35 recommended Restaurants in central Vienna | The Vienna Review (2024)

Ristorante classic par excellence, Italian specialties, seasonal dishes, pasta, fish, pizza from the wood-fired oven (from € 12) and a good selection of à la carte dishes - one of the better Italian restaurants in town. Children's portions possible, children's chairs. Room for 240 people (incl. extra rooms for 20, 35 and 50 people), vaulted cellar can be hired for up to 80 people. Beautiful Schanigarten for 100 people. Reservations only for indoor rooms. Dogs only with leash and muzzle.

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Tuchlauben 4–6, 1010 Wien
Mon–Wed 9–24, Thu–Sat 9–1, Hol 12–1 www.fabios.at

Mediterranean restaurant and bar in the city center, stylish, elegant, professional. Chef is Christoph Brunnhuber, there are specialties from the Mediterranean-Italian cuisine. Terrace for about 70 pers. Dogs with leash and muzzle.

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Marc-Aurel-Straße 6, 1010 Wien
Tue–Sat 12–24 (closed on Hol) www.le-salzgries.at

One of the best and most authentic French restaurants in the city. Changing seasonal menu, Tue-Fri MM, specialties: Seafood, especially oysters, fish, entrecôte and vintage sardines. Boutique items and original French pastries from the in-house patisserie also available in the webshop. French wines, champagne, digestifs. Catering. Children's armchairs. Sophisticated wine bar with wine terrarium in the cellar. Wine tastings and events also on request. Available for hire for events for up to 25 people.

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Franz-Josefs-Kai 2, 1010 Wien
Mon–Sat 18–23, Sun 18–22.30 www.mottoamfluss.at

Restaurant in the Twin City Liner dock, designed in the Venetian style of the 1950s; Austrian and international cuisine, seasonally changing vegetarian dishes, pasta, risotto. Use of organic products; varied wine selection. Changing DJ line and events. Lounge for 45 pers. (up to 22). Online reservation requested.

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Beautiful, art nouveau tiled, classy restaurant, classic in Vienna; breakfast; Austrian and international cuisine, two dinner menus daily: Viennese menu, Kameel menu; in the front of the restaurant the legendary snack bar: eat remarkable rolls while standing, e.g. leg ham and large selection of sandwiches; all dishes to go; sandwich delivery; party service; catering, patisserie. 1000 first-class international wines, wine tastings by appointment. Children's chairs; air conditioning; rooms for rent for 40 pers. each; room Naglergasse to 30, Schanigarten for 100 pers.

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One of the last authentic inns in the city center. Viennese home cooking (daily special € 10.80), seasonal dishes; children's meals, chairs, changing table. Colorful mix of diners. Ivy-covered Schanigarten for 50 pers. dog-friendly.

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Israeli-Mediterranean cuisine. You can order at the counter (in the guest garden with service), e.g. lamb, chicken, beef, ratatouille and potatoes either in a pita or as a plate dish. The cauliflower is a specialty. Restaurant garden for 40 people. Dogs welcome.

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Kärntner Straße 44, 1010 Wien
daily 12–15 and 18–23 www.nihonbashi.at

Original Japanese cuisine, sushi, sashimi (MM Mon-Fri, no take-away), desserts, seasonal menu. Large selection of Japanese drinks (sake, shochu, umeshu, whisk(e)y, draft beer). Take-away by advance order. Children's chair; air conditioning. Japanese room in the style of a tatami room; private dining room for 10 to 12 pers, lounge in the basem*nt, restaurant in the ground floor and karaoke bar in the basem*nt (60,000 titles, more than half Japanese - real Japanese karaoke bar with locked karaoke boxes). Also the waitresses speak without exception Japanese and wear Japanese service clothes. Guest garden for 6 pers.

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Japanese specialties: homemade ramen and rice dishes (from € 11.90); vegetarian and vegan dishes; all dishes also available to take away. Outdoor seating for approx. 14 people.

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Lugeck 6, 1010 Wien
Mon–Fri 11.30–24, Sat 10–24 (closed on Hol) www.labstelle.at

Large designer restaurant with regional and seasonal cuisine with modern, urban flavor (Mon-Sat 12-14.30 MM 2gg/3gg), snack with homemade bread; Sa flying breakfast; organic juices, homemade lemonades, regional wines, co*cktails. Outdoor seating for 70 people, changing table, children's chair. WC for the disabled.

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Hegelgasse 17, 1010 Wien
Mon–Thu 11.30–15.30 and 17.30–23, Fri, Sat 11.30–23 www.phosaigon.at

Traditional Vietnamese cuisine (Mon-Fri MM from € 11.90), specialties: Vietnamese beef soup, grilled, various pho soups; small portions possible, children's chair. Various wines, co*cktail bar. Schanigarten for 40 pers.

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Mini inn with a special flair, the design is by Hermann Czech. Viennese and international cuisine, seasonal dishes, Mon-Fri to 17 changing TT (€ 10.90 to € 11.70); small portions, children's chairs. Very well attended, not suitable for larger groups.

