ViennaRestaurants

The definitive dining guide to Vienna: Michelin-starred culinary institutions, iconic local bistros, reservation secrets, and must-order signature dishes.

01

Figlmueller Vienna

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:POTATO FIELD SALAD

Must Try:Potato Field Salad
02

Cafe Sacher Vienna

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:ORIGINAL SACHER-TORTE

Must Try:Original Sacher-Torte
03

Demel Vienna

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:DEMEL’S SACHERTORTE

Must Try:Demel’s Sachertorte
04

Cafe Central

ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
MUST TRY:MUSHROOM SAMOSA
SPECIALTY:HERITAGE GOAN BAKERY
CROWD:TRENDING

Must Try:Heritage Goan Bakery
05

Plachutta Wollzeile

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:TAFELSPITZ

Plachutta Wollzeile feels like old Vienna with sharper discipline. White cloths, polished wood, and steady service frame a room built for serious eating.

Must Try:Tafelspitz
06

Steirereck

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:FINE-DINING
SPECIALTY:BREAD TROLLEY

Steirereck sits inside Vienna’s Stadtpark, wrapped in glass, pale wood, and quiet precision. The room feels calm and exact, with park light falling across white linen and polished service. Plates arrive like small studies of Austria’s fields, rivers, orchards, and alpine dairies.

Must Try:Bread Trolley
07

Zum Schwarzen Kameel

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:BEINSCHINKEN SANDWICHES

Zum Schwarzen Kameel feels like old Vienna with a sharp suit on. Marble, dark wood, polished glass, and a busy counter frame a room that moves with quiet confidence. The energy is social, elegant, and deeply local.

Must Try:Beinschinken Sandwiches
08

Griechenbeisl

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:KAISERSCHMARRN

Must Try:Kaiserschmarrn
09

Café Landtmann

ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
MUST TRY:WIENER MELANGE
SPECIALTY:VIENNESE COFFEEHOUSE SERVICE
CROWD:LIVELY

Must Try:Viennese coffeehouse service
10

Café Hawelka

ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
MUST TRY:WIENER MELANGE
SPECIALTY:BUCHTELN
CROWD:LIVELY

Must Try:Buchteln
11

Trzesniewski

CUISINE:VIENNESE
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:EGG SPREAD BRÖTCHEN

Must Try:Egg Spread Brötchen
12

Bitzinger Wuerstelstand Albertina

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:QUICK-BITE
SPECIALTY:CHAMPAGNE PAIRING

Must Try:Champagne Pairing
13

Glacis Beisl

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:CHEESE SPAETZLE

Must Try:Cheese Spaetzle
14

Gasthaus Pöschl

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:BACKHENDL

Must Try:Backhendl
15

Skopik & Lohn

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:SOCIAL-HUB
SPECIALTY:ÎLE FLOTTANTE

Must Try:Île Flottante
16

Motto Am Fluss

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:WATERFRONT
ATMOSPHERE:SOCIAL-HUB
SPECIALTY:SCHNITZEL WITH POTATO SALAD

Must Try:Schnitzel with Potato Salad
17

Lugeck

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:WIENER SCHNITZEL

Must Try:Wiener Schnitzel
18

Restaurant Ofenloch

CUISINE:AUSTRIAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
SPECIALTY:MARILLENKNÖDEL

Must Try:Marillenknödel
19

Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant

CUISINE:MODERN EUROPEAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:FINE-DINING
SPECIALTY:GENUSSREISE TASTING MENU

Must Try:Genussreise Tasting Menu
20

Amador

CUISINE:CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN
SETTING:STREET-SIDE
ATMOSPHERE:FINE-DINING
SPECIALTY:TASTING MENU

Amador sits in Vienna's first district, inside an intimate and architecturally refined dining room. The space is quiet and precise, much like the food itself. Every detail, from the lighting to the tableware, signals serious intent.

Must Try:Tasting Menu