Vienna - Restaurant Suggestions
Favourites
1516 Brewing Company Craft brewery with excellent beer and pub snacks. We got corralled by accident once in their patio, which is just set up on the sidewalk, but you can’t walk through it! It turned out to be a very happy accident.
Schnitzelwirt Spectacular pork schnitzel. You’ll get a freshly cooked, plate-sized piece of meat with lemon juice, and it will be amazing. Two people can easily share one order. Sides are extra. They don’t have much for vegetables., but that's not what we're here for. Have a beer, too, because you're on vacation.
Parémi Boulangerie. French bakery and cafe with pastries, sandwiches, quiches, and more.
Bäckerei Café Felzl Pastries and coffee; they have a few locations in central Vienna.
Café Eiles Pastries, yogurt bowls, breads, etc.
Naschmarkt Food market with lots of fruits, vegetables, and snacks, as well as a cafés.
More
Hildebrandt Café A bit out of our area, but serves more robust breakfasts.
Secret Garden Café Serves a limited vegan/vegetarian menu that changes regularly.
Brasserie Palmenhaus Wien Pricier; iconic. Former tropical house next to the Butterfly Garden.
Café Sacher Wien Also iconic; origin of the famous chocolate Sachertorte. Reservations recommended, as the lineup can be long.
Café Kandl Regional cuisine and an enormous selection of wine options can be enjoyed in a lovely courtyard. Suitable for dinner or an evening drink.
Glacis Beisl Tucked-away bistro serving traditional Austrian food with a modern approach.
Esterházykeller Hearty Austro-Hungarian food served in the lower level of a 15th-century palace.
ULRICH Offers a broad range of menu options, open early for breakfast and right through the rest of the day.
Restaurant Clementine im Glashaus Upscale breakfast, lunch, or dinner in a greenhouse connected to the exclusive Palais Coburg residence.
Public Transportation
Vienna's public transportation system is excellent. Buses, trams, and underground trains run every few minutes so you are hardly waiting at all.
You can buy your pass or individual tickets on their website or through their app. Their route planner is linked here, though routes are always searchable through Google Maps as well.
German Phrases
| Hello | Hallo |
| Good morning | Guten Morgen |
| Goodbye | Tschüss |
| Please/You're welcome | Bitte |
| Thank you | Danke |
| Excuse me | Entschuldigung |
| I speak English | Ich spreche Englisch |
| I am well | Mir geht es gut |
| Can you help me? | Kannst du mir helfen? |
| Where is... | Wo ist... |
| Restaurant | Restaurant |
| Breakfast/Lunch | Frühstück/Mittagessen |
| I would like a... | Ich hätte gerne ein... |
| Coffee/Tea | Kaffee/Tee |
| This | Das |
| Water/Beer/Wine | Wasser/Bier/Wein |
| Doctor | der Doktor |
| I am sick | Ich bin krank |
Optional Extras
Our days will be pretty packed, and you may wish to spend the evenings relaxing in a restaurant bar or on a patio with a book. If you’re still feeling keen to take in more, here are some suggestions for you.
From Airbnb Experiences:
Classical Concerts at Mozart’s House – This intimate venue is only open for concerts. 90 minutes, Tuesday-Sunday evenings.
Wine Tasting in a Roman Wine Cellar – Evening events start at 5:00 p.m. and last two hours. Tuesday-Saturday only.
Spooky Vienna Ghost Tour – Extremely limited availability for this 90-minute tour; Fridays only, if at all!
Other city attractions:
There are regular classical music performances in many of Vienna’s cathedrals. I’ll watch what’s available and we can choose one for one of our evenings.
Once it gets close to dark, you may want to head back to the film festival at Rathausplatz and watch the movie that’s playing for free.
Engage one of the horse-drawn carriages that can be found around the city for a ride. They are pricey, starting at about $80 for a 20-minute ride (per carriage, not per person), up to $160 for an hour, also depending on where you are starting and where the carriage is going. If you really want to spend money, you can book a tour including wine and food for anywhere from about $460 and up!
In Case of Emergency
112 - General emergencies
133 - Police
141 - Emergency doctor
144 - Ambulance
Embassy of Canada in Vienna
Laurenzerberg 2, A-1010, Vienna, Austria
43 (1) 531-38-3000