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Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries across Austria in the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Austria
Steirereck im Stadtpark in Staatsoper and Amador in Heiligenstadt each hold three Michelin stars and serve tasting menus with exceptional wine programs. Ikarus in Flughafen holds two Michelin stars and serves a monthly guest-chef tasting menu inside Hangar-7.
In Staatsoper, Steirereck im Stadtpark pairs three Michelin stars with tasting, set, and à la carte formats and an exceptional wine program. The modern Austrian kitchen uses ingredients from the family's own farm, and the pavilion in Stadtpark places it at the centre of Vienna's most serious dining tier.
Heiligenstadt is home to Amador, a three-star tasting-menu restaurant inside a vaulted wine cellar at a working winery. The exceptional, sommelier-led wine program sits beside avant-garde European cooking with Spanish heritage and Germanic precision.
In Flughafen, Ikarus holds two Michelin stars and serves tasting and set menus with an exceptional wine program. A different guest chef creates the monthly tasting menu inside the Hangar-7 aircraft museum.
Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant in Staatsoper, Griggeler Stuba in Oberlech, Sattlerhof in Gamlitz, and Champagne Characters in Neubau all have exceptional wine programs.
In Staatsoper, Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant combines two Michelin stars with an exceptional wine program and tasting or prix fixe menus. Inside Palais Coburg, Chef Silvio Nickol serves creative cuisine, and the cellar holds 6,000 bottles.
In Oberlech, Griggeler Stuba holds two Michelin stars and a Wine Spectator Grand Award. Its exceptional, sommelier-led wine program sits alongside tasting and set menus, and the 50,000-bottle cellar places it among Austria's most serious wine dining rooms.
Gamlitz is home to Sattlerhof, a family-run winery restaurant with one Michelin star and an exceptional wine program. The six-course seasonal menu uses herbs and flowers from the property's garden, and the 650-label wine list includes the estate's own Südsteiermark wines.
In Neubau, Champagne Characters is a boutique wine bar with an exceptional wine program focused on artisanal grower champagnes from independent producers. It has over 800 handpicked bottles and received Star Wine List recognition in 2026.
Mraz & Sohn in Brigittenau, Pramerl & the Wolf in Franz Josefs Bahnhof, and TIAN in Staatsoper serve tasting menus with exceptional wine programs. Their cooking includes playful surprise courses, seasonal dishes, and vegetarian fine dining, respectively.
In Brigittenau, Mraz & Sohn holds two Michelin stars and serves a tasting menu with an exceptional wine program. The father-son kitchen cooks contemporary Austrian cuisine and introduces playful surprise courses with humour.
In Franz Josefs Bahnhof, Pramerl & the Wolf holds one Michelin star and serves a surprise tasting menu of creative, seasonal dishes in an intimate setting. Star Wine List recognised it in 2026, and its wine program is exceptional.
In Staatsoper, TIAN serves creative, seasonal plant-based tasting menus and also offers a set-menu format. Its wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led. The restaurant specialises in vegetarian fine dining and holds one Michelin star.
Domäne Wachau in Dürnstein, Weingut Pittnauer in Gols, and Schloss Gobelsburg (Weingut) in Langenlois include a cooperative, a biodynamic producer, and a castle winery. Weingut Fritz Wieninger in Bisamberg/Nussberg produces Gemischter Satz within Vienna city limits.
Dürnstein is home to Domäne Wachau, a large cooperative winery in a Baroque estate above cellars that are 300 years old. Its parcels cover every renowned single vineyard in the Wachau, on steep terraces along the Danube.
Bisamberg/Nussberg is the home base for Weingut Fritz Wieninger, an urban winery within Vienna city limits. Falstaff gave the estate five stars in 2026. Its focus is Gemischter Satz, a traditional Viennese field blend, and it holds biodynamic certification.
Gols is the base for Weingut Pittnauer, a biodynamic pioneer producing wines from indigenous Burgenland varietals. The winery works with minimalist cellar practices and received four stars from Falstaff in 2026.
Langenlois is home to Schloss Gobelsburg (Weingut), a historic castle winery dating back to 1171. Its wines include cool-climate Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, and Falstaff gave the estate five stars in 2026.
Austria has 35 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide and 47 Michelin stars in total. Vienna holds the deepest concentration of those rooms, while Salzburg and a smaller set of alpine destinations add further starred dining.
Staatsoper, Innere Stadt, Heiligenstadt, Josefstadt, and Brigittenau have Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, and Neubau has Champagne Characters. Staatsoper includes Steirereck im Stadtpark, Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant, and TIAN. Amador is in Heiligenstadt, and Mraz & Sohn is in Brigittenau.
Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant, Sattlerhof, and Griggeler Stuba have exceptional wine programs. Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant in Staatsoper has a 6,000-bottle cellar. Sattlerhof in Gamlitz has a 650-label list including estate wines. Griggeler Stuba in Oberlech has a 50,000-bottle cellar spanning Austria, Burgundy, and Bordeaux, and holds a Wine Spectator Grand Award.
Steirereck im Stadtpark, Amador, Ikarus, Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant, Griggeler Stuba, and TIAN pair tasting menus with exceptional wine programs. Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant has a 6,000-bottle cellar. Griggeler Stuba holds a Wine Spectator Grand Award and has a 50,000-bottle cellar spanning Austria, Burgundy, and Bordeaux.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Austria
Selected entries from the current guide for Austria.
Vienna, Austria
Inside a 1904 pavilion in Vienna's Stadtpark, Steirereck im Stadtpark operates at the intersection of architectural drama and Austrian culinary research. Three Michelin stars and consistent placement inside the World's 50 Best Restaurants top 25 position it as the reference point for serious dining in the city. The menu is built around rare breeds, near-extinct produce varieties, and ingredients grown on the building's own rooftop.
Vienna, Austria
Amador holds three Michelin stars and a consistent place in La Liste's top tier, operating from a winery setting in Vienna's 19th district. Chef Juan Amador's kitchen works across the creative register, drawing on local Austrian produce alongside Spanish and German culinary references. The wine program has ranked number one on Star Wine List for two consecutive years, making it among the more decorated tables in the Austrian capital.
Vienna, Austria
Among Vienna's upper-tier tasting menu restaurants, TIAN occupies a singular position: a Michelin-starred vegetarian counter on Himmelpfortgasse that competes directly with the city's omnivore fine-dining tier. Recognised by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, and a 2018 Future Award for Best Veggie Restaurant in the World, it makes the case that plant-based cuisine belongs in the same conversation as any starred kitchen in Austria.
Salzburg, Austria
Housed inside Hangar 7 at Salzburg Airport, Ikarus operates at the upper tier of Austria's fine dining scene, holding two Michelin stars and 96 points on La Liste 2026 alongside Les Grandes Tables du Monde membership. Chef Martin Klein oversees a modern European menu that draws a loyal following of repeat visitors, with dinner service running Tuesday through Saturday and weekend lunch available.
Lech am Arlberg, Austria
At 1,700 metres in Oberlech, Griggeler Stuba holds two Michelin stars and a wine cellar of 50,000 bottles spanning Austria, Burgundy, and Bordeaux. Dinner here belongs to the category of occasions that justify the altitude: regional cuisine framed with precision, a list ranked four consecutive years by Star Wine List, and a dining room that earns its place among Austria's serious mountain restaurants.
Schützen am Gebirge, Austria
A two-Michelin-star restaurant set in a converted farmhouse in the Burgenland wine country, Taubenkobel places Modern Austrian and French Contemporary cooking inside a family-run format that reads less like a destination restaurant and more like a serious country house that happens to cook at this level. Ranked 73rd in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it operates Thursday through Sunday and closes entirely from November through February.
Vienna, Austria
Inside Palais Coburg, one of Vienna's most architecturally commanding addresses, Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant holds two Michelin stars and a La Liste score of 96 points (2026). Chef Silvio Nickol runs a dinner-only operation Tuesday through Saturday, with seven- and nine-course menus built around seasonal produce and a wine list that draws serious attention in its own right.
Vienna, Austria
A two-Michelin-star address in Vienna's 20th district, Mraz & Sohn operates as a father-son collaboration built on Modern Austrian cooking with a demonstrably irreverent streak.
Mautern an der Donau, Austria
Landhaus Bacher in Mautern an der Donau holds two Michelin stars and a 97-point La Liste ranking, placing it among Austria's most decorated classical kitchens. Under chef Thomas Dorfer, the forty-year-old family restaurant channels a rigorous seasonal approach through vegetables, herbs, and regional produce. The Wachau setting, across the Danube from Krems, adds a wine-country dimension that few comparable Austrian kitchens can match.
Ischgl, Austria
Set within Hotel Yscla in the Tirolean ski village of Ischgl, Stüva holds two Michelin stars and 98 points in La Liste 2025, placing it among Austria's most decorated alpine dining rooms. Chef Hugo De La Barrière works in the creative French register, a discipline that sits at some distance from the regional norm. The result is one of the more formally ambitious tables in the Austrian Alps, recognized by Les Grandes Tables du Monde in 2025.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's two-Michelin-star address on Dominikanerbastei 17 sits at the sharper end of the city's modern European table. Ranked 52nd in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025 and scoring 91 points in La Liste's 2026 ranking, Konstantin Filippou operates in the same critical tier as the city's most scrutinised kitchens, distinguished by ingredient-led cooking that draws on Mediterranean and Central European references in equal measure.
