Best Bars in Josefstadt, Vienna
Heritage cafés, beisl institutions, wine bars — Vienna's adult bar neighbourhood.
Josefstadt (the 8th district) is what Vienna looks like when locals drink. The smallest district by area holds the most concentrated beisl heritage in Vienna — and the city's most under-the-radar wine bars.
Eight Josefstadt picks for a properly local Vienna evening.
The best bars in Josefstadt
Café Eiles
Josefstädter Straße 1840 heritage coffeehouse. Cheap house wine, marble interior, full Vienna heritage.
Café Hummel
Josefstädter Straße heritage Viennese café. Wood-panelled, melange, full Vienna coffee culture.
Beim Czaak
Postgasse heritage beisl. Schnitzel, Gulasch, cheap house wine, full Vienna working-class heritage.
Plachutta
Wollzeile heritage Tafelspitz restaurant-bar. Cheap house wine, full Imperial Vienna heritage.
Heuriger 10er Marie
Ottakringer Straße 1740 Vienna heuriger. Cheap house wine, traditional plates, full Vienna heritage wine experience.
Tongues
Theobaldgasse natural wine bar with cocktail program. Strong drinks, intimate room, the Josefstadt modern option.
Café Florianihof
Florianigasse heritage neighborhood café-bar. Cheap house wine, terrace, full Josefstadt local feeling.
Wein & Co Bar
Naglergasse Austrian wine bar. 200+ Austrian producers, simple plates, the most precise Josefstadt wine experience.
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