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.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Tafelspitz
Order: Wiener Schnitzel from the lunchtime carte, with a Pfiff of Gemischter Satz.
Tip: Open 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.
Signature: Breakfast, Modern Viennese brunch
Order: The weekend brunch board with house granola, eggs and the Spittelberg sourdough.
Tip: Open 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.
Signature: Wiener Schnitzel, Cordon Bleu, Don Carlos schnitzel
Order: The classic Wiener Schnitzel or the filled Don Carlos with ham, mushrooms and peppers.
Tip: Tue-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.
Tip: The Bernardgasse 9 vending machine sells unsold stock from this branch overnight at a discount; check it on a late walk home.
Worth the queue: Nusskipferl
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.
Tip: The bean lineup rotates weekly; ask for whichever Ethiopian washed lot is on the espresso grinder that day.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Burundi, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
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.
Tip: The single-origin filter rotates daily; ask which lot is on the brew bar that morning and have it ground on order for retail.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean 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.
Signature pour: Southern Styrian Sauvignon Blanc
Wine focus: Natural Austrian, Slovenian and Jura wines
Food: Vegetarian and vegan small plates
Tip: The Spittelberg courtyard is the room's headline seat in summer; the upstairs cellar bar takes walk-ins.
Le Troquet on Sankt-Ulrichs-Platz in Vienna's Neubau is a small French-leaning wine-and-cocktail bar in the Spittelberg quarter, the terrace under the church.
Signature drink: French 75
Food: Snacks and charcuterie
Tip: Open Tue-Sat from 17:00; the terrace seats fill first on summer evenings.
Dachboden on top of 25hours Hotel on Lerchenfelder Strasse in Vienna's Neubau is the city's most-photographed rooftop bar, the terrace looking.
Signature drink: House gin and tonic
Food: Snacks and pizza
Tip: Sundowner-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.
Tip: The Maerzen is the house workhorse; the Hanfbier (hemp beer) is the city's most-noticed novelty pour.
Prosi Cooking Classes at the Wimbergergasse exotic supermarket runs 2.5-hour classes in Indian, Caribbean and Latin American cuisines, native chefs guiding.
Tip: The 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.
Try: Wiener Schnitzel
Tip: Tue-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.
Order: Weekend brunch board with house granola, soft-boiled eggs and Spittelberg sourdough toast.
Tip: Book 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.
Order: Wiener Schnitzel from the lunch carte, with a Pfiff of Gemischter Satz.
Tip: The 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.
Tip: 18 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.
Tip: No 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.
Tip: Lift 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.
Tip: Strong coffee daytime, natural wine and Italian bottles by night. Closed Sundays; the room is tight, so the bar is the seat.