Roberto American Bar on Bauernmarkt in Vienna's first district is the city's neon-pink-lit shrine to classics-with-a-tweak, the small mahogany room a five-minute walk from Stephansdom.
Food program: Bar snacks
Tip: Cash and card; the Negroni list runs seven variations from house to mezcal.
Address: Bauernmarkt 11-13, 1010 Wien, Vienna
Loos American Bar on Kaerntner Durchgang in Vienna is Adolf Loos's 1908 modernist masterpiece, the 27-square-metre marble-and-mahogany room one of the city's most-photographed bar interiors.
Signature drink: De Rigueur
Food: No food
Tip: 27 square metres of marble and brass; the bar fills by 22:00 most nights. The De Rigueur is the regulars' order.
Kruger's American Bar on Krugerstrasse in Vienna has poured since the 1920s, the original 1920s and 1930s leather furniture from Paris the canonical old-Vienna bar room.
Signature drink: Old Fashioned
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Open until 04:00 Thursday to Saturday; the upstairs bar takes the late-night cigar crowd.
Dachboden on top of 25hours Hotel on Lerchenfelder Strasse in Vienna's Neubau is the city's most-photographed rooftop bar, the terrace looking over to the MuseumsQuartier and the city skyline.
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.
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 fixture of Vienna cocktail rankings.
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.
Loos American Bar on Kaerntner Durchgang in Vienna is Adolf Loos's 1908 modernist masterpiece, the 27-square-metre marble-and-mahogany room one of the city's most-photographed bar interiors.
Signature drink: De Rigueur
Food: No food
Tip: 27 square metres of marble and brass; the bar fills by 22:00 most nights. The De Rigueur is the regulars' order.
Kruger's American Bar on Krugerstrasse in Vienna has poured since the 1920s, the original 1920s and 1930s leather furniture from Paris the canonical old-Vienna bar room.
Signature drink: Old Fashioned
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Open until 04:00 Thursday to Saturday; the upstairs bar takes the late-night cigar crowd.
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 to your taste with no menu.
Signature drink: Bespoke cocktail
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Ring the bell at door number 7; the bar opens Monday to Friday evenings and turns away walk-ins past midnight.
Botanical Garden on Kolingasse in Vienna's Alsergrund is a basement speakeasy under Cafe Stein, the dark nautical room entered through a black door inside the cafe upstairs.
Signature drink: Botanical Garden
Food: No food
Tip: Cash only; ring the doorbell on the side or enter through Cafe Stein's black door.
