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Café Sacher €€
Café Map 2 B5
Philharmonikerstrasse 4, 1010
Tel (01) 51 456 661
One of the city’s swankiest
addresses is also the authentic
home of the Sachertorte. A great
place to enjoy exquisite coffee
and people watch.
Griechenbeisl €€
Classic Austrian Map 3 D3
Fleischmarkt 11, A-1010
Tel (01) 533 19 77
Enjoy a Schnitzel meal and a few
drinks in Vienna’s oldest inn.
Superb beef fillet and a long wine The opulent dining area at Café Sacher
list. Framed images of such figures
as Beethoven and Schubert Lebenbauer €€ vegetarian and lactose-free
seem to nod their approval. Vegetarian Map 2 A3 dishes. There’s a good choice
Teinfaltstrasse 3, 1010 of Italian wines.
DK Choice Tel (01) 533 55 56 Closed Sat & Sun Restaurant Kanzleramt €€
This upmarket vegetarian restau-
Ilona Stüberl €€ rant uses mainly organic produce Classic Austrian Map 2 B4
Classic Austrian Map 2 B4 and avoids fat, eggs or flour. Schauflergasse 6, 1010
Bräunerstrasse 2, 1010 Don’t miss the pumpkin risotto. Tel (01) 533 13 09
Tel (01) 533 90 29 Located next to the Hofburg
Founded in 1957, this family- Ofenloch €€ imperial palace, this place serves
run Austro-Hungarian restaurant Classic Austrian Map 2 B3 traditional fare. Choose from a
is a well-respected part of Kurrentgasse 8, 1010 wide range of specialities such as
Vienna’s culinary scene. A menu Tel (01) 533 88 44 Closed Sun pork steak with cream sauce.
in eight languages covers veal, Traditional menu with all the
pork, fish, beef and vegetarian usual soups, potato dumplings Sapori Restaurant €€
dishes. The restaurant also and Schnitzel. The service is a cut Mediterranean Map 2 B4
serves salads, pastas, soups and a above the rest. Herrengasse 12, 1010
few hearty desserts. The waiters Tel (01) 227 80-0 Closed Sat & Sun
are amateur historians, well Oswald & Kalb €€ Tasty, modern takes on delicious
versed in the 1867 unification Classic Austrian Map 2 C4 Mediterranean fare. The beetroot
history of Austria and Hungary Bäckerstrasse 14, 1010 and anchovy salad with dijon
under Emperor Franz Josef. Tel (01) 512 13 71 Closed Sun mustard and braised lemon
Owned by arty patrons, this chicken are truly delicious.
exciting eatery is set within a
Landtmann Café €€ vaulted medieval house. Offers Teahouse Haas & Haas €€
Café Map 2 A3 some unusual home-made European Map 2 C4
Universitätsring 4, 1010 breads and herb-infused oils. Stephansplatz 4, 1010
Tel (01) 24 100 100 Tel (01) 512 26 66
Dating from 1873, this is Vienna’s Palmenhaus €€ A 25-year-old institution, this
most elegant café. Tuck into a European Map 2 B5 friendly teahouse is known for
full meal or sample a traditional Burggarten 1, 1010 its inviting courtyard. It expertly
Viennese dessert like stuffed Tel (01) 533 10 33 delivers a wide selection of
yeast dumplings. One of Vienna’s plushest venues small dishes – there are no full
with a menu to match. Opt for a meals or dinners.
Carpe Diem breakfast – fresh pine-
apple, honeycracker, rye bread and Tian €€
jam, and a goat’s-cheese omelette. Vegetarian Map 2 C5
Himmelpfortgasse 23, 1010
Plachutta €€ Tel (01) 890 46 65 Closed Sun & Mon
Classic Austrian Map 3 D4 This self-proclaimed gourmet
Wollzeile 38, 1010 restaurant has six- and ten-
Tel (01) 512 15 77 course tasting menus. All
With several brances across town, dishes make use of produce
this Plachutta plays host to grown in the restaurant‘s
numerous Austrian soap stars own organic garden.
and other celebrities. Savour
Viennese dishes such as the Trattoria Martinelli €€
famous Tafelspitz (boiled beef). Mediterranean Map 2 B3
Freyung 3/Palais Harrach, 1010
Regina Margherita €€ Tel (01) 533 67 21
Italian Map 2 B4 This beautiful courtyard restau-
Wallnerstrasse 4, 1010 rant in a historic Baroque palace
Tel (01) 533 08 12 with high arched ceilings offers
Shady outdoor seating at Oberlaa, Large choice of organic pizzas wonderful food and flaw less
a patisserie and confectionery (see p310) and pastas, as well as gluten-free, service. The steak is unbeatable.
For more information on types of restaurants see p301
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