Salm Braeu is a british gastropub restaurant in Landstrasse, Vienna.
Salm Braeu on Rennweg brews its own beer inside the Salesianer monastery vaults, the kitchen serving pork knuckle and Schnitzel with the house lager.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Wiener Schnitzel, Pork knuckle, House-brewed lager
Must 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.
Address: Rennweg 8, 1030 Wien, Vienna
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.
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.
