Caroline's Guide to Vienna!
Food Scene
Vegetarian bistro, little sister of Michelin star vegetarian restaurant Tian in the 1st district.
14 locals recommend
Tian Bistro am Spittelberg
4 SchrankgasseVegetarian bistro, little sister of Michelin star vegetarian restaurant Tian in the 1st district.
Easy, laid-back Austrian cuisine in a little hidden courtyard. Very popular during Christmas market seaaon.
101 locals recommend
Amerlingbeisl
8 StiftgasseEasy, laid-back Austrian cuisine in a little hidden courtyard. Very popular during Christmas market seaaon.
New hip spot in town with fantastic views of the Prater. Hard to get a reservation but can go for drinks only without prior booking.
7 locals recommend
NENI am Prater
8 PerspektivstraßeNew hip spot in town with fantastic views of the Prater. Hard to get a reservation but can go for drinks only without prior booking.
Great place for vegans/vegetarians or those who have had enough of Austrian heavy cuisine! Daily changing menu, hidden in a sweet passage courtyard.
Also good for coffee and cake.
My Secret Garden Cafe
45 Mariahilfer Str.Great place for vegans/vegetarians or those who have had enough of Austrian heavy cuisine! Daily changing menu, hidden in a sweet passage courtyard.
Also good for coffee and cake.
Great quality Austrian cuisine with extensive wine menu. Lovely garden in the summer and winter! Very recommendable Schnitzel
73 locals recommend
Glacis Beisl
4 Breite G.Great quality Austrian cuisine with extensive wine menu. Lovely garden in the summer and winter! Very recommendable Schnitzel
Very hip place with a great kitchen using regional ingredients with an amazing selection of accompanying drinks.
Bruder - Küche & Bar
20 WindmühlgasseVery hip place with a great kitchen using regional ingredients with an amazing selection of accompanying drinks.
Tiny, very authentic Japanese. Their bento boxes and matcha latte are highly recommendable!
6 locals recommend
Mari's MetchaMatcha Wasyoku Cafe-Restaurant
7 NeustiftgasseTiny, very authentic Japanese. Their bento boxes and matcha latte are highly recommendable!
Mochi Ramen Bar
Stand 12-29 VorgartenmarktVienna's best ramen by far!
My favorite Viennese coffee house. Not as kitsch as the rest. Great apple strudel!
137 locals recommend
Café Prückel
24 StubenringMy favorite Viennese coffee house. Not as kitsch as the rest. Great apple strudel!
Café Alt Wien
9 BäckerstraßeAn absolute classic, right opposite the tourist Hotspot Figlmüller.
Probably one of the best Japanese in town! Don't miss the chargrilled salmon donburi. Afterwards head next door for a cocktail at Miranda Bar!
7 locals recommend
Shokudo Kuishimbo
12 EsterházygasseProbably one of the best Japanese in town! Don't miss the chargrilled salmon donburi. Afterwards head next door for a cocktail at Miranda Bar!
Grab Vienna's most delicious croissant + coffee to go here!
Öfferl Bio-Bäckerei & Kaffeerösterei Mariahilfer Straße 9
9 Mariahilfer Str.Grab Vienna's most delicious croissant + coffee to go here!
Alma
31 Große NeugassePerfect little bistro with weekly changing menus, regional produce, fantastic wines.
Another of my favorite traditional cafés with a twist. Not as stuffy as the rest! Must try the "Scheiterhaufen".
39 locals recommend
Café Diglas
10 WollzeileAnother of my favorite traditional cafés with a twist. Not as stuffy as the rest! Must try the "Scheiterhaufen".
Hip restaurant from Tel Aviv famous for sharing plates and fun atmosphere!
18 locals recommend
Seven North
74 SchottenfeldgasseHip restaurant from Tel Aviv famous for sharing plates and fun atmosphere!
Part of a social project. Café run by pensioners with fresh home-made cakes baked from scratch every day. Very cosy atmosphere.
85 locals recommend
Vollpension
16 SchleifmühlgassePart of a social project. Café run by pensioners with fresh home-made cakes baked from scratch every day. Very cosy atmosphere.
Neighbourhoods
One of the trendiest neighborhoods in Vienna, where most of the new, hip cafés, shops and restaurants are.
Mariahilferstraße is a long shopping street with well-known chain stores, the little parallel streets are full of independent shops.
Spittelberg is host to the prettiest Christmas market starting mid November until Christmas.
Museumsquartier hosts a selection of museums and cafés/bars with a great inner courtyard to hang out in.
14 locals recommend
Neubau
One of the trendiest neighborhoods in Vienna, where most of the new, hip cafés, shops and restaurants are.
Mariahilferstraße is a long shopping street with well-known chain stores, the little parallel streets are full of independent shops.
Spittelberg is host to the prettiest Christmas market starting mid November until Christmas.
Museumsquartier hosts a selection of museums and cafés/bars with a great inner courtyard to hang out in.
Lange Gasse
Lange GasseLovely farmers market on Saturdays in this pedestrian street.
City advice
Ways to save
Kunsthalle MQ is free Thursday evening
Kunsthalle Museum in Museumsquartier is free on Thursday evenings.
Getting around
Vienna has awesome public tranaport
On weekends the metro goes all night. Take a ring tram and ride past some of the main sites!
Book before you go
Restaurant reservations
I would advise to make bookings in advance, especially around Christmas as places can get full fast due to Christmas parties.