Restaurant Guide | Boutique Hotel Altstadt Vienna

Open on Sunday/Bar & Music

Blaue Bar

If you want to chat in peace in the afternoon between 15:00 and 21:00, it is best to sit down in the Blue Bar of the Hotel Sacher, where you can also have a snack in a private 40 m² living room with excellent service. Also verveine tea. It can be rather full after the end of an opera. An insider tip: in the pre-Christmas period, when you are turned away everywhere try this one without a reservation. — more ...

Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Cantinetta Antinori

The first Viennese restaurant of the Italian winegrowing family Antinori offers Italian cuisine at a very high level. Especially the homemade pasta dishes and the excellently prepared fish give you a real Italian feeling. The top wines are unfortunately disproportionately overpriced. Great outdoor garden in summer with a view of St. Stephen’s Church. In the spring of 2023 everything inside was freshly renovated and redecorated. — more ...

Bar & Music/International cuisine

Mamamon

Tiny, very authentic mini Thai restaurant. Our special recommendation is the fish cakes and the Pad Thai. Before or after dinner, you should take a dive into the associated cocktail bar, Sipsong on Lerchenfelder Straße. It, too, is tiny, but as the evening progresses, there’s a communal party atmosphere. — more ...

Neighbourhood/Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Maka Ramen

Hip restaurant in the 7th district, where as soon as you enter, a scent of hot soup and various spices fills the room. Very friendly staff, but you should bring a little patience, but the pleasure rewards: Crispy Japanese melanzani makes all prejudices about this vegetable disappear – super crispy, just wow! And the eponymous theme Ramen – excellent noodle quality, perfect consistency, fresh ingredients, great seasoning. Starters top. We love it. — more ...

Neighbourhood/International cuisine

Pars

The restaurant has been a reliable partner for Persian cuisine in Vienna for more than 2 decades. Persian cuisine is one of the most sophisticated cuisines in the world. Here, traditional dishes with a high proportion of vegetables are lovingly prepared . A very digestible cuisine, qualitatively top. Large portions. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Coffee & Sweets

Vollpension

Coffee and cake with grandma and grandpa in Vienna: At the Vollpension, you not only are served delicious pastries fresh from the oven, but also a few stories from Viennese pensioners. A great social project with a heart. — more ...

Neighbourhood/Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Kulinarium 7

Vacation on the Dalmatian coast. This longing can be satisfied a little bit at Kulinarium7. There are fresh fish, mussels and shellfish from the open kitchen, authentically prepared by the son of a Dalmatian fisherman. In addition, there is pasta and bruschetta. The fish soup is great and should definitely be shared! — more ...

Neighbourhood/Special Places/Vegetarian

Tian Bistro

The „small“ Tian Bistro on the Spittelberg is a Tian for everyone. Not fine-dining but enjoyable and affordable. Here too, Paul Ivic’s concept “from the root to the leaf” can be experienced. Kitchen craftsmanship that will impress even a non-vegetarian. Exciting organic wines, beautiful guest garden in the middle of the liveliness of Spittelberg. A place for sustainable enjoyment. — more ...

Neighbourhood/Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Zum Moghulhof

For more than 30 years Indian food has been prepared at this address. It is becoming more and more a lovely place with good table culture and authentic Indian food. Very good service — more ...

Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Zur Herknerin

Viennese classics, long-forgotten dishes from childhood days and new delicacies. The host Stefanie Herkner is especially known for her wonderful dumplings. An expertise that she also teaches in her "dumpling seminars". — more ...

Neighbourhood/Fine Dining

Kommod

In the souterrain of a townhouse in the 8th district there is a restaurant, which was opened a few years ago by a young couple. Modern refined cuisine, products according to the seasons in a 4 to 6-course menu very puristic and wholesome is brought to the table. The Gault Millau awarded the
restaurant with 3 “Hauben”. — more ...

