Kolar is a viennese restaurant in Innere Stadt, 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.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Wiener Schnitzel, Goulash, Daily Mittagsmenue
Must 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.
Address: Kleeblattgasse 5, 1010 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.
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.
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.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Bohemian dumplings, Beef goulash
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.
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.
