11 wine bars worth the trip across Austria, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Austria guides.
O boufes ★ 4.8 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Dominikanerbastei 17, 1010 Wien
O boufes on Dominikanerbastei is Konstantin Filippou's natural-wine bistro next door to his two-star room, the bar pouring Greek-Mediterranean plates.
Tip: The downstairs bar takes walk-ins on quiet weekday nights; weekends need a booking.
Heunisch & Erben ★ 4.7 · 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.
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.
Tip: Lunch service runs midday Wednesday to Friday; the weekend service is dinner only.
Vinifero Weinbar ★ 4.6 · Vienna
leopoldstadt · Karmeliterplatz 2, 1020 Wien
Vinifero Weinbar on Karmeliterplatz in Vienna's Leopoldstadt is the bar end of Enrico Bachechi and Claire Yuan's natural-wine distribution operation.
Tip: Thursday evenings host the weekly tasting flight; the carte of pours rotates each week, so ask Enrico or Claire for the current Austrian Gruener.
Heuriger Sirbu ★ 4.5 · 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.
Tip: Seasonal: open mid-March to mid-October only; the terrace overlooks the river and the city beyond.
Pub Klemo ★ 4.4 · 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.
Tip: The next-door retail shop sells everything on the bar list at retail; ask Klemo to suggest a bottle for the table.
Vinothek W-Einkehr ★ 4.3 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Schoenlaterngasse 13, 1010 Wien
Vinothek W-Einkehr on Schoenlaterngasse pours hand-picked Austrian rarities by the glass, the small bar a daily after-work stop for the office crowd.
Tip: The Thursday tasting at 18:00 brings a flight from a single Austrian region; reservations sensible.
Erich ★ 4.2 · 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.
Tip: The carte rotates weekly; ask the bar what natural-wine pour they have brought in this week.
Tian Bistro am Spittelberg ★ 4.2 · Vienna
neubau · Schrankgasse 4, 1070 Wien
Tian Bistro am Spittelberg is the Neubau wine-bar arm of Vienna's only vegetarian Michelin-starred kitchen, the list spanning Styria and the Jura.
Tip: The Spittelberg courtyard is the room's headline seat in summer; the upstairs cellar bar takes walk-ins.
Vinothek St. Stephan ★ 4.1 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Stephansplatz 6, 1010 Wien
Vinothek St. Stephan opposite the cathedral is one of Vienna's oldest fine-wine sellers, a vaulted shop with a small bar pouring aged Austrian rarities.
Tip: Saturday afternoon is the room's tasting drop-in; the back archive holds the older Wachau Rieslings.
Wein & Co Stephansplatz ★ 4.0 · Vienna
innere-stadt · Jasomirgottstrasse 3-5, 1010 Wien
Wein & Co's Stephansplatz flagship is Vienna's biggest by-the-glass operator, the ground-floor bar pouring 96 Falstaff points with a basement vinothek.
Tip: Order at the upstairs bar; downstairs is the shop where staff will pull any bottle for an upstairs corkage.