Salzburg, Austria
Inside a converted metal factory on the edge of Salzburg, Senns holds two Michelin stars and a La Liste score of 92 points (2026). Chef Andreas Senn's cooking moves through Austrian produce with a distinctly contemporary hand, pairing brook trout with caviar and carabinero shrimp with quinoa alongside a wine list that draws from across the Alpine arc and beyond. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday from 6:30 pm.
Vienna, Austria
A two-Michelin-star address in Vienna's 8th district, Doubek operates at the serious end of the city's creative fine dining tier. Chef Stefan Doubek's kitchen applies precise international technique to Austrian ingredients, producing a tasting format that sits comfortably among Vienna's most decorated tables.
Traunkirchen, Austria
Bootshaus holds a Michelin star and 94 points on La Liste at both its 2025 and 2026 editions, placing it among Austria's most consistently recognised creative tables. Set inside Das Traunsee hotel on the Traunkirchen peninsula, the restaurant's five- to seven-course set menu draws entirely on Salzkammergut producers, with lake fish, fermented flavours, and Japanese technique at its centre.
Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Rote Wand Chef's Table holds two Michelin stars and a 94-point La Liste score, placing it among the more decorated dining rooms in the Austrian Alps. Set within the hamlet of Zug just outside Lech, the intimate format and Julian Stieger's modern cuisine put it in direct competition with the resort fine dining in the region. Advance booking is essential, particularly during the winter ski season.
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Vienna, Austria
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Bad Gleichenberg, Austria
A Michelin-starred address in the Styrian village of Trautmannsdorf, Geschwister Rauch draws on more than 120 years of Wirtshaus tradition while pushing well past it. Siblings Richard and Sonja Rauch run the fine dining restaurant alongside a lunchtime tavern, with ingredients sourced from their own pig farm and the surrounding region. La Liste ranked it 91 points in 2026.
Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Austria
Holding two Michelin stars in one of Austria's most celebrated ski resort villages, Gourmetrestaurant Tannenhof sits inside the boutique Hotel Tannenhof above Sankt Anton am Arlberg, pairing a terrace with panoramic valley views with a modern Alpine menu that draws on classical technique. The six-course set menu and an à la carte selection are supported by a wine list running to around 600 international labels.
Hall in Tirol, Austria
Schwarzer Adler holds two Michelin stars and an 85-point La Liste (2026) score, placing it among the more decorated restaurants in the Tyrolean Inn Valley. Chef Franz Keller leads a contemporary European kitchen that draws on the region's alpine larder without retreating into folkloric convention. For serious diners passing through or based in Innsbruck, the short drive to Hall in Tirol is a considered choice, not an afterthought.
Ehrenhausen, Austria
Die Weinbank - Wirtshaus in Ehrenhausen anchors itself in the produce-rich soils of southern Styria, pairing seasonal regional cooking with one of Austria's more serious wine lists. Given its popularity, reservations are advisable.
Weissensee, Austria
Die Forelle holds a Michelin star and a La Liste ranking at Weissensee's edge, serving a single set menu, BERG.SEE.KÜCHE., built around micro-seasonal plants, herbs, and proteins sourced from the surrounding Weissensee Nature Park and the family's own farm. Six courses plus extras place it among Austria's most geographically committed fine-dining kitchens, with accommodation available in the adjoining hotel.
Ischgl, Austria
Three generations of the Sieberer family create Austria's most distinguished Alpine dining experience at Paznaunerstube Ischgl, where Michelin-starred cuisine transforms local Paznaun Valley ingredients into sophisticated masterpieces within the luxurious Hotel Tofana Royal.
Vienna, Austria
A former Alsergrund pub converted into one of Vienna's most compelling casual fine dining destinations, Pramerl & the Wolf operates on a surprise menu format driven by ingredient quality rather than ceremony. Ranked #267 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025 and awarded a White Star on Star Wine List, it delivers serious cooking in an atmosphere that refuses to take itself too seriously.
Vienna, Austria
A Michelin-starred modern cuisine restaurant occupying a converted 1920s auction hall in Vienna's 15th district, Herzig operates Wednesday through Saturday from a set menu format that runs in two sizes and accommodates vegetarian arrangements by prior request. Star Wine List recognised it with a White Star for its wine program. The address is Schanzstraße 14, a short distance from the city's inner-ring dining cluster.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Austria.
Vienna, Austria
Occupying a prime position opposite the Vienna State Opera since 1876, Hotel Sacher Wien is one of Europe's most historically grounded luxury hotels. Ranked 49th in the World's 50 Best Hotels (2025) and awarded Michelin 3 Keys (2024), its 149 rooms and suites combine 19th-century architecture with contemporary comfort. The original Sacher-Torte, a recipe guarded since 1832, remains the hotel's most recognizable calling card.
