A real "locals" bar. 1950s speakeasy feel to the entrance…read morebut once inside you are welcomed by very friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Wall projected pictures and 60s style hanging speakers abound in this very funky bar/chill out lounge. Large bar and ample space to sit, including cinema style seating along one wall. Not too pricey and a good "before club" or "after party" spot.

Donau is located on a side street and has no sign indicating its presence; a friend and I walked…read morepast it at first while we were looking for it but quickly realized the door in the wall led to a dark (but creatively lit) space pulsing with chill beats. We got there super early (around 9PM), and the place was empty--as one expected on a Friday evening that early. To our surprise, and to our wallet's delight, 9-10Pm was happy hour that night; cocktails were 1/2 off. We both ordered long islands; usually I can't taste the alcohol in a long island, but the bartender had fixed us up with a generous amount of alcohol. Our bartender was dressed in head to toe black, including black skinny jeans, with a mop of shaggy dark hair; he floated around the bar looking more the part of a tortured artist than a bar tender, but he did fit the grungy-in-a-hip-way atmosphere. By midnight, the place was pretty packed with people. Groups of friends sat along the walls in faded yellow movie theater seats, around the bar in the center of the bar, and stood in clumps, chatting with heads cocked sideways and a drink in hand once all the seating areas had filled up. I didn't get the sense that this is a bar that gets raucous or overly crazy; the crowd was tame even when the bar filled up--this was in stark contrast to the bars we visited in Budapest. The music was good, but nothing too special. There were a few cool trap tracks dropped; luckily no dupstep or pop. Nothing really memorable though. Donau would definitely be a place to frequent if I lived in Vienna! Definitely check it out if you're in the city.

Okay, smoky inside, weird seating arrangement, a strange crowd, and no notable interactions with…read morethe staff. The downstairs section looks like some kind of illegal mafia meeting. Needless to say this place is as hipster as it gets. And don't peel off the wallpaper or you have to buy a round for the bar. Still, an interesting experience.

I don't have much to say about Einhorn.. (That's amazing, right?)…read more Perhaps I should have known better than to order a mixed drink at a dive bar, but seeing as it was a vodka orange, I didn't think it would be a big deal - I mean, it's not like it's a Cosmo or something. Suffice it to say that my "vodka orange" did not have a drop of vodka in it. Seriously. I was SO disappointed. However, I'm giving this place 3 stars instead of 2 because the people I was with had a really good time at this place; the beers were super cheap (and even my "vodka orange" was really cheap - though too expensive for a glass of orange juice w/ice); and the bartenders were pretty cool and nice. While I initially swore off ever returning to this place, I'm thinking I'll give it one more chance, and I'll see if they can manage to not forget the liquor next time.

So fun. Great tunes. Great dive bar in Vienna. Your friend can be passed and still get served a…read moredouble rose.

If you don't go here, you suck…read more Unpretentious dive bar. Cool ass people. Classic American Metal. Dart board. Cold beer. Walked in and they were playing Metallica on the radio and Alien vs Predator on the TV. In Vienna. Fucking rad.

Bar with a great theme and very cozy even when packed with people. It's been renovated in the last…read morecouple of years, new toilets, new air conditioner system in the whole bar and some smaller stuff! Also, superb location and drinks are cheap!

This is a dive bar. The bartender was very cool and the vibe is was as great... music awesome. If…read moreyou are tired of hip BS bars come here, but don't expect to order in English.

2 o'clock in the morning and you still need a couple of cold ones to hammer your brain into…read moreoblivion. "Zipp!!!!!!" When you enter the bar, it's like in the movie backdraft, where the guy opens the door and a exploding fireball blasts into his face. Entering Zipp is a similar experience though, instead of the explosion, there is loud rock music and drunken singing, and instead of the fireball, an accumulation of smoke from a 1000 cigarrettes blasts into your face, instantly making you, your hair and clothes down to your underwear(no matter how many layers you wear) smell like cigarrettes, vomit and alcohol. If you think, drunk singing, getting drunk, heavy smoking, drunk dancing in close quarters and drunk conversation is not enough for a bar... there is also a "recreational" option... The Bar tenders and even sometimes the DJ are often quite open to a challenge of "dice poker" where the loser, you guessed it, has to pay for a vodkashot round, for all participants. Or you can try to play foosball against some really skillfull players.. where, if you lose without scoring at least once, have to invite the enemy team to a drink. Btw... one of the few bars, which serve the vodkashots icecold in a frozen shotglass. A fun and weird place to be... where time itself stumbles into the toilet to throw up.

I don't think I will be back. The place is too shabby and the bartender seemed to be too…read morepreoccupied with his friends who had come over - I felt like he was annoyed whenever someone made an order. There are many other good places in the neighbourhood, go there and not to Zipp!

Enjoying a nice porter here. It's a nice place and the service it's very friendly. The bartender…read morewas a joy to talk to and he recommended another place that was assigned to my beer tastes. Not cheap but not expensive either. Wines seem cheaper then beers here. Just a place to chill at from the chaos of buy buy buy rush rush rush at most places I've been at.

One of my favorite bars in Vienna!…read more Great staff! Awesome great for soccer games. Very convenient using the train

Supposedly one of the best places in Vienna to go for alternative/rock music but doesn't really…read morelive up to the hype. Its a pretty ok place to go but is a little smallish for so many hipster/rocker/alternies. The music was okish and I guess it would be much better with a live band. The barmaid at the entrance bar is clearly in the wrong job as she was unfriendly, grumpy and rude and the barmaid at the back bar was a little loony. She had the prices of the most popular drinks written on her hands and arms and would flash the prices whenever you ordered. There is a non smoking area towards the back by the dance floor but I honestly didn't notice we were in it as the whole place was fairly smoke free. (unlike what some of the other reviewers say.) Overall its not the worst place to go but not the best either...