10 best restaurants for visitors

If you visit Vienna and you are a gourmet like me, you are probably wondering where to eat in Vienna. After all, while Vienne is the city of music, baroque architecture, art and culture, you will also want to taste traditional Austrian cuisine during the visit.

Even in Austria, you can get bored of Wiener Schnitzel, which is why we spotted the best restaurants in Vienna during our visit. We sampered tapas, some amazing Italian, and yes, a lot of schnitzel and Austrian dishes to bring you this guide to know where to eat in Vienna. Of course, if coffee and cake are more your reflection, I also included some of the best Vienna coffees too.

Since most visitors in Vienna stay in the ringstrasse in the first district or the old town, this is where you will find our recommendations for the places to eat in Vienna. Most are at a distance from the main tourist areas such as St. Stephen Cathedral, or at most a short Uber walk from 5 to 6 euros.

If you need more help to plan your trip to Vienna, be sure to consult my travel trips from Vienna and sample the 3-day Vienna itinerary.

Tips for eating outside in Vienna

There are a few things to keep in mind before you have dinner, including:

• Like most large cities, reservations are recommended and generally necessary. If you come from overseas, many restaurants will accept online reservations via their website or booking sites such as the range.
• Tilted is expected, although it is more modest than you would do in the United States. In a coffee, round and leave a few parts on the table. In other restaurants, they can tell you that the service is not included and that you can add a gratuity (I would recommend around 10%) when they will bring the payment terminal to the table.
• Some restaurants do not accept credit cards, so get ready with Euro.
• You will not see a menu for children and many portions are large and / or generous, you may want to share.
• Vienna people dress elegantly, especially for dinner. So leave the jeans, or at least sneakers at the hotel and dress a little, it feels good in time.

Must try foods in Vienna

Even if Vienna is a cosmopolitan city with a range of kitchens, there are still “trying” dishes that you will find in all authentic Viennese restaurants and many cafes. These are:

• Wiener Schnitzel – Of course! It is a crushed calf (yes, to the great dismay of my daughter, she had to consume a small animal to try this specialty), breaded and slightly fried. A good schnitzel will be very tender, clear and not fatty. Press lemon on top to really bring out the flavor!
• Tafelspitz Boiled beef– This classic boiled beef, served in a pot with its “soup” or on a plate, generally with crisp potatoes and a sucking sauce with apples.
• Goulash – Viennese goulash is a little different from that of Hungarian, but it is even more a soup than what I grew up by eating as Goulash in the United States.
• Apple strudel – Cafes compete for the honor of having the best apple structure. The secret is the very, very thin layers of apples while keeping a light a laminated wrapper. I refrain from calling it a crust because it is too much like a heavier pie or pastry. A powdered sugar sprinkling the dish.
• Kaischmarren – I first had that in the Delaware of all the places, but it is a must in Austria. It is difficult to describe, but imagine pieces of dough similar to pancakes served with plum sauce and powdered sugar. It is not too sweet, which does not make you eat too hard.
• Sorter – Invented by the Sacher hotel, people queue to buy the chocolate pie that is too expensive prepacked to travel to the Cafe Sacher. However, you will actually get a more authentic version in a local cafe (without all these preservatives.) Sacher torso is a chocolate cake in layers with a thin layer of apricot jam and covered with dark chocolate frosting.
• Do you want to try to cook some of these specialties at home? Try these Viennese recipes.

Where to eat in Vienna: Best restaurants

After mentioning all this delicious Austrian cuisine, I must tell you where to find them. These are our favorite restaurants in Vienna during our stay.

Griechenbeisl

Griechenbeisl is very touristy, but that does not mean that it is not good. It was a perfect place for your first night in Vienna. The decor reminded me of the back of Peter Luger in New York (except that the steaks are not as expensive.) They had my favorite apple strudel of travel, and a very good Schnitzel too. (Figmüller is another good option for classic Viennese, but they do not take reservations on weekends.)

