Trzesniewski is a viennese budget eat in Innere Stadt, Vienna.
Trzesniewski on Dorotheergasse in Vienna has run since 1902, the 21-Aufstrich open-faced sandwiches at around €1.50 each the centre's cheapest sit-down snack.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Order at least three; the egg-and-bacon Aufstrich is the regular's pick.
Address: Dorotheergasse 1, 1010 Wien, Vienna
Der Wiener Deewan on Liechtensteinstrasse in Vienna's Alsergrund runs a pay-what-you-want Pakistani buffet, drinks charged separately, the city's loved.
Try: Pay-what-you-want Pakistani buffet
Tip: Pay what you want for food; drinks are charged. The buffet is replenished through 22:00.
Kent Restaurant on Brunnengasse in Vienna's 16th district plates a serious Doener for under €10, the Turkish-Viennese borough's canonical halal kebab counter.
Try: Doener Kebab
Tip: Order the Iskender for under €12; the lamb skewers are the local-order alternative to the Doener wrap.
Habibi & Hawara on Kundmanngasse in Vienna's 3rd district is a social-enterprise kitchen run with refugee chefs, the falafel sandwich plus a small mezze.
Try: Falafel sandwich with hummus
Tip: Takeaway counter at the side runs faster than the sit-down room at lunchtime; the inner-city Wipplingerstrasse flagship closed in 2023.
Pizza Mari on Leopoldsgasse in Vienna's Leopoldstadt fires Neapolitan pizza for under €11, the wood oven the 2nd district's most-defended cheap pizza counter.
Try: Marinara pizza
Tip: No reservations; the kitchen runs lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday, with the dinner queue picking up from 18:00.
Schweizerhaus in Vienna's Prater serves half a Stelze with sauerkraut for around €14, the cheapest serious pork-knuckle plate in town when the chestnut-tree.
Try: Half Stelze with sauerkraut
Tip: Order a small Krug of Budvar to start; the kitchen runs out of Stelze by 21:00 on busy summer nights.
Vollpension on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Wieden bakes Apfelstrudel under €6 a slice, the grandmother-baker social-enterprise cafe a budget alternative.
Try: Apfelstrudel and Melange
Tip: Slice and Melange for under €9; the Schanigarten on the corner opens from April.
