Guidebook for Vienna
Essentials
Penny Markt
11 HegergasseClosest grocery for basic needs
SPAR Gourmet
43 PorzellangasseBetter grocery with wide range and higher quality
Apotheke St. Florian
60A Wiedner HauptstraßeClosest pharmacy
denn's Biomarkt
10 Taborstraßeorganic supermarket
Sightseeing
In my opinion the most beautiful church of Vienna. Nice square in front of the church. In summer many students, bars, open air cinema, during Christmas time a nice (probably best) Christmas market.
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Karlskirche
10 KarlsplatzIn my opinion the most beautiful church of Vienna. Nice square in front of the church. In summer many students, bars, open air cinema, during Christmas time a nice (probably best) Christmas market.
Schönbrunn Palace
47 Schönbrunner SchloßstraßeFamous and beautiful palace - UNESCO heritage
Central church with old history - here is the official city center.
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St. Stephen's Cathedral
3 StephansplatzCentral church with old history - here is the official city center.
City hall - one of the most beautiful buildings in Vienna in historicism style. I recommend to visit the square in front of the city hall in the evening. A place for different events over the year.
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Rathaus (Stadiongasse) station
City hall - one of the most beautiful buildings in Vienna in historicism style. I recommend to visit the square in front of the city hall in the evening. A place for different events over the year.
Belvedere Palace
27 Prinz Eugen-StraßeBeautiful palace with an art museum (e.g. Klimt)
Famous and popular sight. The residential building was designed by the Viennese architecture and philosopher Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
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Hundertwasser Village
34-38 KegelgasseFamous and popular sight. The residential building was designed by the Viennese architecture and philosopher Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Getting Around
Hauptbahnhof station
Vienna's new main railway station
Closest station of the red metro line U1. Please use the exit Mayerhofgasse.
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Taubstummengasse
Closest station of the red metro line U1. Please use the exit Mayerhofgasse.
Closest station of the green metro line U4 e.g. to reach the Schönbrunn palace.
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Kettenbrückengasse
Closest station of the green metro line U4 e.g. to reach the Schönbrunn palace.
Arts & Culture
Vienna opera - the most important place for fans of classic music
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Vienna State Opera
2 OpernringVienna opera - the most important place for fans of classic music
Most popular museum of art, partly with changing exposition of famous painters.
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Albertina
1 Albertinapl.Most popular museum of art, partly with changing exposition of famous painters.
Important museums quarter (Leopold Museum, museum of modern arts, children museum etc.), interesting design.
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Museumsquartier U station
Important museums quarter (Leopold Museum, museum of modern arts, children museum etc.), interesting design.
This museum has regular historical photo expositions on different topics, mainly from end of the 19th - beginning of 20th century. You get a good impression of Vienna of that times.
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Wien Museum Karlsplatz
8 KarlsplatzThis museum has regular historical photo expositions on different topics, mainly from end of the 19th - beginning of 20th century. You get a good impression of Vienna of that times.
Most important concert hall. Fantastic acoustics and interieur.
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Wiener Musikverein
1 Musikvereinspl.Most important concert hall. Fantastic acoustics and interieur.
Shopping
Naschmarkt
Popular food market with a variety of bars and restaurants.
A must for people loving markets. Here you feel the spirit of today's real Vienna. You can meet authentic characters and the Viennese dialect. A good place to buy fruits, vegetables and meat.
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Viktor-Adler-Markt
Viktor-Adler-MarktA must for people loving markets. Here you feel the spirit of today's real Vienna. You can meet authentic characters and the Viennese dialect. A good place to buy fruits, vegetables and meat.
Coffee roasting shop - to buy and taste freshly roasted coffee - a must if you like coffee!!!
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Alt Wien Kaffee
23 SchleifmühlgasseCoffee roasting shop - to buy and taste freshly roasted coffee - a must if you like coffee!!!
Main shopping street of Vienna with all international brands.
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Mariahilfer Straße
Mariahilfer StraßeMain shopping street of Vienna with all international brands.
Food Scene
Small local brewery with fresh craft beer and reasonable Austrian kitchen (e.g. 4 types of Schnitzel), also for young people (e.g. spare ribs and chicken wings also available). Nice beer garden in summer.
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Wieden Bräu - Erste Wiedner Gasthausbrauerei
5 WaaggasseSmall local brewery with fresh craft beer and reasonable Austrian kitchen (e.g. 4 types of Schnitzel), also for young people (e.g. spare ribs and chicken wings also available). Nice beer garden in summer.
Very popular restaurant with fresh kitchen and a stylish location. Reservation highly recommended.
