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CafeWieden
Vollpension on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Wieden hires Viennese grandmothers and grandfathers to bake the menu of Strudel, Torten and Mehlspeise.
OrderApfelstrudel with vanilla sauce, made that morning by one of the resident grandmothers.
TipThe dining room fills fast on weekends; the Naschmarkt branch at Stand 343 takes the spillover.
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Israeli-mediterraneanMariahilf
Neni am Naschmarkt at Stand 510 on Vienna's Naschmarkt has been Haya Molcho's flagship since 2009, cooking Israeli and Levantine plates upstairs.
OrderSabich, fried aubergine with egg and hummus; weekend brunch leans on shakshuka.
TipOpen Monday to Saturday from breakfast; Sundays the Naschmarkt stalls close but the cafe stays open until 21:00.
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VegetarianMariahilf
Tewa at Stand 672 on Vienna's Naschmarkt cooks organic vegetarian plates with a Levantine accent, named for the Hebrew word for nature, open since 2007.
OrderThe hummus plate with warm pita; vegan options run the length of the carte.
TipThe market stand opens earlier than the inside cafe; eat shakshuka outside on weekend mornings.
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Modern EuropeanNeubau
Ulrich on Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz in Vienna's Neubau cooks all-day plates and a serious weekend brunch, the leafy corner square one of the 7th district's best.
OrderThe weekend brunch board with house granola, eggs and the Spittelberg sourdough.
TipOpen daily from 09:00; book a table on the leafy Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz terrace for weekend brunch.
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VienneseInnere Stadt
Huth Gastwirtschaft on Schellinggasse in Vienna's first district cooks Beisl classics in a sober wood-panelled room, the Huth family's quiet.
OrderTafelspitz with apple horseradish; the kitchen runs it daily.
TipOpen daily 11:30-23:30, kitchen to 22:30; book a back-room table for a calmer dinner.
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VienneseHietzing
Plachutta Hietzing serves the family's canonical Tafelspitz across town in 1130 Hietzing, an opera-quiet 13th-district room that draws Schoenbrunn locals.
OrderTafelspitz with the full set of sides; the cut of the day is the recommended order.
TipA quieter Tafelspitz alternative to Wollzeile, especially at lunch; the 1130 postcode makes parking easier too.