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Austria's culinary specialities from A to Z
An alphabetic tour through Austrian cuisine will help you decipher the menu and spike your appetite for delicious desserts and mouth-watering specialities: from A(pfelstrudel) to Z(irbenschnaps).
Austria's culinary specialities from A to Z -
Your Austrian hosts
Mr and Mrs Austrian are beyond doubt epicureans. When their culinary rituals blend with the famous Austrian hospitality ("Gemütlichkeit") guests will experience a unique feast. Encounter Austrian cuisine not only at the dining table...
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Restaurant Blaue Gans in Salzburg
At the “Blue Goose”, perched atop Salzburg’s city mountain, the Mönchsberg, they pursue an overall philosophy: eat, drink, feel good, stay awhile...
Restaurant "Blaue Gans" in Salzburg -
Gourmet country inn Wirtshaus Steirereck on the Pogusch
On the Pogusch, where foxes and rabbits used to wave goodnight to each other before retiring, nowadays celebrities and enjoyment-seeking guests from far and near come to enjoy whatever is on the agenda.
Gourmet country inn Wirtshaus Steirereck on the Pogusch -
Gourmet Fish Restaurant Kulmer in Birkfeld
Austria possesses an incomparable source of richness which few people are consciously aware of: clear, clean mountain water. At Fish Restaurant Kulmer, with its own fish breeding facilities, guests have benefited from this wealth for decades.
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Wine House & Restaurant Nigl
In the epicentre of the vineyards, this cluster of winemaking facilities, hotel and restaurant emanates the aura of a fairy tale. And this is not, we emphasize, simply a matter of history.
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Landhaus Bacher in the Wachau valley
Landhaus Bacher has been one of the first culinary addresses in the Wachau for many years. It is one of Austria’s very best restaurants.
Gourmet-restaurant Landhaus Bacher in the Wachau -
Landgasthof Jamek in the Wachau
Jamek has been an institution in the Wachau for decades now. Both for the lusciously comfortable atmosphere and the quality of everything promised...and delivered.
Jamek - Country inn and wine estate in the Wachau valley -
Weibels Wirtshaus - Traditional Inn in Vienna
Hans Weibel was an early champion of cultivated wine-drinking in Vienna, which is why this beverage plays such a key role in all of his establishments. But man does not live from wine alone.
Weibels Wirtshaus - Traditional Inn in Vienna -
Bistro "Glacis Beisl" in Vienna
This bistro is a wee bit hard to find, located atop the old city walls of Vienna. With its romantic garden, it is a popular watering hole for a widely diverse crowd.
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Wirtshaus Gmoakeller
In this rustic urban inn, located right near two of the city’s most prominent cultural institutions – the Akademietheater and the Konzerthaus – time seems to have stood still in an agreeable way.
Traditional inn "Wirtshaus Gmoakeller" in Vienna -
Enjoy coffee at Schaerf World
During a visit to the Schaerf World, visitors find out all they ever wanted to know about growing, refining, preparing, and – above all – enjoying coffee.
All about coffee - Schaerf World at Lake Neusiedl -
Vinatrium Cellars
In the atmospheric cellars of the Vinatrium in Deutschkreutz one finds a nearly inexhaustible supply of wines from Central Burgenland, all of which can be sampled.
Burgenland wines at Vinatrium Cellars -
Wine tavern-restaurant Heurigenhof Bründlmayer
The Heurigenhof Bründlmayer is no ordinary heuriger buffet. In this preciously beautiful ensemble of historic buildings, you enjoy superb cuisine and the preeminent stars of the Austrian wine scene, courtesy of Bründlmayer.
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Traditional inn Wilder Mann in Lans
The only thing ‘wild’ about the Wilder Mann is, perhaps, what happens in the kitchen during the season of ‘wild game’. This snuggly old country inn has been popular for centuries for travellers and guests from far and near alike.
