To facilitate your choice when looking for a restaurant or a bar, Ket’s list of recommended places, is a (growing) compiled list based on my favorite places and those of my friends & acquaintances. Hope to get recommendations from you, which will be added (with your name, if you like).
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BARS
Ritz-Carlton Rooftop Terrace
(Great view of Vienna, not too big. Might have to wait to get in due to capacity. Small snacks available and sometimes live DJ on board)
(Great view of Vienna, not too big. Might have to wait to get in due to capacity. Small snacks available and sometimes live DJ on board)
Schubertring 5, 1stdistrict
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/de Le Zefire Cocktail Club/Bar
(Great for after work cocktails. Serves food and DJ on board)
Kärntner Ring 8, 1st district / +43 676 551 3073
http://lezefire.com/
Le Moët Champagne Bar
(Nicely designed. There’s a restaurant towards the back of the bar which serves good food. The bar serves burger should you have a craving for it. Chin Chin)
Opernring 13, 1st district/ +43 588 90 7040
http://www.lemoet.com/en/
Sofitel Hotel
(Chic modern bar with painted ceiling)
Praterstrasse 1, 2nd district / +43 1 906 160
http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-6599-sofitel-vienna-stephansdom/index.shtml
Ottakringer Brauerei
(Cool parties and concerts. Do check their calendar often)
Ottakringer Platz 1, 16th district / +43 1 49 1000
www.ottakringerbrauerei.at/aktuelles/events/
25 hours Hotel bar
(Fantastic view over the city. A cozy lounge with heavy sofas, a bar and a terrace. Famous local DJs on Fridays. Good for afterwork or on Sundays evening when it’s not crowded)
Lerchenfelder Strasse 1-3, 7th district / +43 1 521 510
http://www.25hours-hotels.com/wien/wohnraum/dachboden.php
Palais Kinsky
(There’s also a restaurant in there. Live DJs)
Freyung 4 (in Palais Kinsky) 1st district/ +43 1 535 34 35
http://www.freyung4.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=39
Luftbad
(Jam-Party sessions on Thursdays-funk/soul. Can play along with the band if you bring your own music instrument…but do check it out first beforehand)
Luftbadgasse 17, 6th district/ +43 650 3506506
http://www.luftbad.at/?art=1217&name=FSB-Jam-Party
Chaya Fuera club
(Mixed crowd)
Kandlgasse 19-21, 7th district / +43 664 887 955 61
www.chayafuera.com/club
Albertina Passage
(Not bad for a drink & listening to the live performances. The dance floor is small and brightly lit. No cover charges)
Passage Opernring/Operngasse, 1st district / +43 1 512 08 13
www.albertinapassage.at
Loos' American Bar
(This is a classic type. Been around for ages)
Kärntner Straße 10, 1st district/ +43 1 512 32 83
www.loosbar.at/
Tanzcafé Jenseits
(This place has been around for years. Very tiny and smoky. Good depending on the DJ on board)
Nelkengasse 3, 6th district / +43 1 587 12 33
www.tanzcafe-jenseits.com
Red Room cocktail bar
(Lounging atmosphere. Crowd can be very young sometimes)
Stubenring 20, 1stdistrict/ +43 1 5124024
http://www.comida.at/de/red-room
ra’mien bar (Good music. Young)
Gumpendorferstraße 9, 6th district/+43 1 585 47 98
http://www.ramienbar.at/startseite.html
Bar Puff
(Owned by a staff member from the radio station Superfly and in business since 2012)
Girardigasse 10, 6th district /+43 6645346564
http://puff-bar.at/
Fledermaus
(Soul session on Wednesdays)
Spiegelgasse 2, 1st district/+43 5870196
http://www.fledermaus.at/web/clubnet_v2/index.php?sid=88b05d8f82ed391bea4ff80cc4d90beb Parties in Vienna & other types of events
RESTAURANTS
Spelunke(international cuisine. Great choice of wines. Booking highly recommended at least 1 week in advance)Taborstrasse 1-3, 2nd district/ 43 1 212 41 51
https://spelunke.at/en
Philigrano
(Italian Cuisine. Tiny. Great food & service)
Riemergasse 12, 1st district/ 43 1 890 49 58
http://philigrano.at
Blue Mustard
(bar scene & great decor)
Dorotheerg. 6-8, 1st district/ 43 1 934 67 05https://bluemustard.at/
AI
(Japanese-inspired Asian food hotspot. Vegetarian. Has a nice bar as well. Reservation highly recommended days in advance) Seitzergasse 6, 1st district/ 43 1 532 29 00
http://www.airestaurant.co
Miznon
(food order at the bar and then they call out your name when your order is ready. Not your typical fast food or resto type. No reservation)
Schulerstraße 4, 1st district/ 43 1 512 0302
https://www.facebook.com/miznonvienna?utm_source=tripadvisor&utm_medium=referral
Zweitbester
(For brunch. Buffet or a la carte. Not fancy, but serves up fresh bio food (freshly squeezed orange juice, fruit salad etc.). Can make your own waffles and loads of yummy deserts. Saturday and Sunday from 10-14pm. Prices from € 13.50. Reservation recommended.)
