Restaurants | Metropole

This summer, amid varnished wood and polished brass, the tree-sheltered Kleinod Stadtgarten behind the Kursalon could be the ideal place to see and be seen.

Binu Starnegg - July 29, 2020

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Taste of India | Keep Calm and Curry On

Nestled in the 3rd district, The Taste of India’s second location serves authentic North Indian cuisine in a cozy atmosphere, balancing food and feeling.

Vanessa Iula - July 8, 2020

Bars and Cafés

Rejoining Café Society | Vienna Reopens Post-Quarantine

Vienna’s bars and eateries reopened to uncertainty and distancing measures.

Binu Starnegg - July 7, 2020

Food & Drink

In-Dish | Rediscovering the Spice of Life

The Wiener Reopening Woche saw the Indian fusion eatery In-Dish welcome patrons back with resounding success

Ryan Powell - June 24, 2020

Restaurants

Spoon in Vienna Serves Feel-Good Food at Great Value

Spoon offers feel-good food, great value and brisk service, but speed is a double-edged sword.

Bart de Vries - May 26, 2020

Restaurants

The Long Hall, Vienna’s Newest Irish Pub, Brings a Modern Take on Pub Culture to the City

Modern gastropub with a well-considered drink selection and delectable food

Binu Starnegg - May 15, 2020

Restaurants

Cozy Cuisine

By Antonia Kögl & Benedikt Steinle Few places in Vienna emanate the warmth of Kommod – a wonderful architectural gem, the forme...

Antonia Kögl - January 13, 2020

Restaurants

Post Performance Prandials

The orchestra hammers the final cadence, the curtain falls and the audience breaks into pandemonium – there is nothing like the thrill of p...

Steven Scheschareg - January 13, 2020

Recipes

Martinigansl | Geese go to Eleven at Gasthaus Wild

At Gasthaus Wild, the Austrian custom of roast goose for St. Martin’s is a veritable feast.

Michael Bernstein - November 10, 2019

Explore Vienna

Schützenhaus | A Lock on Tradition

Dedicated to the cuisine of imperial times, to Otto Wagner Schützenhaus is steeped in history. The legendary architect Otto Wagner shaped modern Vi...

Julia Seidl - June 4, 2019

Explore Vienna

Es Gibt Reis | A Holiday on Rice

David Zoklits and André Spitzinger bring Southeast Asian flair to Josefstadt while paying homage to a German comedy legend. For a few years now, th...

Antonia Kögl - March 10, 2019

Explore Vienna

Skopik & Lohn | The Golden Middle

Combining elegance and tradition with eclectic elements from world cuisine, Skopik & Lohn brings a casual, cosmopolitan vibe to fine dining.

Paraskevi Peglidou - February 26, 2019

Explore Vienna

Yori | Korean Debuts & Homecomings

In Yori authentic Korean cuisine takes the stage in Vienna as a veteran proudly looks on. One of my earliest memories as a child is making specia...

Janima Nam - February 26, 2019

Restaurants

Meissl & Schadn | Let Them Eat Schnitzel

Channeling imperial indulgence, the riding dinners at Meissl & Schadn are all about good taste – in both senses.

Dardis McNamee - December 5, 2018

December/January 2018/2019

Say Grace! Casual Fine Dining

The Anglo-Austrian couple of Oliver and Petra Lucas offers seasonal casual fine dining. “When Grace is open, I’m in the house,” said UK-born chef/o...

Bart de Vries - December 5, 2018

Explore Vienna

Taubenkobel | Doves & Decoys

The award-winning restaurant Taubenkobel lures you to its Vienna popup – and with good reason Despite its off-the-beaten-track location in Schützen...

Bart de Vries - November 27, 2018

Explore Vienna

Turnhalle Café | Hidden Cornucopia

In a crowded brunch landscape, Turnhalle im brick5 offers exceptional organic fare in a relaxed environment. When the doors to Turnhalle im brick...

Liam Hoare - August 24, 2018

Food & Drink

Dining on the Danube at the Scenic Ufertaverne

At the Ufertaverne of the Hofbauer Segelschule, great food and wine is only half the draw It’s a sunny Sunday in Vienna, with a light breeze. A g...

Dardis McNamee - June 30, 2018

June 2018

A Delightful Dinner by the Danube

The Marina Restaurant combines Austrian culinary variations and Mediterranean flavors with an unbeatable view and a refreshing breeze As the days...

