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Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail barJosefstadt
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.
DrinkBespoke cocktail
FoodBar snacks
TipRing the bell at door number 7; the bar opens Monday to Friday evenings and turns away walk-ins past midnight.
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Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail barAlsergrund
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.
DrinkMonkey 47 gin highball
FoodNo food
TipNo exterior signage; open Wed-Thu 19:00 to midnight, Fri-Sat to 02:00, closed Sun-Tue.
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Cocktail barCocktail barMariahilf
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.
DrinkNegroni variation
FoodBar snacks
TipMon-Sat from 16:00, closed Sundays; phone +43 1 9132132 for booth reservations.
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Cocktail barCocktail barMariahilf
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.
DrinkClassic Manhattan
FoodBar snacks
TipOpen Tue-Sat from 19:00; the regulars order from the original 1990s carte, not the seasonal supplement.
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Cocktail barCafe-barLeopoldstadt
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.
DrinkEspresso martini
FoodSnacks and toasts
TipThe espresso martini is the bar's signature; aperitivo hour from 17:00 brings the post-work crowd.
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Cocktail barWine and cocktail barNeubau
Le Troquet on Kirchengasse in Vienna's Neubau is a small French wine and cocktail bar by the Spittelberg quarter, pouring until 4am most nights.
DrinkFrench 75
FoodSnacks and charcuterie
TipOpen Mon-Sat from 17:00 until around 4:00, closed Sunday; croque monsieur and charcuterie run late.