Where to eat in Vienna after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Vienna after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Bitzinger on Augustinerstrasse in Vienna is the city's late-night Wuerstelstand of choice, open 08:00-04:00 daily and the Opera-and-Albertina post-show.
Try: Kaesekrainer
Tip: Order the Kaesekrainer with sweet mustard; the side bench takes a small standing crowd.
Wuerstelstand LEO on Doeblinger Guertel in Vienna's 19th district is the city's oldest Wuerstelstand, open until 04:00 daily, the Cobenzl-residents'.
Try: Big Mama Kaesekrainer
Tip: The Big Mama Kaesekrainer is double the standard size; one is plenty for two appetites.
Wuerstelstand am Hohen Markt in Vienna's first district sits under the Anker Clock and runs 07:00-04:00 daily, the bar-crawl regulars' late-night.
Try: Kaesekrainer
Tip: The blistered-casing Kaesekrainer is the counter's most-ordered after midnight.
Kent Restaurant on Brunnengasse in Vienna's 16th district runs until 02:00 daily, the city's longest-running halal Doener counter the after-midnight.
Try: Doener Kebab
Tip: The Iskender is the late-night locals' order; the grilled-lamb skewers are the kitchen's seasonal switch.
Skopik & Lohn on Leopoldsgasse in Vienna's Leopoldstadt runs the dining room and bar until 01:00 Monday to Saturday, the late-night Schnitzel a 2nd-district.
Try: Wiener Schnitzel
Tip: The bar at the front runs later than the kitchen behind; the cocktail carte continues to the door.
Kruger's American Bar on Krugerstrasse in Vienna runs until 04:00 Thursday to Saturday, the original 1920s leather furniture from Paris the late-night.
Try: Bar snacks
Tip: The upstairs cigar room takes the late-night smokers; the bar carte runs the full night.
Pub Klemo on Margaretenstrasse in Vienna's 5th district pours wine until 02:00 Monday to Saturday, the kitchen running homemade pasta and small plates.
Try: Homemade pasta
Tip: Closed Sunday; the next-door retail shop is the bottle order for the after-party.
Cafe Anzengruber on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Freihausviertel keeps the kitchen open until midnight Monday to Saturday, the Croatian-Viennese Goulash.
Try: Goulash and Wiener Schnitzel
Tip: The Schanigarten on the corner opens from April; the room turns into a football crowd on big-match nights.
Cafe Hawelka on Dorotheergasse runs every night until midnight on weekdays and 01:00 on weekends, the famous 22:00 warm-Buchteln service the late fixture.
Try: Buchteln with vanilla sauce
Tip: Be in the parlour by 22:00 for the Buchteln service; the room fills with the city's old guard.
Cafe Drechsler on Linke Wienzeile by the Naschmarkt runs to midnight every day, the kitchen serving late bar plates next to the signature Drechsler-Spritz.
Try: Drechsler-Spritz and late bar plates
Tip: The room peaks after 22:00 on weekends with Naschmarkt-spillover crowds; the kitchen closes 30 minutes before service ends.