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Cocktail barCocktail barInnere Stadt
Kruger's American Bar on Krugerstrasse in Vienna has poured since the 1920s, the original 1920s and 1930s leather furniture from Paris the canonical.
DrinkOld Fashioned
FoodBar snacks
TipOpen until 04:00 Thursday to Saturday; the upstairs bar takes the late-night cigar crowd.
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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.