The best Austrian restaurants Vienna

A very pleasant canteen at any time. Here you can have breakfast, a quick coffee, a snack during the day, lunch or dinner, a glass of good wine or a long aperitif with tapas... This is one of the restaurant-bars in the MuseumsQuartier that attracts young people and hipsters. On the menu, a world cuisine of oriental and Mediterranean inspiration, with an emphasis on vegetables. The service is friendly. A particularly trendy and pleasant place, especially in summer when you can enjoy the terrace

The house has been in existence since 1683. Today, it houses a fine Austrian cuisine restaurant with a remarkable wine cellar. The weekly menu is displayed with a dish that changes daily. Vegetarians are not forgotten, with a daily dish. You'll dine in a typical, wood-furnished setting, ideal for a gourmet, picturesque stopover. The dishes are classic: herring salad, breaded cod fillet with mayo potato salad, etc... The beautiful basement room is currently reserved for groups.

In the friendly Spittelberg district, this bohemian restaurant is located in a small cobbled street with Biedermeier-style houses. It's a very good restaurant with Austrian gastronomic specialties, but not only. Settle into a comfortable room and enjoy a quiet meal to the strains of classical opera. Save room for the desserts, which are part of the restaurant's reputation. The service is meticulous and you can trust the wine selection.

The historic Brezl Gwölb offers a 100% Austrian tasting experience with tradition and quality. You can dine on the terrace or in the vaulted cellars in the basement, which exude a pub atmosphere. This is an excellent little Viennese restaurant in the old town, crowded at lunchtime. In the evening, it becomes more intimate, and while everything around is already closed, you can eat hot until 9:30pm... Very good local cuisine at affordable prices, in a charming setting typical of the small Austrian tavern.

The building is first mentioned in 1339. Today, in the 15th century Gothic Brunnenstube Hall as well as in the other rooms, Viennese specialities are served with excellent local wines. This Heuriger from the city centre transports us into the atmosphere of the country inns in the vineyards in the heart of the city. The "Cellar of the Twelve Apostles" distils its warm atmosphere on two floors. Here you can enjoy a good meal, hot dishes or plates of cold meats... Folk music concerts every evening.

A brewery dedicated to home brewing. All beers are represented, in bottles or on draught: dark, amber, lager or Pils, white or mixed, special beer or house beer. There is a brewery for every district. And to accompany your tasting of foams, dare to try the beer-battered pork cutlet ( Bierschnitzel). Also snacks, ribs, flammekueches... The prices are very competitive and the decor is traditional.

Whether you take it in the garden on sunny days, or indoors, in the wooded room so typical of the Beisl, the meal will be undeniably convivial. It is in a popular setting that the good dishes concocted by the chef will be served to you by a friendly and professional staff. A la carte, soups, salads and a list of all the traditional Austrian seasonal dishes you would expect in a good Viennese inn. The house has its followers, and you can see right away that this is a good address!

Specialities are Austrian, such as the choice of fish (of course river, such as the carp filet) or porc of pig coils in cheese and ham. For summer, large terrace that is shared around a large barbecue.

A coffee to start the morning, a concert to end the evening. This tunnel, a meeting place for students, does its job well! You can eat well for cheap. In the morning, a choice of breakfasts at friendly prices. At lunch, many dishes, from Italian pizza to Tyrolean casserole, via some Mediterranean or Iranian specialities, at very low prices. In the evenings, during the academic year, the Tunnel hosts jazz, pop or blues concerts. A little further down the road, the same owner for the Café Merkur, which offers exactly the same menu.

An old restaurant from the 1900s: dark panelling, white tablecloths, coal stove and old bar. The Ubl is located in the ^4th district, close to the Naschmarkt market. Here we are dedicated body and soul to Viennese cuisine. Its menu offers Viennese escalopes, pan-fried liver, stew and black pudding, the establishment is one of the most authentic of its kind. The Viennese cuisine is fine, but the prices are a little higher than in some Beisl. However, some say that you can enjoy the best Schnitzel in Vienna.

An exceptional place! You can sit on the terrace overlooking the Burggarten or in the huge, charming room in the orange grove. The stylish, fast service, elegant atmosphere, meticulous Austrian cuisine and generous plates are enough to make you happy. Even if the address is very touristy and the number of occupied tables seems endless, this is a privileged moment and a pleasure to treat yourself to during your stay in Vienna. Opposite the garden and a stone's throw from the Albertina.

A good address for breakfast lovers since it is the house speciality. The menu, provided, should satisfy all tastes: sweet, salty, oriental, Mediterranean, rustic..., to share with the Viennese their appetite for this essential meal in Austria. The Breakfast Club is therefore an ideal stopover to gain strength before starting a day of sightseeing... The premises are small but very friendly. An address where you will quickly find your marks, just like the regulars.