Traditional inn Wilder Mann in Lans -
Sigwart's Tiroler Weinstube in Brixlegg
If you try to imagine the ideal, typical, country inn in the ideal site, the picture your imagination comes up with is devilishly close to the actual Gannerhof in Innervillgraten. Everything here is just...picture perfect.
Traditional inn Sigwart's Tiroler Weinstube in Brixlegg -
Bittermann Vinarium in Göttlesbrunn
The so-called bittermann vinarium is a modern country inn: within age-old walls awaits a true land of plenty for all those who love to eat and drink well.
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Restaurant "Zum Schwarzen Kameel"
Zum Schwarzen Kameel is much more than just a culinary meeting place for celebrities: for nearly 400 years it has been a Viennese institution.
Restaurant "Zum Schwarzen Kameel" in Vienna -
Plachutta in Vienna
Plachutta is to beef what Figlmüller is to schnitzel. In keeping with the tradition of fabled Viennese beef establishments of the past, the Plachutta restaurants have now become legends themselves.
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Restaurant Eckel
If there was a superlative form for “good traditional cooking”, it would be “best traditional cooking”, and this term is the perfect description of the food at Eckel, in Vienna’s Sievering neighbourhood.
Restaurant Eckel in Vienna Sievering -
Restaurant Figlmüller in Vienna
In Vienna Figlmüller is synonymous with schnitzel: the city’s Figlmüller restaurant makes what is probably the best and most famous schnitzel in the entire city.
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Via Culinaria - Salzburger Land
Getting to sample local specialties and savor fine cuisine is as much part of any holiday as taking snapshots or writing post cards. The Via Culinaria, a creative initiative in the SalzburgerLand, provides a true gourmet experience. Seven culinary tours cater to cheese devotees, fish fans, sweet tooth, alpine hut addicts and beer aficionados, among many others.
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Hofburg Innsbruck
In the middle of Tirol’s Alpine landscape, one is treated to a close-up look at the lifestyle of prominent Austrians of the past, such as Empress Maria Theresa and “Sisi”: Innsbruck’s Hofburg, one of the three most important historical buildings in Austria, was once a favourite residence of the Habsburgs.
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Festival for all Senses
Austria's diverse cultural offerings include over 200 festivals, stretching from world scale events to small regional gatherings. Many of them make use of Austria's beautiful surroundings and most of them offer an outstanding culinary menu to accompany the cultural experience.
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Traditional inn "Zum Huth"
Huth is a prime example of a contemporary Viennese inn: modern in appearance, but classic when it comes to hospitality and cuisine.
Traditional inn "Zum Huth" in Vienna -
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Craving Austria?
We have compiled our favorite dishes to make sure you can create your Austrian vacation memories at home.
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Culinary Danube
The Danube is not only known for its culture, landscape and beautiful nature, it is also famous for its culinary delights and therefore a top address for gourmets.
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Zotter Chocolate Factory
Once upon the time around 1990 there was a master confectioner who thought that all the existing chocolate creations on the market are simply a little bit too boring. So after business hours he started to explore in the quietness of his company's back room...
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Restaurant Obauer
In the opinion of many gourmets the brothers Karl and Rudi Obauer are the most successful in the country. Every year their restaurant achieves the highest nominations by national and international gourmet guides.
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Gasthaus Haberl
Until recently he was the famous chef of the well established Hotel Sacher in Vienna and now Hans Peter Fink took over the traditional rural inn of his in-laws and was awarded with two "Gault Millau" hats right away.
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Kalchkendlalm - a school on the mountain
Austria's most unusual school can be found high on a mountain pasture. Visitors can learn about the bread and butter of life in a centuries-old farmhouse.
The Kalchkendlalm - A school on the mountain -
Rauch-Hof
In the Schilcherland with its vineyards and wine taverns is situated an entire piece of art: At the Rauch-Hof you are welcome to lounge idyllic, enjoy outstanding food and discover unusual culture.
