Cocktail barWine and cocktail bar€€€neubau
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.
Signature drink: French 75
Food: Snacks and charcuterie
Tip: Open Tue-Sat from 17:00; the terrace seats fill first on summer evenings.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€innere-stadt
Kleinod on Singerstrasse in Vienna's first district is the Falstaff-decorated American-bar room three minutes from Stephansplatz, the team behind the bar.
Signature drink: Mexican Negroni
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Open Mon-Sat from 15:30, Sun from 17:00; the back booths take reservations, the counter is first-come.
Cocktail barRooftop bar€€€neubau
Dachboden on top of 25hours Hotel on Lerchenfelder Strasse in Vienna's Neubau is the city's most-photographed rooftop bar, the terrace looking.
Signature drink: House gin and tonic
Food: Snacks and pizza
Tip: Sundowner-to-night crowd from 18:00; the terrace fills first on warm-weather Fridays and Saturdays.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€alsergrund
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.
Signature drink: Vienna Old Fashioned
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Booking essential at weekends; the upstairs Living Room runs a tighter, calmer carte than the main bar.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€innere-stadt
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.
Signature drink: Mini of the Week tasting
Food: Small bar bites
Tip: The Mini of the Week is poured without explanation; sip first, ask the bartender after you taste it.
Cocktail barAmerican bar€€€innere-stadt
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.
Signature drink: Classics by Robert Pavlovic
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Open daily until 04:00; the alcoves take pairs and threes, the chandelier room takes larger groups.