Vienna
This small wine bar is inconspicuously located in the Gothic vault of a former monastery. You're welcome to crush peanut shells on the wooden floor as you…
Must-see nightlife in Vienna
Vienna
Originally a pedestrian underpass, neon-lit Passage is the closest thing in Vienna to a megaclub for a mostly young crowd. The music is loud (noise from…
Vienna
Riesling and Weissburgunder (Pinot blanc) are the main wines produced by this charming Heuriger, which is surrounded by a sprawling Mediterranean garden…
Vienna
American-style cocktail bar First Floor is a true barfly haunt, with background jazz and a cocktail list that reads like a novel. Sample from over 300…
Vienna
The name says it all: the twin specialities of this bare-boards bar with outsized chalk-scrawled blackboards are wine and gin. Many of the wines are from…
Vienna
Café Savoy is an established gay haunt with the ambience of a traditional cafe (its massive mirrors are the second largest in Europe after Versailles)…
Vienna
Run by passionate winemaker Michael Edlmoser, this Heurigen occupies a house that's four centuries old, with a charming, tree-shaded garden centred on a…
Vienna
A former pet-grooming salon morphed into a lovely '60s-style bar. It mixes excellent cocktails, serves a short but decent drinks list, and attracts a laid…
Vienna
Beloved by expats, Pickwick's serves ales, ciders and Austrian beers, screens sporting matches, and has a great range of board games. It doubles as a…
Vienna
This seminal Viennese venue still manages to run with the clubbing pack, and sometimes leads the way. DJs from Vienna’s electronica scene regularly guest…
Vienna
Hawelka's headquarters in Vienna's southwest roasts beans that supply its famous Café Leopold Hawelka as well as this 2019-opened, contemporary cafe-shop…
Vienna
This simple, rustic Buschenschank (small Heuriger, ie wine tavern) has stone walls, timber-panelled ceilings and wooden tables. It produces whites, such…
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Club U occupies one of Otto Wagner’s Stadtbahn Pavillons on Karlsplatz. It’s a small, student-favourite bar-club with regular DJs and a wonderful outdoor…
Vienna
Designed by architects, Elektro Gönner's interior is uncomplicated and bare, aside from the occasional art or video installation in the back room. DJs…
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Expert bartenders shake things up: all the mixologists here double as instructors at the bartending academy next door. The cocktail list is novel-esque,…
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Projected movies splay regularly across one wall of popular bar Schikaneder, adjacent to its namesake cinema. DJs spin on Thursday, Friday and Saturday…
Vienna
Behind an unpromising industrial facade, Schilling's garden has sweeping views of the vineyards rising over Bisamberg hill – it's a superb place to sample…
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DJs spin techno to a pumped crowd at this underground club with soaring columns, striking digital projections on the walls, and its own on-site…
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Hidden down a narrow passage off Lugeck, this rustic, dark-timber-furnished Vinothek with a vaulted ceiling is one of Vienna's best-kept wine secrets,…
Vienna
Thanks to an overhaul by Walking Chair Design Studio, this former brothel has been reborn as a stylish bar with tubular lights sprouting from the ceiling…
Vienna
At the forefront of Vienna's third-wave coffee movement, CaffèCouture is the brainchild of barista Georg Branny. His baby is a La Marzocco Strada EP…
Vienna
The enticing aroma of coffee wafts from Alt Wien. It roasts organic, fair-trade beans in Vienna's 23rd district, from where it's delivered each day, and…
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Göbel combines quality wines (both whites and reds) with a sleek modern interior opening to a vine-draped terrace and picnic tables on the grass. Confirm…
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Bang in the heart of the Freihausviertel, Zweitbester hosts DJ nights as well as fun events such as table-football championships and a summer street…
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Locals head to this stylish espresso bar on the corner of Theobaldgasse for Akrap's own-roasted coffee, along with teas, juices, hot chocolate and…
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Tucked down an atmospheric passage, this tiny wine bar only seats 10 people, but it makes up for it with over 350 wines on offer (with a strong emphasis…
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Muskateller and Grüner Veltliner wines are the signature drops of this oak-shaded Heuriger, along with a Cabernet Franc (a rarity in the area).
Vienna
This Viennese summer favourite has sprawling, riverside terrace spaces for drinking, with food trucks and a glassed-in area for when the weather turns.
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With a pastel-pink feature wall, a turquoise Brazilian-marble counter and white leather stools, Miranda is a bright alternative to Vienna's more serious…
Vienna
Two resident cats crawl along the bar at Das Augustin, a former pub that's now a lounge room–style bar with wood panelled walls, velvet couches and large…
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Just a short stroll from Schloss Schönbrunn's Hietzing Gate, this pink-trimmed cafe – part of a Vienna-wide chain – is a decent spot to escape the crowds,…
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Chelsea is the old, ratty dog on the Gürtel and a favourite of the student and alternative scene. Posters and underground paraphernalia adorn walls, and…
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Dominating one corner of the 16th district, this is the largest of Vienna’s city breweries, home to the beloved Ottakringer beer. Dating from 1837, the…
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Unlike other Viennese cafes with sumptuous interiors, Prückel features an intact 1950s design. Intimate booths, strong coffee, diet-destroying cakes and…
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Fledermaus is among Vienna's most relaxed and down-to-earth clubs in terms of decor and clientele. Its program runs the spectrum of musical styles from…
Vienna
Occupying the foyer of the Top Kino cinema, this relaxed place serves Austria’s finest lagers to an alternative crowd. The decor is highly retro,…
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Opened way back in 1982, this club is old school, with door check and bouncers, so dress reasonably conservatively. Inside, two large dance floors soon…
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Once a down-at-heel Gastehaus (tavern), this place received a complete makeover and reinvented itself as a modern bar with a distinct retro feel and grown…
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Mango attracts a young gay crowd with good music, friendly staff and plenty of mirrors to check out yourself and others. There are three bars, a dance…
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A tiny venue attracting clubbers who want to party before breakfast, Goodmann serves food in its ground-floor restaurant while night owls young and old…
