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Street foodOttakringCash only
Homam Falafel on Brunnengasse next to the Brunnenmarkt is the Ottakring pick for crisp falafel, the tahini-and-pickled-radish wrap a market staple.
OrderFalafel sandwich with extra pickles and tahini; add a fresh juice from the cart next door.
TipPair with a Brunnenmarkt walk; cash only and the queue moves fast.
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Street foodWieden
Taste of India on Margaretenstrasse in Wieden is a long-running North Indian counter, the thali and tandoor naan a daily lunch fixture for the office crowd.
OrderThe chicken tikka masala thali with garlic naan and the kheer for dessert.
TipThe lunch menu changes daily; the takeaway window moves faster than the dining room.
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Street foodInnere Stadt
Bitzinger on Augustinerstrasse in Vienna is the city's most famous Wuerstelstand, the chrome counter between the Opera House and the Albertina open.
TryKaesekrainer
TipOrder the Kaesekrainer, the cheese-pocket sausage, with sweet mustard and a Semmel; no fork is offered.
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Street foodInnere Stadt
Wuerstelstand am Hohen Markt in Vienna's first district sits under the mechanical Anker Clock on one of the city's oldest public squares, the locals'.
TryKaesekrainer
TipThe blistered-casing Kaesekrainer is the counter's most-ordered; come at noon to catch the Anker Clock chime.
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Street foodDoebling
Wuerstelstand LEO on Doeblinger Guertel in Vienna's 19th district is the city's oldest Wuerstelstand, founded by Leopold Mlynek in 1928, with the giant 'Big.
TryBig Mama Kaesekrainer
TipThe Big Mama Kaesekrainer is double the standard size; one is plenty for two appetites.
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Street foodLandstrasse
Habibi & Hawara on Kundmanngasse in Vienna's 3rd district is the surviving branch of the refugee-run social-enterprise kitchen, the falafel sandwich.
TryFalafel sandwich
TipSit-down menu and takeaway counter both run the falafel; the inner-city Wipplingerstrasse flagship closed in 2023 after the group's insolvency.