Eat in josefstadt, Vienna

Restaurant Doubek ★ 4.8

Stefan Doubek's two-star Josefstadt room cooks every course over fire, the kitchen built with four flame stations and a wood-fired oven, no gas.

OrderThe full tasting around 18 to 20 courses.

TipReservations release on the 1st of each month at noon CET for dining two months out; Wed-Sat dinner only.

Cafe Eiles ★ 4.4

Eiles on Josefstaedter Strasse has run continuously since 1901, the Kunze family's 2016 update keeping the Thonet chairs while updating the kitchen.

DrinkEinspaenner

TipThe Mittagsmenue is among the city's best-value parliamentary-quarter lunches; the back room is the quietest seat.

POC People on Caffeine ★ 4.7

POC on Schloesselgasse in Josefstadt operates in a former funeral parlour of the Dreifaltigkeitskirche, the small specialty shop pouring single-origin filter.

BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Kenya

BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail

TipLook for the deconsecrated chapel windows when you arrive; the Saturday queue starts by 10:00.

Erich ★ 4.2

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.

PourBurgenland Rotburger by the glass

WineNatural Austrian wines and orange wines

FoodSmall plates, Bib Gourmand

TipThe carte rotates weekly; ask the bar what natural-wine pour they have brought in this week.

Tuer 7 ★ 4.6

Tuer 7 on Buchfeldgasse in Vienna's Josefstadt is the city's best-kept speakeasy, marked only by a brass '7' on the door, the bar team building cocktails.

DrinkBespoke cocktail

FoodBar snacks

TipRing the bell at door number 7; the bar opens Monday to Friday evenings and turns away walk-ins past midnight.

Curry Insel ★ 4.3

Curry Insel on Lenaugasse in Josefstadt is the city's go-to Sri Lankan stop, the counter rolling out hoppers, kotthu and chicken curry on plate-sized rotis.

OrderChicken curry with parippu lentil dhal and the cucumber sambol.

TipCash and card accepted; the lunch menu is the best-value Sri Lankan plate in the district.

Brew Age Achtundzwanzig ★ 4.3

Brew Age's Achtundzwanzig taproom on Schloesselgasse in Josefstadt pours six rotating beers from the brewery's wider portfolio, the city's flagship Brew Age.

TipThe six rotating taps cover the brewery's range; the bottled list adds another 40 beers for take-home.

Curry Insel ★ 4.5

Curry Insel on Lenaugasse in Josefstadt slings hoppers, kotthu and chicken curry on plate-sized rotis, a daily Sri Lankan plate for under twelve euros.

TrySri Lankan curry plate

TipThe lunch menu is the daily-value play; cash speeds the queue.

POC People on Caffeine ★ 4.5

POC People on Caffeine on Schloesselgasse in Vienna's Josefstadt is a tiny specialty-coffee shop in a deconsecrated funeral parlour of a 1727 chapel.

Why locals goTiny specialty-coffee shop in a deconsecrated funeral parlour of the Dreifaltigkeitskirche, easy to walk past without noticing on a quiet Josefstadt side street.

TipLook for the chapel windows above the doorway; closed Sundays and Mondays.

Chelsea Musicplace ★ 4.2

Chelsea opened on the Lerchenfelder Gürtel in 1995 inside three interconnected U6 brick arches, anchoring the Gürtel strip with British indie bookings, alternative DJ nights and Premier League broadcasts on a worn floor.

TipLive shows usually 21:00 doors; the basement back room runs after the gig. Cash and card on the bar.

B72 ★ 4.1

B72 has booked alternative Austrian and international acts since 1998 across two interconnected U6 arches near Alser Strasse, with a downstairs stage, two bars and a chillout balcony above the dancefloor.

TipLive concerts most evenings; DJ sets follow the gig and run until 04:00. Cash easier than card.

Loop ★ 4.0

Loop occupies two of the Stadtbahnbögen arches on the Gürtel near Josefstädter Strasse, running a stage that turns over from jazz and funk early to hip-hop and DJ sets into the small hours seven nights a week.

TipConcerts usually start 20:00; the U6 runs overhead and the room shakes during loud sets. Cash easier than card.

Tür 7 ★ 4.7

Tür 7 hides behind a plain Josefstadt door marked only with a brass 7, with a 35-seat parlour room, no printed menu, and bartenders building bespoke cocktails to each guest in turn.

TipRing the bell and wait; if full nobody enters. Reserve by email for groups over two and brief the bartender on a spirit you like.

rhiz ★ 4.1

rhiz has run for over twenty years inside two Otto Wagner Stadtbahn arches on the Gürtel, programming a steady weekly run of advanced electronic, experimental rock and DJ sets in a smoke-stained bar room.

TipThe outdoor seating opens in summer and works as a Gürtel pit stop. Cash; the U6 trains overhead change the room every two minutes.