Wiener Schnitzel is a signature dish of Austria; we have verified places to eat it in Vienna. A veal cutlet hammered paper-thin, dredged in flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in clarified butter until the breading lifts off the meat in a golden hood. Start with where to eat Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna.
Wiener Schnitzel · Vienna
A veal cutlet hammered paper-thin, dredged in flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs, then fried in clarified butter until the breading lifts off the meat in a golden hood.
The Wiener Schnitzel is documented in Viennese cookbooks from the late 19th century but is older as a court-cuisine technique; the breaded cutlet may have travelled from northern Italy in the cotoletta alla milanese tradition. The veal version is the Austrian protected name; the pork version (Schnitzel Wiener Art) is the cheaper everyday plate. Figlmueller on Wollzeile has hammered the dish since 1905, Lugeck and Meissl & Schadn cook the veal version, Plachutta the canonical veal at Wollzeile.
Where to eat in Vienna:
- Figlmueller Wollzeile
- Lugeck Figlmueller
- Meissl & Schadn
- Plachutta Wollzeile
- Skopik & Lohn
Where to eat Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna: the editor picks