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Gasthaus Wolf
20 Große NeugasseVery popular restaurant with fresh kitchen and a stylish location. Reservation highly recommended.
Restaurant Wiener Wirtschaft
27-29 Wiedner HauptstraßeGood classic restaurant, e.g. many types of goulash.
Café Schwarzenberg
17 Kärntner RingFor me one of the best classic cafes of Vienna.
One of the lovely shops of Kettenbrückengasse. A French style patisserie with freshly hand-made sweets. The master Mr. Fruth is often in the shop himself.
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Fruth
20 KettenbrückengasseOne of the lovely shops of Kettenbrückengasse. A French style patisserie with freshly hand-made sweets. The master Mr. Fruth is often in the shop himself.
Closest baker and butcher where you can also take your breakfast.
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Der Mann der verwöhnt
85 Josefstädter Str.Closest baker and butcher where you can also take your breakfast.
The beer temple of Vienna. Real beer garden atmosphere and good food.
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Schweizerhaus
116 PraterThe beer temple of Vienna. Real beer garden atmosphere and good food.
Chang
1 WaaggasseRestaurant with modern Asian food. Affordable prices, good quality.
Nice place with a good pizzeria, Austrian restaurant and a good modern cafe (good breakfast).
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Schlossquadrat
21 SchlossgasseNice place with a good pizzeria, Austrian restaurant and a good modern cafe (good breakfast).
Le Bol
14 Neuer MarktFrench style bar for young people to have a drink, snack or desert.
For guests who like to taste the original Viennese schnitzel
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Figlmüller Bäckerstraße menu
6 BäckerstraßeFor guests who like to taste the original Viennese schnitzel
Simple and very authentic Chinese restaurant (fresh dim sum, noodles, ramen, jellyfish etc.).
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Aming Dim Sum Profi
47 Rechte WienzeileSimple and very authentic Chinese restaurant (fresh dim sum, noodles, ramen, jellyfish etc.).
Most famous ice cream cafe in Vienna. Real Viennese ice cream, unique and different from the Italian one. They have also an ice cream palace (palais de glace) in a classic Vienna cafe style.
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Eissalon TICHY
13 Reumannpl.Most famous ice cream cafe in Vienna. Real Viennese ice cream, unique and different from the Italian one. They have also an ice cream palace (palais de glace) in a classic Vienna cafe style.
Gelateria Giardino
55 Wiedner HauptstraßeClosest ice cream cafe - good home made ice cream from original Italians.
CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Best spare ribs in town. The tables are on the Alte Donau lake so nice for hot days. Fresh Czech Budweiser beer. Green surrounding, view to New Vienna.
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Strandcafé
20 Florian-Berndl-GasseCURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Best spare ribs in town. The tables are on the Alte Donau lake so nice for hot days. Fresh Czech Budweiser beer. Green surrounding, view to New Vienna.
Best falafel in town. Original Israeli staff. Try the fresh mint limonana (non-alcoholic drink) and the spicy dips.
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Maschu Maschu
20 NeubaugasseBest falafel in town. Original Israeli staff. Try the fresh mint limonana (non-alcoholic drink) and the spicy dips.
High quality classic restaurant. Best tafelspitz (boiled Vienna style beef) in town.
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Plachutta Wollzeile
38 WollzeileHigh quality classic restaurant. Best tafelspitz (boiled Vienna style beef) in town.
Small private restaurant with home-made Czech food and Czech beer. Also tasty deserts.
Restaurant zu den 3 Buchteln
9 WehrgasseSmall private restaurant with home-made Czech food and Czech beer. Also tasty deserts.
Little buffet where the japanese masters prepare sushi from fresh fish. Good place for a lunch or afternoon break.
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Kojiro Sushi
9 Rechte WienzeileLittle buffet where the japanese masters prepare sushi from fresh fish. Good place for a lunch or afternoon break.
Near the shop you will find a Japanese tearoom full with students drinking matcha and other Japanese Teas.
Nippon-Ya 日本屋 | Japanmarkt
5 FaulmanngasseNear the shop you will find a Japanese tearoom full with students drinking matcha and other Japanese Teas.
Café Amacord
15 Rechte WienzeileViennese restaurant with excellent quality and service.
Restaurant Ofenloch
8 KurrentgasseClassic Viennese Restaurant with a cozy atmosphere
Restaurant Pancho
1 BlumauergasseGood greek restaurant = good fish and salads
One of the busiest ice-cream cafes, open 365 days of the year where you can get also tasty Italian deserts and snacks.