Neighbourhood/Bar & Music/International cuisine/Special Places

Moby Dick

Zero-waste cocktail bar with a whale of an ambience. From tonic to infusions and syrups: here, almost everything is prepared in-house and used up to the bone as much as possible. The focus is entirely on the creative compositions of owner Samy Walfisch and his team, the classics are available on request – but ordering one here would be a missed opportunity anyway. In addition, there’s a small menu with 5 delicious dishes and matching cocktails until 10 p.m. daily. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Special Places

Bruder

"Heute lieber rauschig?" This slogan printed on the beer coasters at Bruder means something like means something like "rather tipsy today?"and quickly becomes the motto of the evening. In their restaurant, Hubert and Lucas serve exciting interpretations of Austrian cuisine made from home-fermented and pickled ingredients. Always a good atmosphere! To eat and to drink. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Blauensteiner

The Blauensteiner Inn is located directly on the “Zweier-Linie”, right next to Cafe Eiles. It is probably one of the most original Beisl of the city and offers Viennese classics such as beef goulash and roasted Nierndln to pancakes with apricot jam. Excellent quality, reasonable prices. Real patina. — more ...

Open on Sunday/International cuisine/Special Places

Salon Plafond

This is one of the truly special places in Vienna with excellent organic cuisine and a modern, elegant interior in historic rooms. A truly spacious ambience, where the breakfast menu is offered until 4:00 pm and then, with an hour’s break in the kitchen, the evening gourmet fireworks begin – exclusively with sustainable products. In the summer, the museum’s spacious courtyard garden becomes one of
the city’s most beautiful venues and at the same time airy terraces, in addition, cozy deck chairs in the meadow invite you to rest in the „green“ — more ...

Neighbourhood/Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Die Burgermacher

The motto here is „everything that can be home-made, wemake ourselves“ – and you can taste it. When they startedin 2008 in Burggasse with high-quality burgers, they werestill alone in the field. The „original“ one is still very much “in”.Organic meat, organic bread, a great craft beer selection and „homemade“ iced tea. If it’s a burger you want, get it here. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Bar & Music/Fine Dining/International cuisine

Le Loft

The most impressive view over the city to St. Stephan’s Cathedral from the 18th floor. It’s the perfect place for a bar and restaurant. The best wine-list and the best sommelier in town! — more ...

Owner’s Choice/Open on Sunday/Coffee & Sweets/Special Places/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Palmenhaus

In fact it wouldn’t matter, what you get offered here. This place is the most wonderful summer-catwalk and the aesthetic gem in Burggarten. The cuisine focusses on good quality and does not rest on it’s laurels. Similar to the international hot spots where
everything is allowed from casual to elegant. — more ...

Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Mama Liu & Sons

Modern, extremely popular Chinese restaurant between Mariahilfer Strasse and Naschmarkt. Mama Liu’s recipes are implemented by her sons. Open kitchen, handmade dumplings, noodles, hot pot and much more. Very authentic. Cocktails and outdoor garden. — more ...

Grünauer

Top choice of Austrian wines, appreciated by connoisseurs and freaks. Viennese „Beisl“-cuisine that answers one’s wishes and shows long-term reliability. A family business with a daily changing menu and only a few tables. Make your reservation! One of Vienna’s frequently honoured places. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Fine Dining

Motto am Fluss

An all time high classic from the gastro empire of BerndSchlacher. The fine dining restaurant and bar on the pier of the Twin City Liner offers not only good cuisine and great drinks but of course appropriately chic people and good music. Not exactly a place for the first date but otherwise for all walks of life. Reserve. — more ...

Open on Sunday/International cuisine

&Flora

he restaurant in the Hotel Gilbert – pleasantly with street entrance. It was designed and furnished by the architects BWM. Trendy but still interchangeable – international ambience, so to speak. The kitchen is really great and transparently states all suppliers and ingredients. Outstanding skills with seasonal vegetables – crisp, fermented or finely marinated – a real treat. Likewise meat dishes are excellent. Drinks, too, come from small, local producers like Schalken Brewery. Top. — more ...

Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Via Toledo Enopizzeria

A pizza institution for the Italian community in Vienna. Here, Italian cooking is as authentic as hardly anywhere else in Vienna. All ingredients used here are either PGI or PDO – excellent ingredients of protected origin from Italy, handpicked by the pizza master and the chef. If there were a Ph.D. for pizza dough, this would be the Ph.D.’s home. Toppings range from classic to creative and each pizza is worth trying. Share and try as much as possible. — more ...

Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Rosnovskyundco

Austrian-Mediterranean cuisine in a friendly atmosphere. — more ...

Fine Dining/International cuisine

Beef & Glory

The best steakhouse in Austria!
In the middle of the 8th district, only a 10-minute walk from the town hall, the best meat from all over the world is heated up to 1,000°C in seconds in the broiler imported from America. This creates a perfect crust and yet the meat remains tender - it literally melts in your mouth. Owners Vlatka Bijelac and Nelson Atiso-Naah and their team focus on culinary experiments. From whiskey-aged (dry aged) steak to Wagyu beef in a salt crust to butter cocooning, everything is on offer. The dinner is then rounded off with exquisite wines and a glory dessert.
Your personal living room in the 8th district that spoils you with culinary delights. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Coffee & Sweets

Sperl

A Viennese coffeehouse as you might find in old movies and novels. The homemade curd strudel complements the good breakfast offer. It is natural to find newspapers, such as „Die Zeit“, the „FAZ“ and „Le Monde“ in addition to the local ones. Carambol tables, bridge, chess. On sundays piano music (15.00–17:30). — more ...

Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Berger & Lohn

The owner of the former Skopik & Lohn has opened his new restaurant in the 18th district in the former bourgeois Café-restaurant, Bürgerhof. His already successful bistro menu, good food, simply prepared, interestingly combined and comprehensive menu also comes into play here. A house with tradition has moved into the 21st century. — more ...

Fine Dining

Heunisch & Erben

A 3-Hauben wine bistro of a special kind. Atmospherically, very inviting and rather casual, but the kitchen and bar services are on fine-dining level. Excellent ingredients, creatively and tastefully combined into perfect experience on the plate. And the eponymous wine focus? It has an undisputed, equally strong presence. An exciting, international selection by the glass that you will hardly find anywhere else. Top. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Plachutta zur Oper

After the Opera you can also go to a tavern. One of the Plachutta establishments, 100% organized, always firstclass service and Viennese cuisine,specialized in the cooked beef. From Tafelspitz, to Hüferl to mild Meisel with accompanying potato “Schmarrn”, chive sauce and “Semmelkren” – just as it is written in the cookbook. — more ...

Café Espresso

50s interior with a curved bar, red leatherette benches and colorful walls. A small, fine menu with homemade cakes and daily specials. Not only good coffee, but recently also a good selection of natural wines. — more ...

Fine Dining

Mraz & Sohn

The Marz is a special kind of men’s endeavor: Markus Mraz, the father works here together with his son Lukas. Probably one of the most creative, bold, purist and modern overall significant experiences in the city. It has earned 2 Michelin stars – great gourmet not only from the kitchen, but starting from the menu presentation to the wine accompaniment and the individual presentation of each course. Uncompromising, simply perfect. Only one menu, start 19:00. Top location. Reservation! — more ...

Restaurant Wiener

The Wiener is a place steeped in history. Countless great resident musicians and actors found a living room in this place. Meanwhile it rather became a restaurant for savourers. The comfortable ambience, the magnificent cooking and the dark interieur accomplish your well-being. — more ...

Schnattl

A traditional house which unconditionally stands for a clear course regarding their high-quality cuisine since many years. In the Josefstadt district, near the theatre. A meeting point for all lovers of sophisticated Viennese pub-culture. Classical Viennese cuisine. In summer you may sit in the garden. Cheap lunch menu.

