5 late-night dives in Vienna, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Vienna nightlife.
Kleines Café ★ 4.2
innere-stadt · Franziskanerplatz 3, 1010 Wien
Kleines Café occupies a Hermann Czech 1970 interior on the Franziskanerplatz behind Stephansdom, with leather banquettes, marble partitions and a Schanigarten that holds a regular post-midnight crowd of locals and night owls.
Tip: Hot snacks after midnight; the back room is quieter. The terrace on Franziskanerplatz is the best summer seat in the inner city.
Strandbar Herrmann ★ 4.3
landstrasse · Herrmannpark, 1030 Wien
Strandbar Herrmann runs since 2005 on the Donaukanal next to the Urania, with 500 deck chairs, an actual sand floor, hammocks and a long bar that pours through the warm months until 02:00 most nights.
Tip: Opens April through September only; arrive by sunset on a hot evening or all the deck chairs are taken. Card and cash on the bar.
rhiz ★ 4.1
josefstadt · Lerchenfelder Gürtel Stadtbahnbögen 37-38, 1080 Wien
rhiz has run for over twenty years inside two Otto Wagner Stadtbahn arches on the Gürtel, programming a steady weekly run of advanced electronic, experimental rock and DJ sets in a smoke-stained bar room.
Tip: The outdoor seating opens in summer and works as a Gürtel pit stop. Cash; the U6 trains overhead change the room every two minutes.
Espresso ★ 4.0
neubau · Burggasse 57, 1070 Wien
Espresso has run on Burggasse in Neubau since 2004 in a 1960s shopfront with red leather banquettes, a neon sign and small plastic-topped tables, opening as a breakfast cafe and turning into a natural-wine bar after sundown.
Tip: Strong coffee daytime, natural wine and Italian bottles by night. Closed Sundays; the room is tight, so the bar is the seat.
Café Hawelka ★ 4.3
innere-stadt · Dorotheergasse 6, 1010 Wien
Café Hawelka opened in 1939 on Dorotheergasse and stayed in the family through three generations, with smoke-stained walls, ageing leather banquettes and a near-midnight closing time that still pulls writers, students and night-shift staff.
Tip: Order a Buchteln after 16:00 when the yeast buns come out of the oven; they sell out fast on weekends.