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CafeJosefstadt
POC People on Caffeine on Schloesselgasse in Vienna's Josefstadt is a tiny specialty-coffee shop in a deconsecrated funeral parlour of a 1727 chapel.
Why locals goTiny specialty-coffee shop in a deconsecrated funeral parlour of the Dreifaltigkeitskirche, easy to walk past without noticing on a quiet Josefstadt side street.
TipLook for the chapel windows above the doorway; closed Sundays and Mondays.
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VienneseBrigittenau
Am Nordpol 3 is a viennese room in Brigittenau. A 15-minute walk from Schottenring U-Bahn; come for the Schnitzel and the painted-art walls.
Why locals goBohemian-Viennese tavern in 20th-district Brigittenau on the far side of Augarten, well off the tourist Schnitzel-room circuit but a daily-locals fixture.
TipA 15-minute walk from Schottenring U-Bahn; come for the Schnitzel and the painted-art walls.
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VienneseWieden
Gasthaus Wolf is tucked on a wieden side street with no signage from the main artery, locals book and tourists rarely find this serious-offal beisl in 1040.
Why locals goTucked on a Wieden side street with no signage from the main artery, locals book and tourists rarely find this serious-offal Beisl in 1040.
TipDinner only, Monday to Friday from 18:00; the Beuschel and offal carte is the regulars' default order.
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VienneseAlsergrund
Pramerl & the Wolf on Pramergasse in Vienna's 9th is Wolfgang Zankl-Sertl's 24-cover Michelin-star dining room in a corner cafe space, Wed to Sat evenings.
Why locals goWolfgang Zankl-Sertl's 24-cover Michelin-star dining room sits in a corner cafe space, unknown to most Innere Stadt visitors who never cross into the 9th.
TipOpen Wednesday to Saturday evenings only; weeknights are easier to book than Saturdays.
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VienneseWieden
Cafe Anzengruber is a viennese room in Wieden. The Goulash with bread dumpling is the kitchen's signature; the Schanigarten opens from April.
Why locals goThe Croatian-Viennese Beisl in the 4th-district Freihausviertel turns out one of the city's most-defended Goulash plates with zero tourist traffic.
TipThe Goulash with bread dumpling is the kitchen's signature; the Schanigarten opens from April.
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VienneseInnere Stadt
Huth Gastwirtschaft on Schellinggasse in Vienna's Innere Stadt is a wooden Beisl five minutes from Stephansdom, regulars booking for daily Tafelspitz.
Why locals goWooden Beisl on a sleepy Innere Stadt side street five minutes from Stephansdom, the regulars book by phone and the foot traffic outside stays at zero.
TipThe Tafelspitz runs daily; book the back room for the calmest dinner.