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Bar & Music/International cuisine

Seven North

A few years ago, Levantine cuisine became really hip in Vienna. At Miznon and Hungry Guy it is cultivated as street food, but here at Seven North it is a social dinner with shared dishes for a meal with friends. A very lively place, great kitchen quality, often unconventional presentation of food on boards or stone. Casual service, nature wines, kitchen bar. — more ...

International cuisine

Konoba

A taste of Croatia in Vienna. Fresh Dalmatian fish and attentive service. — more ...

Fine Dining/International cuisine/Special Places

Frau Bernhard

Excellent food from the open show kitchen and exciting (natural) wines & champagne. Guests are seated at only four or five tables, almost like in the living room of the enchanting hostess Dorothee Bernhard. First-class bubbles & haute cuisine in a very relaxed atmosphere. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Vegetarian

Wiener Würstelstand

In the center of all student accommodations there has always been a sausage stand. However, for the past few years it has been stocked exclusively with organic meat from the specialized butchers. Also vegan Käsekrainer and Debreziner. A sausage stand you won’t forget. — more ...

Neighbourhood/Open on Sunday/Special Places/Vegetarian

The Lala

One of the first vegan restaurants in Vienna – for breakfast as well as for a snack in between meals. Only first–class ingredients are being processed here. A „follow–up product“ to the next door ice cream parlor „Veganista“. Wonderful salads, smoothies and of course desserts. Good taste purely plant–based. — more ...

Neighbourhood/Open on Sunday/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Amerling Beisl

Viennese pub and living room at the same time. Gifted with a guest garden shaded by vine leaves in the inner courtyard of a Spittelberg house from the 1700s. — more ...

International cuisine

Miznon

Right behind St. Stephen’s Cathedral, a street food spot opened here in a small, cramped eatery that surprised the locals by putting a batch of dark-brown flamed cauliflower on a platter. With the Miznon, Vienna has learned what a lunch stop in Tel Aviv looks like. International flair! — more ...

Open on Sunday/Fine Dining

Fabios

The Italian trendsetter in the city. In the summertime the huge glass sliding windows are open and there’s always heavy competition among Vienna’s beautiful people for the first row tables. It’s not just a matter of exquisite Mediterranean culinary pleasures -the entire place is a perfect example of how to combine trend, style and taste. Top cuisine, top service, VIP-guests! — more ...

Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Eckel

The fourth generation family of Zarl-Eckel, which is now Müller-Zarl runs a real Viennese traditional restaurant. Located in the 19th district, the most beautiful villa district, in the lush green atmosphere. A classic restaurant with very charming service and bourgeois cuisine of the highest level. Magnificent outdoor garden with huge trees. Top local wines. — more ...

Heuriger/Vegetarian/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Hengl-Haselbrunner

A traditional business in the 19th district of Vienna with a beautiful, large outdoor garden. The buffet is really very good and of high quality, also always many vegetarian dishes and seasonal specialties. The wines are qualitatively above the usual average. Very relaxed atmosphere, many regulars. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Bar & Music

Loos Bar

A masterpiece of art nouveau. The architect has created here in a minimal space, using the finest materials and many mirrors, an atmosphere that is unique. A must, especially for the architecture lovers among the visitors to Vienna. — more ...

International cuisine/Special Places

Hansen

Flowers, interior, decoration, culinary – an unbeatable combination of success for many years. The Doppler family and the Lederleitner nursery inspire each other again and again to top performance. There is nothing better than to enjoy expressive, creative quality cuisine in a wonderful flower and plant store. Top wines and perfect service. At lunchtime, be sure to make a reservation. — more ...

Coffee & Sweets

Café Drechsler

Cosy café in the city centre. Perfect for a little stopover after strolling through the Naschmarket. — more ...

Neighbourhood/International cuisine/Vegetarian

Karma Food

Delicious curries, colorful bowls and homemade cakes just around the corner. Perfect takeaway lunch. Quick, healthy and karma friendly. — more ...

Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Pöschl

The beef broth is legendary and is a good standard here. One of the really good inns in the first district, where a very capable team brings an outstanding Viennese cuisine to the table. Cozy, architecturally interesting (lamps) and a great inn experience in the center of Vienna. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Coffee & Sweets/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Cafe Bellaria

Just a stone’s throw from the Ring is Vienna’s oldest coffeehouse, which is much more than a charmingly revived café. From breakfast and lunch to cocktails and classics of the Viennese cuisine, you’ll find the right meal to satisfy your cravings. — more ...

Ulrich & Erich

Gerald Bayer is practically the Dofwirt of the Grätzel. In his two restaurants, Ulrich and Erich, directly across from each other at Ulrichsplatz, he serves healthy and international cuisine in an unagitated, modern atmosphere. From lunch menus to relaxed cocktails in the evening. — more ...

Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Chili & Pfeffer

Chinese cuisine at its best. The name says it all. Often fiery spicy, traditional and innovative dishes are served here in a cozy, easy-going ambience. — more ...

Neighbourhood/Open on Sunday/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Glacis Beisl

In the middle of the Museumsquartier, a very uncomplicated, refreshingly normal restaurant that offers classics of Austrian and Viennese cuisine. Reasonable price-performance ratio. Pleasant atmosphere, although a bit dark in the first impression due to the black painted walls. Nice guest garden. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Coffee & Sweets

Hawelka

An institution of this city. For more than 50 years the Hawelka family has been running the coffee house near the Graben. The walls are decorated with pictures of the Viennese Realists and later artists (guests), the chairs by students. Since the last renovation, however, opinions differ as to whether the house has not lost too much of its patina. No matter – an institution it remains. The Buchteln are world famous. — more ...

Neighbourhood/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Fromme Helene

It’s the gathering place of Josefstadt-theatre’s actors and their audience. Old-Viennese cuisine in splendid quality. A pub or restaurant as one desires – if you appreciate mainly plain cooking and only occasionally vegetarian food.
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Open on Sunday/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Meissl & Schadn

If you want to earn a doctor’s title in preparing a Wiener Schnitzel, this is the place to go. The Wiener Schnitzel is a science here and also exceptionally good. You may, of course, choose the fat in which it is fried out and if you are curious, every tuesday afternoon you can lend a hand yourself, and learn the secret to create the perfect „Wiener“. — more ...

Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Zum Schwarzen Kameel

A unique Viennese institution. A „must try“ for the quick snack in the „Spezereien-Geschäft“ as well as for the cultivated, large meal. After its renovation a few years ago, the transition from snack bar to restaurant is more appealing and open. Excellent snacks, small appetizers and good wines in the store, and traditional Viennese cuisine in the restaurant. For decades THE meeting place in the city to see and to be seen. — more ...

International cuisine/Special Places

Gastro Fisch Brač

A Croatian fishing family opened a super-fresh fish shop in Vienna a few years ago with limited seating and delicious authentic sea food. On Thursday mornings the freshly caught fish come directly from the island of Brac to Vienna. You can hardly get fish and fish dishes fresher anywhere. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Bar & Music

Neue Hoheit Bar im Hotel Rosewood

In the new Rosewood Hotel in Vienna on the Graben, in the former headquarters of the Erste Österr. Sparkasse Bank, a new rooftop bar has been created. A classic afternoon and evening bar with a nice view and good service. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Fine Dining

Mast

In the 2010s, Steve Breitzke was one of the first top sommeliers to take a serious look at orange and natural wines and to push them. In his own restaurant, which he runs together with Matthias Pitra, wine is the dominant theme, but that doesn’t make the cuisine any less exciting. As with wine, both want to know where what comes from, how it was made, and what the producer was thinking. So they get to the bottom of things and are happy to share their expertise. Small place, be sure to make a reservation. Excellent — more ...

