Reigen runs on a simple rhythm: a band most nights, a bar at the back, and a kitchen that stays open late. On Hadikgasse in Penzing, it puts roughly 150 concerts a year on a small stage that has hosted jazz, blues and world music for decades.
Published May 18, 2026 · By Daniel Okafor
Reigen Live sits at Hadikgasse 62 in the 14th district of Penzing, near the Kennedy Bridge and the Hietzing U4 stop across the river. The Falter listing and the venue's own programme put it at around 150 concerts a year, spanning jazz, world music, blues, Latin, chanson and electronic sets. It is a music room first, with a cafe and bar built around the stage.
Who would love it: the listener who wants live music up close most nights of the week. Who would skip it: anyone after a quiet drink with no band, since the programme is the point.
The room
The space is an intimate concert room with a bar and cafe, sized so the audience sits close to the stage rather than across a hall. The mood shifts with the booking, from a hushed jazz set to a louder world-music night. Seating works around the performance, so arriving early secures a sightline. The scale keeps the connection between player and room tight, which is the draw for regulars.
What to order
Reigen keeps a full bar and a kitchen that sends warm meals until midnight, with affordable daily specials and menus that rotate with the season and include vegetarian options. Pair a drink with a daily plate before the set and you have read the room. Prices land in the friendly mid range, in keeping with a neighbourhood music bar. Eat before the music if you want the table to yourself.
The crowd and best time to go
The crowd is a music-led mix of Penzing locals, jazz and world-music followers, and visitors who tracked a touring act. The venue runs Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm and closes Sunday and Monday, with the band the reason to time a visit. Check the programme and arrive before the set for a seat near the stage. Weekend bookings draw the fullest rooms.
The detail worth knowing
The programming is the thing that sets Reigen apart from a bar that happens to book a band. At roughly 150 concerts a year, the calendar is dense enough that the room has a set most nights it is open, and broad enough to swing from jazz and blues to Latin, chanson, world music and electronic bills. The location helps the case, on Hadikgasse by the Kennedy Bridge with the Hietzing U4 stop just across the river, so a late set is an easy ride home. The late kitchen rounds it out, sending warm food until midnight with rotating daily menus, which is why regulars treat a concert here as a full evening rather than a quick stop.
Who it is for
This is for the live-music fan, the jazz and blues follower, and anyone working through Vienna live music bars who wants a real concert room over a playlist. Skip it on a night with no booking if music is the goal. For the wider city, see the full Vienna bar guide and our live music guide.
The verdict
Reigen wins on programming and proximity, a Penzing room that keeps live jazz, blues and world music on the calendar most nights with a kitchen open late. Check the listings, come for a set, and eat before the band starts. For more Vienna music rooms, compare the long-running Jazzland and the storied Porgy & Bess.
