20 bars worth the trip across Austria, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Austria guides.
Truth & Dare ★ 4.8 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Schoenlaterngasse 4, 1010 Wien
Truth & Dare on Schoenlaterngasse off Wollzeile won Mixology's Best Bar Austria for 2023, 2024 and 2025, the small room a tasting-led cocktail program.
Tip: The Mini of the Week is poured without explanation; sip first, ask the bartender after you taste it.
Roberto American Bar ★ 4.6 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Bauernmarkt 11-13, 1010 Wien
Roberto American Bar on Bauernmarkt was opened by long-time Loos Bar head bartender Robert Pavlovic in 2014, the alcove-divided room running late on classics.
Tip: Open daily until 04:00; the alcoves take pairs and threes, the chandelier room takes larger groups.
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.
Tip: Ring the bell at door number 7; the bar opens Monday to Friday evenings and turns away walk-ins past midnight.
First Floor ★ 4.5 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Seitenstettengasse 5, 1010 Wien
First Floor on Seitenstettengasse climbs one stair off the Bermuda Triangle into a dim, leather-bench American bar room open until 04:00 daily.
Tip: The aquarium wall behind the bar is a Vienna landmark; the dress code skews smart but not formal.
Botanical Garden Vienna ★ 4.5 · Vienna
favoriten · Rosiwalgasse 41-43, 1100 Wien
Botanical Garden inside Andreas Gugumuck's urban farm in Favoriten is a 4,000-square-metre garden bar pouring botanical cocktails and craft beer.
Tip: Open in the warm season only; check the Facebook page for the current weekend opening window.
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, a 27-square-metre marble-and-mahogany room that remains one.
Tip: 27 square metres of marble and brass; the bar fills by 22:00 most nights. The De Rigueur is the regulars' order.
Kleinod ★ 4.5 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Singerstrasse 7, 1010 Wien
Kleinod on Singerstrasse in Vienna's first district is the Falstaff-decorated American-bar room three minutes from Stephansplatz, the team behind the bar.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat from 15:30, Sun from 17:00; the back booths take reservations, the counter is first-come.
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.
Tip: Booking essential at weekends; the upstairs Living Room runs a tighter, calmer carte than the main bar.
Heuer am Karlsplatz ★ 4.4 · Vienna
wieden · Treitlstrasse 2, 1040 Wien
Heuer am Karlsplatz on Treitlstrasse next to the Kunsthalle is a glass-pavilion bar with an urban garden, the cocktails leaning on house pickles.
Tip: The garden terrace is the room's summer headline seat; arrive before sunset on warm Friday nights.
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.
Tip: Open until 04:00 Thursday to Saturday; the upstairs bar takes the late-night cigar crowd.
Krypt ★ 4.4 · Vienna
alsergrund · Wasagasse 17, 1090 Wien
Krypt on Wasagasse in Vienna's Alsergrund is a candlelit basement bar in a vaulted 18th-century cellar between the Votivkirche and Sigmund Freud's apartment.
Tip: No exterior signage; open Wed-Thu 19:00 to midnight, Fri-Sat to 02:00, closed Sun-Tue.
Cafe Drechsler ★ 4.3 · Vienna
mariahilf · Linke Wienzeile 22, 1060 Wien
Cafe Drechsler on Linke Wienzeile by the Naschmarkt is a 24-hour coffee-house bar known for late-night DJ sets and the signature Drechsler-Spritz.
Tip: The kitchen runs all day; the room peaks after midnight on weekends with the Naschmarkt crowd.
Mochi Ramen Bar ★ 4.3 · Vienna
leopoldstadt · Vorgartenmarkt Stand 12-29, 1020 Wien
Mochi Ramen Bar at Vorgartenmarkt Stand 12 is the late-evening bar arm of the Mochi group, the counter pouring sake flights alongside hand-pulled ramen.
Tip: The market square seats are the room's summer headline; the counter inside takes solo drinkers.
If Dogs Run Free ★ 4.3 · Vienna
mariahilf · Gumpendorfer Strasse 10, 1060 Wien
If Dogs Run Free on Gumpendorfer Strasse in Vienna's Mariahilf is a Bob Dylan-named cocktail bar a short walk from the Naschmarkt, the carte built.
Tip: Mon-Sat from 16:00, closed Sundays; phone +43 1 9132132 for booth reservations.
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.
Tip: Open Tue-Sat from 19:00; the regulars order from the original 1990s carte, not the seasonal supplement.
Cafe Tachles ★ 4.2 · Vienna
leopoldstadt · Karmeliterplatz 1, 1020 Wien
Tachles on Karmeliterplatz in Leopoldstadt is the low-lit bohemian standby of the Karmelitermarkt crowd, a corner room pouring Spritzer until late.
Tip: Mid-week sees the artists' crowd; weekends after midnight gets DJ-led on the Karmeliterplatz side.
Bar Campari Vienna ★ 4.2 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Seitzergasse 6, 1010 Wien
Bar Campari on Seitzergasse in the first district is the Campari Group's Italian aperitivo bar, the dark-marble room pouring Negronis and Spritzes.
Tip: Stop in for the 18:00 aperitivo hour before dinner in the first district.
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.
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.
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.
Tip: Sundowner-to-night crowd from 18:00; the terrace fills first on warm-weather Fridays and Saturdays.