25 casual dining worth the trip across Austria, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Austria guides.
Gasthaus Wolf ★ 4.8 · Vienna
wieden · Grosse Neugasse 20, 1040 Wien
Gasthaus Wolf on Grosse Neugasse in Vienna's Wieden cooks classical Beisl plates with a serious offal carte, a wood-panelled side-street room locals book.
Tip: Dinner only, Monday to Friday from 18:00; the room takes weekends off and books up two weeks ahead.
Gasthaus Zum Reznicek ★ 4.8 · Vienna
alsergrund · Reznicekgasse 10, 1090 Wien
Reznicek on Reznicekgasse in Alsergrund is Simon Schubert and Julian Lechner's modern Wirtshaus, swapping the card each season alongside a serious wine list.
Tip: Mid-week dinner is easier to book than weekends; closed Sundays.
Gasthaus Poeschl ★ 4.7 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Weihburggasse 17, 1010 Wien
Gasthaus Poeschl on Weihburggasse in Vienna's first district is a Hermann Czech-renovated Beisl turning out the canonical Viennese carte, with Wiener.
Tip: Open Monday to Saturday 12:00-23:00, kitchen to 22:00; book the back room for a quieter table.
Gasthaus Ubl ★ 4.7 · Vienna
wieden · Pressgasse 26, 1040 Wien
Gasthaus Ubl on Pressgasse in Vienna's Wieden has been a family-run Beisl for over fifty years, the green-tiled stove and wood-panelled rooms turning out.
Tip: Cash only; book by phone because the room is almost always full.
Figlmueller Baeckerstrasse ★ 4.7 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Baeckerstrasse 6, 1010 Wien
Figlmueller Baeckerstrasse in Vienna's first district runs the Figlmueller pork-Schnitzel carte across the cobbled square from the original Wollzeile room.
Tip: Open daily 11:30-23:30, kitchen to 22:00; the Schnitzel-plus-Beisl menu also runs a vegan Schnitzel option.
Schweizerhaus ★ 4.6 · Vienna
leopoldstadt · Strasse des Ersten Mai 116, 1020 Wien
Schweizerhaus in Vienna's Prater is the city's most famous beer garden, the Karlovary-style pork Stelze and unfiltered Budvar tap drawing crowds from March.
Tip: Open mid-March to 31 October only; the Stelze sells out by 21:00 on busy summer evenings.
Vollpension ★ 4.6 · Vienna
wieden · Schleifmuehlgasse 16, 1040 Wien
Vollpension on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Wieden hires Viennese grandmothers and grandfathers to bake the menu of Strudel, Torten and Mehlspeise.
Tip: The dining room fills fast on weekends; the Naschmarkt branch at Stand 343 takes the spillover.
Neni am Naschmarkt ★ 4.6 · Vienna
mariahilf · Naschmarkt 510, 1060 Wien
Neni am Naschmarkt at Stand 510 on Vienna's Naschmarkt has been Haya Molcho's flagship since 2009, cooking Israeli and Levantine plates upstairs.
Tip: Open Monday to Saturday from breakfast; Sundays the Naschmarkt stalls close but the cafe stays open until 21:00.
Plachutta Hietzing ★ 4.5 · Vienna
hietzing · Auhofstrasse 1, 1130 Wien
Plachutta Hietzing serves the family's canonical Tafelspitz across town in 1130 Hietzing, an opera-quiet 13th-district room that draws Schoenbrunn locals.
Tip: A quieter Tafelspitz alternative to Wollzeile, especially at lunch; the 1130 postcode makes parking easier too.
Labstelle Wien ★ 4.5 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Lugeck 6, 1010 Wien
Labstelle on Lugeck in Vienna's first district cooks a regional, seasonal carte under a vaulted brick ceiling, a quieter alternative to the schnitzel rooms.
Tip: The walled inner courtyard is the room's summer-evening seat; book ahead for Friday and Saturday.
Gasthaus Kopp ★ 4.5 · Vienna
brigittenau · Engerthstrasse 104, 1200 Wien
Gasthaus Kopp on Engerthstrasse in Brigittenau is a family-run Beisl since 1978, the room serving plate-overhanging Schnitzel at neighbourhood prices.
Tip: Cash preferred; the lunch menu is the best-value plate in the district.
Glacis Beisl ★ 4.4 · Vienna
neubau · Breite Gasse 4, 1070 Wien
Glacis Beisl inside the MuseumsQuartier on Breite Gasse in Vienna's Neubau cooks classical Viennese plates in a tucked-away bistro with a walnut-shaded.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to midnight, kitchen to 22:30; the walled garden under the old walnut trees is the room's best seat.
