Sohn is not only a snappy name, it really is a family-owned-and-run restaurant. The chef de cuisine, Markus Mraz, is the creative force behind the stars, chef hats and other accolades awarded for innovative dishes. The menu changes every couple of months, but in spring you might find expertly prepared venison with sesame cream, sweetheart cabbage and wakame salad. There’s outdoor seating in summer, and a nonsmoking area. Book ahead – it’s one of Vienna’s best.
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Aromat
The mainstay of this funky little eatery is fusion cooking with a strong emphasis on Upper Austrian and Vietnamese cuisine, but you’ll mostly find a menu that changes daily with the whims of the chef. It has an open kitchen and often caters for those with an intolerance to wheat and gluten. The charming surroundings feature simple Formica tables, 1950s fixtures, a blackboard menu, and one huge glass frontage. Personable staff help to create a convivial, barlike atmosphere.
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Do & Co Stephansplatz
DO & CO is the favourite hang-out of Vienna’s politicians and business elite. With subtle lighting, pseudo lounge chairs and light-brown shades, it assumes a vaguely retro look, while the silver service and views of Stephansdom are bonuses. The international menu features Austrian favourites, its highlight is the exceptional pan-Asian cuisine, and between these culinary poles you find Uruguay beef with potato and shallot puree, served with a caramelised sauce (€26).
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Motto
A fusion of Asian, Austrian and Italian influences is the secret behind Motto’s long-running success, with the likes of chicken satay with peanut sauce and coriander rice or expertly prepared Styrian baked chicken among the mouth-watering choices. One of the most fascinating is fillet steak with chocolate-chilli sauce. Motto is very popular, particularly with the gay crowd, so reservations are recommended. Entrance is through the forbidding chrome door on Rüdigergasse.
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Schnattl
Despite its weekday-only opening hours, Schnattl is a culinary institution in Josefstadt, especially among artists from the nearby Theater in der Josefstadt. Idyllic outdoor seating in a courtyard is perfect for summer dining, whereas the simple wooden panels inside create a light mood. Seasonally changing dishes such as a roulade of beef loin with prosciutto, or lamb filet with polenta spiced with wild garlic (each €22), are served here.
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Soho
Soho is the Hofburg's canteen, with excellent food at canteen prices. Daily menus - one vegetarian, one meat - are invariably European based, but the occasional Asian dish sneaks in now and then. The simple wooden tables, splashes of colour and smattering of paintings combine to create an appealing look, and the service is welcoming and friendly. It's a little hard to find, however: follow your nose past the Schmetterlinghaus and it's directly west.
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Amacord
The popularity of this small eatery stems from its convivial vibe, friendly staff, lovely vaulted ceilings, comfy surroundings and good, affordable food. Vienese classics are mixed in with a healthy range of Italian pastas, the odd curry and ragout, and an extensive salad selection. However, some will find the smoke overpowering as the evening rolls on, and trying to find a seat on a Saturday morning is a fruitless enterprise. Eat off-peak here.
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Limes
Limes is one of Vienna’s most popular places for crossover eating and drinking experiences. The drinks list offers a reasonable selection of bottled wines and a few by the glass, and about a dozen cocktails are mixed here too. Expect a broad, culinary spread – salads with anchovies, buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto, pastas, lamb and the Angus steak (€22.50). The interior has a chilled-out feel. The kitchen is open from 11.30am to 10.30pm.
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Podium
This designer restaurant and bar in the fashionable Neubau district has lollipop chairs near the floor-to-ceiling windows and big, comfy couches to the rear. Podium offers a small but imaginative menu that on some days ranges from hamburgers to pumpkin curry with basmati rice. The menu changes every couple of months – the lunch menu each day – and the crowd, which often just drops in for a drink and a chat, is arty and relaxed.
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Immervoll
Even though it changes daily, a menu strongly representing Austrian standards, and with a hint of Italian and Asian cuisine, consistently greets diners at this esteemed Innere Stadt eatery. Inside, the vaulted ceilings and subtle touches of interior design (by Hermann Czech, architect of nearby Kleines Café) create a surprisingly cosy space, but the best feature of all is the seating on Franziskanerplatz in summer.
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Zum Schwarzen Kameel
Zum Schwarzen Kameel is an eclectic cross between a deli/sandwich shop and highbrow wine bar. The mostly well-heeled folks who frequent it nibble on sandwiches at the bar while facing the difficult choice of which Achterl (serving of wine; glass holding 0.125L) to select from the lengthy list. Soups are available to go, while more-substantial dishes are served in the wood-panelled dining area upstairs.
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Schon Schön
Dining is a unique social experience at this eatery in Neubau. With only one table (seating about 20) you’ll certainly get to know your immediate fellow diners, if not the whole table. The imaginative cuisine changes daily but includes a handful of vegetarian and meat or fish dishes. It’s gay-run but attracts all genders; a groovy lounge area downstairs is open from 7pm to 2am Thursday to Saturday.
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Restaurant World
Restaurant World's menu is an inviting mix of Caribbean and Sri Lankan cuisine that includes spicy curries and filling noodle dishes. Vegetarian choices abound and vegans can dine here quite happily. The coconut bread will have you asking for the recipe, as will the mango lassi and mango cake. The restaurant owners are some of the most affable in the city, and children are more than welcome.
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Vestibül
The interior of Vestibül, which takes pride of place in the southern wing of the Burgtheater, is a heady mix of marble columns and chandeliers topped off with a glorious sparkling mirrored bar. The menu has a strong focus on regional, seasonal produce, such as organic Waldviertel beef or a snack of Presswurst (head cheese) from Mangalitza ham. Reservations are recommended.
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Cuadro
Cuadro is a stylish cafe and eatery that uses organic ingredients for many of its offerings and has risen to fame for its trademark Cuadro burger (€4.20) made from local beef. There are also vegetarian and pan-Asian variations on burgers, but the menu is by no means limited to these – it spans light Viennese favourites, grilled prawn on skewers, salads, pasta and sandwiches.
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Gaumenspiel
Gaumenspiel is an immaculate, modern Beisl with a menu that changes every three weeks. The food is international with a heavy Mediterranean influence, but here you might also find braised veal cheeks with polenta, potato dumplings and artichokes. The decor is light in detail and the handful of streetside tables are popular in summer. Reservations are recommended.
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