Belushi's brings the international hostel-bar template to Favoriten, a late-running sports bar by Keplerplatz where the screens stay on all day and the happy hour never quite ends.
The address is Columbusgasse 16 in the tenth district, ten minutes south of the centre and right by Keplerplatz U-Bahn. Belushi's shows the biggest international events live across HD screens all day, set beneath an award-winning hostel that shares the building (belushis.com). That pairing, a sports bar under traveller accommodation, gives the room its particular energy, part local pub and part crossroads for visitors.
The room is the familiar Belushi's look, dark and easygoing, screens spread so a fixture holds the floor without crowding the bar. It is a sociable, low-pressure space rather than a designed one, built to fill and empty with the rhythm of match nights and hostel check-ins. The fit-out is plain by Viennese standards, but the welcome is warm and the screens are the focus, which is what a sports bar of this kind sets out to be.
The bar leads with draught beer, spirits and cocktails, and the daily happy hours are part of the draw, with deals such as two Becks for seven euros and two-for-one spirits and mixers. A late kitchen of pub plates keeps a table fed through the football. Anyone working through the best sports bars in Vienna should know this as the late-night, value-led option south of the Ring.
The crowd is the most international of Vienna's sports bars, travellers from the hostel above mixing with locals from Favoriten and fans tracking a home league from abroad. It draws a younger room than the Ringstrasse bars, sociable and unhurried, the sort of place where a quiet evening can turn into a late one without much planning.
Context places it cleanly. Vienna's match-watching scene clusters around the centre, so a dedicated sports bar in Favoriten gives the southern districts a proper home for the football. The Keplerplatz address keeps it a short metro ride from the first district, which is part of why it reads as both a neighbourhood local and a traveller's stop.
What to order: lead with the happy-hour deals, two Becks for seven euros or a two-for-one on spirits and mixers, then settle into a draught beer for the match. Pub plates from the late kitchen keep a table going through the football. The crowd from the hostel above keeps the room turning over, so a screen-facing seat is easy enough to find on most nights.
Who it is for: visitors who want sport, a happy hour and a late finish in one place, fans after a home-league fixture, and groups who would rather drink south of the Ring than in the centre. It is a weaker fit for anyone after a polished room or a quiet table. For a larger-format alternative, Champions on the Ring runs 4K screens, while Pointers in Wieden is the Sky Sports house with a long burger menu.
Best time to go: arrive before kickoff and use the daily happy hours, then stay for the late close on Fridays and Saturdays. Belushi's opens from the evening on weekdays and midday at weekends, running to one in the morning on the busiest nights. Midweek nights run calmer than the weekend, so a Tuesday or Wednesday fixture is the easy way to settle in, while a Saturday match brings the fullest room and the longest happy hour. Our guide to the best bars for watching the game sets the scene, and the Vienna city guide covers the districts around it.
Sources
Belushi's Vienna official page · Quandoo: Belushi's Vienna · Tripadvisor: Belushi's Vienna