Claudia Paccosi - May 28, 2018

Restaurants

The Perfect Pairing | Heunisch & Erben

Heunisch & Erben’s huge wine selection and scrumptious menu make the perfect pairing. Vienna has enjoyed a flurry...

Bart de Vries - March 29, 2018

Restaurants

Florentin 1090 is the Newest Addition to Vienna’s Israeli Restaurants

Florentin 1090 joins the growing number of Israeli restaurants, but remains behind the competition. Between Ottolenghi in London, Miznon in Par...

Liam Hoare - March 2, 2018

Restaurants

Casual Smart Dining at Jamie’s Italian, Jamie Oliver’s First Restaurant in Vienna

Jamie’s Italian seeks the balance between class and comfort. It was only a matter of time: The gastronomic empire of British chef Jamie Oliver ha...

Sam Jackson - January 31, 2018

Restaurants

Don’t Let the Name Spelunke Fool You | Where Shabby, Chic and Fancy Meet for Dinner

Spelunke does dark and swanky for trendy businesspeople In German, a Spelunke is a dark and shabby bar, often hidden in a...

Andreas Rainer - December 1, 2017

Restaurants

At Gastwirtschaft im Durchhaus, Enjoy Modern Viennese Cuisine

Gastwirtschaft im Durchhaus brings Viennese cuisine into the 21st century Let’s face it: Neubau, Vienna’s ultratrendy 7th...

Andreas Rainer - September 28, 2017

Restaurants

L’Orient Serves up Savory Morrocan in Leopoldstadt

The cuisine of Morocco at L’Orient combines warm spices with a carefully designed space In Arabic, khattat means calligrapher, the scribe whose p...

Cynthia Peck - August 30, 2017

Restaurants

Paco Brings España to the 9th District

The spirit of tapas lives on in a new guise at Paco The philosophy of tapas is very much about sharing – be it the small servings, a bottle of sh...

Sam Jackson - June 1, 2017

Restaurants

Vienna’s Icelandic Eatery Promises Northern Comfort the 9th District

While Austria undoubtedly has a lock on gorgeous alpine scenery as well as prime meat, dairy and produce in abundance, the one sore point is a marked ...

Gregory Bondaruk - April 29, 2017

Recipes

Dining on Dragon’s Head | The Secrets of Fischrestaurant Kaj

The “golden” cook of Fischrestaurant Kaj transforms the fresh catch from the Adriatic. “Sometimes life just writes its own script,” Miro Sapič to...

Simon Ballam - March 31, 2017

Restaurants

Dining with Mamsell at Ludwig van

Ludwig van interprets culinary classics while adding new notes under the auspicious roof of one of Beethoven’s former dwellings Finding Ludwig va...

Julia Zimmerman - March 6, 2017

Recipes

Tastes Like Victory – Gasthaus zum Sieg

For savory Gulasch, Gasthaus zum Sieg is the real deal Gasthaus zum Sieg is a real-life Beisl (bistro), not an “Original Vienna Kitchen” (in six ...

Simon Ballam - March 6, 2017

Restaurants

A Slice of Napoli at Via Toledo

The new Neapolitan-style pizzeria Via Toledo entices with a Valoriani oven and lots of southern cordiality Vienna has its fair share of ristorant...

Elisabeth Kling - February 6, 2017

Recipes

Two’s Company – Steinthal

Steinthal’s stripped-back dishes showcase the best of local produce Daniel Steiner and Benjamin Wieselthaler are inseparable – “there hasn’t been...

Ross Ludlam - February 6, 2017

Restaurants

The Claws of Attraction – Crazy Lobster

High-end meets low-key at the new downtown eatery Crazy Lobster, offering more versions of the crustaceans than Vienna has ever seen In all hones...

Margaret Childs - December 5, 2016

Recipes

Nippon Soul Food at Kuro

Kohei Kurosa serves udon and other beloved Japanese staples at his newly opened restaurant, Kuro “I asked my Austrian colleague what he would lik...

Gregory Bondaruk - December 5, 2016

Restaurants

All the Right Notes at Lingenhel

Lingenhel implores you to appreciate every single ingredient – resistance was futile Music folklore tells us that jazz is all about the notes you...

Joseph Boyle - November 1, 2016

Restaurants

Burger Joint – I did it my way

Le Burger throws out convention and leaves it all up to you. A walk down Mariahilfer Straße is like life in fast-forward. Businesses shut down an...

Gregory Bondaruk - October 1, 2016

Restaurants

Four-Course Travelogue

Dine and drink your way around the globe at Blue Mustard. A self-proclaimed resto-bar (a pastiche of restaurant and bar), Blue Mustard joined Vie...

