Cafés and Restaurants
The Flavor Fraternity
“If there’s anything indispensable in this kitchen, it’s butter”, insists a tracksuit-wearing Lucas Steindorfer, chef de cuisine of the celebrated ba...
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Farm to Fork
Katharina Schinner-Krendl of Heu und Gabel has a missionary’s zeal; when she rhapsodizes about the sourdough bread from the Waldviertel’s Kasses bake...
Cafés and Restaurants
How To Celebrate Thanksgiving in Vienna (Despite Lockdown)
Just because you're a long way from home doesn't mean you can't enjoy Thanksgiving in Vienna - even during a lockdown.
City Life
Guide to Shopping on Sundays in Vienna
While Austrian law requires most stores in Vienna to lock their doors on Sundays and holidays, there are a few exceptions allowed.
Cafés and Restaurants
The 4 Things You Need to Know About Austrian Martinigansl
From lore to feel to flavor, everything you need to know about Austria’s Martinigansl tradition, according to a Viennese “Wirtin.”
Bosnian in Vienna
Where to Find the Best Bosnian Pita in Vienna
The savory smell of pita takes a lot of Bosnians back to their childhoods. The scent of this traditional food reminds us of better days, carefree memories, and pleasant meals with family and friends.
Cafés and Restaurants
The Heuriger Tradition: Four of the Best
Unique to Austria, traditional wine taverns serve each year’s new vintage with a simple buffet, amid the timeless pleasures of convivial conversation among friends. Many are excellent. Here are four of the best Heuriger in and around Vienna to try.
Food & Drink
Insect Burger Patties Coming Soon to Austrian Supermarkets
Insects provide a climate-friendly, high-protein alternative to meat – and producers are betting that ever more consumers will bite in response to the latest buzz.
Fall 2021
How To… Become an Austrian Sommelier
Becoming a self-taught wine writer is easily more fun than covering city hall or the sewer district. Still, as my articles on local wines and v...
Food & Drink
Top 7 Vegetarian Eateries in Vienna
Being a plant-based foodie is increasingly easy – and delicious.
Food & Drink
War and Peas
Seeking to seed a culinary revolution, Tolstoy’s all-vegan, healthy casual dining shows promise, but the menu needs work.
Food & Drink
How to Make Fattet Al-Makdous/Eggplant Fatteh
'Fatteh' comes from the Arabic language meaning crumble or lay bread over something.
Food & Drink
Unverschwendet Turns “Unsellable” Produce into Prized Preserves
Cornelia and Andreas Diesenreiter prove that sustainability is delicious.
Food & Drink
How to Make Fattet Al-Makdous/Eggplant Fatteh
'Fatteh' comes from the Arabic language meaning crumble or lay bread over something.
Food & Drink
The Südsteiermark Is Austria’s Tuscany
Full of mini-mountains and Lilliput farmsteads, the Südsteiermark is Austria’s most unlikely wine growing region and well worth the trip.
Bulgarian in Vienna
Bulgarian Spots in Vienna
But if you plan to cook Bulgarian dishes at home, you will definitely need a good Bulgarian shop to buy some typical products: On Pilgramgasse you will find a Bulgarian shop.
Fall 2020
The Newest Food and Drink Spots in Vienna This Spring
With the pandemic forcing Vienna’s eateries to shut down for months, many of the city’s gourmets and gourmands have been compelled to start cooking themselves – a delectable hobby many are unwilling to give up even now that the long lockdown is (hopefully) over.
Here are Metropole’s favorite purveyors of quality produce, along with some tips for improving your home cooking game, from books to ceramics to DIY kits that make cooking easy.
Food & Drink
Motto Brot Is Bringing the ‘Viennoiserie’ Back to Its Hometown
The bakery rides the crest of artisanal baking while reviving a delectable local tradition.
Bulgarian in Vienna
Bulgarian Cuisine ― 3 Must-Try Recipes
They say geography is destiny – the defining coastlines of cultures and languages. But when you get right down to it, what really matters is the food!
Features
LieblingsFisch – Shop Plump Trout and Bouillabaisse in the Leopoldstadt
Finding good fish to cook at home just got a lot easier. A new stand on the Karmelitermarkt is a good place to go.
