Restaurants Austria - Pedro's

Pedro's is a family-run business in Lower Austria. Pedro's is a restaurant with delicious dishes that are presented in a classic style.

A speciality of Pedro's is his starter trolley with different fish dishes, a beef salad (from Tafelspitz), egg salad with asparagus and many other interesting starters.

The main dishes change according to season. All dishes are always presented very appetising and service is always very attentive.

With starters, a main and a desert one spends around 60 Euros per person.

Pedro's Restaurant

Dörfl 19

3072 Kasten

Tel. +43 2744 7387

www.pedros.at

Restaurants New York - Wallse

This is an Austrian Restaurant with very good service. Most waiters speak German and if you talk to them you find out that they are all trying some business venture in NYC.

I tried the Halibut ($34) which had a delicious parsley sauce around it. The flavours were not complex, but the dish looked aesthetically pleasing and was tasty.

It is a tiny bit on the expensive side for what it is, but worth it.

Restaurants Vienna - Harry's Time

This is a restaurant in the heart of Vienna. It is 5-10 minute walk from Stephansplatz (right opposite the MAK-Contempory Museum of Applied Arts.

They cheap lunches like a risotto for 6,90 Euros. Drinks are on the more expensive side: apple juice with water 3,20 Euros. I find it a good deal for lunches, but am not sure if I would go in the evening. It is a mixture of Austrian and Italian food.

Dr Karl Lueger Platz 5

A-1010 Vienna

Restaurants Austria - Kirchenwirt

Wachau is a charming area of Austria, where you can walk through beautiful vineyards and buy or taste great wine.

The Kirchenwirt is a Hotel and Restaurant in Weissenkirchen in the Wachau. It is a restaurant with traditional food located in the heart of Weissenkirchen.

The service is excellent and the food good. We tried the salad with grilled chicken and a traditional Schnitzel. They cook everything fresh and know their ingredients which helps people that have food intolerances. Food prices are not cheap but reasonable at around 12 Euros per dish.

Familie Koeck - Familie Wildeis

Kremser Strasse 17

A-3610 Weissenkirchen

Restaurants Vienna - Kanzleramt

This is a sophisticated "Beisl" (the Austrian version of a Pub) in the center of Vienna, conveniently located near the Hofburg (Imperial Palace). Even though this restaurant is located in a touristy area of Vienna, this is a place where many local people come.

They have traditional Austrian dishes, prepared very elegantly. They have Tafelspitz boiled beef with roasted potatoes, minced apples and horseradish. I tried a fish filet with a delicious risotto that was presented with a lot of care.

The prices vary from 11,50 Euros to 21,00 for main dishes, which is not cheap but good value for the quality of food you get.

Kanzleramt

Schauflergasse 6

1010 Vienna

+43 -1-533 13 09

www.restaurant-kanzleramt.at

Restaurants Vienna -Weingut Reisenberg

This is one of my favourite Heurigen in Vienna. It is in the middle of the vineyards and has a stunning view!

What is a "Heurigen"? It is a place where wine-growers serve the most recent year's wine. Today, they also serve simple food from a buffet. Generally the food is not cheap, so be prepared to spend around 15 Euros for simple bread spreads and roasted pork slices.

It is possible to get there by taking the 38 Bus to Wagenwiese and then walk up the Oberer Reisenbergweg next to the vineyards (you can click on the link to see the map). It is a beautiful walk!

www.weingutamreisenberg.at

Restaurants Vienna - Schloß Concordia

This is the first time I visited this fun Schnitzel place. It is right opposite the Zentralfriedhof Tor 1 (which is one of Europe's biggest cemeteries and contains numerous famous composers - Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Schoenberg and the whole Strauss clan).

They have great Schnitzel creations like a Schnitzel with a popcorn crust and chili con carne in the middle. The portions are huge and not too expensive. Each Schnitzel costs approximately 13 Euros. This is a great place!

Simmeringer Hauptstraße 283

A-1110 Vienna

Restaurants Vienna - Landhaus Bacher Mautern (very recommendable)

This is an outstanding restaurant off the beaten track. Mrs. Liesl Wagner-Bacher is one of Austria's finest chefs and has 2 well-deserved Michelin stars for her restaurant. Not only is this restaurant situated in the picturesque Wachau wine area, but it was also noticeable from the very beginning that waiters treat each guest with special care.

I tried the delicious consomme with a meat strudel and as a main a Halibut with vegetables. Each meal was presented with a lot of care and visually inventive. Austrian food can be very heavy, but this lunch was very delicate and pleasant.

They also have an extensive wine list, which is not cheap, but impressive.

Südtiroler Platz 2
3512 Mautern an der Donau
Tel. +43 (0) 27 32 85 429

www.landhaus-bacher.at

Restaurants Vienna - Steirerstoeckl

This is a place next to the Vienna woods (not central Vienna) with delicious styrian food. You can take the 41 tram to the end station Poetzleinsdorf and then go for a 10 minute stroll to the restaurant. The food is simple but with great flavours and fresh ingredients.

The main dishes cost around 12,90 Euros. I personally like the Bauernsalat (farmers salad) which has potatoes and bacon with a lovely pumpkin seed oil dressing. It is very tasty, but may not be filling enough for some.

It is pleasant to sit outside in the summer. The benches and tables are "Heurigen" style which are simple and made of wood.

Poetzleinsdorferstrasse 127, 1180 Vienna

Tel. 440 49 43

www.steirerstoeckl.at

Restaurants Vienna - Plachutta Wollzeile (very recommendable)

If you like beef, this is the place to go. Great selection of numerous beef dishes, as well as the traditional Austrian Tafelspitz.

Tafelspitz - boiled beef with root vegetables, usually served with roasted slices of potato and a mix of minced apples and horseradish or sour cream mix.

If one is not into boiled beef, there are plenty of other great beef dishes to choose from.

This place is loved by locals.

Great value for money. We spent about 23 Euros per person without drinks.

Wollzeile 38
1010 Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria

www.plachutta.at

Restaurants Vienna - Figlmueller (very recommendable)

Deeeelicious Schnitzel! It is certainly touristy, but locals love it too!

There are two Figlmuellers next to each other near the city center (Stephansplatz). Most tourists wait for a long time to get into the crowded one in a small "passage". There is a much bigger one just around the corner with the same food and much more space and therefore no waiting time.

Schnitzel is a thin slice of veal/pork (there they have pork) coated in breadcrumbs and fried. Usually I am not such a fan of pork, but the Figlmueller Schnitzels are so thin and not at all stringy that it tastes delicious.

I also like ordering the natural grape juice with sparkling water (2 Euros).

Simple atmosphere. Service is super quick and good.

Probably the most expensive Schnitzel in town, but I certainly think it is worth it. (12,90 Euros for the Schnitzel). 22 Euros per person.

I have been there again in March 2010 and in my opinion they have become much more touristy. They serve ketch up with the Schnitzel and have long queues. So I would definitely recommend making a reservation.

Baeckerstrasse 6, 1010 Vienna

Tel. 512 17 60

www.filgmueller.at