10 Best Restaurants in Vienna

No holiday is complete without finding, testing, and enjoying the best food the country and city has to offer. The same goes in Vienna, Austria’s capital and largest city.  

Vienna is Austria’s most populated city, home to nearly 2 million inhabitants, and is the 6th-largest city in the European Union. Consistently ranked at the top of lists in terms of quality of living, quality of life, and peoples’ happiness surveys, Vienna is a popular vacation spot for non-Europeans and Europeans alike.

Let’s find out the best places for you to visit in Vienna when you are parched, starving, or need to take a break from walking down the beautiful streets all-day-long. Check out our guide of the 10 best restaurants in ‘Wien.’

10. Restaurant Steirereck


 

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If you have a little bit more money stashed away on your vacation budget, this Austrian-centric restaurant is a great option to splurge a little bit. This gourmet spot focuses on traditional Austrian food with a modern and unique twist. We know you have probably heard of schnitzel before, but have you heard of smoked eel with baby carrots? We didn’t think so. 

Located in the Am Heumarkt on Landstrasse Wien, this fine dining and gourmet establishment is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

9. Silvio Nickol im Palais Coburg

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If you are lucky enough to stay at this luxury and boutique hotel, then getting dinner here at least one of the nights is an absolute must. This two-star Michelin restaurant features aesthetic stone walls, modern furnishings, and hand-crafted dishes that contribute to the five, seven, or nine-course meals.

If you like to enjoy smaller dishes with the focus on taste, complete with high-quality meats and fish, this is a great place for you. Located in the Innere Stadt Wien, this Michelin-Starred dinner spot is great for a date night.

8. Zum Schwarzen Kameel

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If you’re looking for a one-stop-shop that can do it all, look no further. This patisserie/restaurant offers traditional Viennese cuisine along with the flavors of the world. If you are a wine connoisseur, you can easily spend all night long tasting from one of their 800 options on the wine list. 

A cozy spot that is great for a full meal or just a few drinks, Zum Schwarzen is located near to Silvio Nickol in the Innere Stadt Wien.

7. Skopik & Lohn

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With bright lights, vibrant ambiance, and interesting wall decorations, Skopik & Lohn is one of Wien’s brightest and boldest new restaurants. First set to open in New York, this Vienna establishment was moved to Karmelitermarktt, bringing a fun, playful, unique, and elegant combination into one location.

Despite lacking creativity and flare in the vegetarian dishes, we recommend coming here to enjoy the interesting artwork and try the chicken with rhubarb. 

6. Le Salzgries

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If you want something a little different than the traditional Viennese cuisine on day 7 or 8 of your vacation, head to this darling French spot for a refined, elegant, and luxurious experience. We recommend trying one of the upscale dishes like the grilled octopus or rack of lamp, serving up the perfect end to a complete day of sightseeing. Located in the Innere Stadt Wien, Le Salzgries is easy to get to – and hard to leave.

5. Shiki Japanese Fine Dining

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Ever heard of ‘umami’? If not, you will have by the time you leave here.  Shiki combines Eastern and Western flavor palettes into one complete amalgamation, creating options like Japanese burgers, sushi, sashimi, and bento boxes that everyone will enjoy. Nestled in the Innere Stadt Wien, Shiki is open for lunch, dinner, and late-night sake drinks.

4. Restaurant Konstantin Filippou

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Furnished with dark seats, dark tables, and dark flooring, the bright lights and white walls perfectly balances the interior – just like the food. The owner of the restaurant has roots in Austria and Greece, combining two completely different ideologies into one, seamless idea.

We recommend trying the poached mackerel with horseradish, the perigord truffle, or the smoke quail egg and snail. Located on the Dominikanerbastei in Innere Stadt Wien, this restaurant serves up locally sourced cuisine.

3. TIAN Bistro

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Are you a veg-head looking for an exclusive restaurant in Vienna? Look no further. TIAN is exclusively vegetarian, serving up meat-free plates and creative ideas that revamp the traditional vegetarian menus of salads and couscous. The owner, Christian Halper, uses only fresh, seasonal, and tasty ingredients in all of his dishes. 

Located in Neubau Wien, this restaurant is right off of the tram stop Stiftgasse. We recommend trying the sharing breakfast in the morning if you are going with friends, choosing between the tasty shakshuka with eggs, scrambled eggs with champignons, or eggs benedict on corn bread. 

2. Pramerl & the Wolf

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Are you looking for a modern take on a Beisl? Do you even know what Beisl is? Beisl, in short and simple terms, is a pub – and Pramerl does it right. Here you can choose between a small or a larger tasting menu, complete with complementary side dishes from the kitchen that perfectly integrate with the flavor profiles of the main courses. Located on Pramergasse, this easy-to-find spot serves authentic and upscale food for everyone’s taste buds. 

1. The Palmenhaus

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If you like an ambiance with your food, The Palmenhaus is the place to go. This world-famous botanical garden house overlooks the Burggarten gardens, a city-center park famous for a Mozart statue, ideal sightseeing, and close proximity to the Hofburg and Albertina palaces. 

At Palmenhaus, we recommend beginning the meal with one of the starters or soups. You can choose from a mixed salad with vegetables and olive oil, pear-endive salad with chili-almonds, beetroot carpaccio, or soup of the day.

Mains to choose from includes pumpkin falafel with spicy walnut humus, homemade hokkaido spaetzle with spinach and goat’s cheese, veal patty with grilled tomato and guacamole, or ‘wiener schnitzel’ with mashed potatoes and coleslaw. 

If you head here for a light breakfast while soaking in the ambiance, you can choose from some yogurt, bread and butter, various cheeses, or bigger breakfast options like the ‘gartenfruhstuck’ or the ‘palmenhausfruhstuck’, complete with organic scrambled eggs with fresh goat’s cheese, warm roll, homemade jams, mango smoothie, and dark rye bread. 

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