Hof bei Salzburg, Austria
Reopened in July 2024 after a careful restoration, Rosewood Schloss Fuschl occupies a 15th-century lakeside castle on the shores of Lake Fuschl, roughly 30 minutes from Salzburg. The property holds Michelin 3 Keys (2024) and a 98-point score from La Liste Top Hotels (2026), with 98 rooms, suites, and freestanding chalets spanning both period interiors and contemporary lakeside design.
Velden am Wörthersee, Austria
A 17th-century castle on the shores of Lake Wörthersee, Falkensteiner Schlosshotel Velden holds Michelin 2 Keys (2024) and a 97.5-point La Liste ranking for 2026, alongside Leading Hotels of the World membership. The 105-room property pairs period castle architecture with a low-slung modernist wing and a 37,000-square-foot spa complex, placing it firmly in the upper tier of Austrian lake resort hotels.
Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Severins – The Alpine Retreat occupies a ten-suite footprint in Lech am Arlberg, constructed from ancient Tyrolean wood, stone, and copper, and recognised with both Michelin 2 Keys (2024) and a 97-point score in the La Liste Top Hotels 2026 ranking. The property sits in the smaller, design-led tier of Austrian alpine hospitality, where limited capacity and material authenticity define the competitive set rather than scale.
Techelsberg, Austria
A Michelin 2-Key castle hotel on the southern shore of Lake Wörthersee, Hotel Schloss Seefels sits inside a small cohort of Austrian lakeside properties where serious art collections and architecturally distinct design set the terms. With 67 rooms, a heated lake pool accessible by wooden dock, and a 98.5-point score on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, it occupies the premium tier of the Carinthian lake circuit.
Vienna, Austria
Housed in a restored 19th-century neoclassical building on Petersplatz, Rosewood Vienna occupies a former bank headquarters designed by architect Alois Pichl between 1835 and 1838. With 99 rooms, a rooftop speakeasy bar, Asaya Spa, and Michelin 2 Keys recognition (2024), it sits at the upper end of Vienna's first district hotel tier, rated 94.5 points on La Liste's Top Hotels 2026 list.
Grossarl, Austria
DAS EDELWEISS - Salzburg Mountain Resort - Grossarl elevates alpine hospitality through three generations of family tradition, where a 75,000-square-foot Mountain Spa, ski-in/ski-out access, and individually furnished suites create Austria's most distinctive luxury mountain sanctuary in the pristine Grossarl Valley.
Vienna, Austria
Set in the Seventh District's Spittelberg quarter, the 71-room hotel occupies an 1872 building redesigned by Yoo Studio, with interiors that place it firmly outside the city's grand-palace tradition. The hotel holds Green Globe certification and houses the largest hotel pool in Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
Occupying a 19th-century corner building one block from the Vienna State Opera on the Ringstrasse, The Amauris Vienna opened in 2023 as a 62-room Relais & Châteaux member with Michelin 2 Keys recognition and a La Liste score of 98 points. Rates from US$430 per night position it firmly in Vienna's boutique luxury tier, where personalised service and architectural heritage carry more weight than chain-hotel scale.
Vienna, Austria
A former Austro-Hungarian bank building in Vienna's First District, Park Hyatt Vienna occupies one of the city's most architecturally distinguished addresses, earning 2 Michelin Keys in 2024 and a 97.5-point La Liste ranking for 2026. The 143-room property anchors the Goldenes Quartier, with interiors that work the vaulted bank architecture, pool in the vault, brasserie in the trading hall, rather than papering over it.
Salzburg, Austria
A 24-room castle hotel atop Salzburg's Mönchsberg hill, Schloss Mönchstein holds a 2026 La Liste score of 98 points with regional and country winner status for romantic and castle hotels respectively, plus Michelin 2 Keys recognition. The Glass Garden restaurant carries a Michelin Star. Its position above the old town places it in a tier of Austrian castle properties that operate more as intimate retreats than grand hotel institutions.
Salzburg, Austria
Occupying a privileged position along the Salzach river since 1866, Hotel Sacher Salzburg is Austria's only grand hotel in the city, carrying the weight of Sacher family heritage alongside a La Liste Top Hotels 2026 score of 93.5 points. Its 113 rooms and suites face the Hohensalzburg Fortress and the old town rooftops, while the Café Sacher serves the closely guarded Original Sacher-Torte recipe, unchanged since 1832. Rates from $1,124 per night.
