Naschmarkt
Vienna's best-known market, packed with spices, olives and small eateries.
- Category
- Market
- Duration
- 2 h
- Price
- $$
- Best time
- Morning
Tip: On Saturday mornings a flea market joins in.
Show on mapFood & Drink – Vienna
Viennese cuisine is known for its coffeehouse culture, Wiener Schnitzel and rich pastries. Wine taverns serve local wine, while the markets offer flavours from around the world.
Local dishes
- Wiener Schnitzel – A thin veal cutlet breaded and fried until crisp.
- Tafelspitz – Tender boiled beef served with its broth.
- Goulash – A Hungarian-rooted stew rich in onion and paprika.
Must-try
- Sachertorte – Dense chocolate cake with apricot jam and glaze.
- Apple strudel – Warm pastry with cinnamon apple filling in thin dough.
- Kaiserschmarrn – Fluffy shredded pancake dusted with sugar.
Street food spots
- Käsekrainer – Cheese-filled sausage with mustard and bread.
- Leberkässemmel – A hot meatloaf slice in a roll; quick and filling.
- Langos – Fried dough topped with garlic and cheese.
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Places
Café Central
A grand coffeehouse from 1876 once frequented by Freud and Trotsky.
- Category
- Café
- Duration
- 1.3 h
- Price
- $$
- Best time
- Morning
Tip: Go early or mid-afternoon to avoid the queue.
Show on mapCafé Sacher
The café of the hotel where the original Sachertorte was born.
- Category
- Dessert
- Duration
- 1 h
- Price
- $$$
- Best time
- Afternoon
Tip: Visit on a weekday afternoon for fewer crowds.
Show on mapFiglmüller Wollzeile
A classic restaurant famous for its plate-spilling Wiener Schnitzel.
- Category
- Restaurant
- Duration
- 1.3 h
- Price
- $$
- Best time
- Evening
Tip: Book a table in advance.
Show on mapDemel
The former imperial court confectioner, with show-stopping windows.
- Category
- Dessert
- Duration
- 50 min
- Price
- $$$
- Best time
- Afternoon
Tip: Try the Annatorte with a hot chocolate.
Show on mapBitzinger Würstelstand
A classic Viennese sausage stand beside the Albertina.
- Category
- Street food
- Duration
- 20 min
- Price
- $
- Best time
- Evening
Tip: Try a Käsekrainer with a beer.
Show on mapPlachutta Wollzeile
A specialist in Tafelspitz, Vienna's classic boiled beef.
- Category
- Restaurant
- Duration
- 1.5 h
- Price
- $$$
- Best time
- Evening
Tip: Don't skip the apple-horseradish sauce on the side.
Show on mapMayer am Pfarrplatz (Heuriger)
A wine tavern in Heiligenstadt, in a house where Beethoven once lived.
- Category
- Restaurant
- Duration
- 2.5 h
- Price
- $$
- Best time
- May to September
Tip: Pick from the buffet and sit in the garden.
Show on mapBrunnenmarkt
Vienna's longest street market, with Turkish and Balkan stalls and local life.
- Category
- Market
- Duration
- 1.5 h
- Price
- $
- Best time
- Morning
Tip: Go in the morning for fresh, cheap produce; closed Sundays.
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