11 bars worth the trip across Austria, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Austria guides.
Tuer 7 ★ 4.6 · Vienna
josefstadt · Buchfeldgasse 7, 1080 Wien
Tuer 7 on Buchfeldgasse in Vienna's Josefstadt is the city's best-kept speakeasy, marked only by a brass '7' on the door, the bar team building cocktails to your taste with no menu.
Tip: Ring the bell at door number 7; the bar opens Monday to Friday evenings and turns away walk-ins past midnight.
Loos American Bar ★ 4.5 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Kaerntner Durchgang 10, 1010 Wien
Loos American Bar on Kaerntner Durchgang in Vienna is Adolf Loos's 1908 modernist masterpiece, the 27-square-metre marble-and-mahogany room one of the city's most-photographed bar interiors.
Tip: 27 square metres of marble and brass; the bar fills by 22:00 most nights. The De Rigueur is the regulars' order.
The Sign Lounge ★ 4.5 · Vienna
alsergrund · Liechtensteinstrasse 104-106, 1090 Wien
The Sign Lounge on Liechtensteinstrasse in Vienna's Alsergrund is the Kan Zuo team's neon-and-velvet flagship, ranked in Asia's bar lists and a top-10 fixture of Vienna cocktail rankings.
Tip: Booking essential at weekends; the upstairs Living Room runs a tighter, calmer carte than the main bar.
Kruger's American Bar ★ 4.4 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Krugerstrasse 5, 1010 Wien
Kruger's American Bar on Krugerstrasse in Vienna has poured since the 1920s, the original 1920s and 1930s leather furniture from Paris the canonical old-Vienna bar room.
Tip: Open until 04:00 Thursday to Saturday; the upstairs bar takes the late-night cigar crowd.
Roberto American Bar ★ 4.4 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Bauernmarkt 11-13, 1010 Wien
Roberto American Bar on Bauernmarkt in Vienna's first district is the city's neon-pink-lit shrine to classics-with-a-tweak, the small mahogany room a five-minute walk from Stephansdom.
Tip: Cash and card; the Negroni list runs seven variations from house to mezcal.
Botanical Garden ★ 4.3 · Vienna
alsergrund · Kolingasse 1, 1090 Wien
Botanical Garden on Kolingasse in Vienna's Alsergrund is a basement speakeasy under Cafe Stein, the dark nautical room entered through a black door inside the cafe upstairs.
Tip: Cash only; ring the doorbell on the side or enter through Cafe Stein's black door.
If Dogs Run Free ★ 4.3 · Vienna
neubau · Gutenberggasse 10, 1070 Wien
If Dogs Run Free on Gutenberggasse in Vienna's Spittelberg is a 40-seat cocktail bar with a Bob Dylan-naming spirit, the carte built on classics with a strong amari and bitters depth.
Tip: Open daily from 18:00; the bar seats are first-come, the booths take a reservation.
Barfly's Club ★ 4.3 · Vienna
mariahilf · Esterhazygasse 33, 1060 Wien
Barfly's Club inside Hotel Fuerst Metternich on Esterhazygasse in Vienna's Mariahilf is the city's longest-running classics-cocktail bar, the menu running 350+ named drinks across decades of bar history.
Tip: Open Tue-Sat from 19:00; the regulars order from the original 1990s carte, not the seasonal supplement.
Balthasar Kaffee Bar ★ 4.2 · Vienna
leopoldstadt · Praterstrasse 38, 1020 Wien
Balthasar Kaffee Bar on Praterstrasse in Vienna's Leopoldstadt switches from third-wave coffee in the day to a tight cocktail carte after 18:00, the same marble counter open until midnight.
Tip: The espresso martini is the bar's signature; aperitivo hour from 17:00 brings the post-work crowd.
Le Troquet ★ 4.2 · Vienna
neubau · Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz 5, 1070 Wien
Le Troquet on Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz in Vienna's Neubau is a small French-leaning wine-and-cocktail bar in the Spittelberg quarter, the terrace under the church tower the warm-weather seat.
Tip: Open Tue-Sat from 17:00; the terrace seats fill first on summer evenings.
Dachboden at 25hours ★ 4.2 · Vienna
neubau · Lerchenfelder Strasse 1-3, 1070 Wien
Dachboden on top of 25hours Hotel on Lerchenfelder Strasse in Vienna's Neubau is the city's most-photographed rooftop bar, the terrace looking over to the MuseumsQuartier and the city skyline.
Tip: Sundowner-to-night crowd from 18:00; the terrace fills first on warm-weather Fridays and Saturdays.