Vienna, Austria
Built as a private palace in 1863 and converted to a hotel in 1873, Hotel Imperial occupies a defining position on Vienna's Ringstrasse. The official lodging for guests of the Austrian government, it holds 138 rooms across 59-plus suites, earns two Michelin Keys (2024), and scores 93 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking. Restaurant Opus carries three Gault et Millau toques, and Café Imperial remains the home of the city's most discussed torte.
Tux, Austria
Sitting at the foot of the Zillertal's most serious ski terrain, Aktiv & Wellnesshotel Bergfried pairs a deeply Tyrolean design sensibility with an all-inclusive format that removes friction from alpine travel. Awarded 97.5 points by La Liste Top Hotels 2026 and recognised with Michelin's 2 Keys distinction, the 70-room property prices from $771 and anchors its social life in the Bergfriedalm tavern.
Obergurgl, Austria
Sitting at the upper reaches of Austria's Ötztal Alps, Alpen-Wellness Resort Hochfirst earned 97.5 points on the La Liste Top Hotels 2026 ranking and two Michelin Keys in 2024. The 85-room property pairs direct ski-lift access from the building with a fully equipped spa, placing it in a narrow tier of Obergurgl addresses that can genuinely claim both snow reliability and post-slope recovery in the same building.
Kitzbühel, Austria
Grand Tirolia Kitzbühel earns its La Liste Top Hotels placement (96.5 points, 2026) and Michelin 2 Keys recognition through 145 rooms that balance alpine materiality with genuine comfort, a year-round programme spanning ski-in access and championship golf, and an après scene that runs from champagne bars to a jazz club. At rates from $289 per night, it positions itself at the upper tier of Kitzbühel's luxury hotel market.
Kitzbühel, Austria
A 163-room resort in the Austrian Alps that takes the visual language of traditional alpine lodges and routes it through a contemporary design sensibility. Multiple restaurants cover the range from Tyrolean regional cooking to lighter fare, and the spa, indoor pool, and mountain views give it year-round relevance beyond the ski season. The Hahnenkamm race in late January is the annual high-water mark for demand.
Leogang, Austria
A 17th-century forest farmstead turned alpine hotel, Naturhotel Forsthofgut has been stewarded by the same family for more than 400 years. Scoring 95 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, it sits at the serious end of Leogang's accommodation spectrum, with 109 rooms and suites, an extensive multi-environment spa, and working farms that remain part of the estate to this day.
Vienna, Austria
A Marriott International property occupying four connected 19th-century palaces on Vienna's Ringstrasse, the Ritz-Carlton Vienna scores 96 points on La Liste Top Hotels (2026) and a Star Wine List award. Its 202 rooms and suites sit within heritage-protected architecture, supported by a steakhouse, a Sicilian bar-kitchen, a rooftop bar, and an 18-metre spa pool, the longest in Vienna.
Kitzbühel, Austria
A 17th-century property on Bichlstraße in central Kitzbühel, Hotel Weisses Roessl holds Leading Hotels of the World membership and houses an outpost of Zuma, the Japanese restaurant group, alongside a full spa with indoor pool and sauna. Family-owned for nearly two decades and comprehensively refurbished in 2017, its 45 rooms place it squarely in Kitzbühel's historic-centre tier, suited to guests who want direct access to town on foot.
Grossarl, Austria
A 46-room family resort in Austria's Großarl valley, Moar Gut holds a 2024 Michelin Two Keys distinction and structures its program around whole-family inclusion: Icelandic horses, a dedicated trampoline room, a baby spa, and extensive adult wellness facilities sit alongside rooms finished in natural wood and stone, each with a private terrace or balcony.
Lech am Arlberg, Austria
A converted farmhouse that has been in the same family for over 500 years, Hotel Almhof Schneider occupies a rare position in Lech's alpine hotel scene: genuine historical continuity rather than performed heritage. With Michelin 2 Keys recognition and a 97.5-point rating from La Liste Top Hotels 2026, the 52-room property draws multi-generational guests who return for the antique-furnished rooms, a notable wine cellar, and proximity to where downhill skiing first took shape as a sport.
Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Hotel Almhof Schneider holds Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 Michelin guide, placing it among a select tier of Austrian alpine properties where hospitality craft is judged as seriously as the kitchen. Located in Lech am Arlberg at Tannberg 59, the hotel represents the understated, family-shaped end of Lech's luxury accommodation spectrum, where longevity and anticipatory service carry more weight than grand gestures.
Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Austria
Originally built in the 1920s and reconstructed in 2011, Hotel Tannenhof occupies the sunniest position in St. Anton am Arlberg with just seven suites, a dedicated spa, and a restaurant serving creative Alpine cuisine. The property sits at the upper end of the Arlberg's accommodation hierarchy, drawing guests who arrive by private helicopter and depart by Maserati transfer. It is a property where historic social cachet and contemporary design coexist within an exceptionally small footprint.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Austria.
