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Café Mozart €€
Café Map 2 B5
Albertinaplatz 2, 1010
Tel (01) 24 100
An excellent €12.50 set lunch
menu means this café can be
packed. In 1947, Graham Greene
worked on the screenplay of The
Third Man here. Great service.
Café Sacher €€
Classic austrian 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 The opulent dining area at Café Sacher
place to enjoy exquisite coffee
and watch people. Landtmann Café €€ stars and other celebrities. Savour
Café Map 2 A3 Viennese dishes such as the
Griechenbeisl €€ Universitätsring 4, 1010 famous Tafelspitz (boiled beef).
Classic austrian Map 3 D3 Tel (01) 24 100–100
Fleischmarkt 11, A-1010 Sigmund Freud, Marlene Dietrich, Regina Margherita €€
Tel (01) 533 19 77 Paul McCartney and other italian Map 2 B4
Enjoy a Schnitzel meal and a few legendary figures have graced Wallnerstrasse 4, 1010
drinks in Vienna’s oldest inn. Excel­ this elegant café since 1873. Tel (01) 533 08 12
lent beef fillet and a long wine list. Bite into handmade pizzas,
Framed images of such figures as Lebenbauer €€ yummy pastas, grilled meats
Beethoven and Schubert nod their Vegetarian Map 2 A3 and fish alongside some
approval sagely. Teinfaltstrasse 3, 1010 regional Neapolitan dishes.
Tel (01) 533 55 56 Closed Sat & Sun
€€
DK Choice This upmarket vegetarian Restaurant Kanzleramt Map 2 B4
restaurant boasts a creative,
Classic austrian
Ilona Stüberl €€ meat­free menu. Recipes use Schauflergasse 6, 1010
Classic austrian Map 2 B4 mainly organic produce and are Tel (01) 533 13 09 Closed Sun
Bräunerstrasse 2, 1010 cooked without fat, eggs or flour. Grab a glass of good Austrian
Tel (01) 533 90 29 Do not miss the pumpkin risotto. wine or fresh local draft beer
Founded in 1957, this family­ while choosing from a wide
run Austro­Hungarian restaurant Ofenloch €€ range of specialities such as
is a well­respected part of Classic austrian Map 2 B3 pork steak with cream sauce.
Vienna’s culinary scene. A menu Kurrentgasse 8, 1010
in eight languages covers veal, Tel (01) 533 88 44 Closed Sun Sapori Restaurant €€
pork, fish, beef and vegetarian Traditional menu with all the Mediterranean Map 2 B4
dishes. The restaurant also usual soups, potato dumplings Herrengasse 12, 1010
serves salads, pastas, soups and a and Schnitzel. The service is a cut Tel (01) 227 80­0 Closed Sat & Sun
few hearty desserts. The waiters above the rest. Tasty, modern takes on delicious
are amateur historians, well Mediterranean fare. The beetroot
versed in the 1867 unification Oswald & Kalb €€ and anchovy salad with dijon
history of Austria and Hungary Classic austrian Map 2 C4 mustard and braised lemon
under Emperor Franz Josef. Bäckerstrasse 14, 1010 chicken are truly delicious.
Tel (01) 512 13 71
Owned by arty patrons, this Le Siècle €€
exciting eatery is set within a Mediterranean Map 3 D5
vaulted medieval house. Offers Parkring 16, 1010
some unusual home­made Tel (01) 515 17 34 40
breads and herb­infused oils. Serving a delectable array of
international dishes, this award­
Palmenhaus €€ winning restaurant is renowned
european Map 2 B5 for decadent dining. Le Siècle
Burggarten 1, 1010 serves everything from caviar
Tel (01) 533 10 33 and suckling pig to herb­rubbed
One of Vienna’s plushest venues roasted lamb and Chateaubriand.
with a menu to match. Opt for a
carpe diem breakfast – fresh pine­ Teahouse Haas & Haas €€
apple, honeycracker, rye bread and international Map 2 C4
jam, and a goat’s cheese omelette. Stephansplatz 4, 1010
Tel (01) 512 26 66
Plachutta €€ A 25­year­old institution, this
Classic austrian Map 3 D4 friendly teahouse is known for its
Wollzeile 38, 1010 inviting courtyard. It expertly
Tel (01) 512 15 77 delivers a wide selection of
Charming outdoor seating at Oberlaa, The Plachutta Wollzeile plays Germanic dishes for brunch,
a patisserie and confectionery (see p310) host to numerous Austrian soap lunch and afternoon tea.
For more information on types of restaurants see p301
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