Guidebook for Vienna

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Guidebook for Vienna

Food Scene

First night: This restaurant is located just across the street of our appartment. It has been around for more than 50 years and is an absolute non-touristic insider tip for traditional Austrian food.
Josefstädter Str. 15
15 Josefstädter Straße
First night: This restaurant is located just across the street of our appartment. It has been around for more than 50 years and is an absolute non-touristic insider tip for traditional Austrian food.
One of Vienna's culinaric hot sposts at the moment. Make sure o book a table in advance!
Spittelberggasse 12
12 Spittelberggasse
One of Vienna's culinaric hot sposts at the moment. Make sure o book a table in advance!
Austrian cuisine at its best: the place to eat Vienna's famous "Tafelspitz".
218 locals recommend
Plachutta Wollzeile
38 Wollzeile
218 locals recommend
Austrian cuisine at its best: the place to eat Vienna's famous "Tafelspitz".
Plachutta's second restaurant: a younger and lower cost version of the place in a great location right beside the Opera House.
61 locals recommend
Plachuttas Gasthaus zur Oper
5 Walfischgasse
61 locals recommend
Plachutta's second restaurant: a younger and lower cost version of the place in a great location right beside the Opera House.
Visit Hotel Sacher's Cafe for the one and only true "Sacher Torte" - Vienna's most famous chocolate cake.
62 locals recommend
Hotel Sacher Wien
4 Philharmoniker Str.
62 locals recommend
Visit Hotel Sacher's Cafe for the one and only true "Sacher Torte" - Vienna's most famous chocolate cake.
One of Vienna's best ice-cream shops. Ask for their "hidden flavors": double chocoloate or wood-strawberry.
39 locals recommend
Eissalon Tuchlauben
15 Tuchlauben
39 locals recommend
One of Vienna's best ice-cream shops. Ask for their "hidden flavors": double chocoloate or wood-strawberry.
Simply the best Schnitzel in town.
198 locals recommend
Figlmüller Bäckerstraße menu
6 Bäckerstraße
198 locals recommend
Simply the best Schnitzel in town.
True italian pizza in walking distance of the appartment. The location on a big piazza is particularly enjoyable on warm summer nights. Our favorite: "Pizza Primavera"
61 locals recommend
Il Sestante
50 Piaristengasse
61 locals recommend
True italian pizza in walking distance of the appartment. The location on a big piazza is particularly enjoyable on warm summer nights. Our favorite: "Pizza Primavera"
This restaurant, originally named "Immervoll" (in English: always fully booked) is a great non-tourstic alternative for Austrian food.
28 locals recommend
Gasthaus Pöschl
17 Weihburggasse
28 locals recommend
This restaurant, originally named "Immervoll" (in English: always fully booked) is a great non-tourstic alternative for Austrian food.
Gourmet restaurant with 14 Gault Millau points in walking distance of the appartment.
7 locals recommend
Restaurant Schnattl
40 Lange G.
7 locals recommend
Gourmet restaurant with 14 Gault Millau points in walking distance of the appartment.
One of Vienna's best and most traditional coffee shops with an incredible selection of cakes.
96 locals recommend
Demel
14 Kohlmarkt
96 locals recommend
One of Vienna's best and most traditional coffee shops with an incredible selection of cakes.
One of my favorite Austrian restaurants in town. The old meets the new.
86 locals recommend
Skopik & Lohn
17 Leopoldsgasse
86 locals recommend
One of my favorite Austrian restaurants in town. The old meets the new.
Best asian fusion cuisine in town.
195 locals recommend
MOCHI TO GO vorübergehend im MOCHI AM MARKT (Vorgartenmarkt)
15 Praterstraße
195 locals recommend
Best asian fusion cuisine in town.
Another great restaurant of modern Austrian cuisine.
25 locals recommend
Labstelle
6 Lugeck
25 locals recommend
Another great restaurant of modern Austrian cuisine.
Great Frensh lunch place with awesome healthy salads.
54 locals recommend
Le Bol
14 Neuer Markt
54 locals recommend
Great Frensh lunch place with awesome healthy salads.
Great for lunch or coffe due to it's extraordinary location. Particularly recommendable when the sun is shining...
287 locals recommend
Burggarten
1 Josefsplatz
287 locals recommend
Great for lunch or coffe due to it's extraordinary location. Particularly recommendable when the sun is shining...
Good bread - open on Sundays.
8 locals recommend
Geier. Die Bäckerei
22 Sechsschimmelgasse
8 locals recommend
Good bread - open on Sundays.
Very good place to buy and eat fresh fish (lunch only).
10 locals recommend
Goldfisch - Fischladen & Bistro
16 Lerchenfelder Str.
10 locals recommend
Very good place to buy and eat fresh fish (lunch only).
Very rustic typical Austrian hideaway for a glass of wine or two in the middle of the city. Open from April to October. Beautiful quiet courtyard.
13 locals recommend
Weinstube Josefstadt
27 Piaristengasse
13 locals recommend
Very rustic typical Austrian hideaway for a glass of wine or two in the middle of the city. Open from April to October. Beautiful quiet courtyard.
Located in one of Vienna's oldest bakerys this newly set up japanese fusion restaurant by famous cook Wini Brugger is a great place to go to.
Barockhaus 1080
34 Lange G.
Located in one of Vienna's oldest bakerys this newly set up japanese fusion restaurant by famous cook Wini Brugger is a great place to go to.
The place where true Viennese buy their cakes and coffee. Best chocolate tarte in town.
Sluka Conditorei Café
8 Rathauspl.
The place where true Viennese buy their cakes and coffee. Best chocolate tarte in town.