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Tuscan-style, spacious restaurant with typical dishes from Tuscany and wines and olive oil exclusively from the Antinori winery (there is also a Cantinetta Antinori in Florence, Zurich, Moscow and Monte Carlo); seasonal weekly menu, own truffle menu. Chef: Lorenzo Dimartino. Small portions, children's chairs. About 30 wines by the glass. Air conditioning. Room for 82 people in the restaurant, garden for 32 people. Reservations recommended.

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Luxury restaurant in the Palais Coburg (2 stars, 5 toques). Silvio Nickol and his team create elaborately staged dishes to stimulate all the senses; emphasis is placed on the harmony between aroma, flavor and texture as well as the use of fresh, regional products of the highest quality. Multi-course menus (7gg/9gg), each menu can be served with the appropriate wine accompaniment (wine list with over 5,000 items). Air conditioning. Veranda for up to 24 people.

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Bognergasse 4, 1010 Wien
Mon–Fri 7–10.30 and 12–14.30 and 18–22.30, Sat 7–11 and 12–14.30 and 18–22.30, Sun 7–11 and 12–15 and 18–22.30 (Küchenzeiten) www.restaurant-thebank.at

Brasserie classics; use of regional products, prepared in an open show kitchen (MM Mon-Sat 12-14.30 1gg € 17,-, 2gg € 28,-, 3gg € 34,-, changes every 2 weeks); breakfast; Viennese pastries, homemade pastries; children's menus, 2 highchairs, changing table; wine list. Private dining for 12 pers. Chef's Table in the show kitchen for groups up to 8 pers. disabled WC.

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A must for those who want to eat well in the Bermuda Triangle. Viennese and international cuisine, new menu daily, yet unchanged for about 40 years; children's portions, chairs. TV. Interior design by Hermann Czech. Restaurant garden for 90 people.

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Johannesgasse 9–13, 1010 Wien
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 11.30–22, Sat 12–22 (closed on Hol) www.chinacy.at

Traditional Chinese cuisine with a modern twist. Changing lunch menu, specialties: Xiao Long Bao (dumplings), Gua Bao (filled yeast dough breads), popcorn chicken, homemade dim sum. Children's chairs. Pub garden for 12 pers.

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The Michelin-starred TIAN Restaurant Vienna stands for vegetarian-vegan cuisine at the highest level; focus on seasonality and sustainability and processing of products from root to leaf; non-alcoholic beverage accompaniment made from leftovers such as rhubarb peels; large wine list with 670 items with a focus on national and international natural wines; cooking school, delivery and collection of food by the glass via online store.

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Bauernmarkt 10, 1010 Wien
Mon–Fri 11–23, Sat 12–23 (closed on Hol) www.wrenkh-wien.at

Restaurant designed by Eichinger or Knechtl, run by chef Leo Wrenkh, who specializes in vegetarian and vegan cuisine; occasionally fish or meat is also served (e.g. from the restaurant's own hunt or from the Höllerschmid butcher's shop). Mon-Fri 11-15 vegetarian menu (2gg € 15.50, 3gg € 16.50), 5gg vegan menu in the evening (4gg € 55,-/5gg € 66,-); vegetarian-vegan dishes à la carte. Cooking courses in the Wiener Kochsalon for up to 50 people (see website for various offers). Children's chairs. Guest garden for 40 people. Entire restaurant can be rented for up to 90 people.

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Fine dining using seasonal products with a modern flair and away from the monotonous hotel luxury gastronomy. Choice of 5 to 9 courses. Exquisite wine selection. Awarded one Michelin star and four toques in 2023. Head chef Paul Gamauf.

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Dominikanerbastei 17, 1010 Wien
Mon 18–24, Wed–Sat 12–15 and 18–24 (closed on Hol) www.konstantinfilippou.com

Konstantin Filippou is one of the best chefs in town, in his restaurant there is an 8gg menu (€ 285,-), what comes next is everything just great, for example, pike perch with hazelnut, dashi and truffle or veal tongue with cochayuyo. At lunch, Filippou also cooks a menu of "normal" food, which is also quite respectable. Business lunch (3gg €69, 4gg €86), signature dish (€49). You sit at massive black natural wood tables on elegant armchairs that remind you a bit of Nordic luxury yachts from the 1930s.

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Vietnamese home cooking at a level at which Vietnamese cuisine was rarely available in Vienna before; children's portions possible, children's chairs. Schanigarten for 30 persons.

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Krugerstraße 3, 1010 Wien
Tue–Thu 18–24, Fri, Sat 12–24 (Brasserie) www.shiki.at

Restaurant of the conductor and violinist Joji Hattori. Two equal chefs, Alois Traint and Gerhard Bernhauer. Modern Japanese haute cuisine with European influences; seasonal menus. Brasserie: à la carte at lunchtime, sushi specialties; à la carte or menu in the evening. Bar: coffee, co*cktails, extensive bar food menu (e.g. salads, wagyu burgers, contemporary sushi, desserts, etc.). Fine dining: tasting menu, vegan options also available. Pub garden for 50 pers.

