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.
Must 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.
Address: Coburgbastei 4, 1010 Wien, Vienna
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.
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.
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.
