Plachutta Hietzing serves the family's canonical Tafelspitz across town in 1130 Hietzing, an opera-quiet 13th-district room that draws Schoenbrunn locals.
Signature: Tafelspitz, Beuschel
Order: Tafelspitz with the full set of sides; the cut of the day is the recommended order.
Tip: A quieter Tafelspitz alternative to Wollzeile, especially at lunch; the 1130 postcode makes parking easier too.
The Schoenbrunn Palace Christmas market in Vienna runs mulled wine, Maroni and Kasnocken stalls in the imperial forecourt from Advent into early January.
Gerstner's Hofzuckerbaecker show in the Schoenbrunn Palace cavalier wing demonstrates the Viennese apple strudel pull four times daily, the dough stretched.
Tip: It is a demo, not a hands-on class; for the hands-on version, book Gerstner's private group event through schoenbrunn@gerstner.at instead.