The Top 100 Restaurants Near Wirtshaus Molzbachhof
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Rank 1. Gaumenkitzel
Modern Cuisine, Creative
A Michelin-starred tasting menu tucked inside a nature hotel in the Austrian countryside, which already sounds like a punchline but is actually just lovely. The kitchen gardens basically write the menu here, and the whole thing comes as a tight set of courses that feel genuinely rooted in the region rather than performing at it. The room is warm, the all-Austrian wine list earns real attention, and the crowd leans relaxed and unhurried, the way people get when they've already checked in.
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Rank 2. Wirtshaus Molzbachhof
Regional Cuisine
A cozy regional inn tucked inside a nature hotel in the Austrian countryside, where the kitchen leans hard on the hotel's own garden and whatever's in season. Think fried trout, local game, and proper Austrian comfort food done with care. The all-Austrian wine list runs about 200 bottles deep, and the owner works the room herself, which keeps things warm and unhurried. Hikers and weekenders fill the place, nobody's in a rush, and that's exactly the point.
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Rank 3. Puchegger-Wirt
Farm to table, Regional Cuisine
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Rank 4. Wirtshaus Krainer
Regional Cuisine, Seasonal Cuisine
A family-run inn, café, and hotel in the Austrian countryside that actually delivers on all three fronts, which is rarer than it sounds. The bright, glassy dining room fills with locals who know the seasonal regional cooking is honest and properly good, earning it a Michelin Bib Gourmand. There's even a fine dining option in the evenings if you want to dress it up a bit, and don't skip the cake buffet.
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Rank 5. Triad
Regional Cuisine, Innovative
A countryside restaurant in a genuinely quiet rural village, Triad is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever eat in cities. The team runs it with real care, growing herbs and vegetables out back and balancing traditional Austrian cooking with something a bit more creative. Locals tuck into classic braised meat dishes at lunch while visitors let the kitchen surprise them with a set menu they won't see coming.
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Rank 6. Gasthaus Fuchs
Farm to table
A proper village gasthaus in the heart of Burgenland where the chef came back after cooking at serious places and quietly made his family's restaurant into something worth driving out for. Classics like schnitzel and Tafelspitz sit alongside more ambitious plates, and it all works. Tasting menus at dinner, a shorter set at lunch, terrace in summer. The crowd is locals and people who did their homework.
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Rank 7. Gasthof Schäffer
Farm to table
A cozy Austrian gasthaus in the mountains where the food actually tastes like someone's grandmother made it, assuming your grandmother was very good at cooking. The menu leans hard into the classics, schnitzel, Tafelspitz, local freshwater fish, and venison done properly. The crowd is regulars and hikers who've earned a real meal. If you book ahead, there's an evening tasting menu that steps things up a level. They also rent rooms, so you have no excuse to leave.
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Rank 8. GÖRG
Seasonal Cuisine, Traditional Cuisine
A family-run seasonal restaurant in the Austrian countryside where two brothers trade off at the stove and actually seem to enjoy it. The cooking is traditional with a lighter, modern touch, and you can go à la carte or let the set menu do the thinking. Floor-to-ceiling windows open up in summer with a view straight to the Schneeberg. The crowd skews local and unhurried, which is exactly the energy you want out here.
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Rank 9. Restaurant Krainer
Regional Cuisine, Classic Cuisine
A proper sit-down restaurant in the middle of a quiet Austrian village, where the kitchen takes regional classics seriously without getting stiff about it. The chef reinterprets familiar dishes using produce from nearby farms and their own garden, and the four or six course set menu gives you a real sense of how that comes together. The room is polished and the service genuinely warm, the kind of crowd who dressed for the occasion and are glad they did.
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Rank 10. ZeitRAUM
Creative, Seasonal Cuisine
A Michelin-starred tasting menu tucked inside a sleek wellness hotel in the Austrian hills, where the chef personally delivers each course and hands you a little card explaining the story behind it, which is either charming or a lot depending on your mood. Seven courses of creative, seasonal cooking with a vegetarian lean, and the desserts alone are worth the drive. The wine list runs deep on regional bottles, and the team actually knows them.
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Rank 11. Der Luis
Creative, Seasonal Cuisine
A family-run creative restaurant in a small Austrian town that quietly punches well above its weight. The chef puts out a four-to-seven course surprise menu built almost entirely from local ingredients, and the cooking is genuinely ambitious without being fussy. It draws the kind of crowd that books weeks out and talks about the meal on the drive home. If you want something more casual, their Wirtshaus next door has you covered.
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Rank 12. Ziegelwerk Gasthaus
Regional Cuisine
A converted brickworks turned cozy gasthaus out in the Austrian countryside, and it earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand doing it with hearty regional cooking at prices that won't sting. Think greaves dumplings, venison schnitzel, warm cabbage salad, all washed down with organic Austrian wines. The old kiln is still there, the light pours in through big windows, and in summer the beer garden fills with locals who clearly know something you don't.
