Vienna
This small wine bar is inconspicuously located in the Gothic vault of a former monastery. You're welcome to crush peanut shells on the wooden floor as you…
Vienna
This small wine bar is inconspicuously located in the Gothic vault of a former monastery. You're welcome to crush peanut shells on the wooden floor as you…
Vienna
Originally a pedestrian underpass, neon-lit Passage is the closest thing in Vienna to a megaclub for a mostly young crowd. The music is loud (noise from…
Vienna
Riesling and Weissburgunder (Pinot blanc) are the main wines produced by this charming Heuriger, which is surrounded by a sprawling Mediterranean garden…
Vienna
American-style cocktail bar First Floor is a true barfly haunt, with background jazz and a cocktail list that reads like a novel. Sample from over 300…
Vienna
The name says it all: the twin specialities of this bare-boards bar with outsized chalk-scrawled blackboards are wine and gin. Many of the wines are from…
Vienna
Café Savoy is an established gay haunt with the ambience of a traditional cafe (its massive mirrors are the second largest in Europe after Versailles)…
Vienna
Run by passionate winemaker Michael Edlmoser, this Heurigen occupies a house that's four centuries old, with a charming, tree-shaded garden centred on a…
Innsbruck
The backlit, gold-kissed bar at Stage 12 has a terrace for summer imbibing, a vintage popcorn machine and mixologists who really know their stuff. House…
Vienna
A former pet-grooming salon morphed into a lovely '60s-style bar. It mixes excellent cocktails, serves a short but decent drinks list, and attracts a laid…
Vienna
Beloved by expats, Pickwick's serves ales, ciders and Austrian beers, screens sporting matches, and has a great range of board games. It doubles as a…
Vienna
This seminal Viennese venue still manages to run with the clubbing pack, and sometimes leads the way. DJs from Vienna’s electronica scene regularly guest…
Vienna
Hawelka's headquarters in Vienna's southwest roasts beans that supply its famous Café Leopold Hawelka as well as this 2019-opened, contemporary cafe-shop…
Salzburg
There's a good buzz at this hang-out on the square, themed like a retro Mexican cantina, with bright colours, bare bulbs and floral tables. Skip the not…
Vienna
This simple, rustic Buschenschank (small Heuriger, ie wine tavern) has stone walls, timber-panelled ceilings and wooden tables. It produces whites, such…
Vienna
Club U occupies one of Otto Wagner’s Stadtbahn Pavillons on Karlsplatz. It’s a small, student-favourite bar-club with regular DJs and a wonderful outdoor…
Vienna
Designed by architects, Elektro Gönner's interior is uncomplicated and bare, aside from the occasional art or video installation in the back room. DJs…
Graz
This small Italian wine bar and cafe is a nice place to retire to between sights for a glass of wine or coffee, or for its selection of tramezzini (small…
Graz
This branch of the popular Graz chain is an early-morning coffee must if you're in need of 'good' coffee in the centre. Big windows and a raised…
Vienna
Expert bartenders shake things up: all the mixologists here double as instructors at the bartending academy next door. The cocktail list is novel-esque,…
Linz
Go straight for the freshly tapped Stiegl beer at the cavernous Klosterhof, dating from 1929. Centred on a huge fountain, the chestnut tree–shaded beer…
Salzburg
Tucked away in a courtyard behind the Friedhof St Sebastian, this cafe is a trendy addition to this side of the river, with its retro-cool interior, R & B…
Vienna
Projected movies splay regularly across one wall of popular bar Schikaneder, adjacent to its namesake cinema. DJs spin on Thursday, Friday and Saturday…
Vienna
Behind an unpromising industrial facade, Schilling's garden has sweeping views of the vineyards rising over Bisamberg hill – it's a superb place to sample…
Zell am See
You don't have to stay in the belle-époque finery of Grand Hotel Zell am See to appreciate the dreamy lake and mountain views from its tree-shaded cafe…
Vienna
DJs spin techno to a pumped crowd at this underground club with soaring columns, striking digital projections on the walls, and its own on-site…
Salzburg
Hotel Stein’s chi-chi 7th-floor terrace bar attracts Salzburg’s champagne-sipping socialites and anyone who loves a good view. It isn’t cheap, but it's…
Vienna
Hidden down a narrow passage off Lugeck, this rustic, dark-timber-furnished Vinothek with a vaulted ceiling is one of Vienna's best-kept wine secrets,…
Vienna
At the forefront of Vienna's third-wave coffee movement, CaffèCouture is the brainchild of barista Georg Branny. His baby is a La Marzocco Strada EP…
Vienna
Thanks to an overhaul by Walking Chair Design Studio, this former brothel has been reborn as a stylish bar with tubular lights sprouting from the ceiling…
Salzburg
For knockout fortress views and a full-on Salzburg panorama, head up to this sun-kissed terrace atop the Unipark Nonntal campus, 300m south of…
Krems an der Donau
Krems’ busiest cafe is this elegantly high-ceilinged, open-all-hours Viennese job next to the Steinertor (the medieval gateway into the old town). The…
Klagenfurt
An all-day hang-out for Klagenfurt's young and interesting, with a line-up of sofas inside and a sunny terrace overlooking the park outside. While its by…
Salzburg
While it's quite firmly on the tourist trail, this massive beer garden remains a decent place to guzzle homebrews and people-watch in the Altstadt. It has…
Innsbruck
Copper vats gleam and rock plays at this lively microbrewery, which opens onto a garden seating 120 beer guzzlers and pretzel munchers. The ceiling is…
Vienna
The enticing aroma of coffee wafts from Alt Wien. It roasts organic, fair-trade beans in Vienna's 23rd district, from where it's delivered each day, and…
Tyrol
Taps is a pumping après-ski place with the cheapest beer on the mountain and DJs keeping the party in full swing. There’s a huge sun terrace for chilling…
Vienna
Göbel combines quality wines (both whites and reds) with a sleek modern interior opening to a vine-draped terrace and picnic tables on the grass. Confirm…
Innsbruck
This snug Altstadt wine bar is a relaxed choice to sample Austria's finest wines, which start at €2.80 a glass; see the website for details of the regular…
Salzburg
Going strong since 1705, this marble and wood-panelled cafe is a former Mozart haunt. It’s famous for having Salzburg’s flakiest strudels, best Einspänner…
Vienna
Bang in the heart of the Freihausviertel, Zweitbester hosts DJ nights as well as fun events such as table-football championships and a summer street…