A long history already for the Quell, a mythical establishment in the neighborhood. A traditional menu, a varied clientele and memories of former artists whose HQ it was. This is a typical Gasthaus, somewhere between kitsch and rustic. The Viennese menu offers a variety of choices, including an anthology goulash and even several vegetarian dishes. A great address! Takeaway options. Convenient for picnics in the forest or in the park, or even to take your ready-made Austrian meal back to your rental apartment.

Konstantin Filippou hit the big time when he opened his 35-seat restaurant in central Vienna. As soon as he arrived, he was immediately inducted into the club of the capital's leading chefs. Forget the heavy-handedness of traditional dishes! Here, everything is thought out, conceived, imagined, dreamed up... to stunning effect. Both in the flavors and in the presentation of the dishes, modernity is the order of the day. The setting is pleasant and bright, with the highlight being the kitchen, which opens onto the dining room. Reservations essential.

A trendy address. An organic, gourmet restaurant. Here, you'll enjoy a tastefully refurbished industrial setting. Settle down on wooden pallets or high metal stools painted in bright colors to enjoy a refined version of modern brasserie cuisine. Homemade sausage and salami, vacuum-packed calf's liver and Viennese-style osso buco are just a few of the dishes that delight a bobo clientele who appreciate this healthy, inventive and beautifully presented cuisine. Vegetables are given pride of place.

Behind one of Grinzing's typical charming facades lies this friendly Heuriger. Traditional dishes are served here, but the execution is fine and pleasant. There's also a beautiful garden courtyard where folk groups and musical duos of the highest calibre perform on weekends. But this establishment is no more touristy than any other... The Viennese love to entertain themselves to the sound of yodelling. As for the wine, Riesling offers an interesting freshness and fruitiness.

A tavern hidden away below the MuseumQuartiers district, with an inner courtyard under a vine-shaded arbour that never gets empty, and a cosy modern room. For drinking or dining. The atmosphere is warm and the cuisine Austrian. As a wine bar, you can discover the products of local winegrowers. Genuine schnitzel rubs shoulders with modern offerings featuring vegetables, and appealing recipes such as carrot-ginger-cream soup or sheep's cheese ravioli with parmesan and chanterelles. An excellent, indestructible address.

Not to be confused with the An-Do coffee on the Brunnemarkt market. This one is more touristy and less boo-hoo! After a short tour of the stalls on the Naschmarkt to whet your appetite, take a break in the Do-An café, a classic gourmet stand on the market since 1995, for a coffee, snack or meal. You can sit out on the terrace or in the dining room. The breakfast menu is varied, there's something for everyone: from French breakfast to Viennese breakfast, including flavours with Greek influences. A nice address.

This is a good address for fast and cheap food in the centre of Vienna. This chain throughout Austria is a kind of friendly cafeteria. The place is on three levels, well decorated, with a market place. Each one goes to use as it pleases. Have less than 10 € for a dish with meat and 4 € for dessert. Fresh fruit juice stand and desserts prepared for the gourmands.

Thomas Edlinger has created a truly remarkable gourmet address whose success is well-deserved. It's all about gastronomy, it's even the temple of gastronomy in the ^2nd arrondissement, around an Austrian cuisine revisited with inventiveness and talent. The menu is renewed twice a month to the great pleasure of the regulars who have made this refined address a trendy and friendly establishment. Whether on the terrace or in the dining room, the atmosphere is warm and the decoration very nice.

This Gasthaus-style establishment, with a contemporary touch, is located at the entrance to the Prater, opposite the column erected in honour of Admiral Tegetthoff, the illustrious representative of a now defunct navy. It contains the essentials of Beisl 's classic kitchen, all very well done. A wide selection of beers, including the Bohemian Budweiser. A very pleasant atmosphere, to be kept as is, as long as the tourists are not too numerous and blend in with the crowd. A real institution and a lot of character.

A 100% Viennese address in its popular and authentic version. Here you can eat well, cheaply and in a very picturesque atmosphere. Tourists rarely venture this far. A la carte, order the Tafelspitz, perfect for those who absolutely want to taste this speciality without ruining themselves at the table of the Plachutta or the Sacher. Also perfect: the veal goulash with its pasta. And as always in this kind of establishment, at lunchtime the Gasthaus serves a menu at an unbeatable price.

A mythical site since you are settling in the charming house where Beethoven came to drink and where he composed La Pastorale. This seductive Heuriger welcomes you in the heart of the vineyard. You sit around long wooden tables. Although a bit touristy, especially in summer, this address is to be recommended for its cachet and the constant quality of the food served there. Seasonal, organic and vegan dishes. The Mayer family, who, it is understood, have been very successful in the tourist vineyard, offers other gourmet addresses in the surrounding area.

