Vienna is of course best known for its traditional coffee house culture (though we have Starbucks now, too), but hosts a variety of drinking and eating establishments, from top class restaurants through to streetside sausage vendors, from Irish pubs to exclusive cocktail bars.
I don't get out much, being a young parent. But here are a few places I've visited recently. If you'd like to publish your own review of a cafe, pub, bar or restaurant, please contact me.
If you’re tired of local company, Vienna has a number of international pubs where you’ll bump into expatriates supping a glass of beer and discussing the merits or otherwise of their new home.
One of the better ones is Shebeen, a popular venue for foreigners and locals alike. Billed as “international”, it does have a distinct […]
Given the local beer culture, it’s no surprise to find numerous fine drinking establishments in Vienna. One of these is the Bierteufl, a cosy bar in the third district, within walking distance of the U3 and U4 subway lines (station: Wien Mitte / Landstrasse) or the O tram.
Within a hop, skip and jump of half a dozen tram, bus and U-bahn lines is Cafe Stein, one of Vienna’s more popular cafe bars.
Open from 7 in the morning (9 on Sunday and public holidays) to 1 at night, it serves an eclectic mix of drinks and meals, managing to be different enough from […]
