Guidebook for Vienna
Drinks & Nightlife
nice 'living room'-style bar with live concerts from time to time and an assortment of board games and card sets. you'll feel like home there. but beware: smoking is allowed in here...
10 locals recommend
dezentral
5 Ilgpl.nice 'living room'-style bar with live concerts from time to time and an assortment of board games and card sets. you'll feel like home there. but beware: smoking is allowed in here...
It's the typical bar/coffee/restaurant place of this neighbourhood. Great wine, great beer, great polish cuisine (pierogi, barszcz, but also toast, pasta and cake) ... and of course: culture!
56 locals recommend
Café Tachles
1 Karmeliterpl.It's the typical bar/coffee/restaurant place of this neighbourhood. Great wine, great beer, great polish cuisine (pierogi, barszcz, but also toast, pasta and cake) ... and of course: culture!
poetry slams, live concerts, readings - in short: another living room!
8 locals recommend
Lokativ Café-Theater-Restaurant
12 Arnezhoferstraßepoetry slams, live concerts, readings - in short: another living room!
Relaxing! Must do in Summer. Good food, good drinks, sand under your feet. DJ's in the evening.
170 locals recommend
Strandbar Herrmann
Relaxing! Must do in Summer. Good food, good drinks, sand under your feet. DJ's in the evening.
Barfly
9 Praterstraßeauthentic bar with lots of regular guests. small but perfect for a beer or two.
legendary club. great music. started out as a punk / culture / underground club. now it's a Viennese classic! Pete Doherty, Arcade Fire, Stereo MC's performed here ...
148 locals recommend
Flex
legendary club. great music. started out as a punk / culture / underground club. now it's a Viennese classic! Pete Doherty, Arcade Fire, Stereo MC's performed here ...
Nice outdoor/beachbar at Donaukanal. DJ-line in the evening/at night.
166 locals recommend
Tel Aviv Beach
65 Obere DonaustraßeNice outdoor/beachbar at Donaukanal. DJ-line in the evening/at night.
Prater Sauna
135 WaldsteingartenstraßeN°1 address for electronic music and partying in Vienna.
Food Scene
yummie cakes, great coffee, great 50's atmosphere without even trying. even though being only one branch of a coffee house chain, it's still the place to eat cake! and buy chocolate for taking home.
14 locals recommend
AIDA Café-Konditorei Wien
78 Praterstraßeyummie cakes, great coffee, great 50's atmosphere without even trying. even though being only one branch of a coffee house chain, it's still the place to eat cake! and buy chocolate for taking home.
delicious cakes, good coffee - all served in granny's good old china! nice Berlin-style coffee run by an architect. you'll see that!
32 locals recommend
Café Fett+Zucker Wien
16 Hollandstraßedelicious cakes, good coffee - all served in granny's good old china! nice Berlin-style coffee run by an architect. you'll see that!
great place for vegan/vegetarian cuisine. nice atmosphere - shabby chic. as the neighbourhood in general ...
45 locals recommend
Cafe Harvest
1 Karmeliterpl.great place for vegan/vegetarian cuisine. nice atmosphere - shabby chic. as the neighbourhood in general ...
classical lebanese restaurant. great food! just around the corner.
13 locals recommend
Le Cedre - Libanesische, orientalische, arabische Spezialitäten! مطعم الأرزة .لبناني .شرقي. عربي، في ڤيينا النمسا
51 Ausstellungsstraßeclassical lebanese restaurant. great food! just around the corner.
best japanese restaurant in town. without reservation almost impossible to get a table because it's so small. but you can order for take away --> and then eat it on the beaches of the Danube channel!
195 locals recommend
MOCHI TO GO vorübergehend im MOCHI AM MARKT (Vorgartenmarkt)
15 Praterstraßebest japanese restaurant in town. without reservation almost impossible to get a table because it's so small. but you can order for take away --> and then eat it on the beaches of the Danube channel!
nice view, nice food, nice drinks ... and besides that: historic location!
