Fabulous experience with great service, friendly knowledgeable staff, and great food. Highly…read morerecommend while visiting Vienna!

Wow!! If you love wine and want to experience some of the best wines Austria has to offer, you have…read moreto come here!! The service was incredible - we were (very sadly) in a bit of a rush to make it to a concert and the server accommodated us beautifully. The meat and cheese plate was stunning and the wines were so good and all local to Austria. The owner clearly knows what he is doing and cares deeply for Austrian wines. Cannot recommend this place highly enough.

We were looking for an authentic, non-touristy Heuriger experience and certainly had it here. The…read moreowners were friendly and everything from the wine to the food to the setting was obviously a labor of love. The food was served Heuriger-buffet style, where you select what you'd like and then pay by weight (of the food, not yourself ;-). Our bill, for two people with food, three glasses of wine and a large mineral water came to a bit over 40 Euro. You can also buy bottles of wine, jelly from the same grapes and home-made schnapps to take with you.

my favorite 'Heuriger' in Grinzing. Not as big as the others but with a very cozy and friendly…read moreatmosphere. A great outdoor seating as well. Try their red wines, they are fantastic for Vienna. And as a desert their Topfenstrudel is a must.

Very good cake and very good wine! Service is great and the dining area is beautiful. Great spot.read more

One thing my wife and daughter wanted to do in Vienna was to try the local cake, the Sachertorte…read more There are a few apparently famous venues for this (and a slew of other places too). Gerstner is a long-standing bakery with a few locations (including at the former summer palace). They had a shop relatively near our hotel, so we stopped in early during the trip. If you are facing the State Opera House, Gerstner's is on the right across the street. Note that there is also some as or more famous outlet for cakes behind the Opera House also, but they appeared to have a line when we walked by. At Gerstner's you enter at street level where they have a dessert counter with displays. You can get a slice to go here. However, if you want more of the full experience, you can go upstairs (they have an elevator as well). A wide curving staircase gets you to the rather small 2nd level (the first floor, in local parlance). There are some tables here, but it has the air of a bookstore coffee shop. We opted to continue up to the next floor. Here, there is a dark hallway where you approach the host stand. There was one couple ahead of us and they got seated quickly. I think they had a bar as well as dining, so they ask which you want. We just wanted dessert, so they walked us past the bar. This floor has high ceilings and palace-like decoration. The vibe is definitely 'special' but they don't charge extortionate rates for it, which was nice. We were shown to a small table in the main dining room. I think you could see part of the Opera House out of the open windows. Two of us got coffees and we all split a Sachertorte. We enjoyed it, but everyone agreed that it was a bit dry. Maybe the Viennese don't go for moist cakes. They do have other items on the menu and I think you can get a regular meal here (schnitzel, salads, etc.). However, we visited around 2:30 p.m. on a weekday, so we just wanted the cake. The bill was reasonable, and we all agreed that this was a worthwhile experience.

Went here on a Bites tour of the city. It's a big restaurant with lots of seating! Its a pretty…read moreromantic and intimate place with soft lighting! We were here to try the white wine! The staff was very nice and attentive! Be sure to go downstairs to check out their store! Also, there is a secret door that opens and leads you to the bathrooms!!!

My partner and I (mixed race couple) were initially told there were no seats available, but within…read more10 mins several other full white couples had been seated--upon re-entering the restaurant alone the host immediately offered myself (a white woman) a table while I stood beside another white man who was also waiting. The moment we clarified we weren't together and I brought in my Brown boyfriend, the host seemed visibly perplexed, and the tone shifted. Throughout the evening, we were denied a simple wine tasting, then largely ignored, which left us with a strong impression of biased, discriminatory treatment. To make matters worse, staff repeatedly emphasized the price of everything, which came off as patronizing and inappropriate regardless of anyone's background or perceived status. This experience felt xenophobic and racist, and it was frankly vile--there are far too many restaurants in Austria to support one that treats guests this way. As two physicians who take care of people in their darkest hours, it felt incredibly degrading to be treated this way when we were simply trying to enjoy an evening away from the stress of our daily careers. I would hope that the owners of this establishment would take a hard look at the standards set for their employees and management practices going forward to create a safe atmosphere where all connoisseurs can gather and vibe even in just a moment of peace from the day-to-day hardships we can all certainly relate to. Shameful behavior indeed. Pity, as the ambience and wine selection was delicious but tainted by the ugly reminder of bigotry.

Slipped into this cute restaurant looking for a place to have a glass of wine. Without…read morereservations they sat us immediately and brought us a delicious antipasto plate. They also recommended yummy Viennese wine. I absolutely commend this cute, modern European spot.

Great little heurigen tucked away inside the 8th district!…read more Cute setting; you'd never know you were so close to the city center. This heurigen is not as large as those on the edge of town, so call ahead to make a reservation. Their wine is nice, but their food selection, while tasty, is not a huge list of options.

I discovered Weinstube Josefstadt while some friends from the U.S. were visiting and really wanted…read moreto visit a heuriger, but they weren't so keen on trekking outside the inner city. After asking a few friends for recommendations, we decided to try out Weinstube Josefstadt, and this place did NOT disappoint! Located in the 8th district down a quiet street, Weinstube Josefstadt is in a super convenient location, yet still offers the feeling of the authentic heuriger dining experience (particularly for tourists) - walking in off the street, you enter a courtyard filled with vines and creepers: it's super lush and green. You forget you're in the inner city, and there are trellises with vines everywhere (and plenty of seating, including outside). There's a wine menu, of course, and service for drinks, but meals are self-serve if you've come to eat as well as drink wine. Some of the fare we had included different cheeses, sausages, bread, pickles, Austrian potato salad, spinach strudel, and all different types of spreads to go with the bread. There were also a few other menu items that I forget now; I do remember the strudel being pretty tasty, and the spreads we tried were quite good, too. It was pretty interesting because you paid for the food based on weight, so you could order 10 deka (10 dekagrams (100 grams) = about 1/4 of a pound) of cheese - Austrians use dekagrams to measure food. If you're looking for this place, keep an eye out for the metallic wreath outside - wreaths are markers of open heurigers. Even though it's in the inner city, since it's kind of tucked away you'll miss it if you're not looking for it.

The very knowledgeable bartender made excellent suggestions. Great introduction to Austrian wines.read more

Love this place, very unique. It's small but has many wine options…read more Very good price, relaxing and down to vibe.

very nice cosi wine place, with good and quality wines as well as other things you can have…read moreadditional. if you are lucky you can get a couch in the back of the bar, where you can sit enjoy life and just drink one or more brilliant glasses of wine.

Very high-end and fancy, and oh so good! Had their porcini ravioli which was artfully plated, and…read moretasted AMAZING. We were servrd promptly upon entering the restaurant. (We had a reservation, which is A MUST). The place is just beautiful, almost immersing you in a fairy-tale environment.

Christmas Eve Dinner at this place. There isn't a thing I could change…read more The staff was impeccable, the food was impeccable. It was not pretentious in anyway, but for atmosphere and food being served by the perfect wait-staff, maybe it should be. lol! We had an excellent dining experience to remember. It was just done so well. I highly recommend for a special occasion, you will not be disappointed. Cheers from USA!