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VienneseWiedenUntil 00:00 Mon-Sat
Cafe Anzengruber on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Freihausviertel keeps the kitchen open until midnight Monday to Saturday, the Croatian-Viennese Goulash.
TryGoulash and Wiener Schnitzel
TipThe Schanigarten on the corner opens from April; the room turns into a football crowd on big-match nights.
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CafeInnere StadtUntil 00:00 Mon-Thu, 01:00 Fri-Sat
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.
TryBuchteln with vanilla sauce
TipBe in the parlour by 22:00 for the Buchteln service; the room fills with the city's old guard.
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CafeMariahilfUntil 00:00 Mon-Sat, Sun 09:00-00:00
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.
TryDrechsler-Spritz and late bar plates
TipThe room peaks after 22:00 on weekends with Naschmarkt-spillover crowds; the kitchen closes 30 minutes before service ends.
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Street foodInnere StadtUntil 04:00 daily
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.
TryKaesekrainer
TipOrder the Kaesekrainer with sweet mustard; the side bench takes a small standing crowd.
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Street foodDoeblingUntil 04:00 daily
Wuerstelstand LEO on Doeblinger Guertel in Vienna's 19th district is the city's oldest Wuerstelstand, open until 04:00 daily, the Cobenzl-residents'.
TryBig Mama Kaesekrainer
TipThe Big Mama Kaesekrainer is double the standard size; one is plenty for two appetites.
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Street foodInnere StadtUntil 04:00 daily
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.
TryKaesekrainer
TipThe blistered-casing Kaesekrainer is the counter's most-ordered after midnight.