Tasting menus, Michelin stars and the chefs redefining Vienna.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Vienna.
Heinz Reitbauer's Steirereck took its third Michelin star in 2025, cooking Styrian terroir from the family farm in Pogusch inside a mirrored glass pavilion in Stadtpark.
Order: The full evening tasting; the wax-roast char from Reitbauer's own water is the canonical course.
Tip: The ground-floor Meierei in Stadtpark serves the same kitchen's breakfast and a 180-cheese trolley without the wait list.
Juan Amador's three-star room sits in a converted Heuriger building on Grinzinger Strasse in Vienna, cooking a tasting that swings between Spanish technique and Austrian product.
Order: The full chef tasting; the wine pairing leans on a deep Austrian and Spanish list.
Tip: Dinner only, Wednesday to Saturday; the kitchen calls last orders at 20:00 so book the early seating.
Konstantin Filippou holds two Michelin stars on Dominikanerbastei in Vienna, cooking a tight tasting menu that crosses Austrian product with Greek and Mediterranean accents.
Order: The full chef tasting; book the counter seats to watch the pass.
Tip: The sibling O boufes on the same block runs the same kitchen's small plates with no booking lead time.
Mraz und Sohn holds two Michelin stars in a family-run room on Wallensteinstrasse in Vienna's Brigittenau, cooking a long modern Austrian tasting under the Mraz brothers.
Order: The full evening tasting; dinner only, no a la carte.
Tip: Dinner Monday to Friday only; the room takes weekends off entirely.
Silvio Nickol cooks two Michelin stars inside Palais Coburg on Coburgbastei in Vienna, with one of the world's deepest cellars (around 60,000 bottles) pairing each tasting.
Order: The chef tasting with the wine pairing; the cellar is the room's headline.
Tip: Palais Coburg is a private guest house; spontaneous walk-in is not possible, reserve via the form.
Paul Ivic's Tian on Himmelpfortgasse in Vienna holds a Michelin star and a Green Michelin Star for vegetarian fine dining, the first vegetable-only room to be starred in Austria.
Order: The full vegetarian tasting; book the counter to watch the pass.
Tip: The Tian Bistro on Schrankgasse runs the same kitchen's everyday plates at half the price.
Wolfgang Zankl-Sertl's Pramerl & the Wolf on Pramergasse in Vienna's Alsergrund holds a Michelin star for a tight, six-course Austrian tasting served in a 24-seat room.
Order: The full chef tasting; the kitchen runs one menu only.
Tip: The room only seats around two dozen; weeknights are easier to book than Saturdays.
Aend on Mollardgasse in Vienna's Mariahilf holds a Michelin star for chef Fabian Guenzel's contemporary Austrian tasting, served in a small, low-key 6th-district dining room.
Order: The full chef tasting; a la carte is not offered.
Tip: Open Monday evening then lunch and dinner Tuesday to Friday; the kitchen closes Saturday and Sunday and takes a long August break.
Edvard inside Palais Hansen Kempinski on Schottenring in Vienna holds a Michelin star for the kitchen's refined contemporary tasting, named for the painter Edvard Munch whose works hang on the walls.
Order: The full evening tasting; book the alcove seats by the window.
Tip: Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday; the kitchen closes for a few weeks in summer.
Glasswing inside The Amauris hotel on Kaerntner Ring in Vienna holds a Michelin star for chef Alexandru Simon's modern French-Austrian tasting, a striking glass-and-brass room across from the State Opera.
Order: The full chef tasting; the cellar weight is on Austrian growers.
Tip: The hotel's adjacent Glasswing Bar & Bistro pours from the same cellar without the booking lead-time.
Esszimmer - Everybody's Darling on Tuchlauben in Vienna's first district holds a Michelin star for chef Alexander Kumptner's modern set menu with Italian and Asian accents, hidden behind a curtain off the Tagesbar.
Order: The full chef tasting; pre-order the vegetarian version if needed.
Tip: The street-side Tagesbar runs cocktails and snacks without the dining-room booking lead time.
Z'SOM on Gusshausstrasse in Vienna's 4th district holds a Michelin star for chef Diego Briones's contemporary tasting menu rooted in his Chilean upbringing, served in a low-key 30-cover Wieden room.
Order: One of the 4, 6 or 7-course degustation menus; a la carte is Wednesday and Thursday only.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday from 18:00; the kitchen takes last orders early, around 19:30.
Peak food season in Vienna is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Vienna rewards trust.