Hidden gems · Vienna
Hidden gems in Vienna
Skip the tourist circuit. These Vienna spots are the ones locals actually send their out-of-town friends to.
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Top spots in Vienna
Kunsthistorisches Museum
CultureInnere Stadt
Bruegel and Vermeer in a Habsburg palace — café Gerstner upstairs is the move.
Belvedere
CultureLandstraße
Klimt's The Kiss + baroque gardens; do upper palace first.
Naschmarkt
Food & DrinkWieden
Sprawling market — Saturday flea market is a separate event entirely.
Where to eat
Figlmüller
$$Austrian · Innere Stadt
Wiener schnitzel the size of your face — the original since 1905.
Steirereck
$$$$Contemporary · Stadtpark
Two-Michelin-star tasting in the park, herb cart pilgrimage.
Café Central
$$Café · Innere Stadt
Trotsky's old hangout — apple strudel and a melange.
Heuriger Mayer am Pfarrplatz
$$Wine tavern · Heiligenstadt
Beethoven slept here; sit in the garden with a glass of grüner.
Frequently asked
- Locals' under-the-radar picks include Kunsthistorisches Museum, Belvedere, Naschmarkt. These are the places that don't show up on the first page of mainstream travel guides.
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