Cafe Englaender is a cafe restaurant in Innere Stadt, Vienna.
Cafe Englaender on Postgasse in the first district is a coffee-house-restaurant with 90 Falstaff points, the room a meeting place for the arts crowd.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Wiener Schnitzel, Tafelspitz, Sachertorte
Must order: Wiener Schnitzel for the classics-leaning card; the daily Mittagsmenue is the value play.
Tip: The sister Cafe Englaender at Praterstern 9 in the 2nd district runs the same kitchen, easier to walk in on a busy weekend night.
Address: Postgasse 2, 1010 Wien, Vienna
Kolar on Kleeblattgasse in the first district is a small Beisl that lands on every local Beisl shortlist, the back parlour and bar room each their own crowd.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Goulash, Daily Mittagsmenue
Order: The Wiener Schnitzel and a house Spritzer; the lunch menu is the daily-value play.
Tip: The bar at the front is the locals' room; the dining bench at the back takes reservations.
Stuwer on Stuwerstrasse in Leopoldstadt is a new-Vienna Beisl that mixes Backhendl and Schnitzel with grilled pulpo for the local Prater crowd.
Signature: Backhendl, Zucchini Cannelloni, Topfenknoedel
Order: The Backhendl for traditionalists; the grilled pulpo for the modern card.
Tip: The terrace tables face quiet Stuwerstrasse in summer; an easy walk from Praterstern.
Salm Braeu on Rennweg brews its own beer inside the Salesianer monastery vaults, the kitchen serving pork knuckle and Schnitzel with the house lager.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Pork knuckle, House-brewed lager
Order: Schweinshaxe with house Helles lager; the New England Pale Ale rotates seasonally.
Tip: Open daily 11:00-23:00; the vaulted-cellar tables behind the kitchen feel furthest from the Belvedere foot traffic.
Schnitzelwirt on Neubaugasse in Neubau is a green-tiled-stove old-school Schnitzel room, the portions famously twice the standard size at bargain prices.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Cordon Bleu, Don Carlos schnitzel
Order: The classic Wiener Schnitzel or the filled Don Carlos with ham, mushrooms and peppers.
Tip: Tue-Sat 10:45-21:30, closed Sun-Mon and holidays; the garden seats open in warm months.
Kolar on Kleeblattgasse in the first district is a small Beisl that lands on every local Beisl shortlist, the back parlour and bar room each their own crowd.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Goulash, Daily Mittagsmenue
Order: The Wiener Schnitzel and a house Spritzer; the lunch menu is the daily-value play.
Tip: The bar at the front is the locals' room; the dining bench at the back takes reservations.
Pfarrwirt on Pfarrplatz in Heiligenstadt claims to be Vienna's oldest inn, the courtyard kitchen serving classic Austrian plates next to the village church.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Tafelspitz, Game in season
Order: Tafelspitz with apple-horseradish and creamed spinach, or the seasonal game card in autumn.
Tip: Daily 12:00-24:00; the Schanigarten under the chestnut trees is the room's summer seat.
Servitenwirt on Servitengasse in Alsergrund sits across from the Servitenkirche, the church-square terrace among Vienna's quietest summer Schanigartens.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Goulash, Backhendl
Order: Wiener Schnitzel with cucumber salad, then a Topfenstrudel for dessert.
Tip: The terrace under the church plane trees is the room's headline seat; come on a weekday lunch.
