Traditional inns, restaurants and wine taverns in Vienna

Not in the first district, which makes it all the more a secret tip: the Gasthaus Wolf. Giblets set the tone here. In the cosy restaurant with its rustic bar, liver and co. are served so finely seasoned on the plates that even the most critical sceptics become a fan of lights. Tip: the best St Martin’s goose in Vienna is served here in autumn!

Just a few steps away from Mariahilfer Straße, the Steman restaurant has long been one of the best local restaurants in the city offering classic Viennese cuisine. The guests are young, the waiters always friendly and relaxed and the “Blunzengröstl” (fried black pudding) is sheer poetry. In the evening, the team cooks with more focus on seasonal dishes!

Stefanie Herkner is known for two things: the fluffiest apricot and plum dumplings in the city and an excellent Viennese humour. In her restaurant, the young landlady serves traditional Austrian home cooking. In a cosy living room interior and in the pavement café on Wiedner Hauptstraße in summer. Super cuisine and a nice evening guaranteed!

Classic and always good. Whoever wants to eat a perfect “Tafelspitz” (boiled beef) is in the right place at Plachutta in the Wollzeile. The waiters serve the classic Viennese cuisine in a soup bowl. They also bring breadcrumb and horseradish sauce, roast potatoes and creamed spinach. In combination with the tender piece of meat, everything tastes so perfect that both locals and tourists love the restaurant. So make sure you reserve a table in advance!

You have to visit the Heurigen Wieninger, even it if is just for the view over the city: the restaurant garden with wooden tables and benches is surrounded by vineyards on the hilly Nussberg. The food includes classic wine tavern dishes such as bread with cured ham, salads, meatballs and a dishes for vegetarians. To drink: biodynamic wines and homemade juices. It is most beautiful here at sunset and in a red sun lounger!