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Rank 13. Gasthof OHR
Seasonal Cuisine, Regional Cuisine
A family-run hotel and restaurant that's been around for generations, Gasthof OHR keeps things grounded in regional, seasonal Austrian cooking with just enough outside influence to stop it feeling like a museum piece. The crowd tends toward locals who know what they're here for and visitors who've done their homework. When the weather cooperates, the courtyard terrace is surprisingly calm for a central spot. Rooms upstairs if you need them.
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Rank 14. Le Rendez-Vous
French
A cozy French-leaning restaurant in Baden where the owner runs the floor himself, which sounds like a small thing until you realize how rare it is to feel genuinely looked after at dinner. The menu goes four or six courses, French-influenced with some interesting detours, and the wine list follows the same passport. Expect couples leaning in close and regulars who clearly have a table they consider theirs.
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Rank 15. Wirtshaus Steirereck am POGUSCH
Regional Cuisine, Country cooking
A rustic country restaurant tucked into the Austrian hills, this place runs almost entirely on its own farm and local forage, which you can taste in every bowl. The crowd tends toward outdoorsy couples and city folk who needed a reason to drive somewhere beautiful. The terrace view alone justifies the trip, and if you stay over, the treehouse and converted stables make for a genuinely weird and wonderful sleep.
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Rank 16. Schankkuchl Pogusch
Grills, Regional Cuisine
Fire is the whole point here. This open-flame grill and steam kitchen in rural Steiermark seats you at a long counter facing the open kitchen, so you're watching every char and curl of smoke while dinner happens. The glass-walled room is genuinely beautiful, the wine cellar is self-serve, and the menu names are delightfully unhinged. Show up before seven if you want to order freely; after that, the chef decides. There's a farm shop worth a browse on your way out.
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Rank 17. Taubenkobel
French Contemporary, Regional Cuisine
Tucked into a drowsy village in Burgenland, this two Michelin star inn is the kind of place you check into for a night and somehow stay for three. The chef weaves regional Austrian ingredients through classic French technique across a long, theatrical tasting menu, while a wood-fired oven handles a separate menu for those who came hungry. The hostess runs the room like she was born to it, which she basically was. Swim in the garden pond, sleep over, repeat.
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Rank 18. Der Schrenk
Regional Cuisine
This old-school village inn has been around forever, and the courtyard terrace alone is worth the detour. The kitchen keeps things rooted in the region but isn't stuck in the past, turning out honest, carefully made plates that feel fresh without trying too hard. The regulars know to ask what's on today's specials, and so should you. Farmers, families, and anyone sensible enough to drive out from the city fill the room.
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Rank 19. Kirchenwirt
Regional Cuisine, Austrian
Kirchenwirt is a proper old Austrian inn on a cobblestoned square with a church on either side, which sets the tone nicely. The handwritten menu reads like a greatest-hits of regional cooking: Tafelspitz, goulash, cordon bleu, and apricot dumplings that justify the trip on their own. The crowd skews local and unhurried, the kind of regulars who don't need to see the menu. Book ahead, especially if you want the terrace in summer.
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Rank 20. Greisslerei beim Taubenkobel
Farm to table, Classic French
The laid-back sibling to the fancier Taubenkobel next door, this cozy neighborhood eatery in the Burgenland countryside is the kind of place where nobody's trying to impress anyone. Shelves of house-made jams and regional wines double as decor, the menu leans into classic comfort, and a terrace under an old tree handles the summer crowd. The regulars here look like they've never once opened the menu.
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Rank 21. Im Hofgassl
Regional Cuisine, Seasonal Cuisine
A cosy regional restaurant tucked inside a centuries-old townhouse right on the town square, Im Hofgassl earns its place on your Rust itinerary with vaulted ceilings indoors and a vine-draped courtyard that makes you want to cancel your afternoon plans. The kitchen leans into local, seasonal cooking with a light modern touch, and the front-of-house warmth feels genuinely earned rather than scripted. The crowd tends toward unhurried couples and locals who clearly know something you don't.
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Rank 22. Stockerwirt
Farm to table
A countryside restaurant outside Vienna where the wine list quietly steals the show. The kitchen does honest, produce-led cooking, but with around 2,700 labels on the wine list and a serious focus on Austrian bottles, this place is really a wine lover's dream wearing a restaurant's clothes. Locals and weekend escapees fill the terrace overlooking a garden pond and old fruit trees, which is exactly as peaceful as it sounds.
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Rank 23. Lurgbauer
Seasonal Cuisine
A mountain farmhouse restaurant perched at 900 meters, reached by a gravel road through forests and meadows, with the restaurant's own Black Angus cattle grazing just outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. It's as farm-to-table as it physically gets. Bare wood, cowhide, and a view that earns its keep. Come for seasonal set menus in the evening, or keep it casual with à la carte at lunch. Wear something you'd actually hike in.
