Culinary Highlights 2026

Viennese cuisine, its venues and the people behind it Viennese cuisine is one of a kind, authentic, and the only cuisine in the world named after a city.

The classics of Viennese cuisine

Vienna's inns and restaurants are places of meeting and exchange. They are ...

The Vienna bistro

The Viennese bistro, or beisl, is a typical Viennese dining establishment. ...

Beisl Boom in Vienna

New and surprising concepts are breathing fresh life into the much-loved Viennese Beisl – the preferred term here for the city’s typical taverns. We set off ...

An alternative take on Viennese cuisine

Viennese cuisine also has a radically modern and experimental side – especially in fine dining.

Cult of Beef

Boiled beef holds a very special place in Viennese cuisine. Its preparation ...

Offal Stages a Comeback

Offal has always been an essential element of Viennese cuisine. And now, ...

Explore Vienna’s Taverns and Beisl with ivie

Want to enjoy authentic Viennese cuisine? The Tavern & Beisl Guide in ivie, ...

Quirks of Viennese Cuisine

What is a Fiaker doing in a goulash? Do they really eat bats in Vienna? And ...

The treasures of Viennese pastry culture

What would Viennese cuisine be without its pastries? Vienna boasts an incredible trove of sweet delights that go far beyond Sachertorte and Apfelstrudel. ...

Viennese Cafés

The Viennese coffee house is known around the globe for its informal pleasantness, as an oasis of gemütlichkeit. Gugelhupf, Sachertorte, and many other ...

Sweet greetings from Vienna

Vienna is sweet! The sweet-toothed from around the world have been meeting ...

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Schnitzel Guide

A schnitzel, please! But which one? Take our three-question test to find out ...

Recipes

This is the taste of Vienna: the best and most popular recipes of Viennese ...

Vienna City Card

Experience Vienna's culinary delights with the Vienna City Card.

Sausage Stands in Vienna

Viennese sausage stands belong to Vienna. New creations, coupled with exceptional variety and top quality have revived the Viennese sausage-eating ...

The Viennese Heurige

They are as famous as the Giant Ferris Wheel, Schönbrunn Palace, the Vienna Boys' Choir or the Lipizzaner.

Girl power in the kitchen

From the female Bohemian cooks who worked for the monarchy to the outstanding female figures of the modern culinary scene.

The classics of Viennese cuisine

Vienna's inns and restaurants are places of meeting and exchange. They are ...

The Vienna bistro

The Viennese bistro, or beisl, is a typical Viennese dining establishment. ...

Beisl Boom in Vienna

New and surprising concepts are breathing fresh life into the much-loved ...

An alternative take on Viennese cuisine

Viennese cuisine also has a radically modern and experimental side – ...

Cult of Beef

Boiled beef holds a very special place in Viennese cuisine. Its preparation ...

Offal Stages a Comeback

Offal has always been an essential element of Viennese cuisine. And now, ...

Explore Vienna’s Taverns and Beisl with ivie

Want to enjoy authentic Viennese cuisine? The Tavern & Beisl Guide in ivie, ...

Quirks of Viennese Cuisine

What is a Fiaker doing in a goulash? Do they really eat bats in Vienna? And ...

The treasures of Viennese pastry culture

What would Viennese cuisine be without its pastries? Vienna boasts an ...

Viennese Cafés

The Viennese coffee house is known around the globe for its informal ...

Sweet greetings from Vienna

Vienna is sweet! The sweet-toothed from around the world have been meeting ...

Test

Schnitzel Guide

A schnitzel, please! But which one? Take our three-question test to find out ...

Recipes

This is the taste of Vienna: the best and most popular recipes of Viennese ...

Vienna City Card

Experience Vienna's culinary delights with the Vienna City Card.

Sausage Stands in Vienna

Viennese sausage stands belong to Vienna. New creations, coupled with ...

The Viennese Heurige

They are as famous as the Giant Ferris Wheel, Schönbrunn Palace, the Vienna ...

Girl power in the kitchen

From the female Bohemian cooks who worked for the monarchy to the ...

"Viennese cuisine always has something familiar about it, and that's the great art. Vienna has character, Vienna has a smell."

Tim Mälzer, famous chef from Hamburg

"Viennese cuisine is one of the most difficult and elaborate cuisines to cook."

Lukas Mraz, Viennese Michelin-starred chef "Mraz & Sohn"

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"Viennese cuisine always has something familiar about it, and that's the great art. Vienna has character, Vienna has a smell."

Tim Mälzer, famous chef from Hamburg

"Viennese cuisine is one of the most difficult and elaborate cuisines to cook."

Lukas Mraz, Viennese Michelin-starred chef "Mraz & Sohn"

Video series: Hungry for More Authentic. Crazy. Humorous. Just like our host, Michelin-starred chef Lukas Mraz. We join him on his culinary journey through Vienna.

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Video series “Hungry for More” - Season 1

In our video series “Hungry for More”, we accompany head chef Lukas Mraz on ...