Heumühlgasse 2, 4th district/ +43 1 945 93 86
www.zweitbester.at
Heumühlgasse 2, 4th district/ +43 1 945 93 86
www.zweitbester.at
(French cuisine. Recommended by Stefanie Z, May 2015)
Herrengasse 14, Ferstelpassage, entry via Freyung or Herrengasse-1st district/ +43 532 11 03
www.beaulieu-wien.at/
Ella’s
(Greek restaurant and bar. Recommended by Stefanie Z, May 2015)
Judenplatz 5-9, 1st district/ +43 1 535 15 77
www.ellas.at
Clock Tower American Bar & Grill
(One of Vienna’s best kept secrets. It opened late last year. Recommended by Willetta T., June 2015)
Ziegelofengasse 6 A-2345 Brunn am Gebirge/ +43 (2236) 37 70 70
www.clocktower.at
Schuppich
(North Italian cuisine. Located next to Karmelita market. Famous for their Sunday lunch, which includes a 3 course meal for only 12 EUR. 6 course meal 25 EUR. Great for family and no smoking allowed. Recommended by Adrian K., June 2015)
Rotensterngasse 18, 2nd district/ +43 1 212 43 40
www.schuppich.at
el Hans
(Spanish cuisine. Good salads and delicious fish and desserts. Good wine list served by great service. Recommended by Felix B., June 2015)
Schmelzgasse 9, 2nd district/ +43 1 968 17 23
www.elhans.at
Stomach
(Fusion cuisine. Menu changes
every week. Great roast beef, which is always on the ‘carte’. Recommended by
Adrian K., June 2015)
Seegasse 26, 9th district/ +43 1 310 20 99
www.stomach.at
OMNOM BURGER
(Very good burgers which can be customized (bacon, cheese, jalapeños, etc.).Very tiny place, with only a few tables. No customer bathroom!!! Best for take-away. Also make home delivery. Recommended by Stefanie Z, May 2015)
Wiedner Hauptstraße 125, 5th district/ +43 1660 707 10 15
www.omnomburger.at
Seegasse 26, 9th district/ +43 1 310 20 99
www.stomach.at
OMNOM BURGER
(Very good burgers which can be customized (bacon, cheese, jalapeños, etc.).Very tiny place, with only a few tables. No customer bathroom!!! Best for take-away. Also make home delivery. Recommended by Stefanie Z, May 2015)
Wiedner Hauptstraße 125, 5th district/ +43 1660 707 10 15
www.omnomburger.at
Flatschers Restaurant and Bar
(A paradise for steak lovers. The resto has all kinds of steak… Rib Eye, T-Bone etc.)