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Rank 24. Zum Gogosch
Regional Cuisine, Seasonal Cuisine
Part farm-to-table restaurant, part converted stable with beautiful beamed ceilings, Zum Gogosch sits inside a working estate where the produce pretty much walks in the back door. The cooking is regional and seasonal without being fussy about it, think schnitzel and venison done properly rather than deconstructed into oblivion. Regulars who actually know the farmers share the terrace with curious visitors. Come hungry and find it through the market hall out front.
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Rank 25. Gasthaus Csencsits
Contemporary, Seasonal Cuisine
A tucked-away upscale restaurant near the Hungarian border that somehow pulls off both refined and genuinely relaxed. The husband-and-wife team run a tight ship: he cooks seasonal five-to-seven course menus rooted in Pannonian tradition over a wood-fired oven, she runs the room with real warmth. The crowd drives out from the city on purpose, and you'll understand why after the first wine pairing. The covered terrace on a summer evening is the whole point.
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Rank 26. Steirereck im Stadtpark
Creative, Contemporary
Steirereck im Stadtpark holds three Michelin stars and a spot on the World's 50 Best, so the pressure is on, and somehow the place delivers without making you feel like you're in a museum. The futuristic building in a city park sets the tone: bright, airy, surprisingly relaxed. Creative Austrian tasting menus, legendary bread and cheese trolleys, and a service team so warm and polished you almost forget how fancy this all is.
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Rank 27. Johanns Living
Contemporary, Seasonal Cuisine
Tucked into a quiet side street next to a courthouse, this tiny contemporary tasting-menu spot inside a boutique hotel seats maybe a dozen people across four tables, which tells you everything about the vibe. The chef builds you a personal three-to-six course menu from whatever's in season that day, then comes out to present the plates himself. His wife handles the room. It's that kind of place, intimate without being precious.
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Rank 28. Am Mahrbach
Seasonal Cuisine
A Michelin-starred farm restaurant tucked into the mountains where the chef and her partner grow, raise, and forage pretty much everything on your plate. The former stables seat maybe sixteen people across four tables in front of an open kitchen, all wood and stone and floor-to-ceiling meadow views. There's one surprise menu, and the crowd is whoever was organized enough to book. It feels less like dinner service and more like someone invited you over and actually meant it.
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Rank 29. echt JAN AIGNER
International, Regional Cuisine
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Rank 30. Gasthof Pils
Austrian, Regional Cuisine
This cozy family inn in the Austrian countryside has been feeding locals for generations, and the kitchen hasn't strayed far from the classics. Think hearty regional cooking, the kind where the beef roulade and roast pork with sauerkraut arrive looking exactly like your Austrian grandmother would make them, assuming you have one. The light wood interior has plenty of tucked-away corners, and the crowd is refreshingly unpretentious.
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Rank 31. Fossil
Regional Cuisine, Seasonal Cuisine
Fossil earns its name, sitting inside a limestone wine cellar that's been around forever, with a barrel-vaulted dining room that feels genuinely dramatic rather than try-hard. The chef serves regional Austrian cooking with a light modern touch, the kind of food that tastes like somewhere specific rather than nowhere in particular. It's a Bib Gourmand spot, so the quality-to-price ratio is real. Weekenders and locals who know what's good fill the room.
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Rank 32. Doubek
Creative, Modern Cuisine
A two-Michelin-star tasting menu spot in Vienna's 8th district where the open kitchen doubles as theater and four different fire sources do most of the heavy lifting. The food looks almost plain, which is either a flex or a trap, and it turns out to be both. Japanese influences sneak in quietly. The host knows her wine list cold and makes the whole room feel less intimidating. Dress up, clear your evening, and surrender to it.
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Rank 33. Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant
Modern Cuisine
Fine dining inside the palatial Palais Coburg, and this one holds two Michelin stars, so yes, dress up. The chef's tasting menu runs eight courses of genuinely inventive cooking, the kind where every plate looks like someone spent way too long on it, in the best way. The room is all vaulted ceilings and crystal, and the crowd is here to celebrate something. The wine cellar situation is frankly absurd, in a good way.
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Rank 34. Konstantin Filippou
Modern Cuisine, Creative
A two-Michelin-star tasting menu restaurant that puts fish and seafood at the center of everything, which sounds like a constraint until you're halfway through nine courses and completely won over. The chef's Styrian and Greek roots show up in quiet, interesting ways. The room is all black and grey minimalism, and the crowd dresses accordingly. Service is genuinely sharp, especially on wine.