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Pannonian Living
Vacation on the sunny side of Austria. In the unusual and typical Pannonian accommodation life is at its glory.
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Schilcherland
Supposedly time passes by slower in Schilcherland than anywhere else. At least this was claimed by people who spent some memorable time enjoying a glass of wine at a typical wine tavern a “Buschenschank“ right within the soft hills of south-western Styria and completely neglected time.
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Mühltalhof
An exceptional hotel for Spa lovers, people looking for relaxation, night owls and those in search of adventures at the Mühlviertel you may experience indulgence and culture with heart and soul.
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Hotel Rathaus
Award-winning Chef Klaus Fleischhaker, who operates the well-known Gourmet-Restaurant Pfefferschiff in the City of Salzburg, has made his dream come true in Vienna: He created a hotel in which everything is dedicated to wine.
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Staud's in Vienna
To combine fine pickled vegetables with the thought of emergency rations would prove the delicious variety of Staud’s products completely wrong. Non-believers will be convinced by visiting the Staud’s Pavillion at the Yppenplatz in Vienna.
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Ab.Art & Eat.Art
The world-famous artist Daniel Spoerri has purchased two Baroque style houses and developed those in a complete piece of art providing enjoyment and culture.
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Vinothek Weinwerk Burgenland
Contemporary architecture in the heart of the premises from the renaissance era: right in the center of the wine growing village Neusiedl am See was created one of the most impressing wine cellars of Austria.
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Austria's Eastern Edge
Burgenland is unlike anywhere else in Austria. Whereas Austria is known for rugged Alps, pirouette-inducing meadows or the excitement of Vienna, Burgenland sits on the edge of Central Europe’s vast Pannonian plain.
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Coffeehouse culture in Austria
Cafés are an everyday part of city living and in Vienna in particular they are at the heart of city life. Around 1900, a visit to a Viennese café was a spectacular experience, newspapers were displayed on custom-made stands, waiters wore tailcoats and ceilings were decorated with elaborate chandeliers.
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Bring home an edible souvenir
After you have returned back home you can still enjoy the tastes of Austria: Styrian pumpkinseed oil, Zotter chocolate, Manner Schnitten hazelnut wafers and the famous Mozart chocolate balls are all popular culinary souvenirs.
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Pelzmann Pumpkin Seed Oil
It’s known as the black gold of Southern Styria: pumpkin seed oil. These days a modest, family-run oil press has become the world’s biggest producer of this delicacy.
Pelzmann Pumpkin Seed Oil - the black gold of Styria -
Erich Stekovics
Eric Stekovics has scoured the world for tomato seeds in his quest to revive some nearly forgotten flavours. Today more than 3,200 varieties of tomato thrive in his fields near the Neusiedlersee.
Top of tomatoes - Erich Stekovics -
Steirereck
One of the most famous gourmet restaurants of the city can be found in one of the most beautiful parts of Vienna, in the middle of the Stadtpark and on the banks of the river: the Steirereck and its sister establishment, the Meierei next door.
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Restaurant Taubenkobel in Schützen
The Taubenkobel restaurant is one of the best in the country. And for those who are hesitant to enter such spheres, the light version in the form of a pretty bistro is just the ticket.
Restaurant Taubenkobel in Schützen, Burgenland -
Vienna's World Class Vineyards
No other country can lay claim to so much viticulture and wine culture in its capital city. Grapes were cultivated here as early as 1132 AD and it’s now “in” to drink Viennese wine.
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Upscale - yet affordable dining experiences
Looking for an upscale dining experience? We have compiled a list of restaurants, that will enhance you travel experience. This list is in no way complete since there are so many of them throughout Austria.
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Prost! Drinking with Austrians
Drinking has its own ceremonial protocol in which eye-contact plays a central role.
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A late-night institution: the Würstelstand
After a long night of revelry, there is nothing like a hearty snack to avoid a rude awakening the next day.
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