Vienna Travel Guide

Eating Out

Austrians are very fond of Kaffeehauser (coffee houses), Beisls (small restaurants), and Heurigen (wine taverns) where standard Austrian cuisine is available.

One of the easiest areas to find restaurants in Vienna is the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ which is near the city centre and features many restaurants and bars – streets to look out for in this region of town are Hohermarkt, Rotenturmstrasse, Schwedenplatz, and Marcus Aurelius Strasse. The area to the southwest and northwest of the city centre and near the university also bustle with restaurants.

In addition to a light breakfast of perhaps bread with jam or cheese, there is the Gabelfruhstuck (snack breakfast) which happens around 10:00 and usually features finger sausages and other types of meat; a filling midday lunch; an afternoon Jause, featuring open-face sandwiches, delicious pastries and coffee, and possibly a filling dinner if a hearty lunch was missed.

Apres-theatre is a fairly recent fad in Vienna, where theatre- and opera-goers would rather see a performance and then discuss it over dinner after.