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Rank 35. [aend]
Modern Cuisine, Creative
A Michelin-starred tasting menu spot in a room that earns the word "cool" without trying too hard, all bare brick arches and solid wood tables with a wide-open view into the kitchen. The chef's modern, creative set menus are refined without being stiff, and the wine pairings are genuinely considered rather than an afterthought. The crowd leans into the occasion, dressed up just enough, clearly happy to hand over the wheel for the night.
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Rank 36. Herzig
Modern Cuisine, Creative
A Michelin-starred creative tasting menu spot tucked into a former auction hall in Vienna's 15th, and yes, it looks exactly as cool as that sounds: high ceilings, hardwood floors, minimal and gallery-like without trying too hard. The rooftop terrace is worth arriving early for. The chef's set menu is precise and inventive, and there's a vegetarian version if you ask ahead. The crowd dresses up just enough to feel like they belong in the room.
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Rank 37. Gasthaus Haberl
Regional Cuisine, Modern Cuisine
A family-run country inn tucked into the Styrian countryside that somehow manages to be two restaurants at once, a cozy tiled-stove room for regional classics and a sleek modern dining room for the tasting menu crowd. The Styrian wine list is genuinely worth your attention. Between meals, the terrace cafe does homemade ice cream, and the little deli up front means you won't leave empty-handed.
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Rank 38. Z'SOM
Modern Cuisine, South American
A Michelin-starred tasting menu spot in the 4th where the whole vibe actually backs up the name, which means "together" in Viennese dialect. The chef brings Chilean roots and serious technique to dishes that feel personal rather than performative, while his partner runs the floor like she's hosting a dinner party she genuinely wants you at. The crowd is date-night couples and curious locals who trust the wine pairing without being asked twice.
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Rank 39. Zur Goldenen Birn
Modern Cuisine, Austrian
A Michelin-starred restaurant inside a grand old hotel in Graz, where the kitchen uses Habsburg-era recipes as a jumping-off point for something genuinely modern and precise. The set menu changes with the seasons, and the chefs bring the dishes out themselves, which either feels charming or slightly theatrical depending on your mood. The crowd dresses up, the room looks the part, and the whole thing takes itself seriously enough to deliver.
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Rank 40. Apron
Creative, Contemporary
A Michelin-starred tasting menu spot tucked inside a sleek design hotel near the Stadtpark, Apron is the kind of place where the food looks almost too considered to eat. The kitchen puts out modern, internationally leaning dishes in five or seven courses, with quiet contrasts and serious technique throughout. The crowd skews dressed-up and hushed in the best way, and a few seats let you watch the chefs work, which honestly beats most dinner theater.
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Rank 41. Glasswing by Alexandru Simon
Contemporary, Modern French
A Michelin-starred fine dining room tucked inside the Hotel The Amauris, where Alexandru Simon's seven-course set menu reads like classic French cooking that quietly decided to be more interesting than that. The crowd runs to quietly well-dressed couples and expense-account regulars who actually care what's in their glass. The wine pairings are genuinely considered, and the open kitchen gives you something to watch between courses.
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Rank 42. Genießerei am Markt
Modern Cuisine, Creative
A Michelin-starred dinner inside a rustic market stall is exactly the kind of thing that sounds like a dare but turns out to be the best meal of your trip. By night, the chef runs a long tasting menu built almost entirely from what was sold at the market outside that morning, with dishes that are quietly, almost annoyingly good. The room is small and relaxed, full of people who look pleasantly surprised to find themselves somewhere this special.
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Rank 43. Artis
Creative, International
Artis earned a Michelin star for creative tasting menus that pull ingredients from across the globe and turn them into something genuinely surprising. Pick four, six, or eight courses and let the kitchen decide the rest, which is exactly the kind of controlled chaos that suits the dark, sleek dining room. The crowd tends to be dressed-up couples and curious food people who actually like not knowing what's coming next. Book the chef's table if you can.
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Rank 44. TIAN
Vegetarian, Creative
Vegetarian fine dining that actually holds a Michelin star, which tells you this isn't a sad salad situation. TIAN serves a six or eight course tasting menu, fully vegan if you need it, built around seasonal and local produce that the kitchen coaxes into something genuinely complex. The room feels grown-up without being stuffy, and the crowd tends toward people who dress well and know their organic wine list. Worth it.
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Rank 45. Esszimmer - Everybody's Darling
Modern Cuisine, International
A Michelin-starred dining room tucked behind a curtain inside a cocktail bar, which is either the best or most disorienting concept in Vienna depending on your afternoon. The handful of seats gives it a genuinely private feel, and the set menu leans modern European with quiet nods to Italy and Asia. The crowd tends toward people who did their research and feel very pleased about it. Service is warm and runs with satisfying precision.
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Rank 46. JOLA
Vegan, Creative
A Michelin-starred vegan tasting menu in Vienna run by two people who clearly care a lot, which sounds like it could be very earnest but is actually just very good. The surprise set menu changes with the seasons, the open kitchen keeps things relaxed, and the crowd leans creative and curious rather than stiff. They offer wine or alcohol-free pairings, and you leave having eaten plants in ways you didn't expect were possible.
