The boxy, white museum in the MuseumsQuartier arts complex has an outstanding collection of Gustav Klimtd and Egon Schieles.
A go-to spot for the city’s literati, Café Sperl has intimate, velvet-lined booths and is the ideal place to linger over the newspaper and a piece of Sacher torte.
A must-stop in the Naschmarkt with a line around the corner on Saturday mornings for to-go items such as freshly baked pita with black sesame seeds and zucchini-and-goat-cheese fritters.
In the first district’s historic Hotel Sacher, a black-tie-clad waitstaff serves flutes of champagne and glasses of Ottakringer ale in a grand dining room with plush banquettes.
Zum Finsteren Stern specializes in updated regional classics such as tender chicken breast with parsnip-beet hash. Book a table in the cobblestoned courtyard outside the front doors.
Gasthauses—or taverns—have long been known for staples such as veal schnitzel and Wiener Würstchen (sausages). Pöschl is among the best. In summer, tables spill out onto the Franziskanerplatz.
Nothing is more relaxing than a walk through the French Baroque gardens on the grounds of the Belvedere, Prince Eugene of Savoy’s 18th-century summer retreat.