Neighbourhood/Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Nguyen Pho

Ingenious Phos and summer rolls directly on Lerchenfelder Straße. A Vietnamese soup and fast food restaurant, which serves the students and residents of the nearby area. Excellent service. — more ...

Neighbourhood/International cuisine

Gasthaus Sapa

Delicious Vietnamese soups, spring rolls, noodles and currys in a simple, cozy ambience in the bustling Zollergasse. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Heuriger/Special Places

Wieninger

The Heuriger with the best bouteille wines in town – organic for several years and still part of the Austrian world class, with a high export rate. Winemaker Fritz Wieninger has been among the elite nationally and internationally for decades. The well-kept Heuriger in Stammersdorf is run by his brother. Casseroles, speciality weeks. — more ...

International cuisine

Vestibül

Christian Domschitz has been demonstrating top-level hospitality in his own restaurant for many years. Beautiful ambience in the elegant premises of the Vienna Burgtheater. The cuisine is reliable – „Domschitz style“ – Viennese classics freely and newly interpreted, light and enjoyably prepared at the highest product level. Be pleasantly surprised and enjoy. From the bar a dreamlike view of the nightly illuminated city hall! Elegant outside meeting place for lunch.
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Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Schweizerhaus

At least once during the warm season, it is obligatory to have an afternoon or evening meal at the largest stilt roastery in the middle of Vienna’s Prater. The stilt (for two, including radish, mustard and bread) and fresh, non-carbonated Budweiser drawn from the tap is a pleasure. A gastro institution that must be experienced. If you want the same meal organic, switch to the neighboring Luftburg, owned by the same family. — more ...

Coffee & Sweets

Parémi

The best of France’s highly decorated bakery and patisserie schools is put into practice here in Vienna. Patricia and Rémi are both trained at the best institutes and have worked in the most prestigious restaurants in France for many years. Now they provide the most delicious pain au chocolat, baguette, pain aux noix, and many indescribably good patisseries and bakery specialties. All the baking tradition of France in Vienna’s Bäckerstrasse. Excellent coffee. A busy favorite place to meet friendly people or to enjoy for oneself. — more ...

Open on Sunday/International cuisine

Market

Like the Chinabar, it belongs to the realm of Simon Xie Hong, one of the most tasteful Chinese people in Vienna. After all, he runs 4 successful venues and the Market is an all-time classic. Decorative wall painting, long bar, lively atmosphere, directly opposite the Naschmarkt and one of the best Chinese kitchens in the city. A place like this can only be crowned with success. Reserve. — more ...

Open on Sunday/Viennese & Austrian Cuisine

Huth Gastwirtschaft

Mrs. Lotte – a real inner-city one-off – charmingly takes care of her guests, the service and good taste. Everyone is welcome as if he has always been there. A real uncomplicated plain place in the city centre. Open on Sundays! — more ...

Neighbourhood/Fine Dining

Stadler & Thomas

The restaurant around the corner from the Hotel Altstadtis a rather plain to cool furnished establishment, but everythingelse comes with more passion and warmth. Austriancuisine with a Mediterranean twist, surprising new flavors,presented with love and the highest quality standards. There are classics, such as Wiener Schnitzel and Beef Tartar. The 5-course tasting-menu is a great recommendation! — more ...

Neighbourhood/International cuisine/Special Places

Goldfisch

Also one that has set out to make domestic freshwater fish more popular and, in the case of marine fish, to look closely at where the catch comes from. In the 8th district on Lerchenfelder Straße a gourmet place for fish lovers. 2 menus and a small a la carte menu. Simple and puristic. Very pleasant hosts. As well a fish store.
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Neighbourhood/Open on Sunday/International cuisine

I Ragazzi

A very communicative pizzeria, where you immediately feel at home. A restaurant can hardly be more Italian. In addition, a support of freshness is here at the pizza oven and in the kitchen. If you like fresh arugula, tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella on your pizza, you will be happy here! — more ...