The Vienna food cheat sheet
The dish to eat
A thin veal cutlet in a puffy golden breadcrumb crust, fried in butter, with lemon, potato salad and lingonberries.
Best at Figlmüller, Wollzeile, Innere Stadt. Get: The giant schnitzel with potato and field salad
Five places, and what to order
- Trześniewskiclassic · Innere Stadt (Dorotheergasse 1)Get: Egg, paprika, herring or salmon spreads on small rye bread rounds, with a Pfiff of beer
- Würstelstand Leostreet-food · Alsergrund (Döblinger Gürtel 2)Get: Käsekrainer with bread and mustard
- Bitzinger Würstelstand am Albertinaplatzstreet-food · Innere Stadt (Albertinaplatz)Get: Käsekrainer or Burenwurst with a Semmel
- Hotel Sacherfor tafelspitz · Innere StadtGet: Tafelspitz
- Café Sacher Wienfor sachertorte · Innere StadtGet: Original Sacher-Torte with cream
The market
Open-air market. Oysters at Umar, shakshuka at Neni, Israeli and Turkish counters, vinegar and olive…
The line worth it
Get: Wiener schnitzel larger than the plate
Expect: Waits without a booking. Beat it: Book ahead.
In season this November
Junger Wein at the Heuriger · Game (venison, wild boar, pheasant) · Martinigansl (St. Martin's goose)
How it works here
Tip: Round up or add 5-10%, and say the total as you pay.
Book: Book the famous Beisln and starred rooms a week out; coffee houses and sausage stands are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9:30pm; coffee and cake mid-afternoon.