Two favorite Viennese activities: eating and drinking. Articles on food and drink are here, addressing such questions as "can you drink the water?" and "How much do I tip in restaurants?"
As the capital city of a vast empire, Vienna adopted a range of culinary delights from the imperial regions, and mixed them with local flavors to produce what we now know as traditional Viennese cooking and baking. That's why we have a special section entitled Viennese specialities.
In Vienna, eating and drinking is also as much about where as it is about what, so when we pass through a nice cafe, bar or restaurant, we put a review in this section. If you'd like to offer up your own dining out suggestions, do get in touch.
Friday, September 30th, 2005 |
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The vast majority of cafes, bars and restaurants in Vienna are table service only. Even those that look like you should order at the bar. And even those that look like British pubs.
It’s actually considered extremely impolite to order direct at the bar and then take drinks to your table, for example. You can expect […]
Friday, September 30th, 2005 |
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Tipping habits and amounts are pretty much the same in Vienna as elsewhere in major western cities. Tip porters, taxi drivers, waiters and waitresses, hairdressers and anybody who fixes anything in your apartment.
There are no hard and fast rules, and it’s hard to offend. The only people you really must tip are taxi drivers and […]
Monday, September 19th, 2005 |
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Many visitors to a foreign city want to know if you can drink the water. Well in Vienna, mineral water comes out of the taps. And I’m only half joking.
You never realized how bad the tap water is back home until you experience the Viennese equivalent; over 95% of Vienna’s water comes through two pipelines […]
Friday, September 16th, 2005 |
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Vienna and Austria in general has a very strong beer culture, with your average Austrian consuming around 110 litres of the stuff each year. In fact, only the Czechs and Germans drink more beer on a per head basis. There’s clearly something in the water in this part of the globe.
Sunday, August 21st, 2005 |
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There are plenty of reasons why you should pop into a Viennese supermarket on your visit.
First, as you might expect, they’re very cheap compared to the prices you’ll pay in souvenir shops, tourist outlets etc. So if you want to buy drinks and snacks, they’re considerably better value. Every supermarket runs regular special offers where […]