Arts & Culture

Brunch: The "MuseumsQuartier" offers a variety of contemporary art museums, shops and a range of great restaurants. Our advise for brunch: Cafe/Restaurant "Halle"
1009 locals recommend
Museumsquartier U station
1009 locals recommend
Brunch: The "MuseumsQuartier" offers a variety of contemporary art museums, shops and a range of great restaurants. Our advise for brunch: Cafe/Restaurant "Halle"
Vienna's famous State Opera House opened 1869 with Mozart's Don Giovanni. Interesting side fact: The opera's roof is home to a bunch of bees, which produce fresh Viennes city honey.
537 locals recommend
Vienna State Opera
2 Opernring
537 locals recommend
Vienna's famous State Opera House opened 1869 with Mozart's Don Giovanni. Interesting side fact: The opera's roof is home to a bunch of bees, which produce fresh Viennes city honey.
One of my favorite museum, housing one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world. Opening Hours: Daily 10 am to 6 pm Wednesday 10 am to 9 pm
535 locals recommend
Albertina
1 Albertinapl.
535 locals recommend
One of my favorite museum, housing one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world. Opening Hours: Daily 10 am to 6 pm Wednesday 10 am to 9 pm
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses and a must see in Vienna. Make sure to get some tickets for a show or a traning early in advance!
123 locals recommend
Spanish Riding School
1 Michaelerplatz
123 locals recommend
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses and a must see in Vienna. Make sure to get some tickets for a show or a traning early in advance!

Sightseeing

Vienna's city hall is not only a "must-see" in Vienna, but the square in front also has a great culinaric and cultural offering almost all year round. Check the season!
295 locals recommend
City Hall Square
Rathausplatz
295 locals recommend
Vienna's city hall is not only a "must-see" in Vienna, but the square in front also has a great culinaric and cultural offering almost all year round. Check the season!
One of Vienna's oldest parts with a great christmas market in December!
9 locals recommend
Spittelberggasse
Spittelberggasse
9 locals recommend
One of Vienna's oldest parts with a great christmas market in December!
The Hofburg served the Habsburg family as their winter residence from 1300 - 1918. Since 1945 it is the official residence of the Austria's President.
497 locals recommend
The Hofburg
497 locals recommend
The Hofburg served the Habsburg family as their winter residence from 1300 - 1918. Since 1945 it is the official residence of the Austria's President.
The 1,441-room Rococo palace was the imperial summer residence to the Habsburg family.
967 locals recommend
Schönbrunn Palace
47 Schönbrunner Schloßstraße
967 locals recommend
The 1,441-room Rococo palace was the imperial summer residence to the Habsburg family.
Vienna's landmark and most important church.
450 locals recommend
St. Stephen's Cathedral
3 Stephansplatz
450 locals recommend
Vienna's landmark and most important church.
The closest church to the flat. Services are at 19h00 on Saturdays and 09h30/19h00 on Sundays.
8 locals recommend
Piarist Church, Vienna
43 Piaristengasse
8 locals recommend
The closest church to the flat. Services are at 19h00 on Saturdays and 09h30/19h00 on Sundays.
Ring Tram takes you to the most important sights in Vienna. Admire the fantastic historical buildings in the city and learn about the history of Vienna with the informative commentary along the way.
130 locals recommend
Schwedenplatz
Schwedenplatz
130 locals recommend
Ring Tram takes you to the most important sights in Vienna. Admire the fantastic historical buildings in the city and learn about the history of Vienna with the informative commentary along the way.
590 locals recommend
Belvedere Palace
27 Prinz Eugen-Straße
590 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Come here for a glass of wine before dinner to experience the true Vienne's society along with some great Austrian wines and "finger-food Schnitzel".
76 locals recommend
Zum Schwarzen Kameel
5 Bognergasse
76 locals recommend
Come here for a glass of wine before dinner to experience the true Vienne's society along with some great Austrian wines and "finger-food Schnitzel".
One of Vienna's bars with the most extraordinary view.
20 locals recommend
Do&Co Hotel Vienna
12 Stephansplatz
20 locals recommend
One of Vienna's bars with the most extraordinary view.
Vienna's highest and stylish spots to enjoy mulled wine in winter and cocktails in summer.
45 locals recommend
LAMEE ROOFTOP Bar
15 Rotenturmstraße
45 locals recommend
Vienna's highest and stylish spots to enjoy mulled wine in winter and cocktails in summer.
Good bar in city center.
74 locals recommend
Kleinod
7 Singerstraße
74 locals recommend
Good bar in city center.
One of Vienna oldest nightclubs - an all time high!
434 locals recommend
Volksgarten
Heldenplatz
434 locals recommend
One of Vienna oldest nightclubs - an all time high!
Great rooftop bar in walking distance of the appartment.
190 locals recommend
25hours Hotel Wien beim MuseumsQuartier
1 Lerchenfelder Str.
190 locals recommend
Great rooftop bar in walking distance of the appartment.
Probably Vienna's most famous bar. Very small and therfore hard to get a table.
135 locals recommend
Loosbar American Bar
10 Kärntner Durchgang
135 locals recommend
Probably Vienna's most famous bar. Very small and therfore hard to get a table.