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Video series “Hungry for More” – Season 2

In season 2, chef Lukas Mraz will once again present his personal culinary ...

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Video series "Hungry for More" – Season 3

The next round begins: In Season 3 of the series “Hungry for More,” internationally renowned star chef Lukas Mraz welcomes more exciting guests – from his ...

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Video series “Hungry for More” - Season 1

In our video series “Hungry for More”, we accompany head chef Lukas Mraz on ...

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Video series “Hungry for More” – Season 2

In season 2, chef Lukas Mraz will once again present his personal culinary ...

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Video series "Hungry for More" – Season 3

The next round begins: In Season 3 of the series “Hungry for More,” ...

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Hungry for More Vienna: Love at first bite

Michelin star chef Lukas Mraz takes his partner in crime, TV star Tim Mälzer, to his favorite restaurants ...

Current episode

Hungry for More Vienna: Love at first bite

Michelin star chef Lukas Mraz takes his partner in crime, TV star Tim Mälzer, to his favorite restaurants ...

The food-producing city Did you know that Vienna is Austria's cucumber capital? But it’s also so much more. Food production in Vienna ranges from wine to mushrooms.

Harvest Fresh from the City

Vienna is a big city through and ...

Viennese city agriculture

Agriculture in the city – Vienna ...

Viennese wine & Heurige

Vienna is the only metropolis that ...

Vienna wine: Gemischter Satz

The Viennese wine specialty, Wiener ...

Viennese delicacies

Fig jam, honey, escargot caviar? ...

Snow Food

As far as winter veg goes, Vienna ...

Bees in Vienna

Vienna offers a perfect habitat with ...

Soy in Vienna

What very few people know is that ...

The art of dining Shining a light on Vienna’s traditional manufacturers and young design.

J. & L. Lobmeyr: crystalline masterpieces

Glassware specialist J. & L. Lobmeyr is one of Vienna’s oldest traditional ...

Augarten Vienna Porcelain Manufactory

The Augarten Porcelain Manufactory in Vienna is the second oldest in Europe. ...

Augarten flagship store

Viennese porcelain maker Augarten has opened a trendy city center shop, where the traditional company shows off its modern side.

An interview with Onka Allmayer-Beck

A new approach to table culture: that’s what ceramic artist Onka Allmayer-Beck is all about. We visited her at her studio in Vienna. A conversation about ...

Silversmith Jarosinski & Vaugoin

Jean-Paul Vaugoin is the sixth-generation owner of traditional silversmiths ...

Vienna Silver Factory

The Vienna Silver Factory, which has over 100 years of tradition, is daring ...

Porcelain from Vienna

Fine porcelain items are made by hand not only in the world-famous Augarten manufactory, but also in small Viennese studios.

J. & L. Lobmeyr: crystalline masterpieces

Glassware specialist J. & L. Lobmeyr is one of Vienna’s oldest traditional ...

Augarten Vienna Porcelain Manufactory

The Augarten Porcelain Manufactory in Vienna is the second oldest in Europe. ...

Augarten flagship store

Viennese porcelain maker Augarten has opened a trendy city center shop, ...

An interview with Onka Allmayer-Beck

A new approach to table culture: that’s what ceramic artist Onka ...

Silversmith Jarosinski & Vaugoin

Jean-Paul Vaugoin is the sixth-generation owner of traditional silversmiths ...

Vienna Silver Factory

The Vienna Silver Factory, which has over 100 years of tradition, is daring ...

Porcelain from Vienna

Fine porcelain items are made by hand not only in the world-famous Augarten ...

Food & art Discover how Vienna’s museums showcase the art of dining and how food is presented in the visual arts.

Porcelain Museum in the Augarten

A museum in the former imperial pleasure building in the Augarten ...

Dinner in the Museum

First to the museum, then an excellent meal: artistic and culinary pleasures ...

A Bite of Art – Indulgence in Art

The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is dedicating a very special program to the theme of food in 2026. Enjoy culinary themes in art and savor special ...

Porcelain Museum in the Augarten

A museum in the former imperial pleasure building in the Augarten ...

Dinner in the Museum

First to the museum, then an excellent meal: artistic and culinary pleasures ...

A Bite of Art – Indulgence in Art

The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is dedicating a very special program to ...

Values on the table The future of gastronomy is sustainable and ethically responsible.

The new vegetable cuisine

The name of the latest culinary trend is Farm-to-Table, which is also making ...

Pickled Vienna

When it comes to fermented foodstuffs, most people would think of sauerkraut ...

Vegetarian Dining

A number of restaurants in Vienna have specialized in delicious meat-free cuisine. Not only do they prepare vegetarian dishes, they also make use of ...

Hungry for vegan

Whether meat-free burgers, vegan cakes or Viennese specialties on a plant basis – meat-free cuisine has long since arrived in Vienna. Vegan restaurants opt ...