Griechengasse 9, Fleischmarkt 11, A – 1010 Vienne, +43 1 5331977

Brezl Gwölb

Brezl Gwölb is also an Austrian cuisine, but hidden and a little more difficult to find, which makes it much less touristy. Installed in the basement and on the ground, it has a very comfortable decor with a perfect hot heat in a cold night.

Do not fill the giant Bretzels, because the boiled beef Schnitzel and Tafelspitz are also quite good here. And, even if everything is cooked on order, the dishes come out quickly. My favorite dish was their goulash, served with an egg on top and very dense and heavy bread dumplings. I think this meal could have fed us all. I loved this little “discovery” which was also much lighter on the wallet.

Ledererhof 9, 1010 Wien, +43 1 533 88 11

Bitzinger

If you are looking for an authentic street kitchen, you really can’t miss a stop at Bitzinger Sausage stands near Albertina. My favorite is the one stuffed with cheese. You can get the sausage on a plate or a “Hot-Dog style”, where they cut a hole at the top of the bun, squirt in a ketchup, then glue in the sausage so that you can eat it easily standing with a hand. They even sell beer!

Bodega brands

I did not expect to find an authentic Spanish cuisine in Vienna but I was pleasantly surprised by Bodega brands. Do not be put off by the smoked bar, this tapas and wine bar near Judenplatz has a glass dining room to prevent smoke. Tapas were as good as those we had in Barcelona or Madrid. As much as I like Schnitzel, it was nice to have a passage from Austrian cuisine and we always find tapas restaurants to be good for families.

PariERGASSE 1, 1010 Wien, +43 1 533 91 70

Fabio

The last night, we made follies for our most expensive meal in the trip, but even it was not too expensive. It is incredible to see how inexpensive the good wine is in Austria! You will certainly need a reservation to Fabio And you will want to dress. It’s not fanciful, but it’s fashionable. More New York than Rome. The food is superb and the risotto with white truffle is beyond delicious.

Tuchlauben 4-6, 1010 Vienna, +43 (0) 1 532 22 22

Naschmarkt

Gourmets will also appreciate at the end of Naschmarkt. This outdoor public market lasts a kilometer with everything, a vinegar store with fresh flowers. There are also restaurants and bars, or tables where you can stop and enjoy the goods. It is a perfect place for a relaxed lunch or drinks and snacks before dinner.

Melker Stiftskeller

As it is not a question of food, the oenophiles will benefit from a stop in the Melker Stiftskeller Cellar with wine for a local wine tasting or a craft beer. They also offer food with dishes that include deer, goose, pâté and other regional specialties.

Schottengasse 3

Mozart coffee

Located near the Opera and Albertina, Mozart coffee remained popular with musicians, inhabitants and tourists. Kaiserschmarrn of Cafe Mozart, a torn pancake with cooked plums, is delicious. We first tried this treat at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware from all places and it was so fun to try it in Austria where it was invented. I also loved their dish with roasted bread dumplings and eggs and a green salad.

Albertinaplatz 2, 1010 Wien, Austria

Central coffee

My favorite Viennese coffee is Central coffee. It is large and elegant, with high ceilings and spacious benches. The central coffee center is the vast cake and the pastry dough. It also offers a full menu with a very tasty schnitzel.

Glenn found that the Einspänner living room was the best coffee in Vienna. It is a great espresso served Schlag (with whipped cream.) The thing to know about Café Central is that it is one of the most popular coffees of Vienna and if you will not succeed before noon, you will be standing in a long queue.

Herrengasse 14, 1010 Wien, Austria

SPERL coffee

Sperl coffee is one of the only cafes in Vienna which always makes their own cakes and pastries. We voted their sperl cake, which uses chocolate and almond flour (although it does not taste almonds), the best cake in Vienna. Their apple strudel was also quite good (although my favorite is still in Griechenbeisl.)

Open for the first time in the 1880s, Cafe Sperl was a favorite among composers, singers, writers and artists. Today, it maintains an authentic and historical atmosphere, up to the walls stained with smoke and dark wooden woodwork.

GUMPENDORFER STR. 11, 1060 Wien, Austria

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