Am Nordpol 3 is a viennese restaurant in Brigittenau, Vienna.
Am Nordpol 3 on Nordpolstrasse in Brigittenau is a Bohemian-Viennese gem near the Augarten, the painted dining room famous for its plate-sized Schnitzel.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Wiener Schnitzel, Bohemian dumplings, Beef goulash
Must order: Wiener Schnitzel with bread dumplings and warm cabbage salad.
Tip: A 15-minute walk from Schottenring U-Bahn; the bar room runs later than the dining room.
Address: Nordpolstrasse 3, 1020 Wien, Vienna
Gasthaus Poeschl on Weihburggasse in Vienna's first district is a Hermann Czech-renovated Beisl turning out the canonical Viennese carte, with Wiener.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Backhendlsalat
Order: Wiener Schnitzel; the Backhendlsalat is the lunch alternative.
Tip: Open Monday to Saturday 12:00-23:00, kitchen to 22:00; book the back room for a quieter table.
Gasthaus Wolf on Grosse Neugasse in Vienna's Wieden cooks classical Beisl plates with a serious offal carte, a wood-panelled side-street room locals book.
Signature: Offal, Beuschel, Wiener Schnitzel
Order: Beuschel; the kitchen's offal handling is what brings the regulars back.
Tip: Dinner only, Monday to Friday from 18:00; the room takes weekends off and books up two weeks ahead.
Gasthaus Ubl on Pressgasse in Vienna's Wieden has been a family-run Beisl for over fifty years, the green-tiled stove and wood-panelled rooms turning out.
Signature: Zwiebelrostbraten, Schinkenfleckerl, Tafelspitz
Order: Zwiebelrostbraten with crisp onions; the kitchen's most-ordered plate.
Tip: Cash only; book by phone because the room is almost always full.
Glacis Beisl inside the MuseumsQuartier on Breite Gasse in Vienna's Neubau cooks classical Viennese plates in a tucked-away bistro with a walnut-shaded.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Tafelspitz
Order: Wiener Schnitzel from the lunchtime carte, with a Pfiff of Gemischter Satz.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to midnight, kitchen to 22:30; the walled garden under the old walnut trees is the room's best seat.
Figlmueller Baeckerstrasse in Vienna's first district runs the Figlmueller pork-Schnitzel carte across the cobbled square from the original Wollzeile room.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Kaiserschmarrn
Order: The Original Figlmueller Schnitzel; one plate-overhanging cutlet feeds two.
Tip: Open daily 11:30-23:30, kitchen to 22:00; the Schnitzel-plus-Beisl menu also runs a vegan Schnitzel option.
Cafe Anzengruber on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Freihausviertel has been in Croatian hands since 1949, serving Wiener Schnitzel and one of the city's most.
Signature: Goulash, Wiener Schnitzel
Order: Goulash with bread dumpling; the kitchen's signature.
Tip: Sit in the Schanigarten in summer; the room turns into a football-screening crowd when the Croatian team plays.
