9 budget eating worth the trip across Austria, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Austria guides.
Bitzinger Wuerstelstand Albertina ★ 4.5 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Augustinerstrasse 1, 1010 Wien
Bitzinger on Augustinerstrasse in Vienna feeds the Opera and Albertina crowd for under EUR 8, the Kaesekrainer with sweet mustard and Semmel the city's most iconic cheap eat.
Tip: Add a Manner Schnitten from the counter for under EUR 2; cash and card accepted.
Trzesniewski ★ 4.5 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Dorotheergasse 1, 1010 Wien
Trzesniewski on Dorotheergasse in Vienna has run since 1902, the 21-Aufstrich open-faced sandwiches at around EUR 1.50 each the centre's cheapest sit-down snack with a Pfiff beer.
Tip: Order at least three; the egg-and-bacon Aufstrich is the regular's pick.
Der Wiener Deewan ★ 4.5 · Vienna
alsergrund · Liechtensteinstrasse 10, 1090 Wien
Der Wiener Deewan on Liechtensteinstrasse in Vienna's Alsergrund runs a pay-what-you-want Pakistani buffet, drinks charged separately, the city's loved student-budget room since 2005.
Tip: Pay what you want for food; drinks are charged. The buffet is replenished through 22:00.
Pizza Mari ★ 4.4 · Vienna
leopoldstadt · Leopoldsgasse 23A, 1020 Wien
Pizza Mari on Leopoldsgasse in Vienna's Leopoldstadt fires Neapolitan pizza for under EUR 11, the wood oven the 2nd district's most-defended cheap pizza counter since 2011.
Tip: No reservations; the kitchen runs lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday, with the dinner queue picking up from 18:00.
Habibi & Hawara Landstrasse ★ 4.3 · Vienna
landstrasse · Kundmanngasse 21-27, 1030 Wien
Habibi & Hawara on Kundmanngasse in Vienna's 3rd district is a social-enterprise kitchen run with refugee chefs, the falafel sandwich plus a small mezze plate the cheapest serious vegan lunch on the Landstrasse side of town.
Tip: Takeaway counter at the side runs faster than the sit-down room at lunchtime; the inner-city Wipplingerstrasse flagship closed in 2023.
Schweizerhaus ★ 4.3 · Vienna
leopoldstadt · Strasse des Ersten Mai 116, 1020 Wien
Schweizerhaus in Vienna's Prater serves half a Stelze with sauerkraut for around EUR 14, the cheapest serious pork-knuckle plate in town when the chestnut-tree garden opens mid-March to October.
Tip: Order a small Krug of Budvar to start; the kitchen runs out of Stelze by 21:00 on busy summer nights.
Vollpension Strudel and coffee ★ 4.3 · Vienna
wieden · Schleifmuehlgasse 16, 1040 Wien
Vollpension on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Wieden bakes Apfelstrudel under EUR 6 a slice, the grandmother-baker social-enterprise cafe a budget alternative to the marble Konditoreien.
Tip: Slice and Melange for under EUR 9; the Schanigarten on the corner opens from April.
Kent Restaurant ★ 4.2 · Vienna
ottakring · Brunnengasse 67, 1160 Wien
Kent Restaurant on Brunnengasse in Vienna's 16th district plates a serious Doener for under EUR 10, the Turkish-Viennese borough's canonical halal kebab counter open until 02:00 daily.
Tip: Order the Iskender for under EUR 12; the lamb skewers are the local-order alternative to the Doener wrap.
Naschmarkt Deli breakfast ★ 4.2 · Vienna
mariahilf · Naschmarkt 421-436, 1060 Wien
Naschmarkt Deli in Vienna runs an all-day breakfast carte for under EUR 13, the shakshuka and sabich the Levantine-leaning brunch the cheap-eats option on the Naschmarkt.
Tip: Open daily; the breakfast carte runs all day, useful for jet-lag arrivals from outside the EU.