Eating at the brand new XXXL restaurant on the Mariahilferstraße might be the most surprising…read moredining experience I have had this year. It certainly is the best value meal I can almost ever remember. Here's the scoop: The famous Austrian store XXXLutz has opened up a stand-alone large restaurant on Europe's longest shopping street - Mariahilferstraße . The restaurant has two floors and several dining areas as well as a bar/counter. It is light and airy with lots of floor to ceiling windows. The service is very friendly despite the huge crowds. And for the month of December it is offering some difficult-to-believe special value meals via coupons. For example - a giant Wienerschnitzel and French Fries dinner for only 3 Euros. Why not splurge and have a leg of roasted duck with Knödeln for 5 Euros? These prices must be like 50 years ago. And the food is tasty. For dessert we were given a complimentary gingerbread heart. Of course these prices are temporary and celebrating the grand opening but they are in effect for a whole month and this restaurant is open every day of the week from morning till evening. I think XXXL Restaurant will be a very popular addition to the ever popular Mariahilferstraße and the Westbahnhof Viertel. I def will keep it in mind when I am in the area - especially after their generous opening celebration.

I miss Vienna terribly and a big part of my missing goes to the delicious desserts in Vienna style…read more I don't know if Felber is kind of the Panera Bread here in the US or not, but it's such a great chain store to try Vienna bakeries and coffee. Shamelessly, I tried every type of cakes here during my very short stay in Vienna (oh year, I did go there everyday...) All delicious and the raspberry mousse and chestnuts cake are the must-haves. Staff were very friendly too!

Nice little bake shop on a cute, tree lined shopping street close to the museum quarter. I went…read morethere twice for inexpensive pastries and nice hot coffee for breakfast. Service was fast and friendly.

Illy Caffe is a chain of restaurant/cafeteria. But in Vienna, it isn't a sign of bad quality, on…read morethe contrary! The food it proposes is fresh and modern, with a lot of salads, pasta dishes... and very good Wiener Schnitzel, served with chips and salad! All of those for a very decent price. Plus you have the pictures of each dish on the menu. The list of desserts is also very appetizing... It is open from 7am to 12pm during the week (and even til 1am on friday and saturday), and proposes some breakfast menus as well. The decor indoor is modern and comfortable, but sitting outside is even more agreable when the sun is shining. The only small damper is that at lunch time, the waiters might be a little overload and not always friendly... But don't let it get to you, all in all Illy Caffe is a nice place to have a good meal or a drink!

Our cheapest sit down breakfast in Vienna. Thanks to Rick Stevees who recommended this place. It's…read morequiet, a little haven in the midst of the Hofburg palace tourist throngs. When we entered I was a little wary as to what this tiny cafe could serve. It looks like one of those many tourist trap cafeterias. But the young lady at the counter was super efficient and friendly. She had sausages on the boil in various containers under the counter. We got our order including 2 melange (coffees) in under 5 minutes and were done with breakfast in 20 mins. Such a change from all the sedately paced coffee houses around town. I do enjoy a leisurely meal, but not when every minute lingering over a meal could have been spent at a sightseeing location, staring at the imperial crowns or a Klimt. 3 breakfast plates and 2 coffees and we had the seating space to ourselves all for the kingly sum of 13.5€ !

Heard a lot of great things about this place and decided to go for brunch. The interior alone is…read moreworth going to see. I love how unique it is and it feels so open. I honestly really enjoyed the food, it's simple but quintessential of viennese food. I got the viennese breakfast and it was 9€, the bread was so good and fresh. Again, really simple but fresh and satisfying. Our server was charming and attentive!

Pleasant atmosphere. Good food. Service good too. The architecture and plants are the best part.read more

This location shares the same building with the hostel I'm currently staying at . Super convenient…read morefor browsing or just wanting to get a coffee or cinnamon roll . The cafeteria here seems to be pretty popular with the locals ...I seriously have never seen such a populated ikea cafeteria area so the food must be pretty good . As far as the selection of items it is a standard ikea . What seems to be different is that the displays / interior design of the displays seem to be less impressive ( less effort in putting things together ) compared to American stores which isn't necessarily a bad thing but just my observation.

Vapiano was a pleasant surprise!…read more Ambiance is really nice and open, the lighting and decor are great. Service is fine...nobody is very friendly but since it's kind of self-service it isn't too much of a sticking point. Food is pretty good...highly recommend the bruschetta and the vegan pasta. Others in our party had a pizza, pasta, and a cesar salad. Reviews were pretty good all around. Prices are reasonable so we'll definitely return.

Really pleasant place to have a fresh salad. As a vacationer, a salad really hit the spot.read more

One of the absolute highlights of our two-week trip in Europe. We were the only tourists there, and…read morewe were tolerated, I'd say, more than welcome. We are sports so that was fine with us. Tried about six different white wines and some dessert. Nice quality. Reasonable prices. Service was delightfully gruff (just go with it, I'd recommend). Everything was clean, including bathrooms. We paid with cash, which I believe was the preference. Great people watching and wine drinking experience. Highly recommend.

We traveled to Vienna with the family and wanted to experience a place where locals spend their…read moretime, so we came across 10er Marie. It wasn't too far from the inner city where we were staying, which made it convenient. When we walked in, it was clear we stood out as visitors. We were expecting a different type of winery experience, but quickly realized this was more traditional and local. We ordered wine, and I learned that some food items had to be ordered and paid for upfront, while others were ordered from the menu. It was a bit confusing at first since the process wasn't explained clearly. Service was okay overall. I went to the front to place my order and asked several questions to better understand how everything worked. The older lady assisting seemed a bit frustrated with the number of questions. I explained that we weren't from the area and just wanted to make sure we were ordering correctly. It was definitely a local experience and not the experience we were hoping for. Would have rather stayed local