The gilded Great Hall of the Musikverein, with its organ, caryatids and chandeliers

Luxury guide · Vienna

Luxury Vienna: Our Favourites

The grand hotels of the Ring and the old town, Steirereck, Amador and the two-star tables, the State Opera and the Musikverein, Lobmeyr, Augarten and the Goldenes Quartier.

Grand hotels

  1. Behind the State Opera

    Hotel Sacher Wien

    Opera·Grand hotel

    The classic Viennese grand hotel, behind the State Opera, home of the original Sachertorte.

    Philharmonikerstrasse 4, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  2. On the Ringstrasse

    Hotel Imperial, Vienna

    Kärntner Ring·Grand hotel

    A 19th-century palace on the Kärntner Ring, a few steps from the Musikverein.

    Kärntner Ring 16, 1015 WienExplore View on map

  3. Silvio Nickol, Two MICHELIN Stars

    Palais Coburg

    Innere Stadt·Palace hotel

    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

  4. Edvard, One MICHELIN Star

    Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna

    Schottenring·Palace hotel

    A Ringstrasse palace on the Schottenring, with the one-star Edvard.

    Schottenring 24, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  5. On the Schubertring

    The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna

    Schubertring·Grand hotel

    A grand hotel on the Schubertring, near the Stadtpark.

    Schubertring 5–7, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  6. Glasswing, One MICHELIN Star

    The Amauris Vienna

    Kärntner Ring·Boutique hotel

    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

  7. A former bank on Am Hof

    Park Hyatt Vienna

    Am Hof·Grand hotel

    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

  8. By the Peterskirche

    Rosewood Vienna

    Petersplatz·Grand hotel

    A luxury hotel on the Petersplatz, between the Graben and the baroque Peterskirche.

    Petersplatz 7, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  9. Near St Stephen’s

    Mandarin Oriental, Vienna

    Innere Stadt·Grand hotel

    A luxury hotel on Riemergasse, a few minutes from St Stephen’s Cathedral.

    Riemergasse 7, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  10. By the MuseumsQuartier

    Hotel Sans Souci Wien

    Neubau·Boutique hotel

    A boutique hotel with an art collection, a minute from the MuseumsQuartier.

    Burggasse 2, 1070 WienExplore View on map

Fine dining

  1. Three MICHELIN Stars

    Steirereck im Stadtpark

    Stadtpark·Creative

    Three-star creative cooking in the Stadtpark, by the Wien river.

    Am Heumarkt 2a, 1030 WienExplore View on map

  2. Three MICHELIN Stars

    Amador

    Döbling·Creative

    Three-star creative cooking on the Grinzinger Strasse, on the way to the vineyards.

    Grinzinger Strasse 86, 1190 WienExplore View on map

  3. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant

    Palais Coburg·Modern cuisine

    The fine-dining room of Palais Coburg, on the old city bastion.

    Coburgbastei 4, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  4. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Konstantin Filippou

    Innere Stadt·Modern cuisine

    Two-star modern cooking on the Dominikanerbastei, in the old town.

    Dominikanerbastei 17, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  5. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Doubek

    Josefstadt·Creative

    Two-star creative cooking on Kochgasse, in the Josefstadt behind the Rathaus.

    Kochgasse 13, 1080 WienExplore View on map

  6. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Mraz & Sohn

    Brigittenau·Creative

    Two-star creative cooking in Brigittenau.

    Wallensteinstrasse 59, 1200 WienExplore View on map

  7. 18th floor, SO/ Vienna

    Das LOFT

    Leopoldstadt·Rooftop bar and restaurant

    Drinks on the 18th floor of SO/ Vienna, looking back across the Danube Canal to St Stephen’s.

    Praterstrasse 1, 1020 WienExplore View on map

Shopping and culture

  1. Palais Ferstel

    Café Central

    Innere Stadt·Coffee house

    The grandest of the coffee houses, under the vaulted ceilings of the Palais Ferstel.

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  2. Former court confectioner

    Demel

    Kohlmarkt·Konditorei

    The former court confectioner on the Kohlmarkt, with its dark-wood counter and cake cabinets.

    Kohlmarkt 14, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  3. Designed by Adolf Loos

    Loos American Bar

    Innere Stadt·Cocktail bar

    A tiny, mirrored American bar off the Kärntner Strasse, designed by the architect Adolf Loos.

    Explore View on map

  4. The Winter Riding School

    Spanish Riding School

    Innere Stadt·Riding school

    The white Lipizzaner horses in the baroque Winter Riding School of the Hofburg.

    Michaelerplatz 1, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  5. On the Ring

    Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper)

    Opera·Opera house

    Opera and ballet on almost every night of the season, in the house on the Ring.

    Opernring 2, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  6. The Golden Hall

    Musikverein

    Karlsplatz·Concert hall

    The gilded Great Hall, home of the Vienna Philharmonic.

    Musikvereinsplatz 1, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  7. The Habsburg collections

    Kunsthistorisches Museum

    Maria-Theresien-Platz·Art museum

    Bruegel, Velázquez and Vermeer, and the Habsburg Kunstkammer, under a marble staircase and dome.

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  8. Luxury flagships

    The Graben and the Kohlmarkt

    Innere Stadt·Shopping streets

    The luxury streets of the old town, from the Graben to the Kohlmarkt.

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  9. Tuchlauben and Am Hof

    Goldenes Quartier

    Innere Stadt·Luxury quarter

    The luxury quarter around the Tuchlauben, Bognergasse and Am Hof.

    Explore View on map

  10. Viennese glass

    J. & L. Lobmeyr

    Kärntner Strasse·Glass

    The Viennese glassmakers’ store on the Kärntner Strasse.

    Kärntner Strasse 26, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  11. Porcelain from Vienna

    Augarten Porcelain

    Augarten·Porcelain

    Porcelain made in Vienna, with its manufactory in the Augarten.

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  12. Dorotheergasse

    Dorotheum

    Innere Stadt·Auction house

    Vienna’s great auction house, in its palace on the Dorotheergasse.

    Explore View on map

  13. Graben 13

    Knize

    Graben·Tailor

    The gentlemen’s tailor on the Graben, with a shopfront and interior by Adolf Loos.

    Graben 13, 1010 WienExplore View on map

  14. Since 1816

    Scheer

    Innere Stadt·Shoemaker

    Bespoke shoes made in Vienna, in the shoemaker’s own words since 1816.

    Explore View on map

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