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Rank 47. Addiert
Korean Contemporary
A Michelin-starred counter restaurant where a tiny group of diners works through a nine-course Korean tasting menu while watching the whole thing get cooked right in front of them. The chef blends Korean tradition with Austrian ingredients and European technique, so the food feels genuinely transportive rather than fusion-y. Plan for a long, unhurried evening, because this is a three-hour commitment, and the team is happy to walk you through every bite.
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Rank 48. Edvard
Creative, Modern Cuisine
Fine dining inside the Anantara Palais Hansen Hotel, and it earns its Michelin star without making you feel like you need to study for it. The chef has a soft spot for vegetables and herbs, pulling in subtle Mediterranean ideas alongside serious Austrian wines. The room is elegant without being stiff, and the crowd dresses accordingly. Pick your commitment level: five, seven, or nine courses.
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Rank 49. Lilli Fine Dining
Contemporary, Regional Cuisine
A Michelin-starred fine dining room tucked into a small Austrian town, which is either charmingly surprising or exactly what you'd expect from this corner of Styria. The set menu runs four to six courses built around serious regional sourcing, and the kitchen clearly knows what it's doing with local fish and produce. In summer, the glass wall opens up and the whole room feels like a terrace. The crowd dresses up, but not uncomfortably so.
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Rank 50. Pramerl & the Wolf
Creative, Seasonal Cuisine
A Michelin-starred spot tucked into a former pub in Vienna's ninth district, Pramerl & the Wolf pulls off casual fine dining without any of the stuffiness you'd expect from a one-star room. The chef runs a surprise menu only, so you show up, trust the kitchen, and eat well. The crowd tends toward relaxed date-nighters and curious locals who've stopped reading menus on principle. Wine pairings or alcohol-free, your call.
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Rank 51. Gasthaus "Zum fröhlichen Arbeiter"
Regional Cuisine
This family-run gasthaus in a tiny village near Lake Neusiedl has been around forever, and it shows in the best way. Regional cooking done with real care, from beef goulash to catfish pulled from the lake nearby, plus a surprise tasting menu if you hand them the wheel. The wine list leans hard into Austrian bottles. Regulars and first-timers get the same warm treatment, which is rarer than it sounds.
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Rank 52. Pastamara
Italian, Mediterranean Cuisine
Sicilian cooking inside the Ritz-Carlton is a flex that somehow works. Pastamara sits on the first floor and pulls off an all-day Mediterranean menu with real elegance, the kind of place where the food looks almost too good to eat and then tastes even better than it looks. The cocktail trolley rolled tableside is a genuinely great touch. Expect well-dressed Viennese regulars and hotel guests who clearly did their homework before checking in.
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Rank 53. Gut Purbach
Regional Cuisine, Seasonal Cuisine
A beautifully restored old farmhouse turned restaurant in wine country, where the kitchen takes seasonal and regional cooking seriously enough to serve beaver meat and horse tongue without blinking. The courtyard terrace alone is worth the trip, all dappled shade and estate-grown wine. The crowd skews local and curious, which is exactly the right crowd. If your idea of dinner includes offal and adventure, this is your place.
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Rank 54. Kalteis
Farm to table
A family-run inn tucked into the Pielach Valley, Kalteis is the kind of place where the menu changes with what the season actually offers, not what sounds good on a chalkboard. The cooking leans into local tradition, game, curd dumplings, foraged things, but done with real care. Cosy rustic rooms inside, a terrace when the weather cooperates, and rooms upstairs if you don't want to drive home after one more glass of wine.
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Rank 55. Malerwinkl
Contemporary
A laid-back restaurant in the Styrian countryside where the chef also happens to sculpt and paint, which somehow makes the food taste more interesting. The menu leans hard into regional ingredients, landing somewhere between comforting and quietly refined. The wine list is proudly Austrian, with solid options by the glass. Sit on the terrace if the weather holds, and wander the garden after, where the art is genuinely worth a look.
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Rank 56. Rosi
Creative, Austrian
Rosi is a casual, creative little spot in the 15th that pulls a crowd from morning coffee through late-night sharing plates, depending on which day you show up. The menu leans vegetarian and locally sourced, with ferments and pickles doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Order the Chef's Choice if your whole table is game and wants to be surprised. The room is minimal and unpretentious, which matches the vibe of the people in it perfectly.
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Rank 57. Landgasthaus Schiller
Seasonal Cuisine, Regional Cuisine
A proper country inn doing seasonal regional cooking that takes itself just seriously enough, where the chef has been around for years refining local flavors without losing the rustic soul of the place. You can do a full tasting menu or just order off the card, which is the move if you want the fried beef and onions without committing to eight courses. Cozy inside, garden terrace out back, locals and day-trippers sharing the same unhurried vibe.
