The creative quarter: Tian Bistro and Vevi for vegan, the cocktail rooms of Spittelberg around If Dogs Run Free and Le Troquet, plus Kaffemik and Cafe Comet for third-wave coffee.
Glacis Beisl inside the MuseumsQuartier on Breite Gasse in Vienna's Neubau cooks classical Viennese plates in a tucked-away bistro with a walnut-shaded.
OrderWiener Schnitzel from the lunchtime carte, with a Pfiff of Gemischter Satz.
TipOpen daily 12:00 to midnight, kitchen to 22:30; the walled garden under the old walnut trees is the room's best seat.
Ulrich on Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz in Vienna's Neubau cooks all-day plates and a serious weekend brunch, the leafy corner square one of the 7th district's best.
OrderThe weekend brunch board with house granola, eggs and the Spittelberg sourdough.
TipOpen daily from 09:00; book a table on the leafy Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz terrace for weekend brunch.
Schnitzelwirt on Neubaugasse in Neubau is a green-tiled-stove old-school Schnitzel room, the portions famously twice the standard size at bargain prices.
OrderThe classic Wiener Schnitzel or the filled Don Carlos with ham, mushrooms and peppers.
TipTue-Sat 10:45-21:30, closed Sun-Mon and holidays; the garden seats open in warm months.
Felzl's Lerchenfelder Strasse branch is the Neubau outlet of Horst Felzl's bakery, the daily-baked sourdoughs and Nusskipferl a Mediterranean lean.
Worth the queueNusskipferl
TipThe Bernardgasse 9 vending machine sells unsold stock from this branch overnight at a discount; check it on a late walk home.
Kaffemik on Zollergasse in Vienna's Neubau is the city's longest-running third-wave roastery and cafe, the tiny room off Mariahilfer Strasse a fixture.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Burundi, Kenya
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe bean lineup rotates weekly; ask for whichever Ethiopian washed lot is on the espresso grinder that day.
Cafe Comet on Kirchengasse in Vienna's Neubau is the home of Fuerth Kaffee, a small Vienna roaster that keeps five to ten single-origin beans on the bar.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Brazil
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe single-origin filter rotates daily; ask which lot is on the brew bar that morning and have it ground on order for retail.
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.
PourSouthern Styrian Sauvignon Blanc
WineNatural Austrian, Slovenian and Jura wines
FoodVegetarian and vegan small plates
TipThe Spittelberg courtyard is the room's headline seat in summer; the upstairs cellar bar takes walk-ins.
Le Troquet on Kirchengasse in Vienna's Neubau is a small French wine and cocktail bar by the Spittelberg quarter, pouring until 4am most nights.
DrinkFrench 75
FoodSnacks and charcuterie
TipOpen Mon-Sat from 17:00 until around 4:00, closed Sunday; croque monsieur and charcuterie run late.
Dachboden on top of 25hours Hotel on Lerchenfelder Strasse in Vienna's Neubau is the city's most-photographed rooftop bar, the terrace looking.
DrinkHouse gin and tonic
FoodSnacks and pizza
TipSundowner-to-night crowd from 18:00; the terrace fills first on warm-weather Fridays and Saturdays.
Siebenstern Braeu on Siebensterngasse in Vienna's Neubau brews on-site since the 1990s, the brewpub running its own helles, Maerzen. At Siebensterngasse 19.
TipThe Maerzen is the house workhorse; the Hanfbier (hemp beer) is the city's most-noticed novelty pour.
The Spittelberg market runs through four Biedermeier lanes off the Burggasse, craft stalls packed between food counters serving Langos, Kaiserschmarren, Buchteln, Flammkuchen and hot punch.
TipThe lanes are one person wide and gridlock after 18:00 on Fridays; come before 16:00 on a weekday to eat standing.
Prosi Cooking Classes at the Wimbergergasse exotic supermarket runs 2.5-hour classes in Indian, Caribbean and Latin American cuisines, native chefs guiding.
TipThe Asian-cuisine sessions sell out fastest; book the Indian non-vegetarian and Peruvian classes a fortnight ahead.
Schnitzelwirt on Neubaugasse is a tiled-stove old-school Schnitzel room, the portions famously twice the standard size at among Vienna's lowest prices.
TryWiener Schnitzel
TipTue-Sat 10:45-21:30, closed Sun-Mon; come for the Mittagsmenue.
Ulrich on Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz in Vienna's Neubau runs a serious weekend brunch with house granola, eggs and Spittelberg sourdough, the leafy 7th-district.
OrderWeekend brunch board with house granola, soft-boiled eggs and Spittelberg sourdough toast.
TipBook the leafy Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz terrace for weekend brunch; the room inside is calmer mid-week.
Glacis Beisl inside the MuseumsQuartier on Breite Gasse in Vienna runs a strong weekend brunch carte in the walnut-shaded back garden, the 7th-district.
OrderWiener Schnitzel from the lunch carte, with a Pfiff of Gemischter Satz.
TipThe walled garden under the old walnut trees is the room's best seat; book ahead for warm-weather weekends.
Camera Club sits at the foot of Neubaugasse just off Mariahilfer Strasse, with two dancefloors that book a steady rotation of house, electro, techno, funk and dubstep nights inside a former cinema basement.
Tip18 plus on the door; queue before midnight for guestlist rates. Mariahilfer Strasse U3 is two minutes away.
Donau hides behind a grey metal door on Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse between Mariahilfer Strasse and the MuseumsQuartier, running cheap drinks and underground electronic bookings across minimal, house and dubstep nights.
TipNo sign on the door; ring for entry. Open seven nights; weeknights pull a local crowd over a cheaper bar.
Der Dachboden sits on the eighth floor of the 25hours Hotel above the MuseumsQuartier, with a long timber deck looking across the Hofburg, the Burgtheater and the Volkstheater rooftops, and a list of well-priced local cocktails.
TipLift access from the hotel lobby on Lerchenfelder Strasse. Sunset queues build from 19:00; weeknight afternoons are calm.
Espresso has run on Burggasse in Neubau since 2004 in a 1960s shopfront with red leather banquettes, a neon sign and small plastic-topped tables, opening as a breakfast cafe and turning into a natural-wine bar after sundown.
TipStrong coffee daytime, natural wine and Italian bottles by night. Closed Sundays; the room is tight, so the bar is the seat.
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