A welcome stopover on the Kunsthalle grounds. The museum café is very pleasant. It's a great place to relax over a drink. The brick interior, illuminated by a glass roof, is a great success. The small, elevated terrace is perfect in summer for a quick bite: layered sandwiches, salads or fresh pasta. The patisserie stands up for itself. And in the evening, aperitifs with friends are the order of the day, with the musical echoes of its hype neighbor the Leopold Café, designed by architects Ortner & Ortner, who also designed the Mumok.

Escapade in the vineyards. The view over Vienne and the hillsides is breathtaking. From the terrace, enjoy the fresh air and the freshness of a small white wine from the establishment. Excellent pastries and first-class blends. The winery is both Kaffeehaus in the rotunda and Heuriger in the annex wing of the building. Popular with tourists and locals alike, it boasts an original post-Soviet architecture. In summer, grill in the garden; in winter, enjoy a cosy dining room.

In a pretty, quiet street in the ^1st district, Hopferl offers a Bierhof and a Beisl, which make up a good address for discovering Austrian cuisine and a good beer without ruining yourself, in the style of a pub in the fashion of the time. In addition to the traditional Austrian dishes of a Beisl, there are also some vegetarian proposals. A dozen beers to choose from, either draught or bottled. You can eat on the terrace or in a small, cosy vaulted room. Happy hour, during the week, from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

The Schnattl restaurant is a distinguished establishment that hosts the Vienneseintelligentsia. Here actors and theatre-goers meet. In brightly lit rooms or in the charming inner courtyard, you can enjoy a revisited Viennese cuisine. The chef interprets with fidelity and a touch of originality the traditional dishes, based on ingredients rigorously selected for their flavour and quality. A vegetarian menu or a heart of lamb grilled with Brie, it's all about flavour and successful combinations.

Located in one of Vienna's gourmet streets, l'Inigo aims to offer "much more than just food and drink". This gastronomic and cultural venue features a restaurant, bar, lounge, meeting space, exhibitions and themed evenings. The decor is bright and modern, with an attractive menu of food and beverages. Alongside traditional dishes, you'll discover lesser-known foods, wines and artists. In this way, gastronomy rubs shoulders with art openings and cultural and/or culinary performances. It's friendly, good food and very affordable.

For a Viennese interlude on the edge of the park, from breakfast to dinner and afternoon tea. You'll enjoy a historic building with large windows and high ceilings. The decor is superb. We love that it's green and refers to birds. The cuisine is refined, tasty and generous, traditional but with a contemporary twist. Excellent breads, numerous natural non-alcoholic beverages. And even if the tables are crowded, the service remains efficient and smiling. A highly recommended address.

This is one of the three restaurants in the Grand Ferdinand Hotel, on the Ring, and the most affordable, with a Hungarian cuisine trend and an excellent goulash, as the name suggests. You can enjoy breakfast in the morning and coffee with a pastry or snack throughout the day and well into the evening. The daily menu is tasty and generous. It's less sophisticated than the Grand étage, on the hotel's ^8th floor, and more traditional than the neighboring Meissl & Schadn, temple of traditional and XXL Viennese schnitzel.

Loca is one of these new-style restaurants, offering inventive, locavore and healthy cuisine in a soothing, uncluttered setting for a moment of pleasure and rejuvenation. The menu is composed in such a way as to offer variety, with dishes designed to be richer in vitamins than in calories, while remaining nourishing, without sacrificing taste or pleasure, of course! We also appreciate the beauty of the plates. Nice little terrace in summer.

This establishment, run by Markus Mraz and his sons Lukas and Manuel, is a veritable institution on the Viennese gastronomic scene. Tables of this level on the outskirts of the city are an exception. The Mraz family concocts avant-garde cuisine with disconcerting flavors. Let yourself be surprised and trust the 15-course menu. Just specify any allergies you may have, and the chef will take care of the rest. Save room for cheeses - the cart offers around forty! Wine and food pairings available. A great gastronomic moment.

A rural and gourmet stopover on the Viennese wine route, very convenient if you are driving, as it is located on the main road connecting the villages of Heiligenstadt and Grinzing. This spacious Heuriger can accommodate more than 450 guests and has a particularly pleasant garden terrace. You are sure to enjoy the wines from the Wagner vineyard, which has been in existence since 1683, and the buffet offering an abundant choice of typical Austrian rustic cuisine. There is also a wide selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes.

In nightclubs, night owls are often hungry. The Goodmann's has the good taste of serving hot dishes late at night. This bar-disco restaurant also has an atmosphere that never fails to impress. A steak tartare, a spaghetti plaster, or a Tafelspitz are prepared in the oven for those who are not yet at breakfast! All at very reasonable prices, not to mention the fact that the entrance is free (let's not forget that this is a disco). And of course eating does not exempt from drinking and vice versa.