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Rank 58. Chez Bernard
French Contemporary, International
Perched on the seventh floor of the MOTTO boutique hotel, Chez Bernard is a French bistro that earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand without taking itself too seriously. The room leans lounge-y in a good way, and the menu reads like a greatest-hits of French cooking: bouillabaisse, steak tartare, coq au vin. Go one floor higher to the rooftop terrace for the view, which is honestly reason enough to show up.
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Rank 59. Tian Bistro am Spittelberg
Vegetarian, Vegan
Vegetarian food that actually makes you forget you're eating vegetarian food, served at prices that feel like a mistake. This relaxed bistro in the lively Spittelberg neighbourhood runs a sharing menu built around organic and seasonal produce, and the flavors are serious enough to earn a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The crowd skews conscious and curious, eating well without making a big deal of it. Grab a spot in the covered courtyard if you can.
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Rank 60. Das Markthof
Farm to table, Classic Cuisine
A farmhouse restaurant that actually sits on the farm, which means the kitchen is pulling ingredients from just outside the door. The vibe is warm and unhurried, the kind of place where locals eat well without making a fuss about it. Organic Angus beef shares the menu with halibut and lobster, so the cooking runs from hearty to quietly refined. In summer, the glass facade opens onto a garden terrace that earns its reputation.
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Rank 61. Mohrenwirt
Regional Cuisine, Seasonal Cuisine
A neighbourhood hangout in the heart of Graz, tucked between an art museum and a church, with a terrace that puts you right in the middle of the old town's daily parade. The menu leans into Austrian classics done with a light, seasonal touch, the kind of cooking that feels hearty without being heavy. Regulars look like they come here on autopilot, which is usually a good sign. Book ahead or you'll be watching other people eat from the street.
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Rank 62. Meierei im Stadtpark
Austrian
Tucked one floor below a well-known fine dining room in Stadtpark, this is a polished but relaxed Austrian restaurant where the star attraction might genuinely be the cheese selection, somewhere around 150 beautifully aged varieties. The classics are exactly what you'd hope for, and the terrace overlooking the river fills up fast in summer with people who clearly did their homework. Book ahead if the weather's nice.
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Rank 63. Rauch & Rebe
Farm to table
A cozy neighborhood restaurant just outside the Old Town where the food punches well above the price, which is probably why it earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The menu roams confidently between European and Asian flavors, and the whole thing feels looked after rather than just staffed. Lunch is a genuine bargain, and on a warm evening the sheltered terrace fills with locals who clearly have a regular table already claimed.
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Rank 64. LOLA
Spanish
Book ahead or accept your fate standing outside, because LOLA is a Spanish tapas bar tucked into the first district that fills up fast and earns it. The vibe is lively without being loud, the bar is genuinely handsome, and the small plates are built for a table that orders too much and shares everything. The crowd runs young and relaxed, the wine list sticks to Spain, and the whole thing feels like someone's favorite neighborhood spot that everyone found out about.
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Rank 65. Mochi
Japanese
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Rank 66. Gasthaus Tante Liesl
Austrian, Regional Cuisine
A proper Austrian Gasthaus tucked into the Servitenviertel, one of Vienna's quieter, prettier neighborhoods. The vibe is genuinely cozy rather than performatively rustic, and the crowd leans toward locals who've been coming for years and look mildly annoyed when tourists find it. The kitchen turns out honest Austrian cooking, think schnitzel, goulash, dumplings, done with real care. Grab a table on the shaded terrace in summer if you can.
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Rank 67. MAST Weinbistro
Farm to table, Seasonal Cuisine
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Rank 68. Zur Dankbarkeit
Traditional Cuisine, Regional Cuisine
A proper family-run Gasthaus in the heart of a little Burgenland wine village, and the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever eat anywhere else. The handwritten menu leans into Austrian classics, the wines are from the family's own estate, and in summer the shaded gravel courtyard out back fills with regulars who clearly know something you don't. Rooms available if you want to stay and work through the wine list properly.
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Rank 69. Gasthaus Stern
Regional Cuisine, Traditional Cuisine
This is the kind of old-school Viennese inn that tourists never find, which is exactly why locals love it. Worn floorboards, wood-panelled walls, high ceilings, the whole deal. The menu leans into regional classics, schnitzel included, but game and offal are the real personality here, since the chef apparently hunts his own dinner. Regulars look like they've been coming for years and never touch the menu.
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Rank 70. DiningRuhm
Fusion, Japanese Contemporary
A cozy Japanese-Peruvian fusion spot tucked into a quiet corner of Vienna's 4th district, DiningRuhm pulls off a combination that sounds like a dare but actually works. The room is warm and unfussy, the kind of place where regulars lean into the sushi bar like they own it. The black cod and the nigiri are worth the trip, and the staff will talk you through Austrian wines or sake without making you feel like you chose wrong either way.
