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.
Must 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.
Address: Schottenring 24, 1010 Wien, Vienna
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.
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.
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.
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.
