Cafe Hawelka is a cafe late-night spot in Innere Stadt, Vienna.
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.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Be in the parlour by 22:00 for the Buchteln service; the room fills with the city's old guard.
Address: Dorotheergasse 6, 1010 Wien, Vienna
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 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.
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.
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.
