A trip to Vienna wouldn’t be complete without a trip to a beer garden. We’ve put two on our list of favorites, each with district personality. Salm Bräu features several rooms for indoor dining, including one big beer-hall, and a lovely courtyard with picnic tables for a pleasant beer-garden experience. A truly unique traditional menu.
Purstner is as iconic as a Viennese restaurant gets. The interior is more like a museum than a restaurant, full of kitschy memorabilia. And naturally they serve moderately priced Austrian classics. I’ve never been there during peak hours but I suspect that they serve quite a bit of brew and that the crowd might get a bit rowdy (in a good way). Food and service are good but certainly not up to the level of a few of the traditional Austrian restaurants we’ve visited.
Vienna’s Cafe Sperl has been a century and half favorite of military officers, politicians, artists and about anyone favoring comfortable surroundings over a cup of coffee and strudel. Whether you visit for a pastry and coffee, a hearty egg and sausage breakfast, or one of the many traditional savory Austrian favorites for lunch or dinner, you’ll surely appreciate this historical domain.