Shopping

Vienna's greates and most traditional delicatessen shop. It also has a great restaurant in the first floor.
52 locals recommend
Julius Meinl am Graben
19 Graben
52 locals recommend
Vienna's greates and most traditional delicatessen shop. It also has a great restaurant in the first floor.
Closest pharmacy with very helpful and knowledgable staff.
Alte Löwen-Apotheke
25 Josefstädter Str.
Closest pharmacy with very helpful and knowledgable staff.
Great shop for novel souvenirs and gifts.
Herrengasse 6-8
6-8 Herrengasse
Great shop for novel souvenirs and gifts.
High end mall mainly for furniture and decoration.
8 locals recommend
stilwerk
1 Praterstraße
8 locals recommend
High end mall mainly for furniture and decoration.
One of the nicest "Trachten/Dirndl" shops in Vienna.
Tostmann Trachten
3 Schottengasse
One of the nicest "Trachten/Dirndl" shops in Vienna.

Essentials

A well sorted supermarket with a fresh meat and bread section just across the street.
193 locals recommend
SPAR Gourmet
43 Porzellangasse
193 locals recommend
A well sorted supermarket with a fresh meat and bread section just across the street.
One of the best shops for flowers and small gifts in the city.
Doll's Blumen
62 Lange G.
One of the best shops for flowers and small gifts in the city.
Great beauty center with Clarins products. Open also on Sundays and holidays.
City Wellness medical
5 Lenaugasse
Great beauty center with Clarins products. Open also on Sundays and holidays.
Best Pilates/Yoga/Aerial Yoga place in town! http://www.thebodyconcept.at/index.php/kontakt
Elisabethstraße 6
6 Elisabethstraße
Best Pilates/Yoga/Aerial Yoga place in town! http://www.thebodyconcept.at/index.php/kontakt
The BeautyBar - great manicure and pedicure in very stylish and modern studio. http://www.thebeautybar.at/
Postgasse 16
16 Postgasse
The BeautyBar - great manicure and pedicure in very stylish and modern studio. http://www.thebeautybar.at/
Denns's Bio supermarket - right next door.
Josefstädter Str. 18
18 Josefstädter Straße
Denns's Bio supermarket - right next door.
Agricultural food market taking place ervery Saturday morning.
Lange G. 33
33 Lange Gasse
Agricultural food market taking place ervery Saturday morning.
Supermarket with organic products only. Shop next door to open in May 2016.
147 locals recommend
denn's Biomarkt
10 Taborstraße
147 locals recommend
Supermarket with organic products only. Shop next door to open in May 2016.
Cheap, but still good quality, alternative for everyday food shopping.
223 locals recommend
Hofer
144 Gudrunstraße
223 locals recommend
Cheap, but still good quality, alternative for everyday food shopping.

Getting Around

Stop for the CAT (City Airport Train) and the S7 train which both take you to and from the airport.
9 locals recommend
Landstraßer Hauptstraße
Landstraßer Hauptstraße
9 locals recommend
Stop for the CAT (City Airport Train) and the S7 train which both take you to and from the airport.
Direct bus to the airport. 30 min travel time, departing every 30 mins, 8 EUR per person http://www.viennaairport.com/passagiere/anreise__parken/busverbindungen
Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1
1 Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz
Direct bus to the airport. 30 min travel time, departing every 30 mins, 8 EUR per person http://www.viennaairport.com/passagiere/anreise__parken/busverbindungen