Vienna Restaurants

Historical City Center | 1st District

Cantino
Seilerstätte 30, Vienna, Austria
Located atop Vienna's House of Music, Vienna's Cantino restaurant serves Italian-Austrian Mediterranean fare in full view of the rooftops of central Vienna's museums and churches.

Griechenbeisl
Fleischmarkt 11, Vienna, Austria
Catering to international guests, Vienna's central Griechenbeisl restaurant is officially Vienna's oldest, with high vaulted ceilings dating back to the 1400s. The cuisine is decidedly Viennese, and offerings include wild boar and pumpkin soup.

Julius Meinl am Graben
Graben 19, Vienna, Austria
Near the Hofburg Palace, Julius Meinl is one of Vienna's best contemporary restaurants. A small restaurant with bar seating, this Vienna restaurant is food lovers who relish small bites of exquisite taste in a small, refined setting.

Palmenhaus
Burggarten, Vienna 1010, Austria
Set in a Victorian-era glass conservatory, Vienna's hip Palmenhaus restaurant serves excellent seafood and an extensive wine selection in a palm-studded atmosphere.

Zwolf-Apostelkeller
Sonnenfelsgasse 3, Vienna, Austria
Located underground in a medieval cellar, complete with centuries old brick and pointed arches, this Vienna restaurant is popular among the younger crowd for its wine selection but is also an otherworldly setting for local Viennese cuisine.

Coffeehouse and Cafes

Cafe Central
Herrengasse 14, Vienna, Austria
Sip cappuccinos under marble columns and in the shadow of genius. Famous for fueling intellectuals and artists, among them Leon Trotsky and countless authors, Cafe Central, in a city known for the kaffehaus, is Vienna's most famous.

Demel
Kohlmarkt 14, Vienna 1010, Austria
If coffee is just a vehicle for delectable pastries, then Demel is the Viennese coffeehouse of choice. Strudels, linzertortes, cakes and chocolates all add to the buzz at one of Vienna's most famous patisseries.

Grand Cafe
Kärntner Ring 9, Vienna 1010, Austria
Located in Vienna's Grand Hotel, the Grand Cafe is an upscale version of the traditional Vienna coffeehouse, serving elegant pastries and sandwiches in a decadent setting.

Hawelka
Dorotheergasse 6, Vienna 1010, Austria
A mainstay in the Viennese coffeehouse scene, Hawelka is just as renowned for its coffee as for the amicable service of the cafe's original owners, Leopold and Josefine Hawelka, now in their 80s and commanding years of percolating experience.

Trzesniewski
Dorotheergasse 1, Vienna 1010, Austria
Instead of pastries to accompany coffee and tea, this Vienna cafe, one of eight of the same name in the city, is centrally located and offers over 20 varieties of open sandwiches, including fresh seafood toppings.

Beer Gardens

Fischerbrau
Billrothstrasse 17, Vienna A-1190, Austria
Located away from central Vienna in the 19th District, but easily accessible by tram, the Fisherbrau and its shaded courtyard are popular among locals for in-house beers, light snacks and hearty dishes.

Krah Krah
Rabensteig 8, Vienna 1010, Austria
Located in the Bermuda Triangle nightlife area in central Vienna, Krah Krah is a dark wood setting for over 55 beers on tap. Jazz serenades beer drinkers while the kitchen serves rye bread with various toppings to keep guests from toppling.

Schweizerhaus
Prater 116, Vienna, Austria
Located in the Prater, a large park in Vienna's 2nd District, Schweizerhaus is Vienna's most famous beer house, with a large courtyard outside, bottomless beers and Viennese dishes at moderate prices.