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BreweryLandstrasse
Salm Braeu on Rennweg brews its own beer inside the Salesianer monastery vaults, the kitchen serving pork knuckle and Schnitzel with the house lager.
OrderSchweinshaxe with house Helles lager; the New England Pale Ale rotates seasonally.
TipOpen daily 11:00-23:00; the vaulted-cellar tables behind the kitchen feel furthest from the Belvedere foot traffic.
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VienneseNeubau
Schnitzelwirt on Neubaugasse in Neubau is a green-tiled-stove old-school Schnitzel room, the portions famously twice the standard size at bargain prices.
OrderThe classic Wiener Schnitzel or the filled Don Carlos with ham, mushrooms and peppers.
TipTue-Sat 10:45-21:30, closed Sun-Mon and holidays; the garden seats open in warm months.
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VienneseInnere Stadt
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.
OrderThe Wiener Schnitzel and a house Spritzer; the lunch menu is the daily-value play.
TipThe bar at the front is the locals' room; the dining bench at the back takes reservations.
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Traditional VienneseDoebling
Pfarrwirt on Pfarrplatz in Heiligenstadt claims to be Vienna's oldest inn, the courtyard kitchen serving classic Austrian plates next to the village church.
OrderTafelspitz with apple-horseradish and creamed spinach, or the seasonal game card in autumn.
TipDaily 12:00-24:00; the Schanigarten under the chestnut trees is the room's summer seat.
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Traditional VienneseAlsergrund
Servitenwirt on Servitengasse in Alsergrund sits across from the Servitenkirche, the church-square terrace among Vienna's quietest summer Schanigartens.
OrderWiener Schnitzel with cucumber salad, then a Topfenstrudel for dessert.
TipThe terrace under the church plane trees is the room's headline seat; come on a weekday lunch.
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VienneseBrigittenau
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.
OrderWiener Schnitzel with bread dumplings and warm cabbage salad.
TipA 15-minute walk from Schottenring U-Bahn; the bar room runs later than the dining room.