The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
The Innere Stadt: the back story
The old town inside the Ring: St Stephen’s, the Hofburg, the Graben and the coffee houses.
Neighbourhood guide · Vienna
Innere Stadt: Our Favourites
St Stephen’s, the Hofburg, the Graben and the Kohlmarkt, Café Central and Demel, the State Opera and the Spanish Riding School.
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What to see and do
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The winter palace
The Hofburg: Imperial Apartments and Sisi Museum
The state rooms of the Hofburg, the Sisi Museum and the imperial silver.
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The Winter Riding School
Spanish Riding School
The white Lipizzaner horses in the baroque Winter Riding School of the Hofburg.
Michaelerplatz 1, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Under the Capuchin church
Kaisergruft (Imperial Crypt)
The burial place of the Habsburgs, under the Capuchin church on the Neuer Markt.
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The heart of the city
St Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom)
The Gothic cathedral at the centre of the old town, with its patterned tile roof and south tower.
Stephansplatz 3, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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On the Ring
Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper)
Opera and ballet on almost every night of the season, in the house on the Ring.
Opernring 2, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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The Golden Hall
Musikverein
The gilded Great Hall, home of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Musikvereinsplatz 1, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Seilerstätte
Haus der Musik
An interactive museum of sound and of Vienna’s composers.
Seilerstätte 30, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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On the bastion
Albertina
Graphic art and modern masters in a Habsburg palace on the old bastion behind the State Opera.
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Design and the Wiener Werkstätte
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Design, furniture and the Wiener Werkstätte under an arcaded hall on the Stubenring.
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A baroque hall
Austrian National Library: the State Hall
The baroque State Hall of the National Library, in the Hofburg.
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Since 1960
Gartenbaukino
A single-screen cinema of 1960 on the Parkring, a main venue of the Viennale.
Parkring 12, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Films in original versions
Burg Kino
A cinema on the Ring showing films in their original versions.
Opernring 19, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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The Johann Strauss monument
Stadtpark
The park on the Ring with the gilded Johann Strauss monument and the Kursalon.
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Art Nouveau glasshouse
Burggarten and the Palmenhaus
The former imperial garden behind the Hofburg, with the Art Nouveau Palmenhaus.
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To the Hofburg
The old town: Stephansplatz, the Graben and the Kohlmarkt
From St Stephen’s along the Graben and the Kohlmarkt to the Michaelerplatz and the Hofburg.
Where to eat
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant
The fine-dining room of Palais Coburg, on the old city bastion.
Coburgbastei 4, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Konstantin Filippou
Two-star modern cooking on the Dominikanerbastei, in the old town.
Dominikanerbastei 17, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Edvard
One-star creative cooking at the Anantara Palais Hansen on the Schottenring.
Schottenring 24, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Glasswing by Alexandru Simon
One-star contemporary cooking at The Amauris, near the State Opera.
Kärntner Ring 8, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
TIAN
One-star vegetarian cooking on Himmelpfortgasse, near the Stephansplatz.
Himmelpfortgasse 23, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
JOLA
One-star vegan cooking on Salzgries, near the Danube Canal.
Salzgries 15, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Esszimmer – Everybody’s Darling
One-star modern cooking on the Tuchlauben, off the Graben.
Tuchlauben 22, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Addiert
One-star Korean contemporary cooking on the Franz-Josefs-Kai.
Franz-Josefs-Kai 43, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Tafelspitz
Plachutta Wollzeile
Tafelspitz in its copper pot, with broth, apple-horseradish and chive sauce.
Wollzeile 38, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Wiener Schnitzel
Figlmüller Wollzeile
Schnitzel the size of the plate, in a passage off the Wollzeile.
Wollzeile 5, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Delicatessen, bar and dining room
Zum Schwarzen Kameel
A delicatessen, wine bar and dining room on the Bognergasse, with open sandwiches at the counter.
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Palais Ferstel
Café Central
The grandest of the coffee houses, under the vaulted ceilings of the Palais Ferstel.
