Viennese€€wieden
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 love it: The Croatian-Viennese Beisl in the 4th-district Freihausviertel turns out one of the city's most-defended Goulash plates with zero tourist traffic.
Tip: The Goulash with bread dumpling is the kitchen's signature; the Schanigarten opens from April.
Viennese€€innere-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 love it: Wooden 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.
Tip: The Tafelspitz runs daily; book the back room for the calmest dinner.
Viennese€€doebling
Heuriger Sirbu is high on the nußberg above the danube with the best vienna-from-above terrace, the heuriger is unmarked from the main grinzing tourist trail.
Why locals love it: High on the Nußberg above the Danube with the best Vienna-from-above terrace, the Heuriger is unmarked from the main Grinzing tourist trail.
Tip: Seasonal: open mid-March to mid-October only; bus 38A from Heiligenstadt drops you at the foot of the hill.
Cafe€€leopoldstadt
Balthasar Kaffee Bar is a cafe room in Leopoldstadt. The cortado is the room's signature pour; the kitchen does a serious avocado toast for breakfast.
Why locals love it: Award-winning specialty coffee bar on the 2nd district's main artery that the Innere Stadt crowd has not yet discovered for proper espresso.
Tip: The cortado is the room's signature pour; the kitchen does a serious avocado toast for breakfast.
Cafe€€neubau
Cafe Comet is a cafe room in Neubau. The five-to-ten single-origin lineup changes daily; bring a notebook and stay through the morning brew bar.
Why locals love it: Tiny Fuerth Kaffee tasting room on a quiet stretch of Kirchengasse, the room seats a handful and most Mariahilfer Strasse traffic walks straight past the corner.
Tip: The five-to-ten single-origin lineup changes daily; bring a notebook and stay through the morning brew bar.
Wine bar€€leopoldstadt
Vinifero Weinbar (Wine bar) in Vienna: Open evenings only Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00; the Thursday weekly tasting is the room's most-booked seat.
Why locals love it: Tiny natural-wine bar tucked on the Karmeliterplatz courtyard side of the 2nd district, most foot traffic walks past on Taborstrasse without noticing.
Tip: Open evenings only Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00; the Thursday weekly tasting is the room's most-booked seat.