WHERE TO EAT IN VIENNA 409Where to Eat in Vienna
The staples of Vienna’s cuisine are assimilated from the
cooking traditions of the Habsburg Empire. The range
of gastronomy is vast – from gourmet nouvelle cuisine
to booths selling sausages and beer on street corners.
Mealtimes here are flexible and in the city centre visitors
will be able to find hot meals until midnight.
PRICE CATEGORIES
Based on the price per person of a
three-course meal with half a bottle of
wine, including cover charge, service
and tax.VIENNA
Glacis Beisl Δ © ¡
MuseumsQuartier, Zugang Breitegasse 4, 1070 Tel (01) 526 5660
Located in the museum district, this is a moderately priced restaurant that has a huge aquarium at the entrance.
Popular with tourists, it offers carefully chosen dishes featuring meat, dumplings, pasta and fish. It has a shady
summer garden for fine weather as well as an enclosed winter garden. Open daily till 2am.
Steman ¤ Δ ¡¡
Otto/Bauer Gasse 7, 1060 Tel (01) 597 8509
This is a comfortable and homely guesthouse retaining many period features. Diners eat family-style at long tables
surrounded by panelled wood and old oil paintings. The Viennese dishes have won favourable comment in the
local press. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Zu den 3 Hacken Δ © ¡¡
Singerstrasse 28, 1010 Tel (01) 512 5895
Reputed to be Vienna’s oldest tavern, Zu den 3 Hacken is made up of four old-fashioned wood panelled dining
rooms, one of which is dedicated to the composer Schubert, who was a regular customer. The restaurant offers
classic Viennese cooking in a friendly ambience, and there is a small tasting room in the wine cellar.
Ofenloch 7 Δ ̊ ¡¡¡
Kurrentgasse 8, 1010 Tel (01) 533 8844
Classic Viennese dishes are served in this historic restaurant with a traditional wirtshaus (tavern) interior. It prides
itself on using only the very best local products, which are largely organically grown. Weather permitting, diners
can eat outside on one of Vienna’s oldest streets. Closed Sunday.
Plachutta 7 Δ ̊ ¡¡¡
Wollzeile 38, 1010 Tel (01) 512 1577
The Plachutta restaurants are dedicated to keeping Viennese traditional cooking alive, using classic ingredients and
methods. This is the flagship restaurant of the chain and the unrivalled headquarters of Austria’s famous tafelspitz
dish of boiled beef. Open daily until midnight.
Wrenkh 7 Δ © ¡¡¡
Bauernmarkt 10, 1010 Tel (01) 533 1526
Famous for years as Vienna’s premier vegetarian restaurant, Wrenkh now serves chicken and fish as well, although
tofu still figures prominently on the menu. Its unique “happy cuisine” philosophy aims to take the seriousness out
of haute cuisine, and is demonstrated in cooking workshops open to the public. Closed Sunday.
Do & Co 7 © ̊ ¡¡¡¡
Stephansplatz 12, 1010 Tel (01) 533 3969
A Viennese institution and part of a catering empire, Do & Co is on the 7th floor of a high-rise building and has a
striking view of the Stephansdom. Excellent international and regional dishes are served, with kebabs among the
specialities. Reservations are required.
Drei Husaren © ̊ ¡¡¡¡
Weihburggasse 4, 1010 Tel (01) 512 1092
Touted as Vienna’s oldest luxury restaurant, Drei Husaren offers fine Viennese cuisine in an environment fit for a
Habsburg. Meat, fish and other fare is prepared and served with style. The Drei Husaren Torte, a special cake made
to the restaurant’s own secret recipe, is recommended for dessert. Reservations are advised.
Meinl am Graben 7 Δ © ̊ ¡¡¡¡¡
Graben 19, 1010 Tel (01) 532 3334 6000
Meinl is the biggest food name in Austria. The restaurant is one of the best in the country, and is applauded for
its creativity and superb presentation. The downstairs wine bar always has 30 wine varieties to taste and the café
with attached garden offers unlimited blends of coffee beans.
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