Cafe Anzengruber ★ 4.4 · Vienna
wieden · Schleifmuehlgasse 19, 1040 Wien
Cafe Anzengruber on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Freihausviertel has been in Croatian hands since 1949, serving Wiener Schnitzel and one of the city's most.
Tip: Sit in the Schanigarten in summer; the room turns into a football-screening crowd when the Croatian team plays.
Ulrich ★ 4.4 · Vienna
neubau · Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz 1, 1070 Wien
Ulrich on Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz in Vienna's Neubau cooks all-day plates and a serious weekend brunch, the leafy corner square one of the 7th district's best.
Tip: Open daily from 09:00; book a table on the leafy Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz terrace for weekend brunch.
Huth Gastwirtschaft ★ 4.3 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Schellinggasse 5, 1010 Wien
Huth Gastwirtschaft on Schellinggasse in Vienna's first district cooks Beisl classics in a sober wood-panelled room, the Huth family's quiet.
Tip: Open daily 11:30-23:30, kitchen to 22:30; book a back-room table for a calmer dinner.
Reinthaler's Beisl ★ 4.3 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Dorotheergasse 2-4, 1010 Wien
Reinthaler's on Dorotheergasse off Graben is an old-school Beisl with no closing day, the kitchen running 11:00-22:30 and the parlour bright with locals.
Tip: Open every day with no closing day; phone reservations preferred between 09:00 and 12:00.
Cafe Englaender ★ 4.3 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Postgasse 2, 1010 Wien
Cafe Englaender on Postgasse in the first district is a coffee-house-restaurant with 90 Falstaff points, the room a meeting place for the arts crowd.
Tip: The sister Cafe Englaender at Praterstern 9 in the 2nd district runs the same kitchen, easier to walk in on a busy weekend night.
Stuwer - Neues Wiener Beisl ★ 4.2 · Vienna
leopoldstadt · Stuwerstrasse 47, 1020 Wien
Stuwer on Stuwerstrasse in Leopoldstadt is a new-Vienna Beisl that mixes Backhendl and Schnitzel with grilled pulpo for the local Prater crowd.
Tip: The terrace tables face quiet Stuwerstrasse in summer; an easy walk from Praterstern.
Pfarrwirt ★ 4.2 · Vienna
doebling · Pfarrplatz 5, 1190 Wien
Pfarrwirt on Pfarrplatz in Heiligenstadt claims to be Vienna's oldest inn, the courtyard kitchen serving classic Austrian plates next to the village church.
Tip: Daily 12:00-24:00; the Schanigarten under the chestnut trees is the room's summer seat.
Am Nordpol 3 ★ 4.2 · Vienna
brigittenau · Nordpolstrasse 3, 1020 Wien
Am Nordpol 3 on Nordpolstrasse in Brigittenau is a Bohemian-Viennese gem near the Augarten, the painted dining room famous for its plate-sized Schnitzel.
Tip: A 15-minute walk from Schottenring U-Bahn; the bar room runs later than the dining room.
Tewa am Naschmarkt ★ 4.1 · Vienna
mariahilf · Naschmarkt 672, 1060 Wien
Tewa at Stand 672 on Vienna's Naschmarkt cooks organic vegetarian plates with a Levantine accent, named for the Hebrew word for nature, open since 2007.
Tip: The market stand opens earlier than the inside cafe; eat shakshuka outside on weekend mornings.
Salm Braeu ★ 4.1 · Vienna
landstrasse · Rennweg 8, 1030 Wien
Salm Braeu on Rennweg brews its own beer inside the Salesianer monastery vaults, the kitchen serving pork knuckle and Schnitzel with the house lager.
Tip: Open daily 11:00-23:00; the vaulted-cellar tables behind the kitchen feel furthest from the Belvedere foot traffic.
Schnitzelwirt ★ 4.1 · Vienna
neubau · Neubaugasse 52, 1070 Wien
Schnitzelwirt on Neubaugasse in Neubau is a green-tiled-stove old-school Schnitzel room, the portions famously twice the standard size at bargain prices.
Tip: Tue-Sat 10:45-21:30, closed Sun-Mon and holidays; the garden seats open in warm months.
Kolar ★ 4.0 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Kleeblattgasse 5, 1010 Wien
Kolar on Kleeblattgasse in the first district is a small Beisl that lands on every local Beisl shortlist, the back parlour and bar room each their own crowd.
Tip: The bar at the front is the locals' room; the dining bench at the back takes reservations.
Servitenwirt ★ 4.0 · Vienna
alsergrund · Servitengasse 7, 1090 Wien
Servitenwirt on Servitengasse in Alsergrund sits across from the Servitenkirche, the church-square terrace among Vienna's quietest summer Schanigartens.
Tip: The terrace under the church plane trees is the room's headline seat; come on a weekday lunch.