Weinschenke an der Au on Tempelgasse in Vienna's Leopoldstadt is the bar end of an Austrian-grower wine import operation, the long counter and back garden hosting a tight by-the-glass carte.
Food program: Small Viennese plates
Tip: The garden at the back is the warm-weather seat; ask for whatever Carnuntum Zweigelt they have on by the glass.
Address: Tempelgasse 8, 1020 Wien, Vienna
Heuriger Sirbu on Kahlenberger Strasse in Vienna's 19th district sits high above the Danube on the Nußberg slope, pouring its own Gemischter Satz from the vineyard around the tavern.
Signature pour: Gemischter Satz from the own Nussberg vineyard
Wine focus: Doebling Heuriger, own-vineyard pours
Food: Heuriger buffet, cold plates
Tip: Seasonal: open mid-March to mid-October only; the terrace overlooks the river and the city beyond.
Heunisch & Erben on Landstrasser Hauptstrasse in Vienna's 3rd district pours over 100 wines by the glass under sommeliers Brandhofer and Gould, with an ambitious modern carte to match.
Signature pour: Wachau Riesling by the glass
Wine focus: Austrian and natural wines, 100+ by the glass
Food: Modern European 4- to 9-course tasting
Tip: The Bib Gourmand kitchen lets you build your own menu, four to nine courses; the summer terrace is the room's best seat.
MAST Weinbistro on Porzellangasse in Vienna's Alsergrund is Matthias Pitra and Steve Breitzke's natural-wine bistro, the Servitenviertel address with a Bib Gourmand kitchen under chef Martin Schmid.
Signature pour: Burgenland Pinot Noir by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and organic, Austrian and European
Food: Seasonal bistro, Bib Gourmand
Tip: Lunch service runs midday Wednesday to Friday; the weekend service is dinner only.
Pub Klemo on Margaretenstrasse in Vienna's 5th district has poured Austrian wine since 2006, the weekly list of 100 glass-pours and a 3,000-bottle next-door shop the Margareten serious-wine address.
Signature pour: Weingut Klemo Burgenland Welschriesling
Wine focus: Austrian wines by the glass, growers' Champagne
Food: Homemade pasta, small plates
Tip: The next-door retail shop sells everything on the bar list at retail; ask Klemo to suggest a bottle for the table.
Erich on Lerchenfelder Strasse in Vienna's 8th district is a serious natural-wine room from the Gasthaus zum Wohl team, the long pour list rotating through low-intervention Austrian growers.
Signature pour: Burgenland Rotburger by the glass
Wine focus: Natural Austrian wines and orange wines
Food: Small plates, Bib Gourmand
Tip: The carte rotates weekly; ask the bar what natural-wine pour they have brought in this week.