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Rank 71. KIAS Restaurant
Brazilian
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Rank 72. Oak 107
Grills, International
A serious grill restaurant on Mariahilfer Straße where the beef does the talking. Oak wood and a smoker running at exactly 107°C are behind the name, and the menu leans hard into premium cuts from Japan, the kind that make you feel strange ordering anything else. The room has a sleek, urban feel, and the crowd tends to arrive dressed like they know what Wagyu costs. A terrace out front handles the warmer months nicely.
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Rank 73. Café Kandl
Creative, Modern Cuisine
Café Kandl is a buzzy modern restaurant in the 7th that books out fast, so don't even think about winging it. The team put together a wine list they'd actually drink from, the bar turns out proper cocktails, and the food is creative in a way that feels exciting rather than exhausting. The crowd is stylish and loud in the best way. If the menu overwhelms you, the six-course surprise menu is the move.
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Rank 74. Collina am Berg
Farm to table
A farm-to-table spot in the lively Spittelberg neighborhood where the kitchen takes the "local sourcing" thing seriously enough that the chefs are literally out hunting the game themselves. The open kitchen anchors the room, and the crowd leans young and food-curious. Go à la carte or let the tasting menu do the thinking. In summer, the covered pergola is where everyone wants to be.
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Rank 75. Stammtisch am Paulustor
Regional Cuisine, Seasonal Cuisine
A polished regional restaurant tucked into a centuries-old chunk of Graz's city wall, right near the Hauptplatz. The vaulted ceilings and medieval bones sit surprisingly well alongside the sharp modern fit-out, and the crowd, local professionals mostly, seems comfortable with the contradiction. The kitchen leans into Styrian classics, good schnitzel, grilled steaks, solid seasonal cooking. The inner courtyard terrace in warm weather is genuinely lovely.
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Rank 76. Restaurant SCHLOSSBERG
Seasonal Cuisine, Austrian
The view is genuinely the whole point here, a panoramic sweep over Graz from a hilltop restaurant that earns its perch. Floor-to-ceiling windows mean every table gets some of the action, though the ones right up front are the ones worth waiting for. The food is seasonal Austrian, solid and unfussy. You can hike up or take the funicular, which honestly sets the tone nicely for a relaxed lunch or a slow dinner.
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Rank 77. HAUSBAR Wien
Vegetarian
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Rank 78. Starcke Haus
International, Mediterranean Cuisine
Perched on the side of the Schlossberg with a view over Graz that makes you feel like you've earned something just by showing up, Starcke Haus is a cozy, old-school dinner spot where everyone gets the same surprise tasting menu, five or seven courses, starting at 7pm. The couple running it, front of house and kitchen, keeps things personal and warm. Get there early to claim a spot on the terrace before the sun goes down.
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Rank 79. Léontine
Modern French
A proper French bistro tucked near the Stadtpark, where the cooking actually tastes like it belongs in Paris. The menu rotates with the seasons and you can go à la carte or do the tasting menu if you're feeling committed. Lunch is the move if your wallet needs a breather, with a solid three-course set. The wine list reads like a tour of France, and the room feels warm without trying too hard.
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Rank 80. Steak Boutique
Meats and Grills
A proper steakhouse in central Graz that takes dry-aged beef seriously, sourcing cuts from both Austria and Nebraska. The menu is basically a lineup of serious cuts, cooked the way they should be, and the house-made steak fries are genuinely worth the detour. It sits inside the Boutique Dom Hotel, and the light-filled atrium with arched ceilings makes the whole thing feel a bit grander than your average meat-and-potatoes night out.
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Rank 81. Kommod
Seasonal Cuisine, Farm to table
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Rank 82. Meissl & Schadn
Austrian, Traditional Cuisine
If you're in Vienna and you skip the schnitzel, that's on you. This classic Viennese restaurant on the Ringstrasse takes the dish seriously enough that they pound them in an open kitchen you can watch from the street. The room is elegant but not stiff, classical music playing while waiters do their thing with old-school charm. The crowd is a mix of locals who know exactly what they're ordering and tourists who've finally made a good decision.
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Rank 83. Grüne Bar
Classic Cuisine
Tucked inside the legendary Hotel Sacher, this is a proper fine dining room where the room itself earns its keep: Lobmeyr crystal chandeliers, original paintings on the walls, and a green-and-wood interior that somehow feels warm rather than stuffy. The crowd runs toward well-dressed locals and hotel guests who know better than to rush. The menu leans classic with a seasonal edge, and the tasting menu is the move if you want to hand over the wheel.