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Zanoni & Zanoni
7 LugeckOne of the busiest ice-cream cafes, open 365 days of the year where you can get also tasty Italian deserts and snacks.
Probably best Japanese restaurant located under the roof of the Grand Hotel. Special recommendation: sushi brunch on Saturday and Sunday noon (reservation!), if possible take the tatami room.
UNKAI
Probably best Japanese restaurant located under the roof of the Grand Hotel. Special recommendation: sushi brunch on Saturday and Sunday noon (reservation!), if possible take the tatami room.
Newly renovated classic Viennese cafe with a big variety of pastry, nice atmosphere. Located on the way from the apartment to the center.
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Café Museum
7 OperngasseNewly renovated classic Viennese cafe with a big variety of pastry, nice atmosphere. Located on the way from the apartment to the center.
Very special recommendation. If you have any wishes the staff will feel them. Excellent local and seasonal kitchen. Big variety of draft beers as it were not beer but wine.
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Meixner's Gastwirtschaft
64 BuchengasseVery special recommendation. If you have any wishes the staff will feel them. Excellent local and seasonal kitchen. Big variety of draft beers as it were not beer but wine.
Best "Krapfen" (Berliner, Pfannkuchen) in town, typical type of doughnuts, especially during the time of carnival. These one melt in the mouth. They got several awards (also my personal one).
Groissböck Rudolf GmbH
128 FavoritenstraßeBest "Krapfen" (Berliner, Pfannkuchen) in town, typical type of doughnuts, especially during the time of carnival. These one melt in the mouth. They got several awards (also my personal one).
Best leberkas in town. Leberkas is a typical Austrian fast food, type of baked sausage.
Leberkas-Pepi Wien
12 OperngasseBest leberkas in town. Leberkas is a typical Austrian fast food, type of baked sausage.
Café Corto e Nero
48 Wiedner HauptstraßePopular place for breakfast. Good service, big variety, wifi.
A place to drink a cup of coffee, still in the original retro style.
Naber Kaffeespezialitäten Handels GmbH
40 Wiedner HauptstraßeA place to drink a cup of coffee, still in the original retro style.
Cozy classic Viennese Restaurant in the former house of Falco ("Rock me, Amadeus"). Perfect quality, affordable prices.
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Zum alten Fassl
37 ZiegelofengasseCozy classic Viennese Restaurant in the former house of Falco ("Rock me, Amadeus"). Perfect quality, affordable prices.
Café-Restaurant Resselpark
1 Wiedner HauptstraßeGood kitchen, nice location especially for Summer.
Good place to have a break in the city center especially in summer in the green backyard.
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Zattl - The PUB
2 SchottengasseGood place to have a break in the city center especially in summer in the green backyard.
Ve[n]ga
31 Wiedner HauptstraßeVegetarian lunches
Entertainment & Activities
Prater with its ferris wheel is a popular sight with a fantastic view over Vienna
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Viennese Giant Ferris Wheel
1 Riesenradpl.Prater with its ferris wheel is a popular sight with a fantastic view over Vienna
Oldest zoo of the world. Very interesting and modern presentation (in many places you almost have contact to the animals), partly still in baroque buildings.
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Schönbrunn Zoo
13b MaxingstraßeOldest zoo of the world. Very interesting and modern presentation (in many places you almost have contact to the animals), partly still in baroque buildings.
A cinema which is different from the big modern cinemas. It is still originally equipped in the style of the 50s. The movies are usually in German.
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Filmcasino
78 MargaretenstraßeA cinema which is different from the big modern cinemas. It is still originally equipped in the style of the 50s. The movies are usually in German.
Just a few minutes away from the U1 Donauinsel station you will find a nice and large water playground (streem, sluice, raft etc.). You can forget your child for several hours. Green surrounding. Perfect for hot summer days.”
Wasserspielplatz Donauinsel
DonauinselJust a few minutes away from the U1 Donauinsel station you will find a nice and large water playground (streem, sluice, raft etc.). You can forget your child for several hours. Green surrounding. Perfect for hot summer days.”
Haus des Meeres - Aqua Terra Zoo
1 Fritz-Grünbaum-PlatzA popular place for kids in winter.
St Peter's Catholic Church
1 Peterspl.Daily organ concerts with free entrance.
Newly renovated tower with a cafe and a nice view over the city.
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Danube Tower
1 DonauturmplatzNewly renovated tower with a cafe and a nice view over the city.
Entertaining historical show after which you will love Vienna even more.
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Time Travel Vienna
10A HabsburgergasseEntertaining historical show after which you will love Vienna even more.