Print Editions
All You Need to Know About Wine Ratings
In the wine ratings game, the big names often get the big scores, while smaller growers suspect the system is rigged. Whom can you trust?
Print Editions
How Wienwein Is Revitalizing Vienna’s Wine Scene
Rising costs and real estate speculators have been a real threat to Viennese wine, but a gang of six have been pushing back.
Cafés and Restaurants
The Best German Restaurants in Vienna
From 'Butterbretzn' to 'Fischbrötchen' - Here are the spots serving traditional German cuisine in the city.
Cafés and Restaurants
Where to Buy German ‘Mett’ in Vienna
When I make the case for 'Mett' to my Austrian friends, I’m usually met with raised eyebrows and disgruntled faces. While they seem to question my mental health, I promise 'Mett' is worth a try. Thus, I ventured fourth on a quest for 'Mett' in Vienna.
Food & Drink
Wilde Ehe Offers an Eclectic Dining Experience in Vienna’s 18th District
Wilde Ehe marries chill savoir-faire with thoughtful quality – just don’t ask about the name.
Food & Drink
Mochi Ramen Bar Serves to Vienna’s Foodies
Hip and relaxed, the Mochi Ramen Bar is a great hangout – but the secret’s in the soup
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6 Serbian Dishes you Must-Try in Vienna
Appetizers
Duvan čvarci (tobacco pork cracklings) Typical Serbian Dish from the West, these pork cracklings are special for two reasons: They cont...
Food & Drink
Alma Gastrothèque Serves to Vienna’s Vegetarian Gourmets
Alma Gastrothèque serves soulful vegetables and natural wines with esprit.
Cafés and Restaurants
Traditional Serbian Cuisine at Thalia Grill in Ottakring
You lose track of time at the family-run restaurant, in the 16th district, famous for its excellent food, authentic decor and positive vibes.
Fall 2020
To Beat Climate Change, Austrian Winemakers Turn Biodynamic
Biodynamic winemaking offers a holistic, more natural approach for a post-pandemic world.
Cafés and Restaurants
7 Polish Delicacies You Must Try
So nice to meet you! You must come over for dinner so we can eat and drink properly, and start our friendship off on the right foot.
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Roland Huber’s Parisian Bistronomy Esslokal Serves Up a Storm in Hadersdorf
The award-winning chef’s new restaurant in the Kamptal is refined, yet unpretentious.
Cafés and Restaurants
The Taste of Hungary in Vienna
Here are the Viennese food spots that make the Hungarian community feel at home.
Cafés and Restaurants
Hungarian Fashion & Culture in Vienna
Check out the best of Hungarian fashion and culture in Vienna.
Bars and Nightlife
Will Vienna’s Clubs Survive the Coronavirus Lockdown?
COVID-19 has brought Vienna’s nightlife to a screeching halt, with clubs unsure of when they can reopen - and how to survive until then.
Food & Drink
Salon 2020 – This Year’s Best Austrian Wines
The annual Wine Salon in Palais Coburg presented a tough jury's selection of the best of the current year. The setting was magnificent, the wines too.
Cafés and Restaurants
Comal – Taco Fiesta on Florianigasse
Opening like a blossom during quarantine, Comal offers traditional Mexican food and hospitality.
Cafés and Restaurants
Chef Igor Kuznetsov Unites Asian and Alpine Cuisine at Noble Savage
Noble Savage serves eclectic delights, constantly improving and developing them.
Food & Drink
SALONFÄHIG – Austrian Vintages That Hold Their Own Anywhere
The annual Wine Salon in Palais Coburg presented a tough jury's selection of the best of the current year. The setting was magnificent, the wines too.
Cafés and Restaurants
Discover the Viennese Restaurant that Makes Romanians Feel at Home
Sometimes it is the taste of home that really makes us feel belong, wherever we are.
Food & Drink
The Virus Won’t Stop Vienna’s Wines From Flowing
Corona affects everybody, but wine growers remain resilient in the
face of unrecoverable losses, weather and labor problems.
Food & Drink
The Vinnitski’s Matiki Bar Brings a Tropical Feel to Spittelberg
Brothers Matty and Arik Vinnitski’s Matiki Bar brings a
tropical summer feel to Spittelberg – or your home.