Vienna, Austria
The more relaxed counterpart to the Michelin-starred Konstantin Filippou next door, O boufés brings Mediterranean and Greek-inflected cooking to Vienna's first district at a mid-range price point. Holding a Michelin Plate since 2024 and ranked twice at the summit of Star Wine List's Austria selection, it earns its place in the city's serious dining conversation without the formality or spend of its neighbour.
Vienna, Austria
A Michelin Plate-recognised Beisl in Vienna's 8th district, Fuhrmann has been run by Barbara and Hermann Botolen for years as a dependable address for modern Austrian cooking with a wine list that holds its own. At the €€ price point, it sits in the honest middle of the city's tavern spectrum, where the cooking is taken seriously without the formality of the fine-dining tier.
Vienna, Austria
At Tuchlauben 4/6 in Vienna's first district, Fabios occupies a position in the city's Italian dining tier that few restaurants have managed to hold for long: a room that draws both the after-work aperitivo crowd and serious dinner reservations, recognised with consecutive Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025 and ranked #488 in Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list. Chef Fabio Giacobello leads the kitchen at one of the inner city's more consistently cited Italian addresses.
Vienna, Austria
Chez Bernard occupies the seventh floor of Hotel MOTTO on Mariahilfer Straße, bringing French contemporary cooking to Vienna's mid-price tier with enough consistency to earn back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025.
Traunkirchen, Austria
The more relaxed of Lukas Nagl's two restaurants at Hotel Post am See, Belétage trades fine-dining precision for a grounded, ingredient-led approach that still carries the kitchen's reputation for sourcing from the Salzkammergut region. Sitting at the heart of Traunkirchen's lakeside square, it is where the hotel's culinary ambitions meet everyday appetite, without the formality of its sibling operations.
Vienna, Austria
Barfly's occupies a corner of Vienna's 6th district bar scene at Esterházygasse 33, where the Naschmarkt quarter gives way to quieter residential streets. Without the formal trappings of the city's grand café tradition or the theatrical ambition of its tasting-menu restaurants, it holds a different kind of position, one worth understanding before you arrive.
Vienna, Austria
Bojito occupies a compact address in Vienna's first district, within a city that has built one of Central Europe's most demanding fine-dining ecosystems. While neighbouring venues operate at the Michelin-starred tier, Bojito represents a different register in the Innere Stadt's hospitality spectrum, where the collaboration between service, setting, and kitchen defines the experience as much as any single dish.
Vienna, Austria
At Tiefer Graben 9, Capsule operates as one of Vienna's most focused Champagne bars, a compact room in the first district where the wine list begins and ends with Champagne. The format is deliberate and the address is central enough to make it a natural stop between the Rathaus quarter and the Danube Canal. For those who take grower producers seriously, this is where the conversation starts.
Velden am Wörthersee, Austria
For wine-focused visitors, it is one of the more considered stops in Carinthia.
Vienna, Austria
The address sits in the middle of Neubau's densest stretch of independent bars and restaurants, making it a natural anchor for an evening that moves through several stops.
Linz, Austria
Das Goldene Einhorn occupies a historic address on Rathausgasse 9 in central Linz, placing it among the city's established dining addresses rather than its newer creative wave. Positioned between Linz's formal fine-dining tier and its more casual regional tables, it holds a particular place in the old-town fabric.
Vienna, Austria
The venue draws a loyal repeat clientele rather than a purely tourist-facing crowd, a distinction that shapes both its rhythm and its menu discipline.
Vienna, Austria
A converted espresso bar on Burggasse, still wearing its original 1950s signage, now operates as one of Vienna's most characterful natural wine destinations. The retro facade sets the scene for a list that skews toward low-intervention producers, accompanied by music programming that keeps the room from feeling like a museum piece.
Vienna, Austria
A Star Wine List-recognised vinothek on Operngasse, Eulennest sits within Vienna's compact but serious wine-bar circuit, where curation depth and list architecture matter more than kitchen ambition. The address places it a short walk from the Staatsoper, positioning it as a natural pre- or post-performance stop for visitors who want Austrian and European bottles chosen with genuine editorial intent.
Graz, Austria
Tucked inside a courtyard off one of Graz's oldest medieval lanes, Glou Glou Wein- und Champagnerbar is a wine and Champagne bar that earned Star Wine List recognition for 2026. The setting on Sporgasse rewards those who find it: a bar format built around serious stemware and a list that takes Austrian and European wine with equal seriousness.
Vienna, Austria
On Marc-Aurel-Straße in Vienna's first district, Grüner Kakadu sits within the cultural and culinary gravity of the Innere Stadt, where the city's appetite for both heritage and reinvention plays out most visibly. The address places it in immediate conversation with the first district's concentration of serious dining, from Viennese Bürgerküche traditions to the modern Austrian creative tier that has reshaped how the city eats over the past two decades.
