Traditional Viennese€€brigittenau
Gasthaus Kopp on Engerthstrasse in Brigittenau is a family-run Beisl since 1978, the room serving plate-overhanging Schnitzel at neighbourhood prices.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Beuschel, Backhendl
Order: Wiener Schnitzel with the warm potato salad, Beuschel for old-Vienna offal lovers.
Tip: Cash preferred; the lunch menu is the best-value plate in the district.
Viennese€€€alsergrund
Reznicek on Reznicekgasse in Alsergrund is Simon Schubert and Julian Lechner's modern Wirtshaus, swapping the card each season alongside a serious wine list.
Signature: Seasonal Austrian carte, Backhendl, Schmankerlpfanne
Order: Whatever roast is on the card; the wine list is deeper than most Beisl in the district.
Tip: Mid-week dinner is easier to book than weekends; closed Sundays.
Cafe€€innere-stadt
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.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Tafelspitz, Sachertorte
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.
Viennese€€leopoldstadt
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.
British gastropub€€landstrasse
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.
Viennese€€neubau
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.