Austrian restaurants around the world

Old Europe Pastries (late-night cafe) ★ 4.6

Old Europe Pastries (late-night cafe) in Asheville: one of downtown asheville's only late-night cafe options, open until 22:00 weekdays and 23:00 fri-sat.

Why locals love it: One of downtown Asheville's only late-night cafe options, open until 22:00 weekdays and 23:00 Fri-Sat. Hungarian-Austrian pastries with Dynamite Roasting coffee on Broadway.

Tip: Open later than almost every other cafe in town. The Dobos torte and chocolate-crepe pair with a late coffee.

Horvath ★ 4.7

Sebastian Frank's two-star Horvath on Berlin's Paul-Lincke-Ufer cooks a vegetable-led Austrian tasting; the canal-side terrace runs the summer.

Signature: Carinthian dumplings, Goat tartare

Order: The Carinthian-style cheese dumplings and whichever goat course is on; both stay on the tasting year-round.

Tip: The terrace at lunch in summer is the room's best seating. Bookings open eight weeks out at 10:00 Berlin time.

Horvath 2 ★ ★ 4.5

Sebastian Frank's two-star Horvath on Berlin's Paul-Lincke-Ufer cooks a vegetable-led Austrian tasting; the canal-side terrace runs the summer service.

Ottenthal ★ 4.4

Ottenthal on Berlin's Kantstrasse in Charlottenburg has cooked a Vienna-style Austrian menu since 1996; the wine list runs 400 Austrian bottles.

Why locals love it: Ottenthal occupies a wood-panelled Kantstrasse corner in Charlottenburg most Mitte visitors never cross town for. The Austrian kitchen runs Vienna-style schnitzel.

Tip: Closed Sundays. Lunch from 12:00 weekdays is the easier seating; the candle-lit window tables need a booking two weeks ahead.

Zylinder Cafe and Restaurant ★ 4.4

Zylinder on Hviezdoslavovo 19 has served Pressburg classics since 2013, where Austrian elegance and Hungarian heft share a plate in the Old Town.

Signature: Pressburg goulash, Wiener Schnitzel, Bratislava rolls

Order: Pressburg goulash and the Bratislava rolls; the Wiener Schnitzel is reliable too.

Tip: Reservations recommended for weekend dinner; the terrace on the square opens in late spring.

Zylinder Cafe and Restaurant ★ 4.4

Zylinder on Hviezdoslavovo 19 has served Pressburg classics since 2013, where Austrian elegance and Hungarian heft share a plate in the Old Town.

Signature: Pressburg goulash, Wiener Schnitzel

Order: Pressburg goulash and a glass of Frankovka; the Schnitzel is the reliable second.

Tip: The summer terrace on the square fills early; book the inside dining room for cooler nights.

Savoy Restaurant ★ 4.3

Savoy inside the Radisson Blu Carlton on Hviezdoslavovo channels old Pressburg, the pheasant breast and Slovak cranberry waffle as the house signature.

Signature: Pheasant breast with cranberry waffle, Modern Pressburg tasting

Order: The pheasant breast with cranberry waffle, baked salsify and rose-hip sauce.

Tip: The Pressburg six-course tasting is the way in for a full impression; book three weeks ahead.

Essers Gasthaus ★ 4.5

Essers Gasthaus on Ottostrasse in Cologne's Ehrenfeld is a quietly acclaimed Austrian-wine gasthaus; the award-winning wine list attracts serious wine lovers.

Why locals love it: An Ehrenfeld address off the Venloer Strasse strip; small dining room, no walk-ins accepted.

Café Reichard ★ 4.0

Café Reichard on Cologne's Unter Fettenhennen, beneath the Cathedral towers, is the city's most famous Konditorei, serving Kaffee und Kuchen since 1855.

Order: The Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte and a pot of Darjeeling at a terrace table facing the cathedral portal

Tip: Opens at 08:30. The terrace fills quickly in summer; arrive before 10:00 for a front-row cathedral seat.

Metzger Bar and Butchery ★ 4.5

Brittanny Anderson's German-Austrian room in Church Hill. House charcuterie, schnitzel and a German beer list, Tuesday through Sunday for dinner.

Steirereck im Stadtpark ★ 4.9

Heinz Reitbauer's three-star Steirereck in Stadtpark cooks Styrian terroir from the family farm at Pogusch inside a mirrored glass pavilion.

Signature: Char in beeswax, Tasting menu

Order: The full chef tasting; the wax-cured char from Reitbauer's own water is the canonical course.

Tip: The ground-floor Meierei in Stadtpark serves breakfast and a 180-cheese trolley without the dining-room wait list.

Gasthaus Wolf ★ 4.8

Gasthaus Wolf on Grosse Neugasse in Vienna's Wieden cooks classical Beisl plates with a serious offal carte, a wood-panelled side-street room locals book.

Signature: Offal, Beuschel, Wiener Schnitzel

Order: Beuschel; the kitchen's offal handling is what brings the regulars back.

Tip: Dinner only, Monday to Friday from 18:00; the room takes weekends off and books up two weeks ahead.

Gasthaus Zum Reznicek ★ 4.8

Reznicek on Reznicekgasse in Alsergrund is Simon Schubert and Julian Lechner's modern Wirtshaus, swapping the card each season alongside a serious wine list.

Signature: Seasonal Austrian carte, Backhendl, Schmankerlpfanne

Order: Whatever roast is on the card; the wine list is deeper than most Beisl in the district.

Tip: Mid-week dinner is easier to book than weekends; closed Sundays.