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Meierei im Stadtpark
Attached to Steirereck im Stadtpark, Meierei im Stadtpark serves a bountiful breakfast until noon, with set breakfasts costing from €18.50 to €22.50. Between 11.30am and 4.30pm from Monday to Friday only, it does a selection of Viennese classic fare (mains €9.50 to €14.50) with unusual twists, some based around fresh vegetables. It’s most famous, though, for its goulash (weekdays only) and selection of 120 types of cheese. A four-course menu (€39) is served from 5pm weekdays and from 11.30am on weekends.
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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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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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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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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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Kupol
It’s designed to feel like stepping back in time – to 1938 in particular, ‘the year before civilisation ended’ (ie before the Soviets rolled in). How well this former mansion and arts salon recreates that specific year is moot, but, goodness, is the overall effect winning. The olde-worlde chintzy interior is lined with framed letters, ocean-liner ads, antique cutlery, hampers and other memorabilia. The Polish-Austrian-Ukrainian food is delicious and beautifully garnished.
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Stern
This lounge and restaurant gets a clientele from the very young hanging out on the psychologist’s couches and postmodern sofas during the day to a mixed crowd that comes here to feed on steak – its speciality (though Stern also does wok and salad dishes). The steaks are fine, but don’t always live up to the lengthy check list you fill out to order one, and the chef certainly doesn’t mess around with his meat when you tick ‘well done’.
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Louis
If you thought a schnitzel is a schnitzel is a schnitzel, you’ll think again when you see Louis’ elephant-ear-sized contenders. With an average diameter of 50cm, this may well be the largest pounded patty in the city, breaded just so and perfectly paired with a sudsy Austrian brew. If that doesn’t make you want to trek out to Neukölln’s village-like historic Rixdorf quarter, we don’t know what will.
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Brave Schwejk
Named for the famous fictional Czech soldier Svejk (or Schwejk in German), this place harks back to the novel’s Austro-Hungarian era with its mix of sausages, goulash, pig’s knuckles, milk veal and similar specialities. The atmosphere is that of a small beer hall, where you’ll find the likes of Paulaner, Warsteiner and Beck’s from Germany alongside Staropramen and Krusovice from the Czech Republic.
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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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Weltrestaurant Markthalle
This mellow pub has a century-old pedigree and is also famous as a location for the 2003 Berlin cult flick Herr Lehmann. Come for breakfast (till very late afternoon); fresh, creative salads at lunchtime; or a heaping helping of schweinebraten (roast pork). It pairs exceptionally well with a mug of Berliner Bürgerbräu brewed a few miles away in Köpenick.
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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 or Kalbskopf (calf’s head) share a place with delicious new cuisine.
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Knapp am Eck
Down the cobbled lane and beside the fast-flowing Steyr River is this gorgeous tavern with a boho feel. The menu places emphasis on seasonal, local produce; flavours like sage-stuffed pork and lamb with polenta are served at chunky wooden tables. By night, candles and lanterns illuminate the ivy-covered walls, trailing roses and chestnut trees in the secluded garden.
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Austria
Deer antlers and Romy Schneider posters preside over this hunting-lodge style restaurant perfect for camping out with a cold Kapsreiter beer. The mitten-sized veal schnitzel are among the best in town and preferably enjoyed balancing atop the tasty potato salad. Thursday’s suckling-pig special brings out local devotees in droves.
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Jolesch
This cosy green salon enjoys a fiercely loyal following and gives you the choice of sticking with Austrian basics – schnitzel, goulash – or going haute with lobster carpaccio, red beet tagliatelle or other internationally flavoured dishes. The three-course lunches are a steal at €8.50, but portions could be bigger.
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Obauer
Karl and Rudi Obauer cook up a storm in this Michelin-starred restaurant. Everything here strikes the right chord, from the sleek design to the creative cuisine and locally sourced ingredients (most of the fruit and herbs are grown in the garden). Signature dishes include tender Werfen lamb, trout strudel and catfish with capers.
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Wirtschaft Zum Schützenhaus
Wirtschaft zum SchützenhausSchiessen 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 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 influences. A lovely yard and an impressive wine selection round off one of the best restaurants in the Wachau.
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Vienna
Hidden in a quiet residential street, with an overgrown garden screening its outdoor terrace, this German-Austrian restaurant is renowned Hamburg-wide for its authentic schnitzels, venison and fish. It doesn't take reservations; your best bet for getting a table is to turn up early, at 6.45pm, or late, at 9pm.
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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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Ikarus
Hangar-7, the spacey complex at Salzburg airport, shelters the exclusive Ikarus restaurant, where each month different celebrity chefs are invited to put their creative stamp on the menu. Be sure to head for some after-dinner drinks in the Hangar-7’s hi-tech May Day Bar.
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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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Sarah Wiener Im Hamburger Bahnhof
Discuss the latest Hamburger Bahnhof art exhibit over coffee or schnitzel at Berlin’s smartest museum cafe, the domain of culinary star Sarah Wiener. A long bar, patterned stone floor and leather banquettes add character and texture to what used to be the train station waiting hall.
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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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