Austria's capital spreads out from the Innere Stadt, the old town inside the Ringstraße, where the Hofburg, St. Stephen's Cathedral and the classic coffee houses sit a short walk apart. Beyond the Ring come the Belvedere, the Naschmarkt and Otto Wagner's buildings, with Schönbrunn to the west. Residents eat in Wirtshäuser and Beisln, snack at Würstelstände and drink new wine at the Heurigen on the vineyard slopes of the outer districts.
Must-see
The sights to fit in even on a short trip.
- 01St. Stephen's Cathedral
- 02Hofburg
- 03Schönbrunn Palace
- 04Kunsthistorisches Museum
- 05Belvedere (Upper Belvedere)
- 06Vienna State Opera
- 07Albertina
- 08Imperial Crypt
History & museums 38
- Jesuit Church (University Church)
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Natural History Museum
- Albertina
- Austrian Parliament Building
- Belvedere (Upper Belvedere)
- Hofburg
- Kirche am Steinhof
- Leopold Museum
- Schönbrunn Palace
- St. Peter's Church
- St. Rupert's Church
- St. Stephen's Cathedral
- Technisches Museum Wien
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Vienna City Hall
- Vienna State Opera
- Wien Museum Karlsplatz
- Austrian Postal Savings Bank
- Imperial Crypt
- Karlskirche (St. Charles's Church)
- Museum of Military History
- State Hall of the Austrian National Library
- Hundertwasserhaus
- Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial
- Looshaus
- MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
- Karl-Marx-Hof
- Secession Building
- Sigmund Freud Museum
- Augustinian Church
- Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Pavilions (Otto Wagner)
- Majolikahaus
- Minorite Church
- Mozarthaus Vienna
- Plague Column
- Stadttempel
- Votivkirche
Where to eat 50
- Garbanzo
- Kikko Bā
- Mani
- Bánh Mì Vienna
- Edlingers Tempel
- Leberkas-Pepi (Operngasse)
- LOLA
- Mraz & Sohn
- Pramerl & the Wolf
- Skopik & Lohn
- Trześniewski (Dorotheergasse)
- Würstelstand Zum scharfen René
- Am Nordpol 3
- Mochi
- Pizza Mari'
- Reznicek
- Rosi
- Schachtelwirt
- Wrenkh
- Würstelstand am Südtiroler Platz
- Bao Bar (Neubau)
- Café Kandl
- Kutschker 44
- Le Salzgries Paris
- Praterwirt
- TANIS am Kutschkermarkt
- TIAN Bistro am Spittelberg
- Würstelstand Zum Hohen Markt
- Yong Streetfood
- Chez Bernard
- Erich
- Glacis Beisl
- Mama Liu & Sons
- Meierei im Stadtpark
- Steirereck im Stadtpark
- Zum Schwarzen Kameel
- Zum weissen Rauchfangkehrer
- Lugeck
- NENI am Naschmarkt
- Ristorante Sole
- Trattoria Martinelli
- Urbanek
- Weibel's Wirtshaus
- Brasserie Palmenhaus
- Meissl & Schadn
- Plachutta Wollzeile
- Bitzinger Würstelstand
- Gasthaus Stern
- Gasthaus Tante Liesl
- Ufertaverne
Night out 30
- Moby Dick
- Miranda Bar
- Porgy & Bess
- Hammond Bar
- Heunisch & Erben
- Heuriger Krenek (Weingut Göbel)
- Jazzland
- Müllers Heuriger
- Blaue Bar (Hotel Sacher)
- Kleinod
- B72
- Das LOFT
- Heuriger Kierlinger
- Heuriger Wieninger
- Kaffee Alt Wien
- krypt.
- Mayer am Nussberg
- Mayer am Pfarrplatz
- Schweizerhaus
- Celeste
- Chelsea
- Donau
- Fuhrgassl-Huber
- Heuriger Schübel-Auer
- Heuriger Wolff
- Lamée Rooftop
- Loos American Bar
- Flex
- Grelle Forelle
- WhyNot
Locals only 27
- Kaffätscherl
- Kuchenamt
- Café Comet
- Kahlenberg
- Burggarten
- Lainzer Tiergarten
- Leopoldsberg
- Steinhofgründe
- Augarten
- Volksgarten
- Arenbergpark
- Brunnenmarkt
- Gota Coffee Experts
- Kutschkermarkt
- Vollpension
- Café Landtmann
- Café Museum
- Café Schwarzenberg
- Kleines Café
- Café Bräunerhof
- Café Frauenhuber
- Café Hawelka
- Café Prückel
- Café Sperl
- Karmelitermarkt
- Kulturcafé Tachles
- Stadtpark
Walking routes 6
- 01Imperial Vienna: cathedral to cryptA loop through the old town from St. Stephen's past the Graben to Michaelerplatz and the Hofburg, the court library and church, and the Habsburg crypt.
- 02Ringstraße: Opera to VotivkircheAlong the western Ringstraße from the Opera past the Burggarten, the twin museums, Parliament, the Volksgarten roses and City Hall to the Votivkirche.
- 03Otto Wagner and the Secession around KarlsplatzJugendstil Vienna around Karlsplatz: Loos's café, Wagner's station pavilions, the Karlskirche and Wien Museum, the Secession, then along the Naschmarkt to Wagner's tiled Majolikahaus, ending at Café Sperl.
- 04Roman and Jewish Vienna to Otto Wagner's bankThe oldest part of the Innere Stadt, from Judenplatz and the Ankeruhr to the hidden Stadttempel and St. Rupert's, then past Mozart's flat and the Jesuit Church to Wagner's Postal Savings Bank, the MAK and Café Prückel.
- 05Landstraße: Stadtpark to the BelvedereFrom the Stadtpark statues through Landstraße to the Hundertwasserhaus, past the flak towers in Arenbergpark, up to the Upper Belvedere.
- 06Schönbrunn: palace, Gloriette and Palm HouseThrough the Schönbrunn park from the palace courtyard up the garden axis to the Gloriette, then down to the Palm House.