Cafés and Restaurants
Park Life – Classic Cocktails and Wiener Modern
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.
City Life
Vienna’s Best Ice Cream Spots
Discover Metropole’s guide to Vienna's most delicious ice cream spots to cool off this summer!
Cafés and Restaurants
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.
Cafés and Restaurants
Rejoining Café Society | Vienna Reopens Post-Quarantine
Vienna’s bars and eateries reopened to uncertainty and distancing measures.
Cafés and Restaurants
In-Dish | Rediscovering the Spice of Life
The Wiener Reopening Woche saw the Indian fusion eatery In-Dish welcome patrons back with resounding success
Cafés and 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.
Cafés and 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
Food & Drink
Meet Willi Klinger, Wine Seller & Head of the Austrian Wine Marketing Board
After guiding the Austrian Wine Marketing Board (ÖWM) through 15 successful years, Willi Klinger has returned to selling wines from all over at up-market retailer Wein & Co
Coronavirus
What to Eat to Keep Your Immune System Fit
Two immunologists share which nutrients can support our resistance to disease in the times of corona.
Food & Drink
Small and Cozy, Eating at Patrick Sowa’s Seidengasse 31 Is Like Having Dinner in Your Living Room
Small and cozy, eating at Patrick Sowa’s Seidengasse 31 is like having dinner in your living room.
Wine
The Spirit of Spontaneity
’Tis the season yet again – Christmas markets are in full swing, the smell of Maroniis in the air and Glühwein is consumed by the bucket. And, of course, there’s the obligatory toast on Silvester
Cafés and Restaurants
Cozy Cuisine
By Antonia Kögl & Benedikt Steinle
Few places in Vienna emanate the warmth of Kommod – a wonderful architectural gem, the forme...
Cafés and 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...
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.
Fall 2019
Herzig | An Affair of the Heart
Sören Herzig’s newly opened restaurant in the Dorotheum’s
former warehouse serves a memorable menu mit Herz.
Fall 2019
Grooner on the Other Side
“Austrian wines, sir? Certainly ...” Store manager Allyson showed me to a shelf of Yellowtail Chardonnays and Sauvignons. No, I reply, no ka...
Food & Drink
Round the Flat Lake
Burgenland covers many microclimates and qualities of terroir, resulting in a richness of wines just a short hop from downtown Vienna.
A rough w...
Bars and Nightlife
Luftschloss Cobenzl | A Pop-up Party in Paradise
Luftschloss Cobenzl is a magnificent venue with an amazing view – but patience is mandatory.
Food & Drink
Vienna’s Best Ice Cream
With legions of purveyors of frozen treats, Vienna has ice cream for any given sundae.
Food & Drink
Summer in the City
Under the shady trees of the Augarten, fabulous food and refreshments await at Schankwirtschaft.
Cafés and Restaurants
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...
City Life
How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Vienna in 2019
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in more places around the world than is any other national festival. Vienna is no exception!
Whether or not you hai...
Cafés and Restaurants
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...
Features
Austria’s 2018 Wines | Beating the Heat
The 2018 Austrian wines are defined by last year’s long summer and sweltering temperatures.
Like love and moonlight, wine and sunshine go hand in ...
Features
Our Daily Bread
In Vienna, quality baked glossare more accessible than ever before. The challenge for bakers is to keep standards high, while still growing ...
Cafés and Restaurants
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.
Cafés and Restaurants
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...
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Meissl & Schadn | Let Them Eat Schnitzel
Channeling imperial indulgence, the riding dinners at Meissl & Schadn are all about good taste – in both senses.
Bars and Nightlife
Night at the Museum
The Mystery Makers challenge you to experience the KHM in a different light.
Behind the ornate facade of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM), a...
Cafés and Restaurants
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...
City Life
Honu Tiki Bowls | Light & Bright
Honu Tiki Bowls serves fresh, healthy Hawaiian-inspired bowls with regional ingredients.
Only open since June, Vienna’s first Hawaiian bistro, Honu...
City Life
Vienna’s Sparkling Wine | The Best Bars for Bubbly
Other winemakers may follow the méthode champenoise, but the aristocrats of bubbly still define the market. Procedures can be copied; the magic is m...
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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...
