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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Doubek in Josefstadt cooks the entire tasting over fire, no gas or induction, the kitchen built with four flame stations and a custom wood-fired oven.
Apron inside Hotel Am Konzerthaus on Am Heumarkt holds a Michelin star for set menus built on regional Austrian product and unexpected technique.
Addiert on Franz-Josefs-Kai is Jaeho Jung and Jungyun Kim's one-star Korean chef's table, ten seats around an open kitchen plating layered ferment courses.
Jola on Salzgries is Jonathan Wittenbrink and Larissa Andres's small all-vegan room, holding one Michelin star and a Green Star in the 2026 guide.
Editor picks in Vienna include Steirereck im Stadtpark, Restaurant Amador, Konstantin Filippou, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.