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Restaurant with the best, cheapest and most interesting food in the area; homemade desserts and cakes; Mon-Fri 12-14 MM; half the menu is vegetarian. Wine list, drinks, co*cktails. Children's portions (on request), changing table, children's chairs. Seating niches. Make-your-own-cheese spaetzle kit to take home. Catering. Rooms for rent for celebrations up to 180 pers. State hall for up to 40 people, garden for about 100 people, disabled toilet. Dogs with leash.

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Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz 5, 1010 Wien
daily 11.30–15.30 and 18–23.30 www.goldenezeiten.at

Exciting Shanghai and Sichuan cuisine, typical regional dishes, creatively interpreted and seasonally changing; an aromatic experience, e.g. cold marinated beef with spicy Sichuan sauce, 6 variations of tofu or spicy fried deep sea shrimp Gongbao. Fantastic also what is in stock Austrian and international wines. Local of rather strong contours (architect: Christian Heiss): golden walls, huge red lamps, leather benches with oversized backrests. Air conditioning. Terrace for 30 pers.

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Fine dining restaurant and bar directly opposite Karlsplatz. A vegetarian 7gg menu is cooked by Oliver Mohl (on request also vegan), in the main course you can additionally choose between fish and meat. Contemporary, international dishes with influences from traditional Austrian cuisine; focus on regional and seasonal ingredients. co*cktail accompaniment to match the menu (non-alcoholic on request). Guest garden in the courtyard for 30 pers.

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Riemergasse 16, 1010 Wien
Mon, Tue 9–15, Wed–Fri 9–23 (closed on Hol), 7 Oct to 30 Dec Sat 9–23 www.jonathan-sieglinde.com

Erdäpfelspezialitäten-Restaurant: Erdäpfelsuppen, Ofenerdäpfel, Erdäpfel-Pfannengerichte (Mon-Fri MM € 7,90 to € 9,80), salads and apple desserts, seasonal menu; breakfast until 11.30 (€ 7,50 to € 14,50); special apple drinks; children's portions, -chair, toys, changing table. Extra room for 30, Schanigarten for 50 pers. disabled WC.

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Good, inexpensive pub near the university; breakfast on request; Viennese home cooking (MM € 10.50), seasonal dishes such as game specialties, asparagus or Mangalitza pork; home-grown wines; children's meals, armchairs. TV. Pub garden for 30 pers.

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Top Japanese restaurant with delicacies of Japanese cuisine (sushi, sashimi, teppanyaki and shabu-shabu); Sun 12-15 exclusive sushi brunch (€ 48), special and recommended are the traditional, 6gg kaiseki menus (also as vegetarian option); take-away. Sushi cooking class on request (tel. 515 80-1850). Children's chairs; 2 tatami rooms for 2 to 6, 2 extra rooms for 6 to 8 (or open for 16), 2 teppanyaki tables for up to 8 pers. each, terrace with 14 tables (by reservation). Disabled WC.

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Hungarian restaurant since 1957 with Hungarian and Viennese cuisine. Original Viennese veal cutlet; children's portions, -chair; Hungarian wines, Hungarian beer and brandy. Menu in several languages. Outdoor seating for 20 people. Dogs on a leash.

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Bartensteingasse 3, 1010 Wien
Mon–Fri 11.30–14 and 17–23 (closed on Hol) www.cantinafriulana.at

Rustic specialties from neighbouring Friuli (TT from € 11.90). There is the best antipasti collection in Austria: sour marinated pumpkin, juicy peperonata or wafer-thin shredded dried horse meat and, of course, Prosciutto di San Daniele (antipasti platter € 14.90). Main courses include veal liver and braised lamb shank with vegetables, tripe and fish specialties when in season. Wine list with specialties from Friuli (e.g. Ribolla or Schiopettino). Pub garden for 40 people.

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Viennese cuisine; 2 different TT (vegetarian and with meat); Augustiner Bräu. Children's chairs. Quiet, shady Schanigarten for 60 to 70 pers. Dogs with leash. Reservation by e-mail recommended.

Schottenring 26, 1010 Wien
Mon–Fri 12–14 and 18–22 (closed on Hol) www.daihachisushi.at

Japanese restaurant in the Palais Hansen Kempinski Hotel (formerly located in the Hotel de France). Traditional Japanese dishes such as sushi, sashimi and donburi. MM daily 12-14 from €18.50 (also vegetarian). Dogs on leash only. Disabled WC in the hotel.

Ballgasse 6, 1010 Wien
Tue–Sun, Hol 11–22 allreis.com

Second location of the Thai restaurant in Rudolfsheim. Authentic, spicy Thai cuisine; e.g. noodle soups (choice of 3 types of noodles), papaya salads in different variations with dried shrimps, betel leaves to fill yourself, Thai broccoli with crispy pork, Thai desserts. Pick up possible. Schanigarten.

Traditional Romanian dishes such as cabbage rolls or trout in polenta coat; Romanian and Moldavian wines, brandies from the Bukovina region.