Julia Zimmerman - October 1, 2016

Recipes

Mamta Mahto – Prosi Indian Restaurant

Bringing authentic South Indian flavor to Vienna “Eighty percent of all Indian restaurants in Vienna are North Indian,” chef Mamta Mahto of the P...

Magdalena Piplits - October 1, 2016

Recipes

SCA33’s Sophie Halder Shares Her Ragù Recipe

Organic community building, one platter at a time “My concept is simply back to basics” says Sophie Halder, chef and manager of the new restaurant ...

Alexander Fanta - September 1, 2016

Restaurants

Tapas a L’Espagnole

When going for Tapas, do as the Spaniards do In Spain, tapas is a way of life. More than just finger food, these small delicacies served with wine or...

Miguel Roncero - September 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Be My Guest: It’s All About the Meat, Baby

The creators of It’s All About the Meat, Baby share their plans for the future of Vienna burgers and how to make the best one Resurrected from th...

Margaret Childs - July 1, 2016

June 2016

Be My Guest: David Kreytenberg – Habibi & Hawara

A Taste for Social Entrepreneurship There are not many kitchens in Vienna where you can overhear a waiter shout out an order for “one Kaiserschma...

Michael Bernstein - June 1, 2016

June 2016

On the Menu: Basking at Buxbaum

Dine at your country house in the middle of the 1st district All great cities have secrets. In Vienna, time and curiosity may reveal a hidden cou...

Margaret Childs - June 1, 2016

May 2016

Be My Guest: Lisa Rauchbüchl – Hidden Kitchen

The communications graduate ensures that Hidden Kitchen is far from a secret In the highly competitive world of Viennese lunch cantines, Hidden K...

Alexander Fanta - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Rollercoaster – Running Sushi Goes Theme Park

The wacky restaurant Rollercoaster throws your food for a loop There’s a sudden silence hanging above the train for a few brief moments as passenger...

Alberto Alemanno - May 1, 2016

April 2016

On the Menu: Kitch – Pizza for the Urban Gourmet

The new downtown hotspot Kitch serves up pimped Neapolitan with industrial chic The neon signage and bare-brick interior don’t scream pizzeria. T...

Margaret Childs - April 1, 2016

April 2016

Danny Kim shares a recipe from Modern Korean

Fusing Korean and European cuisine is a natural fit Even Beef Tartare, a quintessential European dish, is served here with Korean chili sauce, pumpk...

Benjamin Wolf - April 1, 2016

March 2016

Zum Schwarzen Kameel – The Who’s Who for Gourmets

At most top restaurants, the bar is a catchment area, but little more. Not so at Zum Schwarzen Kameel on Bognergasse, where it’s the center of the act...

Simon Ballam - March 1, 2016

March 2016

Be My Guest: Chef Fuad Vojic – Giorgina

One of Vienna’s few accredited slow food chefs has a special recipe for the Lenten fast: Viennese snails with artichoke ravioli Fuad Vojic has cr...

Simon Ballam - March 1, 2016

February 2016

On the Menu: From Kalamazoo to you

The Beaver Brewing Company brings craft beer and American classics to Alsergrund From the outside, the Beaver Brewing Company is just a...

Gregory Bondaruk - February 1, 2016

February 2016

Be My Guest: Chef Eyal Shani

This celebrity chef from Israel has opened another of his Miznon civilized street food restaurants in Vienna “It’s the entire world on ...

Benjamin Wolf - February 1, 2016

December/January 2015/2016

Be My Guest: Steirereck Chef Heinz Reitbauer

Steirereck's Chef Heinz Reitbauer's quest is perfection – or a reflection of the essence.

Cynthia Peck - December 10, 2015

November 2015

Be My Guest: Chef Denis König

Chef Denis König of Le Salzgries: The brasserie reloaded – a French treat for your special guests Denis König came to Vienna to study structural ...

Simon Ballam - November 18, 2015

November 2015

On the Menu | Gustl Kocht – The New Fusion

With Pierogis for Grown-ups and a Kindergarten with French Fries, this is a neo-classical Wiener café with a special heart for children. Neo cla...

Simon Ballam - November 18, 2015

Restaurants

Midi: Paris for Lunch

A downtown deli brings joie de vivre to Vienna A cartoon figure sporting a beret, striped shirt and moustache strolls across the tiled walls of M...

Nina Prader - September 27, 2015