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Rank 84. Rote Bar
Austrian, Classic Cuisine
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Rank 85. Schmidhofer Im Palais
International, Austrian
Tucked into a beautiful old palais near the Graz Museum, this is the kind of airy, high-ceilinged restaurant where you could easily lose a whole afternoon. Grab a window table to watch the Sackstraße crowd drift by, or the courtyard terrace when the sun cooperates. The menu swings between solid Austrian classics and international plates, and the Wiener schnitzel is genuinely done right. The staff are warm without being hovery, which is rarer than it should be.
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Rank 86. Liebsteinsky
Traditional Cuisine
Tucked between the opera house and Stadtpark, Liebsteinsky is a bistro with tall ceilings and big windows that make the whole room feel like a better version of your life. Lunch draws the suited crowd for a solid, affordable set deal, while evenings shift toward tasting menus that take things a little more seriously. Same room, two different moods, and both are worth your time.
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Rank 87. SHIKI Omakase
Japanese
Eight seats, one counter, and a chef assembling pristine sushi right in front of you while a sake sommelier talks you through why each pour makes sense. This is an intimate omakase room tucked behind a Japanese boutique selling beautiful knives and tableware, which sets the mood before you even sit down. The whole table starts together at the same time, which gives the evening a communal, almost ceremonial feel that Vienna doesn't usually do.
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Rank 88. SHIKI Japanese Cuisine
Japanese Contemporary, Sushi
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Rank 89. Fuhrmann
Austrian
A neighborhood Austrian restaurant that genuinely feels like one, warm and unhurried in a way that's harder to find than it sounds. The menu changes monthly and runs à la carte or as a five-course set, with a lighter lunch option too. The sommelier's love of wine is the real thing, and he'll steer you well. Book ahead since it's small, and grab a courtyard table in summer if you can.
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Rank 90. Vinzenz Pauli
Seasonal Cuisine, Regional Cuisine
A proper Austrian tavern that's been around forever and actually looks it, in a good way. The rustic rooms have enough charm to feel genuine rather than themed, and the garden terrace out back is exactly where you want to be in summer. The menu leans into regional and seasonal cooking, so the crowd tends to be locals who know their way around a menu. Solid spot when you want a real meal without the fuss.
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Rank 91. KABUFF
Creative, Modern Cuisine
A tiny, minimalist bistro on the Lendkai where the cooking is quietly ambitious, mostly vegetarian, and built around combinations that sound puzzling on paper but land perfectly on the plate. You can share the tasting menu or order à la carte, and the sourdough alone sets the tone for the whole meal. Natural wines and house-made non-alcoholic drinks round things out nicely. Weekends bring a calmer breakfast crowd, which is a different vibe entirely but just as good.
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Rank 92. ÆLIUM
Contemporary
A polished contemporary restaurant tucked into a renovated old town house just off St. Pölten's pedestrian zone, where the kitchen leans on regional ingredients to turn out dishes that feel genuinely thought through rather than just ambitious. The crowd skews local and quietly discerning, the kind of people who actually know what they're ordering. In summer, grab a table out front and watch the town go about its business.
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Rank 93. Restaurant Scheucher
Farm to table
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Rank 94. Vestibül
International, Seasonal Cuisine
Tucked inside the Burgtheater, one of the great old European stage houses, Vestibül is a proper sit-down restaurant where the room does a lot of the work, all columns and stuccowork and the quiet hum of people who dressed up without being asked. The kitchen leans seasonal and Viennese, which means good freshwater fish and a Wiener schnitzel that earns its place on the menu. The bar serves small plates if you just want a drink with ambition.
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Rank 95. Zum weißen Rauchfangkehrer
Austrian
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Rank 96. Atelier 7 Brasserie
International
Sitting inside the Mandarin Oriental, this is the kind of brasserie where the room does a lot of the work, a soaring atrium ceiling over bare stone tables that somehow still feel dressed up. The menu leans French with a global wander, and seafood is quietly running things. The crowd skews well-heeled and unhurried, the sort who know exactly which wine to order without making a thing of it. Service is genuinely warm rather than stiff.
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Rank 97. Le Sept
Seafood, French Contemporary
Tucked inside the Mandarin Oriental, Le Sept is the kind of quietly serious fine dining room where the service is impeccable and nobody's rushing you anywhere. The kitchen leans French and contemporary, with seafood at the center and subtle Asian accents woven through in ways that actually make sense. A set menu format means the chef's doing the thinking, which, given his time working with Eric Ripert, feels like a reasonable trade.
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Rank 98. Weibel’s Wirtshaus
Austrian, Seasonal Cuisine
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Rank 99. Beletage Zum Schwarzen Kameel
Traditional Cuisine
This elegant Viennese dining room sits in a gorgeous art nouveau building right in the city center, and it pulls off the rare trick of feeling genuinely grand without making you feel like you're being graded on your posture. The food leans into Viennese classics with seasonal touches, the service is polished but relaxed, and the crowd tends to be locals who dress well and know exactly what they're ordering.
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Rank 100. Fabios
Italian