Vienna, Austria 72-Hour Vacation

Café Museum
Friedrichstrasse 6
011-43-1-586-5202
www.galinksy.com
Designed in 1899 by Adolf Loos, this kaffeehaus was frequented by Klimt, Schiele and Kokoschka, among other Secessionist artists, whose headquarters (today a museum) was just across the street.

Die Halle
Museum Platz 1, Kunsthalle
011-43-1-523-7001
www.diehalle.at
The restaurant/café inside the Kunsthalle serves a changing menu of thoughtfully prepared seafood and meat delights, salads and homemade soups.

Do & Co Albertina
Albertinaplatz 1
011-43-1-532-9669
www.doco.com
A great refuge from looking at great art, this eatery on the roof of the Albertina serves up nouveau Austrian cuisine and sushi.

Fabios
Tuchlauben 6
011-43-1-532-2222
www.fabios.at
Flavorful upscale Italian fare served in ultra-stylish setting.

Frauenhuber
Himmelpfortgasse 6
011-43-1-512-8383
Though Vienna is crammed with gorgeous coffee houses and you can hardly go wrong with any of them, Frauenhuber is a great place to relax your cobble-weary feet in the Inner Stadt.

Glacis Beisl
Breitegasse 4, Museum Platz 1
011-43-1-526-5660
www.glacisbeisl.at
Located in the hip MuseumsQuartier, this stark yet chic restaurant serves modernized versions of Viennese cuisine.

König von Ungarn
Schulerstrasse 10
011-43-1-515-840
www.kvu.at
The King of Hungary, housed in the hotel of the same name, serves up meat and seafood dishes to a regular clientele (both locals and visitors).

OMAR absinth bar & lounge
Lange Gasse 69
011-43-664-386-5900
www.omar.at
Cocktails and absinthe—it’s a potent combination that will either cure you or kill you!

Ra’mien
Gumpendorferstrasse 9
011-43-1-585-4798
www.ramien.at
Enjoy great Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in a chic and trendy atmosphere. The downstairs bar is a great spot for beautiful people watching.

Seven Cocktails
Burggasse 23
011-43-1-990-4457
www.7en.at
Stylishly sleek with plenty of banquettes and windows for people watching and more than 350 signature cocktails.

Shambala
Opernring 13
011-43-1-588-900
www.lemeridien-vienna.com
This super chic hotel restaurant has a French-influenced pan-Asian menu created by French chef Michel Rostang. The self-coined cuisine is called “Mondiale” and is hardly cutting-edge enough to deserve its own name, but it’s tasty.

Steirereck
Stadtpark
011-43-1-713-3168
www.steirereck.at
This renowned eatery serves haute cuisine from the rural Austrian region of Styria. The menu changes daily.

Wrenkh Kochsalon
Bauernmarkt 10
011-43-1-533-1526
www.wiener-kochsalon.com
Contemporary style and meatless dining prove that vegetarianism is fun and healthy; you can even take a cooking class at their studio next door.

Vegetarian

Zum Schwarzen Kameel
Bognergasse 5
011-43-1-533-8125
www.kameel.at
Beethoven used to send his servant here for ham. Need we say more? This ancient restaurant, located in the Inner Stadt, is outfitted in Art Deco and serves upscale, yet traditional Austrian fare.