This is the restaurant and rooftop bar of the friendly Hotel Zoku, close to the Wien Messe. The atmosphere is relaxed and the decor original, combining plants, wood panelling and a variety of intimate spaces. You'll find people working on their computers around a large table, a group sharing an aperitif, a couple on a romantic dinner date, students enjoying a coffee on the terrace. Sumptuous views over the Prater amusement park and the city. The dishes are refined, but the bill can quickly climb.

Coup de coeur for this wine bar opened in 2017 by Matthias Pitra and Steve Breitzke. On the plates, a range of garden dishes and a few hand-picked meats. Inventive, healthy and delicious. You can tell that the chefs have worked in the kitchens of vegetable enthusiasts, including the Michelin-starred Paul Ivic. Three dishes of the day to choose from: meat, fish and vegetarian. Dessert is a highlight that rounds off the gastronomic adventure perfectly. Excellent local wines and beers. One green Michelin star.

Here is a rather atypical space between the Beisl and the Lokal, which exists since 1988. It is a friendly and plural place that honors wine and wines and is particularly suited to catering. You can eat veal schnitzel and beef tartar, pork ribs and burgers, and even, in the spirit of the times, excellent oriental-inspired bowls, including a vegetarian bowl. Every autumn the big harvest festival takes place here, celebrating the end of the work in the fields, a very nice address.

Rough cement walls, wooden tables, a minimalist industrial decor - as in New York - and an open kitchen, a young, nerdy clientele, an organic, seasonal menu - this is the landscape of Zweitbester, a recent establishment that has quickly found its feet and its clientele. The daily menu is perfect. The à la carte dishes are seductive, inventive and healthy. The brunches and breakfasts are definitely worth trying. We love the homemade crème brûlée and the cheeseburger. Fresh fruit juice cocktails.

This modern restaurant welcomes you to the castle grounds and shady terrace. The menu features Austrian specialties and Viennese wines, particularly those bearing the WienWein label, from the castle's vineyards, which were already present during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa. Today, the WienWein group produces the famous Wiener Gemischter Satz on the plots adjacent to the Orangery. The Heuriger Joseph II is accessible even after the park has closed.

Immerse yourself in the Viennese tradition of the urban Heuriger, far from the vineyards but with good tastings and dishes typical of wine inns. This Stadtheuriger is one of the finest in the city center. The terrace, shaded and calm, allows you to enjoy Viennese wine in peace and quiet. The buffet is packed with shanks, sausages, cabbage and potatoes, the staff are particularly charming and the interior well-kept and well-decorated under the auspices of Bacchus. And best of all, the cuisine is locavore and based on organic produce.

Ideally located at the very beginning of the Prater park, in the middle of the rides and other attractions, the Kolarik family establishment has a beautiful and huge terrace. In summer, reservations are required to ensure you have space. It is colossally large, but also always full. The "House of the Swiss" is also an institution, the Stelzle of Pork, the roast pork shank served by the kilo. And the beer is flowing. There's also a small snack outside with chips and potato roasts to take away.

A small Austrian-style pancake... The Viennese Palatschinken are a little thicker than the Breton pancakes. The house uses organic eggs, flours and local ingredients. We liked the emperor's pancake served with a compote of quetsches and the amazing meringue pancakes ... But whether they are spinach/salmon, walnut/brie, sheep/veal or minced meat/gouda, all are tasty, hearty and with side dishes. A very good value for money.

We love it. In summer, the terrace with its greenery is very popular. This evening-only address offers a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity. The decor is bold, with a scribbled ceiling and waiters dressed in white. The menu is simple, renewed according to the season, and the dishes are Austrian-influenced, with a few international touches and an obvious French influence. The atmosphere is hushed and inviting. Recommended for a romantic dinner, for example. Skopik&Lohn is also a bar.

Another old-fashioned pub, 100% authentic Viennese. It's been around since 1952 and distills tradition in a pleasant way. You'll enjoy a lovely interior, with several large, characterful rooms, or a small terrace overlooking the street. Service is meticulous and Viennese cuisine makes a few concessions to international flavors. The establishment maintains its good reputation in the city's gastronomic landscape. Feel free to order Austrian dishes at mealtimes, or just come in for a drink to enjoy the scenery.

This Beisl was opened by Matthias Czaak in 1926, in the Postsparkasse district, a little off the beaten tourist track. It's an authentic Beisl offering tasty, hearty local cuisine at reasonable prices. The atmosphere is warm and friendly, with a touch of artistry and intellectualism, and the service is efficient, which is not often the case in touristy Beisl... An address that really deserves to be known. Perhaps you'll make it your canteen? Tuesday is roast pork, cabbage and dumplings...