Linz, Austria
Haschka Weinbar sits on Klosterstraße in central Linz, earning Star Wine List recognition in 2026 among a small cohort of Austrian wine bars taken seriously at European level. For Linz, that combination is rarer than it sounds.
Sölden, Austria
At 2,090 metres above Sölden, Hotel Schöne Aussicht occupies a position that few alpine properties can match: ski-out access, direct glacier sightlines, and a wine programme that goes well beyond the average mountain lodge. For skiers who want altitude without sacrificing the glass in hand, it sits in a distinct tier of Tyrolean highland hospitality.
Vienna, Austria
A Gumpendorfer Strasse address places If Dogs Run Free inside Vienna's most concentrated stretch of neighbourhood bars, where the drinks program has earned a 2025 Top 500 Bars ranking at position 494. The bar operates with the low-key confidence typical of Sixth District spots that attract serious drinkers rather than passing tourists. Booking ahead is advisable for evening visits.
Vienna, Austria
Intermezzo Bar sits on Johannesgasse 28 in Vienna's third district, a short walk from the Stadtpark and the city's embassy quarter. The address places it at the edge of the Innere Stadt's formal boundary, where the bar scene runs quieter and more considered than the tourist corridors closer to the Ringstrasse. For travelers oriented toward spirits curation and a measured pace, it is a practical and deliberate choice.
Vienna, Austria
Josef cocktailbar occupies a narrow storefront on Sterngasse in Vienna's first district, operating in a city where craft-cocktail programmes now split between high-volume tourist spots and low-key, technique-focused counters. With a minimal footprint and neighbourhood placement, it sits in the latter tier—worth a look if you want something quieter than the rooftop circuit.
Vienna, Austria
Ranked among the leading 500 Bars globally (No. The bar operates in an upper tier of Vienna's cocktail scene, a reference point for occasions that call for precision over spectacle.
Vienna, Austria
Le Cru is one of the anchoring venues of Vienna's Champagne bar movement, positioned on Petersplatz in the First District with an intimate counter format and a sensibility that reads as naturally at home in London or Antwerp as it does in the Austrian capital. The bar trades in precise, low-intervention pours and a room that rewards sitting slowly rather than passing through.
Vienna, Austria
Completed in 1908 by Adolf Loos, this small bar on Kärntner Durchgang is among the more studied rooms in twentieth-century European design. The mirrored mahogany interior, unchanged in its essential geometry, draws architects, historians, and serious drinkers in roughly equal measure. A drink here is an encounter with a built argument about what a bar should be.
Austria
Selected entries from the current guide for Austria.
Dürnstein, Austria
Domäne Wachau is a large cooperative winery in Dürnstein, Austria, operating from a Baroque estate above 300-year-old cellars in one of Europe's most distinctive wine regions. The setting alone, terraced vineyards above the Danube, frames the wines as clearly as any technical explanation could.
Ehrenhausen, Austria
The property combines serious vineyard craft with winemakers' chalets scattered across its hillside terrain, offering a rare combination of immersive accommodation and estate wine access in Austria's southern wine country.
Langenlois, Austria
Housed in a sixteenth-century Renaissance castle commissioned by the Habsburg royal family, Schloss Gobelsburg is one of Langenlois's most historically grounded producers. The estate sits at the intersection of architectural heritage and serious viticulture in the Kamptal wine region, where cool-climate Grüner Veltliner and Riesling define the benchmark. It is a reference point for anyone tracing Austrian wine's relationship with place, history, and long-term cellar practice.
Langenlois, Austria
Weingut Bründlmayer holds among the more respected positions in the Kamptal, a wine region where loess, primary rock, and the thermal contrast between the Danube plain and the northern hills produce some of Austria's most expressive Grüner Veltliner and Riesling.
Dürnstein, Austria
Weingut Emmerich Knoll sits at Unterloiben 132 in the Wachau, one of Austria's most demanding wine regions, where the interplay of Danube climate, terraced gneiss and loess soils, and multi-generational craft produces Riesling and Grüner Veltliner that regularly draw international allocation attention.
Langenlois, Austria
Weingut Jurtschitsch is a Langenlois estate operating at the summit tier of Kamptal winemaking. Positioned at Rudolfstraße 39, the winery sits within one of Lower Austria's most concentrated zones of serious viticulture, where loess soils and the Kamp valley's thermal conditions define the region's Grüner Veltliner and Riesling character.
Gols, Austria
Weingut Pittnauer operates from the Burgenland village of Gols, where the flat Pannonian basin and warm, dry summers shape a distinct red-wine character.
