South-east of the Ring: Heinz Reitbauer's three-star Steirereck im Stadtpark, the Meierei in Stadtpark for its 150-cheese trolley, and Heunisch & Erben on Landstrasser Hauptstrasse for wine.
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.
Heunisch & Erben on Landstrasser Hauptstrasse in Vienna pours over 100 wines by the glass alongside an ambitious four- to nine-course modern menu.
Signature: Tasting menu, Cheese course
Order: Build your own menu, four to nine courses; ask the sommelier for the pairing flight.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday only, from 15:00-01:00; the summer terrace is the room's best seat.
Apron inside Hotel Am Konzerthaus on Am Heumarkt holds a Michelin star for set menus that lean on regional Austrian product and unusual technique.
Signature: Five-course tasting menu, Seven-course tasting menu
Order: The seven-course tasting; the kitchen builds it around whichever Austrian producer is in season.
Tip: Dinner only, Tue-Sat from 18:00; pair with a stroll through Stadtpark across the road.
Heinz Reitbauer's Steirereck took its third Michelin star in 2025, cooking Styrian terroir from the family farm in Pogusch inside a mirrored glass pavilion.
Order: The full evening tasting; the wax-roast char from Reitbauer's own water is the canonical course.
Tip: The ground-floor Meierei in Stadtpark serves the same kitchen's breakfast and a 180-cheese trolley without the wait list.
Salm Braeu on Rennweg brews its own beer inside the Salesianer monastery vaults, the kitchen serving pork knuckle and Schnitzel with the house lager.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Pork knuckle, House-brewed lager
Order: Schweinshaxe with house Helles lager; the New England Pale Ale rotates seasonally.
Tip: Open daily 11:00-23:00; the vaulted-cellar tables behind the kitchen feel furthest from the Belvedere foot traffic.
Joseph Brot Landstrasse on Landstrasser Hauptstrasse in Vienna's 3rd district runs the bakery's full-service cafe, with hot dishes, granolas.
Tip: Open weekday breakfasts and lunch; the cinnamon Pulled Bread sells out by mid-morning.
Worth the queue: Joseph Laib
Stroeck-Feierabend on Landstrasser Hauptstrasse in Vienna is the Stroeck family's slow-fermented organic spin-off, the bakery the Stroeck siblings run beyond.
Tip: The dining-room kitchen runs all-day breakfast and a serious sandwich carte beyond the bread counter.
Worth the queue: Roggenmischbrot
Heunisch & Erben on Landstrasser Hauptstrasse in Vienna's 3rd district pours over 100 wines by the glass under sommeliers Brandhofer and Gould.
Signature pour: Wachau Riesling by the glass
Wine focus: Austrian and natural wines, 100+ by the glass
Food: Modern European 4- to 9-course tasting
Tip: The Bib Gourmand kitchen lets you build your own menu, four to nine courses; the summer terrace is the room's best seat.
Habibi & Hawara on Kundmanngasse in Vienna's 3rd district is the surviving branch of the refugee-run social-enterprise kitchen, the falafel sandwich.
Try: Falafel sandwich
Tip: Sit-down menu and takeaway counter both run the falafel; the inner-city Wipplingerstrasse flagship closed in 2023 after the group's insolvency.
Salm Braeu's Rennweg brewpub sits in the Salesianer monastery's vaulted cellars, the in-house pales and seasonal IPA poured with schnitzel plates.
The Vienna Coffee Festival in Marx Halle in Vienna is the city's annual specialty-coffee fair, the country's biggest roaster gathering with workshops.
Genuss Festival in Vienna's Stadtpark fills the park's lawns for three days in May with around 150 small Austrian producers across all nine federal states.
Habibi & Hawara on Kundmanngasse in Vienna's 3rd district is a social-enterprise kitchen run with refugee chefs, the falafel sandwich plus a small mezze.
Try: Falafel sandwich with hummus
Tip: Takeaway counter at the side runs faster than the sit-down room at lunchtime; the inner-city Wipplingerstrasse flagship closed in 2023.
Joseph Brot's Landstrasse cafe in Vienna runs all-day breakfast and a serious sourdough-led brunch carte, the bakery's Waldviertel heritage grains.
Order: Cinnamon pulled bread with house jam, and a flat white from the bar.
Tip: Open weekday mornings only; the cinnamon Pulled Bread sells out by mid-morning, get there before 10:00.
Meierei im Stadtpark on Am Heumarkt next to Steirereck in Vienna's Stadtpark runs the Reitbauer team's all-day cafe and brunch, the room famed.
Order: Breakfast plate with cheese from the 150-strong cheese cart, plus a Melange on the terrace.
Tip: Closed Sundays; Saturday morning is the room's busiest slot for the brunch carte and cheese trolley.
Strandbar Herrmann runs since 2005 on the Donaukanal next to the Urania, with 500 deck chairs, an actual sand floor, hammocks and a long bar that pours through the warm months until 02:00 most nights.
Tip: Opens April through September only; arrive by sunset on a hot evening or all the deck chairs are taken. Card and cash on the bar.