Der Dachboden ★ 4.4
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NeubauDaily 15:00-01:00
Der Dachboden sits on the eighth floor of the 25hours Hotel above the MuseumsQuartier, with a long timber deck looking across the Hofburg, the Burgtheater and the Volkstheater rooftops, and a list of well-priced local cocktails.
TipLift access from the hotel lobby on Lerchenfelder Strasse. Sunset queues build from 19:00; weeknight afternoons are calm.
Das Loft ★ 4.5
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LeopoldstadtMon-Thu 16:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00, Sun 17:00-01:00
Das Loft runs on the 18th floor of the SO Vienna hotel on the Donaukanal across from the Urania, with a Jorrit Tornquist multicoloured glass ceiling and a 360 view that takes in the Stephansdom spires, the canal and the Prater.
TipNo reservation needed at the bar; tables fill on Friday and Saturday. The rooftop is glass-enclosed, so winter visits still work.
Atmosphere Rooftop Bar ★ 4.3
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Innere StadtDaily 17:00-01:00, seasonal mid-April to late summer
Atmosphere sits on the eighth floor of the Ritz-Carlton on the Ringstrasse, opening seasonally from mid-April with a California Soul concept, sundowner cocktails and a view across the Stadtpark to the Belvedere.
TipOpen weather permitting from mid-April to late summer; reservations recommended for the prime terrace seats on warm evenings.
Tür 7 ★ 4.7
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JosefstadtMon-Sat 19:00-02:00, closed Sun
Tür 7 hides behind a plain Josefstadt door marked only with a brass 7, with a 35-seat parlour room, no printed menu, and bartenders building bespoke cocktails to each guest in turn.
TipRing the bell and wait; if full nobody enters. Reserve by email for groups over two and brief the bartender on a spirit you like.
Loos American Bar ★ 4.6
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Innere StadtDaily 12:00-04:00
Loos opened in 1908 on the Kärntner Durchgang off Kärntner Strasse as Adolf Loos's American Bar, a 27 square metre room of yellow marble, mahogany and mirrors that still serves the canonical Vienna cocktail list.
TipWalk-in only; 27 square metres means standing room after 22:00. Order a classic; the room rewards a Negroni and a slow drink.
Kruger's American Bar ★ 4.4
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Innere StadtMon-Wed 18:00-03:00, Thu-Sat 18:00-04:00, Sun 19:00-02:00
Kruger's has run at Krugerstrasse 5 since the 1920s as the oldest cocktail bar still trading in Vienna, with the original Chesterfield leather, 1920s lamps, two long bars and a list that runs over 100 cocktails.
TipDaily happy hour to 20:00; cigar smokers go to the back room. The whisky and rum stock is the deepest in the 1st district.