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Former court confectioner
Demel
The former court confectioner on the Kohlmarkt, with its dark-wood counter and cake cabinets.
Kohlmarkt 14, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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The original Sachertorte
Café Sacher Wien
The red-velvet café of Hotel Sacher, for the original Sachertorte.
Philharmonikerstrasse 4, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Opposite the MAK
Café Prückel
A coffee house on the Stubenring, opposite the MAK and the Stadtpark.
Stubenring 24, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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On the Ring
Café Schwarzenberg
A coffee house on the Kärntner Ring, near the Schwarzenbergplatz.
Kärntner Ring 17, 1010 WienExplore View on map
Bars
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Designed by Adolf Loos
Loos American Bar
A tiny, mirrored American bar off the Kärntner Strasse, designed by the architect Adolf Loos.
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Krugerstrasse
Krugers American Bar
A dark, wood-panelled American bar on the Krugerstrasse, off the Kärntner Strasse.
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Bognergasse
Bar at Zum Schwarzen Kameel
A glass of Grüner Veltliner and an open sandwich at the counter, near the Graben.
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Above the Steffl store
Sky Bar
A rooftop bar and terrace above the Steffl department store, facing St Stephen’s.
Kärntner Strasse 19, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Riemergasse
Porgy & Bess
Vienna’s jazz and music club on the Riemergasse, with concerts most nights.
Shopping
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Luxury flagships
The Graben and the Kohlmarkt
The luxury streets of the old town, from the Graben to the Kohlmarkt.
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Tuchlauben and Am Hof
Goldenes Quartier
The luxury quarter around the Tuchlauben, Bognergasse and Am Hof.
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Luxury department store
Steffl Department Store
A luxury department store on the Kärntner Strasse, with a rooftop bar.
Kärntner Strasse 19, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Viennese glass
J. & L. Lobmeyr
The Viennese glassmakers’ store on the Kärntner Strasse.
Kärntner Strasse 26, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Graben 13
Knize
The gentlemen’s tailor on the Graben, with a shopfront and interior by Adolf Loos.
Graben 13, 1010 WienExplore View on map
Where to stay
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Behind the State Opera
Hotel Sacher Wien
The classic Viennese grand hotel, behind the State Opera, home of the original Sachertorte.
Philharmonikerstrasse 4, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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On the Ringstrasse
Hotel Imperial, Vienna
A 19th-century palace on the Kärntner Ring, a few steps from the Musikverein.
Kärntner Ring 16, 1015 WienExplore View on map
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Silvio Nickol, Two MICHELIN Stars
Palais Coburg
A palace on the old city bastion above the Ring, with the two-star Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant.
Coburgbastei 4, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Edvard, One MICHELIN Star
Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna
A Ringstrasse palace on the Schottenring, with the one-star Edvard.
Schottenring 24, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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On the Schubertring
The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna
A grand hotel on the Schubertring, near the Stadtpark.
Schubertring 5–7, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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On the Schubertring
Grand Ferdinand
A hotel on the Schubertring, on the Ringstrasse.
Schubertring 10–12, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Facing the Stadtpark
Almanac Palais Vienna
A hotel in a Ringstrasse palace on the Parkring, facing the Stadtpark.
Parkring 14–16, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Glasswing, One MICHELIN Star
The Amauris Vienna
A small luxury hotel on the Kärntner Ring, near the State Opera, with the one-star Glasswing.
Kärntner Ring 8, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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A former bank on Am Hof
Park Hyatt Vienna
A grand hotel in a former bank on the square of Am Hof, in the heart of the old town.
Am Hof 2, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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By the Peterskirche
Rosewood Vienna
A luxury hotel on the Petersplatz, between the Graben and the baroque Peterskirche.
Petersplatz 7, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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Near St Stephen’s
Mandarin Oriental, Vienna
A luxury hotel on Riemergasse, a few minutes from St Stephen’s Cathedral.
Riemergasse 7, 1010 WienExplore View on map
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