Kaiserstrasse 113, 7th district / +43 /1/ 523 42 68
www.flatschers.at/
ON Market
(Japanese food)
Linke Wienzeile 36, 6th district / +43 58 11 250
www.on-market.at
Zum Moghulhof
(Indian restaurant serving great dishes. Recommended by Barbara N. S.) July 13, 2014
Burggasse 12, 7th district/ +43 526 28 64
http://www.zummoghulhof.at/
Zur Alten Kaisermühle
(Nice resto located on the water on the old Danube. They serve large portion (the way I like it). The charcoal grilled spareribs are tasty, their fish as well)
Fischerstrand 21a, 22nd district/ +43 1 263 3529
http://www.kaisermuehle.at/
Steirereck
(This resto ranked #16 of the 50 best restaurants in the World in 2014)
Am Heumarkt 2A / im Stadtpark, 3rd district / +43 1 713 31 68
http://www.steirereck.at/restaurant/
La Delizia Ristorante
(Friendly resto,”one of the best in town”. Great pizzas as well- try the “sarda” pizza. Recommended by Barbara N. S.) May 6, 2014
Florianigasse 19, 8th district / +43 1 406 37 02
www.la-delizia.net/
(Spanish Tapa restaurant. Recommended by Felix B.) May 5, 2014
Gonzagagasse 14, 1st district/ +43 979 32 28
www.lolatapas.at
Zum Roten Bären
(Opened 2 months ago, the wirtshaus (eating in your dining room genre. Unpretentious. No chichi) has tall candlelight on the tables and interesting music. Austrian-Hungarian food cooked up by Fabio’s former cook (Hans Bodingbauer) and serve by the owner of the place himself (Florian). Laid back atmosphere. Good wine & special beer from Böhmen (Cerna-Horo). The Freud museum is just a few blocks away) March 23, 2014
Berggasse 39, 9th district / +43 1 317 6150, Mon-Fri 9-23. Sat 18-24.00 hour
Das Engel
(Opened in 2013. Attentive service (even help you out with
your coat). Cosy. The menu changes on a weekly basis. Nice flowers everywhere.
A steak, appetizer and drink cost a mere €32) March 23, 2014
Große Pfarrgasse 5, 2nd district / 01 212 7894
www.dasengel.at
Große Pfarrgasse 5, 2nd district / 01 212 7894
www.dasengel.at
Motto am Fluss
(Restaurant, bar & café. Low lights, stylish, good food but small portion & not cheap. It’s located inside a non-moving boat. DJ’s on board)
Franz-Josefs-Kai 2, 1st district / 01 2525510
http://www.motto.at/mottoamfluss/
Ristorante da Moritz
Schellinggasse 6, 1stdistrict / +43 1 512 44 44
http://www.damoritz.at/index.php
Comida Y Ron
Stubenring 20, 1st district/ +43 1 512 40 24
http://www.comida.at/
Palmenhaus
(I fell in love with this place from the moment I saw it. The glass-steel construction, palm trees and the view over the enchanting Burggarten. Great cocktails &food. DJ on board)
Burggarten 1, 1st district / +43 1 5331033
http://www.palmenhaus.at
Indochine 21
(Specialties from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Good wines & nice ambiance)
Stubenring 18, 1st district/ +43 1 5137660
http://www.indochine.at
Le petit Maroc
(This very tiny Moroccan restaurant serves up delicious food)
Neubaugasse 84, 7th district / +43 1 944 5566
http://www.petitmaroc.at/
Keke’s
(African food with a twist)
Amerlingstraße 15, 6th district / +43 0699 100 29 100
http://www.kekes.at/getsimple/
Saigon
(The food is excellent. The price went up a couple of years ago after being praised by the media)
Neulerchenfelder Straße 37, 16th district / +43408 74 36
www.saigon-vienna.at
Tian Wien
(Vegetarian. Two-floor venue with café/restaurant and bistro-area, a bar/lounge and a salon. The interior of the restaurant is furnished with wooden furniture and green chandeliers)
Himmelpfortgasse 23, 1st district / +43 1 8904665
http://www.tian-vienna.com/en
Joma
(The rib-eye steak and tuna with wasabi cream taste excellent. The traditional apple strudel is referred to as “apple strudel reloaded” and is topped with walnuts, raisins, apples and is served with home-made vanilla ice cream…yummmm)
Hoher Markt 10, 1st district / +43 1 5321032
http://www.joma-wien.at
Dots Sushi
(Experimental sushi. Low lights. Good cocktails & music)
Maria Hilferstraße 103, 6th district / +43 1 9209980
http://www.dots-lounge.com
Klee am Hanslteich
(This place was renovated recently and is now a modern restaurant smacked in the middle of the woods. If you love dessert, the Schokoladenauflauf and Lauwarme Apfeltart are divine)
Amundsenstraße 10, 7th district / +43 1 480 51 5
http://www.kleeamhanslteich.at
Plachutta
(Tasty Austrian cuisine. Many other locations)
Wollzeile 38, 1st district / +43 1 512 15 77
http://www.plachutta.at/en/plachutta/
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