Bars & Drinks
Aperitivo, cocktails, wine bars and nightlife: where Vienna goes after dark.
King's Bar: Nightlife and Cocktails in Vienna's Bermuda Triangle
King's Bar on Ruprechtsplatz in Vienna's Bermuda Triangle: SuperSize cocktails, a shot menu and garden seating, open from after-work drinks to late night since 2014.
Alexandra Bar Aperitivo: An Aperitivo Bar in Vienna's City Center
Alexandra Bar Aperitivo on Seilergasse blends Italian aperitivo style with Viennese bar culture: cocktails, spritz and small plates, starting in the afternoon.
Civediamo Aperitivo Bar: Dolce Vita on Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz
Civediamo Aperitivo Bar on Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz offers more than 30 spritz variations, Pinsa Romana and antipasti, with a garden terrace open from May. Vienna's 1st district.
FREIHERZ: Beer Pub of the Year on the Altes AKH Campus
Eight Stiegl beers on tap, rotisserie chicken from the Josper grill and the FREIHERZ pork knuckle: the beer pub of the year 2026 on the University of Vienna campus.
KLYO: Breakfast Until Half Past Two at the Urania
Breakfast until 2.30 pm, a punch terrace with views to the Giant Ferris Wheel and twelve zodiac cocktails: KLYO at the Urania.
Meinz Sportsbar: Winter on Nine Screens
Champions League, NFL and Formula 1 on nine screens, burgers, wings and ribs and a party room for celebrations: Meinz Sportsbar in the Bermudadreieck.
Plutzer Bräu: The Inn at the Christmas Market
Unpasteurised tank beer, Fiaker goulash and Kaiserschmarrn, five rooms for Christmas parties: Plutzer Bräu at the Spittelberg Christmas market.
The Style Named After the City: Vienna Lager and Vienna's Beer Culture
From Anton Dreher and Europe's first pale lager to the new craft breweries: the story of Vienna Lager, with four breweries to visit.
The Emperor Did Not Invent It: Wine City Vienna and the Heuriger
Why the Heuriger is older than Joseph II's decree, how Grinzing became a wine tavern village and which Heurigen are open in winter.
The First Sip Makes You Hungry: the Aperitif in Viennese Winter
Why an aperitif should be bitter, what role the Gespritzter plays in Vienna and what replaces the spritz in winter, alcohol-free options included.
Vienna, just before evening: the best spots for aperitivo & summer drinks
From Bar Campari to Strandbar Herrmann: Vienna's most beautiful aperitivo spots for that moment when the city catches its breath.
Read article →Vienna from above: the city's best rooftops & views
From Sky Bar at Steffl to the Dachboden at 25hours Hotel: Vienna's best rooftop bars and view restaurants at a glance.
Read article →Summer Wine Recommendations: Austria's Glasses for Hot Days
Grüner Veltliner, Gemischter Satz, and a natural wine Uhudler: the best Austrian summer wines, recommended by the Vienna Taste Guide.
Read article →Where the Evening Slows Down: Vienna's Best Wine Bars
From O boufés to the wine bar at Palais Coburg: Vienna's best wine bars for long evenings and serious wine lists, curated by the Vienna Taste Guide.
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