Kitzeck Im Sausal, Austria
Weingut Wohlmuth sits in Kitzeck, in the refined Sausal hills of southern Styria, where cool-climate viticulture produces some of Austria's most precise white wines. For visitors tracing the southern Styrian wine arc, this is a reference address.
Illmitz, Austria
Weingut Kracher in Illmitz sits at the heart of Austria's Burgenland wine country, where the Neusiedlersee's humid microclimate has long shaped some of Europe's most celebrated sweet wines. Plan a visit around harvest season, when the region's botrytis-prone conditions are at their most active.
Andau, Austria
The operation combines winemaking and distilling traditions in a region where the Pannonian plain shapes both climate and character. Andau neighbours Weingut Hannes Reeh and Weingut Johann Schwarz, placing Scheiblhofer inside one of Austria's most concentrated pockets of serious wine and spirits production.
Ehrenhausen, Austria
Weingut Gross sits in Ratsch, a hamlet within the Ehrenhausen wine corridor in Austria's Südsteiermark, where steep hillside vineyards define the region's Sauvignon Blanc and Welschriesling character. For visitors exploring southern Styrian wine country, Gross represents a grounded introduction to what this particular slice of hillside terrain can produce.
Gamlitz, Austria
Familienweingut Sattlerhof sits in the Gamlitz heartland of Styria's Südsteiermark, a region where steep slate and limestone slopes produce some of Austria's most characterful white wines. For visitors exploring southern Styrian viticulture, Sattlerhof represents a considered stop on any serious circuit of the area.
Senftenberg, Austria
Wein-Gut Nigl sits at Kirchenberg 1 in Senftenberg, in the Kamptal wine region of Lower Austria, where crystalline schist soils and the Danube's moderating influence shape wines of notable precision. Visitors seeking direct engagement with Kamptal's terroir character will find this address a credible reference point.
Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria
Weinberghof Fritsch sits in Oberstockstall, a quiet corner of the Wagram wine region northwest of Vienna, where loess-rich soils and continental climate produce some of Austria's most compelling Grüner Veltliner. The setting combines working vineyard with direct hospitality, making it a reference point for understanding what Wagram terroir actually tastes like.
Dürnstein, Austria
Weingut Alzinger operates from Unterloiben, one of the Wachau's most sharply defined addresses, where steep loess and primary rock terraces produce Riesling and Grüner Veltliner of considerable precision. Visits reward those willing to step outside the main Dürnstein tourist circuit and engage directly with the vineyard.
Gols, Austria
Weingut Anita und Hans Nittnaus is a Gols-based winery. Located at Untere Hauptstraße 49, the estate sits in a village that has become one of Burgenland's most concentrated addresses for serious red wine production, alongside neighbours including Pittnauer, Heinrich, and Paul Achs.
Feuersbrunn, Austria
Weingut Bernhard Ott operates from the quiet village of Feuersbrunn in Austria's Wagram wine region, where loess-heavy soils define some of the country's most distinctive Grüner Veltliner. Visitors arrive for the wines, not the spectacle.
Rust, Austria
Weingut Ernst Triebaumer sits at the heart of Rust, one of Austria's most historically significant wine towns on the western shore of the Neusiedlersee. It belongs to a small tier of Rust producers whose reputations extend well beyond the region.
Leutschach, Austria
Weingut Erwin Sabathi operates from Pößnitz in Leutschach, in the Südsteiermark wine country that produces some of Austria's most precise white wines. The address alone, deep in the rolling vine corridors south of Graz, signals what kind of winery this is.
Dürnstein, Austria
Weingut F. X. Pichler sits at the upper tier of Wachau wine production. The estate is among the more referenced names in Austrian Grüner Veltliner and Riesling production, positioned alongside Weingut Emmerich Knoll as a benchmark for the region's upper-tier output.
Senftenberg, Austria
The estate sits on Oberer Markt 5, placing it at the quiet heart of a village that punches well above its size in Austrian wine circles.
Tattendorf, Austria
Weingut Familie Reinisch operates from the village of Tattendorf in Thermenregion, one of Austria's oldest wine corridors, where limestone-rich soils and warm Pannonian air shape a style distinct from the Wachau or Burgenland. Visiting requires a trip south of Vienna into quiet agricultural country.
Spitz, Austria
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger sits at Kremserstraße 8 in Spitz, at the heart of the Wachau's most storied Grüner Veltliner and Riesling corridor. Visitors to the Wachau region should treat a visit as a serious scheduling priority.
Vienna, Austria
Weingut Fritz Wieninger operates from Vienna's 21st district, Stammersdorf, one of the city's principal wine-growing communes. For those tracing the Viennese Heuriger tradition through a sustainability lens, Wieninger represents a reference point in urban viticulture.
