6 wine bars worth the trip across Austria, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Austria guides.
Heunisch & Erben ★ 4.6 · Vienna
landstrasse · Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 17, 1030 Wien
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.
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 ★ 4.6 · Vienna
alsergrund · Porzellangasse 53, 1090 Wien
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.
Tip: Lunch service runs midday Wednesday to Friday; the weekend service is dinner only.
Heuriger Sirbu ★ 4.6 · Vienna
doebling · Kahlenberger Strasse 210, 1190 Wien
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.
Tip: Seasonal: open mid-March to mid-October only; the terrace overlooks the river and the city beyond.
Pub Klemo ★ 4.5 · Vienna
margareten · Margaretenstrasse 61, 1050 Wien
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.
Tip: The next-door retail shop sells everything on the bar list at retail; ask Klemo to suggest a bottle for the table.
Erich ★ 4.4 · Vienna
josefstadt · Lerchenfelder Strasse 22, 1080 Wien
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.
Tip: The carte rotates weekly; ask the bar what natural-wine pour they have brought in this week.
Weinschenke an der Au ★ 4.3 · Vienna
leopoldstadt · Tempelgasse 8, 1020 Wien
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.
Tip: The garden at the back is the warm-weather seat; ask for whatever Carnuntum Zweigelt they have on by the glass.