Cafe - Bar - Restaurant Urania
1 Uraniastraßenice view, nice food, nice drinks ... and besides that: historic location!
delicious falafel and shawarma to take away or eat there. best falafel in town!
52 locals recommend
Maschu Maschu
20 Neubaugassedelicious falafel and shawarma to take away or eat there. best falafel in town!
Sightseeing
the newly built university campus (vienna university of economics and business) is a modern and impressive architectural sight which is definitely worth visiting - also for it's bars and restaurants.
41 locals recommend
Vienna University of Economics and Business
1 Welthandelspl.the newly built university campus (vienna university of economics and business) is a modern and impressive architectural sight which is definitely worth visiting - also for it's bars and restaurants.
the most famous sight in Vienna (maybe sharing the 1st place with Schoenbrunn): the Vienna ferries wheel. Take 1 trip and enjoy the view over the city! It's great.
163 locals recommend
Viennese Giant Ferris Wheel
1 Riesenradpl.the most famous sight in Vienna (maybe sharing the 1st place with Schoenbrunn): the Vienna ferries wheel. Take 1 trip and enjoy the view over the city! It's great.
world famous cathedral in the city centre of vienna. almost 3 mio. visitors per year. but still great. My recommendation: take the stairs to the top on the right side & enjoy the view - but it's high!
450 locals recommend
St. Stephen's Cathedral
3 Stephansplatzworld famous cathedral in the city centre of vienna. almost 3 mio. visitors per year. but still great. My recommendation: take the stairs to the top on the right side & enjoy the view - but it's high!
some concerts are also shown on a livescreen outside of the opera for free watch. possibility to have guided tours. website: http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/Startseite-Content.en.php
537 locals recommend
Vienna State Opera
2 Opernringsome concerts are also shown on a livescreen outside of the opera for free watch. possibility to have guided tours. website: http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/Startseite-Content.en.php
Shopping
If you're not on a tight budget - here you can buy nice designer stuff in various (concept) stores. and you can eat great meat (el gaucho) or if you want it all: Le Loft (top floor restaurant)!
8 locals recommend
stilwerk
1 PraterstraßeIf you're not on a tight budget - here you can buy nice designer stuff in various (concept) stores. and you can eat great meat (el gaucho) or if you want it all: Le Loft (top floor restaurant)!
shopping street! here you can go crazy! only has one downside: almost only international stores and no local designers - they are near Mariahilferstrasse...
459 locals recommend
Kärntner Straße
Kärntner Straßeshopping street! here you can go crazy! only has one downside: almost only international stores and no local designers - they are near Mariahilferstrasse...
Essentials
on fridays and saturdays the farmer's market is the best place to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, cheese, wine, fish, meat, etc. and you can stay for coffee and cake!
34 locals recommend
Vorgartenmarkt
Vorgartenmarkton fridays and saturdays the farmer's market is the best place to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, cheese, wine, fish, meat, etc. and you can stay for coffee and cake!
small grocery store (bread, milk, cheese, etc.) named "Gruene Huette" next to the metro exit "Messe-Prater", which is also opened on sundays.
7 locals recommend
Zur grünen Hütte
196 Pratersmall grocery store (bread, milk, cheese, etc.) named "Gruene Huette" next to the metro exit "Messe-Prater", which is also opened on sundays.
Everything Else
the place to be in summer: great (beach) bars, clubs (flex) but also possible is bringing your own drinks and food and relax while enjoying the urban culture at the Vienna Danube Channel.
54 locals recommend
Donaukanal
the place to be in summer: great (beach) bars, clubs (flex) but also possible is bringing your own drinks and food and relax while enjoying the urban culture at the Vienna Danube Channel.
Nice place to relax in the afternoons/evenings: bar, restaurant, club, outdoor swimming pool.
63 locals recommend
Holy-Moly Am Badeschiff
4 Franz-Josefs-KaiNice place to relax in the afternoons/evenings: bar, restaurant, club, outdoor swimming pool.