The Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Vienna

Steirereck offers a unique experience of Austrian fine dining, perfected by chef Heinz Reitbauer in the serene setting of Vienna City Park. The restaurant is recognized for its creative food menu, exceptional wine list, and a special focus on sauces. The signature dish, freshwater mountain fish cooked at the table in hot beeswax, is a standout, demonstrating the innovative techniques applied to traditional Austrian cuisine.

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Jean-Trésor Vets

Sommelier – Antwerp, Belgium

Unique and genuine hospitality From the moment you enter, you just feel the friendliness and hospitality this team breathes. Next to exceptional hospitality also an amazing wine list and menu. Flavours accompany each other amazingly and also the focus on the sauces is a huge plus. Honestly, can’t wait to go back.

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At TIAN, vegetarian and vegan cuisine takes center stage, transforming humble produce into inspiring dishes. The Michelin-starred establishment focuses on seasonal, organic, and farm-based cooking, with a network of hand-picked farmers and producers providing the ingredients. The restaurant is recognized for its creative use of vegetables, experimenting with different cooking and fermentation methods, while also offering an impressive wine list featuring top Austrian producers.

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Kenneth Nars

Creative Director – Helsinki, Finland

Humble vegetarian produce turned into inspiring dishes. Also, a great wine list with all the top Austrian producers. At this great vegetarian (also vegan) restaurant, chef Paul Ivic has done his homework building a network of hand picked farmers and producers in the countryside near Vienna. The the posh dining room with a vaulted ceiling contrasts the humble vegetarian produce turned into inspiring dishes. This is seasonal, mostly organic and farm-based cooking with plenty of preserved and fermented produce, especially during the winter. Also, a great wine list with all the top Austrian producers and a great non-alcoholic beverage pairing including house made kombuchas.

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With a menu exclusively featuring fish and seafood, Konstantin Filippou's cuisine is characterized by a puristic and straightforward approach, reflecting his Greek Austrian roots. The restaurant is renowned for its high-quality ingredients and well-balanced dishes, with brandade with caviar being one of the signature offerings. Notably, the establishment holds two stars in the Guide Michelin, underscoring its commitment to fine dining.

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Cornelia Milde

viennagourmet – Vienna, Austria

Lake Neusiedl zander. Mushroom. Hazelnut. Truffle Konstantin Filippou's cuisine is puristic, straightforward and characterized by an irrepressible passion for the product and the pure taste. He is a Greek Austrian and this reflects in his dishes. The menu consists solely of fish and seafood. This reflects his love of the water and the high quality of what lives in it.

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Led by chef Fabian Günzel, [aend] offers a minimalist approach to top-quality produce, creating simple yet masterful combinations. The menu philosophy revolves around the use of fresh ingredients, ensuring a unique dining experience. In addition, the restaurant boasts an excellent wine pairing selection curated by Simon Schubert.

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Frank Heylen

Food & Wine hunter – Leuven, Belgium

Vienna is such a beautiful place! One of my favorite restaurants is AEND with chef Fabian Günzel. Top quality produce masterfully brought together in simple minimalistic combinations and excellent wine pairing by Simon Schubert !

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Heunisch & Erben is a wine bar, restaurant, and wine shop known for its comfort food like pumpkin curry, perfect egg, charcuterie, and Viennese schnitzel, alongside a great wine list. The restaurant offers a range of dishes, from hand-made bread to tartar of veal, and a variety of desserts like green apple with rosemary. Open from Monday to Saturday, it provides a relaxing environment for those who are not in a hurry and want to enjoy their meal.

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Gennady Jozefavichus

Food Writer – Ulcinj , Montenegro

Comfort food (pumpkin curry, perfect egg, charcuterie and of course Viennese schnitzel) and great wine list — what else do you need?

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Mraz & Sohn, a family-run restaurant, is known for its unique approach to dining where the raw ingredients of the seasonal surprise menu are first presented and then transformed into meals course by course. The restaurant is helmed by Markus Mraz and his son Lukas Mraz, with Manuel Mraz taking care of guests' needs. Recognized for its exceptional offerings, it has been awarded two Michelin stars.

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Cornelia Milde

viennagourmet – Vienna, Austria

Simply unique and a personal recommendation One of my personal insider tips in Vienna is the Mraz und Sohn! Markus Mraz (actually the son of "Mraz und Sohn") cooks here with the next generation "son" Lukas Mraz and in the restaurant the guests are takes care by Manuel Mraz. For the seasonal surprise menu the basic ingredients are first presented raw - and then, course by course, they are conjured up on the table. Also an experience: the cheese wagon. Awarded 2 stars by Michelin!

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This restaurant welcomes you with an open kitchen and a grey/black interior, offering a unique dining experience. The menu is carefully crafted, with each dish playing a significant role in the overall culinary narrative. Notably, the 19-course tasting menu stands out, featuring a variety of seafood and fish of exceptional quality.

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Fabian Günzel

Owner & Head chef – Vienna, Austria

The brand new Restaurant of Stefan Doubek in the 8‘th district of Vienna. It already starts great with getting welcomed by the doorman „Herr Ludwig“. The interior is grey/black with an open kitchen. Tasting menu with 19 courses is outstanding, a lot of seafood and fish in amazing quality. Definitely one of the best adresses in Vienna.

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Experience a unique blend of casual fine dining at Restaurant Herzig, where the menu is known for its originality and precision. The chef, Sören Herzig, breaks traditional culinary rules to create innovative dishes with a personal touch. The restaurant is also noted for its wine selection, carefully chosen to complement the food, and the presence of art objects, creating a symbiosis of fine dining and art.

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Cornelia Milde

viennagourmet – Vienna, Austria

Casual fine dining and art affine. Original, precise, in love with detail and well thought out. Breaking the rules again and again is Sören Herzig's motto. With a love of detail and expressive with innovative creations and reinterpreted classics, he gives his dishes a very personal touch.

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This unique eatery, The Bank Brasserie & Bar, was once a functioning bank and is now a part of the Park Hyatt Hotel. The restaurant is particularly known for its exceptional beef tartare, which is hand-cut and served with confit egg yolk, truffle, mustard caviar, and potato bread. Its prime location and unique history make it an insider's tip for those in the know.

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Cornelia Milde

viennagourmet – Vienna, Austria

For me - the best beef tartare in town. I have a great passion for tartare! One of the best Beef Tartares in Vienna can be found in the brasserie "The Bank". Hand-cut, confit egg yolk, truffle, mustard caviar, potato bread. The restaurant was a bank at a time - and is now part of the Hotel "Park Hyatt Vienna" - in the best downtown location - an absolute insider tip!

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