Bars and Nightlife
Vienna Fashion Week Went Global
The special 10th-anniversary edition of the Vienna Fashion Week happened last week! From Sep 10-16 an impressive 65 local and international designers ...
City Life
Austria’s Underappreciated Wines | Which to Taste Now
Lower Austria's Thermenregion is home to several signature varieties, as remarkable as they are rare.
In a wine world dominated by a limited numb...
Bars and Nightlife
Our Pick for the Best Beer in Vienna
Intensive Care: The Delirium Café brings a bit of Belgian cheer to Vienna’s lager-battered heart.
No matter the month or temperature, it’s always be...
City Life
Wrenkh | Ready for Prime Time
The brothers Wrenkh build on family and history.
Practically growing up in the kitchen of their parents’ pioneering vegetarian restaurant in the 198...
Cafés and Restaurants
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 brick5 o...
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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...
Food & Drink
Good Grape Hunting | The Search for New Varieties in Klosterneuburg’s Weinbauschule
The Weinbauschule Klosterneuburg continues to innovate new grape varieties.
Austrian wine lovers all know Zweigelt, the quintessential Austrian r...
Food & Drink
The Future of Meat | Impossible Burgers, Bioreactors and the Real Cost of Cheap Protein
To the late chef Anthony Bourdain, “Life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is not a life worth livi...
Food & Drink
Traditional Japanese Cuisine Finds a Second Home at Kuishimbo
Keisuke Numata enriches Vienna’s food culture with traditional Japanese cuisine
Take one quick stroll along your local food court and you may com...
Bars and Nightlife
Channel Your Inner Party Animal with this Donaukanal Guide!
Despite behind-the-scenes struggles, the Donaukanal remains the place to be when the temperature rises
As a tourist couple is taking a selfie on the...
Food & Drink
You Don’t Need to be Vegan to Love Anni’s Bröselei
Anni’s Bröselei bakes delicious vegan and gluten-free dishes made with love
As Viennese cuisine is meat-heavy, when chef Anni Huber and her marke...
Wine
500+ Wines in 3 Days | What to Expect at this June’s VieVinum
This year’s VieVinum showcases the best of Austria and introduces little known Swiss and Dalmatian wines at the Hofburg from June 9 to 11.
Wine f...
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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...
Food & Drink
5 Austrian Gins You Should Try This Spring
Gin is in, more than ever. As Vienna kicked off its first annual Vienna Gin Festival on May 3 & 4, a worldwide trend celebrated its arrival. With ...
How To
How to… Learn to Cook Viennese
Pull your own Apfelstrudel dough, make a perfect Wiener Schnitzel – passionate chefs offer tasting tours and сourses.
Maybe you’ve come to love Aus...
Recipes
Vestibül’s Chef Welcomes Asparagus Season with a Mouthwatering Recipe
For nearly a decade, Christian Domschitz has brought his culinary passion to the Vestibül.
“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” remarks Mi...
Work
Reinventing Veltliner | Are Austrian Wines Ready for the Global Stage?
From the Wachau’s Grüner Veltliner to Vienna’s Gemischter Satz, Austrian wines have reinvented themselves onto the global stage.
In the theater o...
Wine
Austrian Wines’ Toxic Legacy
Why "low intervention" wines have a hard time getting designated
The disastrous Austrian wine scandal that shook the world in 1985 left a lasting m...
The Road Most Travelled | An Austrian Cider Guide
A tour around Lower Austria’s cider region, the Mostviertel, blends tradition with innovation.
I have vivid memories of my first encounter with M...
Bars and Nightlife
Drink Like a Bandido at this Hidden-away Mexican Cocktail Bar
More Havana than Gatsby, Clandestino appeals far beyond its niche.
Many have attributed Vienna’s consistently high quality-of-life rankings to facto...
Recipes
Parémi | Le Nouveau Boulangerie Has Arrived on Bäckerstraße
An Austro-French couple serves viennoiseries to the Viennese.
Barely half a year in business, Parémi, the new boulangerie/patisserie b...
Cafés and Restaurants
The Perfect Pairing | Heunisch & Erben
Heunisch & Erben’s huge wine selection and scrumptious menu make the perfect pairing.
Vienna has enjoyed a flurry...